© 2011 David A. Walz. All rights reserved.
DAVID A. WALZ
52 quai de Jemmapes
75010 PARIS, FRANCE
Phone: (0033)6 61 65 13 02
Email: davidwalz42@gmail.com
Born on July 24th, 1988
Nationality: French/American
LANGUAGES
> Fluent in both French and English
> German (school level)
> Hebrew
SCHOOL EDUCATION
October 2006/2009:
Bachelor of Fine Arts (major in Film Directing)
The International Film School of Paris EICAR.
June 2006:
Graduated from High School with a “Baccalauréat Littéraire avec Mention”
(major in Audiovisual Arts)
Lycée Clemenceau, Reims, France.
FILM / VIDEO EXPERIENCE (Film Title in Bold, Position(s) held on said film in Italic)
October-Nov 2011:
EDITING work at the STUDIO H5 on commercials for LACOSTE & BALDESSARINI
September 2011:
Teaser + video clip of MiM & Entek’s upcoming album “NEWSKOOL”
(Visual Effects, Coloring)
August 2011:
Teaser of Sana’s new album “CRYSTAL MAZE”
(Colorist)
Video clip “LET ME DRIVE” directed by Julien Capelle & Axel Morin
(Visual Effects, Color Correction)
July 2011:
TV Film “METRONOME” based on Lorànt Deutsch’s book / INDIGENES productions
(Film extra / The Fall of the Bastille scene)
April - June 2011:
MOTION DESIGN work at the STUDIO H5 on commercials for DIOR, GUERLAIN & LACOSTE
(Compositing, Editing, Motion Design)
March 2011:
Video Clip “USLA” in collaboration with Grems, Entek, MiM & Julien Capelle
(Co-Director, Post Production, Colorist)
October 2010/... :
Feature film “VVSK”. In preparation...
(Co-Director, Producer, Camera Operator, Editor, Colorist)
FORMAT : HD 1080p
November/December 2010:
Short Film for the Nikon Festival 2011 “THE SON OF SANTA CLAUS” > directed by Benjamin Assouline.
(Director of Photography - Camera Operator, English translation of the Voice Over)
June 2009/September 2010:
Animated Short Film “THE CROSSING” > written, directed, produced and animated by David A. Walz.
This film presents a mixture of drawings techniques with pastels, paints,
CG graphics, and live action footage.
(Screenwriter, Director, Producer, Artwork Design, Animation, Compositing, Editing, Color Correction)
FORMAT : HD 1080p
2009:
Short Film “THE FROZEN ROSE” > directed by Benjamin Assouline, produced by David A. Walz.
(Production Manager, Director of Photography, Script Consultant (non-credited), Camera Operator,
Production Designer, FX & Compositing, Color Correction)
FORMAT : HD 1080p
2009:
Short Film “PORTUGESE MAN O’ WAR” > directed by Lauren Mekhael.
(Storyboard & Conceptual Artist)
FORMAT : 35mm
2009:
Short Film “PATTERNS OF BIRDS” > directed by F. Auguste Rahmberg.
(Artwork & Art direction)
> “First Prize of the Jury” (EICAR Screening Award at the Cinémathèque Française)
FORMAT : 35mm Anamorphic
2009:
Short Film “ZEROWARDS” > directed by Samuel W. Hefti.
(Storyboard Artist)
FORMAT : 35mm Anamorphic
2008:
Short Film “PONZI” > directed by Felix Pineiro.
(Storyboard Artist)
FORMAT : HD 720p
October 2008:
Short Film “SPIN OF THE SENSES” > directed by Benjamin Assouline and David A. Walz
(Screenwriter, Director, Producer, Camera Operator, Make-Up, FX & Compositing)
>“Best Picture, Best Sound design, Special award of the Jury” (EICAR Screening Award)
>Selected in the 2010 FIFE Film Festival of Casablanca, Morroco.
FORMAT : HD 720p
2007:
Short Film “FILLE PAR LA MER” > directed by F. Auguste Rahmberg.
(Production Designer, Storyboard & Conceptual Artist, Costume Designer)
FORMAT : 16mm
2007:
Short Film “CONTINUOUS PERFORMANCE” > written, directed and produced by David A. Walz.
(Screenwriter, Director, Producer, Storyboard & Conceptual Artist, Editing,
FX & Compositing, Color Correction)
FORMAT : HD 720p
SOFTWARE USED
Final Cut Pro, Premiere Pro, After Effects, Photoshop, Maya
OTHER EXPERIENCES and HOBBIES
Fine Arts:
Many years of drawing practice and painting, as well as comic book creation.
> Won an “Ecureuil d’Or Régional” award for a one page comic strip presented at the
International Comic Book Festival of Angoulême.
Music:
Everything relating to the practice of the Mandolin, as well as Baroque & Classical Music
in general.
Other interests:
Theater, Photography, Astronomy, World History, Art History, Litterature and Philosophy.
Sport:
Table Tennis, Basket Ball, Fencing and Jogging.