Iyke Iheukwumere
Https://www.linkedin.com/in/iykechukwu/
Summary
A focused and driven creative professional with over a decade working in film and television production, across numerous episodic, commercial and feature films. Adept with both fundamental and advanced production and post production processes and workflows.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Visual Effects Editor
Ingenuity Studios
New York, NY
11.2021 - Current
- Conforming and generating plates for artists, and creating conform notes for producers based on the conform process.
- Managed ingestion and transcoding of turnover files, optimizing formats for compatibility with editorial software and improving production timelines.
- Configured Hiero projects to meet client requirements, ensuring adherence to specifications for resolution, frame rate, colorspace, editorial postings, and final deliverables.
- Facilitated seamless transitions of turnovers by managing avid sequences, ensuring accurate notes on retimes and resizing for 2D/3D artists' reference.
- Liaising with cutting rooms, tracking cut changes and relaying information to producers and artists, and also adjusting VFX sequences to reflect cut changes.
- Optimized LUT preparation for projects by aligning with project specifications and utilizing show LUTs and CDL values provided by clients.
- Executed creation of overcuts from comps, integrating them into Avid timelines for in-house and client review sessions.
- Collaborated with pipeline and development teams to resolve editorial pipeline issues.
Production Coordinator (Temp)
MPC New York
New York, NY
09.2019 - 03.2020
- Coordinated time allocation for roto, matchmove, and comp work across New York and Bangalore offices to optimize workflow efficiency according to CETA bid schedules.
- Conducted daily hourly rounds to relay client notes and expectations regarding shots to all relevant departments.
- Scheduling remote client reviews via Cinesync and Frameio.
- Assigned tasks to artists in Ftrack, tracking shot progress to maintain adherence to delivery schedules.
- Facilitated note-taking and tracking in ftrack, actively engaging with artists to confirm resolution of notes within designated bid time.
Production Coordinator
Zoic Studios
New York, NY
06.2016 - 05.2019
- Oversaw transfer of client turnover data from Aspera to internal server. Implemented asset organization protocols to enhance retrieval efficiency. Communicated folder paths to producers to facilitate project workflows.
- Conforming turnover with nuke studio, and generating plates for artist work.
- Coordinated and tracked shot statuses in Shotgun, facilitating effective workflow management and communication among team members.
- Facilitated scheduling and hosting of daily RV sessions with artists, producers, and supervisors.
- Conducted client meetings via Zoom and Pix to outline upcoming work while documenting comprehensive notes for subsequent discussions with the production team.
- Oversaw quality control and delivery of all shots from comp artists, including work-in-progress and final deliveries.
Assistant Video Editor
Sundance TV
Kings County, NY
10.2015 - 02.2018
- Assisted in editing video content for various Sundance TV programs, ensuring alignment with creative vision.
- Collaborated with senior editors to refine footage and enhance storytelling through precise cuts and transitions.
- Implemented organizational systems for media assets, improving access and efficiency in project workflows.
- Coordinated feedback sessions with production teams to align on edits, fostering collaborative decision-making processes.
- Maintained protection reel & archiving system.
- Edited on-air promos and programming ID's.
- Maintained FTP and aspera sites.
- Laid final outputs to tape and fed to air via hand delivery or digitally.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Cinema
New York University
New York, NY06.2012
Skills
- Avid (Mediacentral / Nexis system/ Isilon)
- Final Cut Pro
- After Effects
- Adobe Premiere
- Nuke Studio
- Davinci Resolve
- Hiero
- CETA
- Shotgrid
- Interdubs
- Cinesync
- Aspera
- Frameio
- Assimilate Scratch
Accomplishments
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm7346334/
Certification
- Avid Certified Trainer.
- Assimilate Scratch Certified Instructor.
Timeline
Visual Effects Editor
Ingenuity Studios
11.2021 - Current
Production Coordinator (Temp)
MPC New York
09.2019 - 03.2020
Production Coordinator
Zoic Studios
06.2016 - 05.2019
Assistant Video Editor
Sundance TV
10.2015 - 02.2018
Bachelor of Arts - Cinema
New York University