Scott Coulter
(818) 730-3344
scott@fxtrak.com
IMDB
@scottcoulter
Summary
Visual Effects Producer with a strong organizational skill set and extensive experience in vfx production and vfx management on over 100 feature films. Provide breakdowns, methodologies and budget assessments. Manage concurrent projects with local and remote teams across multiple continents. Able to navigate the tax incentive compliance and reporting mazes. Expertise in worldwide location production.
Profile
- VFX Producer for 20+ years.
- Founded Worldwide FX in 2001.
- Successfully managed visual effects budgets in excess of $15,000,000.
- Designed and implemented internal tracking and vfx management.
- Successfully erected full service visual effects facilities in 3 different locations/cities.
Professional Experience
MastersFX
VP Digital Production
Los Angeles, CA
July 2015 to August 2016
Responsible for all aspects of digital effects integration into a practical effects workflow.
Millennium Films
VFX Executive Producer
Los Angeles, CA and Sofia, Bulgaria
January 2001 - July 2015
Oversaw visual effects for a motion picture studio. Budgeting, scheduling, allocation of resources and implementation of all visual effects for 5-10 features per year with an average of 400-800 shots per project. Responsibilities included assigning shots to in-house division and outsourcing sequences out of house.
Additionally founded and ran day to day operations for internal VFX division "Worldwide FX", located in Eastern Europe, encompassing 150-200 employees. Supervised build-out and hiring of staff. Instituted training regime and designed tracking software for vfx management and reporting.
NuImage
VFX Supervisor
Los Angeles, CA
April 1999 - December 2000
Threshold Entertainment
VFX Supervisor
Los Angeles, CA
August 1997 - March 1999
Available Light Ltd.
VFX Animator
Los Angeles, CA
September 1995 - April 1997
Additional
Visual Effects Society
Member in Good Standing
Featured in the January 22, 2006 and July 8, 2007 issues of BusinessWeek Magazine as an expert in Eastern Europe business affairs.
Speaker at FMX and EDiT