Emmy-winning Visual Effects Supervisor and Flame Artist R. Edward Black has joined Encore Hollywood. Black, whose skills include on-set visual effects supervision, compositing, visual effects production, graphic design and animation, will join the visual effects team that is working on the television series House. He will also be available for other television, feature film, commercial and music video assignments.
Black has previously collaborated with Encore Hollywood, most recently on music videos for Mariah Carey and Stone Sour. “Edward is a very talented artist and is experienced in all forms of media,” said Encore Hollywood’s Managing Director, Barbara Marshall. “He has a lot of skills and works very well with clients. That makes him a great fit for Encore.”

Black has worked with many of the top visual effects studios and post houses in Hollywood. His recent credits include commercials for Bud Lite, Pirelli and Mass Mutual (via Ring of Fire) and main title sequences for D-War and Catch and Release (Imaginary Forces). His feature film credits include The Adventures of Shark Boy and Lava Girl in 3D and The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (both via RIOT).

Additionally, Black served as Visual Effects Supervisor on the Fox series Get Real and the USA Networks series Manhattan AZ. In 2003, he was part of a team that won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Visual Effects for a Miniseries, Movie or Special for the Sci-Fi Channel’s Children of Dune. He is also the recipient of an International Monitor Award for The Journey of Allen Strange-The Arrival and a Joey Award for the documentary The Magic of Boeing.

Black began his career as an assistant editor with Richard Clark Editorial. He later joined Adventure Film & Tape and Zoo Production Services, where he became involved in visual effects work via Flame and Flint platforms. He also held a staff post as a Visual Effects Artist and Graphic Designer at Laser-Pacific in Hollywood before going freelance in 1999.

In discussing his new role, Black said that a staff post will give him the chance to become more deeply involved in his projects. He added that he was especially attracted by the opportunity that Encore Hollywood offered to work on a broad range of projects. “I am a very big fan of the work that Encore has been doing for House and I look forward to joining that talented team,” he said. “As an artist, I’m also intrigued by the prospect of doing more work in features and short-form. Encore Hollywood has a lot to offer creative talent.”

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