Cameron Asao

My work on this production has included:

• Texturing and aging sets at 60% - 100% scale, leaning towards live action applications.
• Supporting the lead by overseeing the department space and layout.
• This has meant building new shelves, storage, tools, as well as creating a paint library, reference library, and redesigning the entire space to keep up with rapid studio changes.
• Supporting the leads by designing interdepartmental workflows and arranging our space to reinforce good working habits.
• Spray booth maintenance
• In the absence of clear visual reference, I've helped to interpret color scripts into local colors and materials using digital painting, written notes, and reference gathering.
• Created and managed inventory list, assisting the lead with ordering and anticipating material needs.

I worked with Minneapolis and Chicago advertising agencies to develop concepts for campaigns and pitch new clients.

Examples of work include:

• Pitch for global Coca-Cola campaign directed by Sophia Copolla
• Film direction for a wine label brand
• Concept development for Hellavision Television anthology, 'WEB 5000.0'

My responsibilities as an art director included:

• Working on 1-3 briefs at a time, developing the conceptual premise for campaigns and productions for various brands
• Overseeing the visual aspect of the entire production process, including picking directors, DP, and wardrobe, color grading, branding, visual identity, and out of home placement.
• Providing teams of graphic designers with clearly communicated direction including reference, mockups, and writeups.
• Drafting up and presenting potential the work directly to the client to be greenlit.

I was accepted into Wieden+Kennedy's creative incubator program, during which my work and responsibilities included:

• Attend classes in production, creative strategy, leadership.
• Produce several independent projects that (1) meet W+K's creative standards and (2) capture the attention of the agency.

• Responsibilities:
• The scope of the scenic paint work was hero and background props, vehicles, landscapes, and sets.
• Document paint recipes for reproduction
• Respond quickly to on-set paint needs
• Foam carving
• Collaborate with set dressers to create effectively weathered and distressed environments
• -collaborate with other departments to improve efficiency
• Additional work:
• -Created asset tracking and work assignment calendar
• -Adapted the space to keep up with production demands.

My first art department experience was on Laika's cancelled project: 'Film 6'. My responsibilities were:

• Ordering and managing inventory
• Painting background props, and assisting more senior painters.
• Matching paint jobs of other artists for duplicate sets and props
• Painting backdrops
• Documenting and cataloguing painting recipes
• Pushing and developing techniques unique to the film's visual language
• Maintaining a clean and safe workplace

• Stocked the public studio spaces, and maintained the building.
• Assisted archivist in preserving and organizing old film assets
• Rearranged and made adjustments to production workspaces.
• Deliver inter-office mail
• Set up Friday party