Av. Niño Obrero 506 - 4
Col. Camino Real
Zapopan, Jalisco
Mexico
Phone (52) (33) 3647-1299
(52) (33) 3330-0754
Fax (52) (33) 3647-2731
E-mail: paco@baklight.com
L.C.C. Francisco Herrera Carrillo
Experience
From January 2002 to today
Baklight Imaging
Zapopan
General Director (and owner)
Founder, owner and director of Baklight Imaging, a production Company that specializes in commercial imaging
projects. We have representation in the cities of Monterrey and Mexico City, and our base office is in
Guadalajara.
We offer the following services:
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Development of WEB and Multimedia/New Media projects
Film, Video and TV postproduction
3D Animation and Visualization (Broadcast, Architectural, Product and Character)
Photography
Imaging Projects
We have developed projects for companies such as Hershey’s, Nestle, Chivas, Dulces Lorena, Nike,
Thompson, Forest Cleaning and Landscaping, Universidad Panamericana, Calzado Coqueta, Tec de
Monterrey, amongst others.
From January 2005 to August 2006
TEC de Monterrey
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Design of the curricula for the Digital Art and Animation Major
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Design of the Digital Art and Animation Center
 Director of the Digital Art and Animation Center
2004–2005
Toxina Labs
Partner, Post – Producer and 3D Animator
From January 2004 to today
TEC de Monterrey
Guadalajara
Guadalajara
Guadalajara
University Professor
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Design of the curricula and teaching of the following classes:
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3D Animation 1
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3D Animation 2
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Digital Filmmaking
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3D Modeling
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Workshop «Character modeling and texturing for videogames»
2003–2004
Digitrain S.C.
Director of the Animation 3D Diploma
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Design of the curricula, study plans, and materials for the classes.
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Professor of the following classes:
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Scriptwriting
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Cinematography
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Lightwave
Guadalajara
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Director of the Diploma Course
2001–2003
SEMADES, Jalisco State Government. Environmental Information Agency
Guadalajara
Multimedia and web development coordinator
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Coordination of the Multimedia and Web Development area of the Environmental Information
Agency, at the Environment and Sustained Development Agency of Jalisco’s State
Government.
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Design and programming of the SEMADES Website, which was the first one in Mexico allowing
visitors to do electronic government processes, real time monitoring of Meteorological stations,
and real-time display of the IMECA values of the air quality in the city.
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Production of 7 Interactive CD's on different environmental topics.
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Production of 3D animation dressings for the Environmental Kids TV SHOW of the government.
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Coordination of the web cast of the environmental radio program of the government.
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Member of the committee responsible for defining and creating the electronic policies for new
media for the states government sites and multimedia productions.
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Graphic Design of all printing materials on Environmental issues for the state government
1998–2006
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Several Different Projects on Video, TV and FILM Guadalajara and Mexico City
3D Animation TV Commercial for the water theme park Aguacaliente (2006)
Position: Director, 3D modeling, Animator and Post Producer. Format: HD / Digital Film
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Institutional Video for an Ophthalmology clinic: Clínica Oftálmica Láser Choza (2006)
Position: Director and Post Producer. Format: HD / Digital Film
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Institutional Video for DYNAMICA (Real State Contractor) (2006)
Position: Director and Post Producer. Format: HD / Digital Film
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TV Commercial for an Ophthalmology clinic: Clínica Oftálmica Láser Choza (2006)
Position: Director and Post Producer. Format: HD / Digital Film
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TV Commercial for a housing compound called Terralta (2006)
Position: Director and Post Producer. Format: HD / Digital Film
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Short film ”Una Larga Sombra ¨(2006)
Position: Initial Credits design and animation. Format: 35 mm Film
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Video clip “Energy” (July 2005)
Position: Director of Photography. Production Company: Baklight. Client: “Advanced Energy”. /Isis Signum. Format: Mini
DV / Digital Film
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3D Branding Character Animation (10 minutes) Client: Dulces Lorena / HERSHEY’S
(2004)
Position: Director, 3D (modeling and animation) and Post Producer. Format: Digital
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Short film “Pez” (April 2004)
Position: Gaffer. Production Company: Tec de Monterrey campus Guadalajara. Format: 16 mm Film
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Short film “La redención de Matilde” (July 2002)
Position: Gaffer. Production Company: Tec de Monterrey campus Guadalajara. Format: 16 mm Film
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Scientific TV segments for Channel 22 (January 2001)
Position: Director of Photography. Production Company: ProInco
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Video Home “Bodas de Sangre” (January 2001)
Position: Director of Photography. Independent Video Home produced by Julio Almada. Format: Digital Betacam
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Promotional Video for "Proyecto Quetzalcoatl" (Enero 2001)
Position: Director of Photography. Drama Show produced by the Goethe Institute and Universidad de Guadalajara.
Format: Mini DV
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Project "Artistas por los patrimonios de la Humanidad" (October 2000)
Position: Director of Photography. 2nd Unit. Recorded in Tenochtitlan for the UNESCO (International
Distribution) Format: DV cam
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Documentary "Grupo San Isidro, despertar de una conciencia " (October 2000)
Position: Producer, Director, and Director of Photography, Post Producer. Recorded in hybrid formats during
1998 – 2000 in the Sierra Madre. It was awarded best documentary in the Sao Paulo Ecological awareness
film festival and recognized by the Jury in the Salamanca documentary film festivals. Format: Hi 8 / Mini DV/
DV cam / Betacam
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Short film “Victoria Alada” (December 2000)
Position: Director of Photography. Production Company: Universidad Iberoamericana. Format: 16 mm Film
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Short film “El Ángel Gabriel” (December 2000)
Position: Director of Photography. Production Company: Universidad Iberoamericana. Format: 16 mm Film
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Short Film “Full de Queenas con Ases” (October 2000)
Position: Director of Photography. Production Company: Universidad Iberoamericana. Format: Digital Video
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Short Film “Llámame” (November 2000)
Position: Director of Photography. Production Company: Universidad Iberoamericana. Format: 16 mm Film
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Short Film "Trapezium" (November 2000)
Position: Director of Photography. Production Company: Universidad Iberoamericana. Format: 16 mm Film
Official Selection of the “Festival Portugués de cine de la Latinidad”, year 2000, that takes place in Oporto,
Portugal
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Short Film "El Creyente" (September 2000)
Position: 1st Assistant to the Director of Photography. Production Company: Universidad Iberoamericana. Format: 16
mm Film
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Video clip “Amor de Voceador” (October 2000)
Position: Director of Photography. Production Company: Universidad Iberoamericana. Format: Digital Video
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Video clip “Té para tres” (September 2000)
Position: Director of Photography. Production Company: Universidad Iberoamericana. Format: Digital Video
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Short Film "Instructivo para llorar" (September 2000)
Position: Director of Photography. Production Company: Universidad Iberoamericana. Format: Digital Video. (Lead
Actress: Marta Verduzco)
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TV Commercial "Pronto Envíos" (September 2000)
Position: 1st Assistant to the Director of Photography. Production Company: Cactus Films (DF). Format: 35mm Film.
DP: Luis García. Lead Actress: "la India María"
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Video clip "No se lo digas a ella" (June 2000)
Position: Grip Client: Banda Cuisillos
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Short Film "Arriba sin Alas" (November 1998)
Position: Director of Photography Format: Digital Video. Winner of the National Short Film Festival. 1998, Tlaquepaque,
Jalisco. Awarded Best Cinematography.
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Short Film "VIVE" (November 1998)
Position: Director / Director of Photography Format: Hi 8
2000 (October y November)
Paulino Sanchez
D.F.
Photography Assistant
Assistant to the Advertising Photographer Paulino Sánchez, on the production of pictures for 4
editions of the magazine «Motivate». Published by Editorial Televisa. Format: 6 * 6
2000 (August - September)
Cactus Films and Productions
DF.
Casting y Assistant de Production (during pre-production)
Assistant of Photography
2000 (May)
Fresh Smile.
Guadalajara
Advertising
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Image Design
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Marketing Strategies
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Media Management
2000 (July)
Gobierno del Estado de Jalisco
Guadalajara
3D Animator
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TV Commercial produced in 3D Animation. Title: "Gatos Bluseros" Client: Secretaria de Salud
del Estado de Jalisco
2000 (January – June)
Comisión Estatal de Ecología
Editor and Post – Producer (Coese, Gobierno del Edo. de Jal)
o Redesign of the TV and Video Production Unit.
o Postproduction of the video: "Limpiando Juntos el aire de nuestra ciudad"
Proinco
1999 (June to December)
Guadalajara
Guadalajara
Producer, Post producer and 3D Animator
TV Campaign broadcasted nationwide for the year 2000 National Population Count: "Censo
Nacional de Población y Vivienda 2000". Client: INEGI
1999 (March to May)
IMCINE - Iteso
Guadalajara
First Assistant to the Art Director
Set Art Director (responsible for hot set dressing and art direction)
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Short Film: EL AGUACATE
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(Nominated for Best Art Direction in the Guadalajara Film Fest in the year 2000.)
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Awarded Best Cinematography in the Guanajuato Mexican Short Film Festival in the
year 2000
Barba Editores
1998 -1999
Guadalajara
Photographer
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Photography for the 1999 State of Jalisco Tourist guide.
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Photography for the flyers and posters published by the tourism Chamber of the State of Jalisco.
Barba Editores
Article Writer, Style corrector, Translator, Photographer, Editor
1998 (June to December)
Guadalajara.
o I have worked on different positions developing tourist print publications:
Article writer for the following magazines:
 Huésped
 Magnicharter (on flight magazine)
 Guía Turística Jalisco
 Publicaciones especializadas para la Expo Guadalajara (flyers and tourist information
materials)
-Style Correction for all the magazines published by Barba Editores
-Translator Spanish-English and style correction in English for the following magazines:
 Huésped
 Guía Turística Jalisco
-Photographer for the following magazines:
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Casas y Terrenos
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Magnicharter
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Guía turística Jalisco 1998
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Hotel Distributed publications
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Photography for General purpose Tourist publications
-Editor of the magazine Huésped (November 1998)
1997 - 1999
“Grupo San Isidro, despertar de una conciencia”
Producer, director, Photographer, editor and post producer
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Independent Documentary produced during 3 years.
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Name of the project: "Grupo San Isidro, despertar de una conciencia"
The documentary was distributed in Brazil, Spain, Italy, and Native American communities in the Sierra Madre
Occidental, as well that in the states of Jalisco, Nayarit and neighboring areas.
D' Angelo
Camera Assistant, Camera man, Editor, Script writer
1996 - 1998
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Education
Guadalajara
Video Production Company where I worked on social events videography as well as corporate
videos.
1998–2001 Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Occidente ITESO
Jal. - MEXICO
Tlaquepaque,
Licenciatura en Ciencias de la Comunicación (Major in Communications Sciences)
(Professional license 4248683)
2006
Maxon
Certified Cinema 4D Instructor
Certified Body Paint Instructor
(Only certified instructor in Mexico)
2005
Newtek
Certified Lightwave Instructor
(One of the 2 certified Instructors in Latin America)
2000
Awarded a Kodak Scholarship
Cinematography workshop on Lab techniques, film stock, densitometry and sensitometry. The
workshop was taught in the Estudios Churubusco, in Mexico City.
1999
Photography Workshop on portrait techniques “Antiretrato”.
The pictures produced in the workshop were part of an exhibition displayed in
“Fotoseptiembre”
Universidad de Guadalajara
Unidad de Capacitación Audiovisual
1998
Film Production Diploma (production, scriptwriting, directing, cinematography, editing and animation)
2001
Scriptwriting workshop taught by Professor Wolfgang Längsfeld (Dean of the Munich Film School,
in Germany)
Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Occidente ITESO
2000
Post Production and Non lineal Editing Diploma
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Studio Photography Diploma: Studio Techniques and nude photography.
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1999
Make up for film and performing arts Workshop
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Stage Lighting techniques for Drama, and performing arts. (Taught by Alejandro Pascal,
cinematographer and Lighting Director of the Stage in the “Palacio de Bellas Artes” in Mexico City)
Calavera Films
1999
Stop Motion Animation and Claymation Diploma (techniques: drawing, cut out, objects and
clay animation)
Taught by René del Castillo, Luis Téllez and Rigo Mora
The teachers were nominated at the Cannes Film Festival with the short film "Sin Sostén" and won
the Annecy animation festival with the short film “Hasta los Huesos”
1997
ICM
Computer Assisted Graphic Design Diploma
Certification as power user in Corel Draw 4
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1995
Wyoming Seminary
Kingston, Pennsylvania, USA
Photojournalism and Lab techniques (taught by Ludomira Turbin, former photographer for Time
Life magazine)
Tec de Monterrey campus Guadalajara
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2000
Diploma on Business development
Creating Media
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Venturus
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Web Development Workshop
Fireworks 4 Certified User
Dreamweaver certified user
Professional animation techniques with Flash MX.
2003
Foto Regis-CIFSA
Digital Photography Workshop
Classic Portrait techniques
Product Shot
Social Event Photography.
Digitrain (Newtek Certified Training School)
2000
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Mac OS 9 Certified user
2001
Newtek user certifications:
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Intermediate and Advanced Lightwave 3D Modeler
Intermediate and Advanced Lightwave 3D Layout
Participant on several seminars, workshops and master classes on graphic design and web development
offered by Macromedia, Apple, Adobe, Newtek, Kinetix, amongst others.
Conferences
given by
myself
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Conferencias sobre Diseño Tridimensional, Universidad de Guadalajara. November.
Guadalajara. 2004.
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Professor y Director del “Diplomado en Animación digital 3D”. Digitrain. Guadalajara
Perspectivas de la animación 3D en México. Expo Guadalajara, within the Expo de las
Nuevas Artes (New Media and New Art Showcase). Guadalajara, March 2004
Seminario sobre animación Profesional 3D con Lightwave. Grupo Quival / Aster.
Concentro. Guadalajara. 2004.
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Conference “Primer Seminario Profesional Lightwave 3D”, Guadalajara Aster
Education Center.
International Lightwave Training 2004. Simultaneous translation. Mexico City
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3D Workshop taught in the “Primer ciclo de conferencias de Tecnologías de
Información” Tec de Monterrey Campus Guadalajara. 2005
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Conference “Panorama de la Producción Digital Multimedia y Empresas de Éxito”,
taught within the “Primer ciclo de conferencias de Tecnologías de Información” organized
by Tec de Monterrey Campus Guadalajara. 2005
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3D Visualization Workshops taught in the “Sexto congreso internacional de
Sistemas computacionales”, organized por el Tec de Monterrey Campus Guadalajara 2005
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Member of different Discussion Panels for the advertising and promotion of: Newtek, Maxon, and
art major for the Tec de Monterrey in Monterrey, Guadalajara, and Mexico City.
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Conference “Animación Digital y Multimedia”, taught in the “Ciclo de conferencias
Arte, Ciencia y Tecnología, 2005”, organized by the Engineering Division of the Tec de Monterrey
Campus Guadalajara.
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Conference “3D, la imaginación es el limite”, taught in Tec de Monterrey Campus Ciudad
de México.
Certifications
Scholarships
Language
Newtek certified Lightwave Instructor
Maxon
Cinema 4D Certified Instructor
Body paint Certified Instructor
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Wyoming Seminary ¨Laureate International Student Scholarship¨ 1995
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ITESO. Excellence Scholarship for Universities Studies. Graduated as a Communications
Sciences major.
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Kodak. Film Stock, Lab techniques and cinematography Student Scholarship. Estudios
Churubusco. 2000
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Maxon Dealer/ Demo artist training on Cinema 4D. August 2005
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Spanish 100 %
English 100 %
French: 30 %
German 20 % (currently studying)
Simultaneous Translation English-Spanish, and Spanish-English
Translation of documents from English to Spanish, and Spanish to English
Video and Film Production:
 Experience on lineal video editing systems (A/B Roll)
 Cinematography and Film Camera Operator (experience on 16 mm film)
Experience with the following cameras: Arriflex, Aaton, Cinema Products
 Video Photography and Camera Operator
Experience on the following formats: SVHS, Betacam SP, Digital Betacam, Mini DV, DV
CAM, DVC PRO, with the following brands: Sony, Canon, Panasonic, JVC
 Experience as TV Producer
 Experience as Director of Photography
 Experience as Gaffer
 Experience as grip, familiarized with lighting systems and equipments, as well as with electrical gear
and film and video productions machinery (stands, tripods, rigs, cranes, etc.)
 Clay animation, cut out animation, pixilation and time-lapse animation.
Photography:
 Experience with 35 mm. Photographic equipment, as web as medium format photographic equipment
(hasselblad cameras)
 Black and white film developing and printing techniques
 Experience with landscape photography, tourism photography, advertisement and social events
photography
 Studio photography, and experience with studio lighting equipment (lights, flashes, light meters)
 Digital photographic equipment (digital cameras, digital backups, digital image restoration and
retouching, panorama creation, QuickTime VR movies, both for objects and for panoramas)