Cristina Ertze

Education

Equipment

My Equipment/Kit: (2x) 3m carbon extendable boom pole, (3x) Arri 650w Fresnel, barndoors & stands, 1' and 2' "blimps" for microphone with accesories, 3mx6m anti-wrinkle Green Chroma backdrop (machine washable, sturdy, reinforced seams), 42" INT265 Interfit 5 in 1 collapsible reflector, 7.5m Studio and Stage straight steel tracks with canvas carrying bag, Arri 150w fresnel, barndoors & stand, Arri Blonde (2kw) light with fresnel, barndoors & stand, Commando Plug Splitter for 4 lights at a time, Focus Enhancements Firestore FS-100 Storage Device (100 GB firewire media recording hard drive), Full set of industry standard plywood apple boxes, HVX 200 DVCPRO-HD P2 prosumer camcorder, IndiKit Follow Focus with 10" whip, lever and adjustable grip rings, Mac Pro/Final Cut studio Pro editing suite, Manfrotto 525MVB Tripod with 503 Fluid Head, MixPre Audio Mixer, Nikon 3100 DSLR HD video camera, Platform Dolly with caster or pneumatic wheels, Primera Bravo II Disk Publisher, ProAim 12' Jib Arm with Motorised Head, Programmable LED Flood

I can use: Arri Blonde (2Kw) Light With Fresnel, Barndoors & Stand, Nikon 3100 Dslr Hd Video Camera, Mixpre Audio Mixer, Redrock Micro Cine Adaptor, Proaim 12' Jib Arm With Motorised Head, Primera Bravo Ii Disk Publisher, Hvx 200 Dvcpro-Hd P2 Prosumer Camcorder, Mac Pro/Final Cut Studio Pro Editing Suite, (3X) Arri 650W Fresnel, Barndoors & Stands, Platform Dolly With Caster Or Pneumatic Wheels, (2X) 3M Carbon Extendable Boom Pole, 1' And 2' "Blimps" For Microphone With Accesories, Rode Ntg-2 Directional Cardio Microphone, Waterproof Refillable Industrial-Zipper Seal 2Lt Sandbags, Full Set Of Industry Standard Plywood Apple Boxes, Set Of Professional Arri And Manfrotto Clamps And Grip And Lighting Aids, Wolf Wp7500 Dlx Dual Voltage Generator, 7.5M Studio And Stage Straight Steel Tracks With Canvas Carrying Bag, Indikit Follow Focus With 10" Whip, Lever And Adjustable Grip Rings, Manfrotto 525Mvb Tripod With 503 Fluid Head, Focus Enhancements Firestore Fs-100 Storage Device (100 Gb Firewire Media Recording Hard Drive), Commando Plug Splitter For 4 Lights At A Time, 3Mx6M Anti-Wrinkle Green Chroma Backdrop (Machine Washable, Sturdy, Reinforced Seams), 42" Int265 Interfit 5 In 1 Collapsible Reflector, Programmable Led Flood 252 Rgb Light (With Stand), Arri 150W Fresnel, Barndoors & Stand

About me

I am a filmmaker and animation artist. I've been working in film, broadcast and commercial video productions for more than fifteen years both as a freelancer and within the studio system. I started my professional career as a traditional 2D animation in Los Angeles, California after graduating in Computer Arts and Animation from the Savannah College of Art and Design. After a few years I pursued a different challenge and moved to Mexico City to become part of Ollin Studio's (Tron, The Social Network, Let me In) 3D animation department, becoming their leading character animator and motion capture artist. As much fun as bringing zombies to life and blowing cars up in the digital world can be, I missed telling stories, so I decided to pack my things once more and enrolled in a Film Masters of Design degree in Edinburgh College of Art, graduating with the premiere of my first documentary "Around Here". Since then I partnered up with Scottish Producer and writer Robin McAlpine to form BitterBlue Productions, with which I have continued to create and collaborate in independent film projects of all genres and lengths (Blank, The Old Man and the Whale, Dogged, Hymn to the Road). In parallel, as a freelancer, I market myself as an editor and postproduction artist (compositing, motion tracking, camera stabilisation, 3D special effects, previsualisation, etc). Please visit BitterBlue's Facebook page (facebook.com/bitterblueproductions) for more info about our original productions and samples of my independent film work.
Referees:
Pundigrion Films
Unfolding Pictures
Catriona Taylor, VisualArtist
Rocket Gorilla
Ian Dodds D.O.P.
Red Crow Films
Garry Torrance D.O.P.

Additional information:
Through BitterBlue Productions I can offer professional production and post production service packages from development to DVD publishing and duplication. We work from our in-house (South Lanarkshire) Mac Pro Editing Suite running Final Cut Pro, Shake, Autodesk Maya, Logic Pro, etc. and have a comprehensive camera, sound and light kit list for wet and dry hire to suit a variety of projects.

License & Passport

Skills

Secondary Job Title	Visual Effects Artist
Job Titles	Post Production Coordinator, Post Production Assistant, Post Production Producer, Teacher, Translator, Marketing / PR, Art Dept Assistant, Props Buyer, Art Director, Sound Assistant, 3D Modeler, Studio Producer / Director, Production Assistant (PA), Line Producer, Producer, Director, Script Editor, Writer, Storyboard Artist, 1st AD (Assistant Director), Motion Graphic Designer, Colorist, Compositor, Post-Production Management / Support, Post-Production Coordinator, Animation Producer, Visual Effects (VFX) Artist, Animator, Camera Operator, Sound Designer, Sound Editor, Sound Mixer / Recordist, Camera Assistant, DIT / Data Wrangler, Director of Photography (DOP), Cinematographer, Camera Trainee, Video Editor, Researcher, Production Support, Continuity Supervisor, Production Coordinator, Production Manager, Production Designer, 3rd AD (Assistant Director), 2nd AD (Assistant Director)
Years in industry	6+ years