Gene Rizzardi

Special Effects, Props, Miniatures

 

(818) 314 8211 • 28206 Tambora Drive • Canyon Country, CA. 91351

 

Miniatures/Propshop • Special Effects • CA licensed Pyro technician

 

Summary of Qualifications:

 

            35 years of successful experience in the Motion Picture, Theme Park and   Architectural Industries providing Miniatures, Special Effects and Props and Sets.

 

Skills:

            Knowledge and use for the following equipment and processes:

 

            Table Saws, Band Saws, Radial and Miter Saws. Disc, Belt and Spindle Sanders. Drill Press, Vertical Milling machines, wood and metal lathes. Vacuforming, Metal casting (rubber and sand). Glass bending, plaster casting, clay sculpting, Mold making, fiberglass, epoxy, silicone and urethanes. Composite fiberglass, epoxy construction, vacuum bagging. Laser and Water jet cutting. Rapid Prototyping and CNC machining processes

            Nitrogen and Steam rigging and operation. Robo-fogger, Snow, Rain rigging,Pyrotechnics, bullet hits. E-fans, Wind Machines, F-100             and Hazer smokers

On set plumbing of sinks, bathrooms, Hot water heaters, pool heaters, Set Construction

 

Computer Skills:

Macintosh and Windows computers

Auto CAD 2013 software, Rhino, Revit

Microsoft Word, Excel, Power Point

Adobe Photoshop, Corel Draw, Adobe Acrobat

Budgeting and Script breakdowns,

Beam Dynamics Laser Cutting Software

Corel Draw

 

Special Licenses:

 

            3^rd class California Pyrotechnic license

 

Awards:

            1985 Emmy Award for Outstanding Visual Effects

 

Professional Organizations:

            • Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences – Visual Effects Branch

           • Visual Effects Society – Board of Directors           Awards Committee, Archives Committee, Special Effects Mentor

           • Association of Professional Modelmakers – Mentor/Special Effects

           • IATSE Local 44 – Special Effects / Propshop

Work History:

 

Special Effects Coordinator:

 

Bad Teacher

Model Supervisor / Foreman:

 

Dinner for Schmucks

X-Men 3

Final Destination 2+3

Team America

Peter Pan

James Cameron’s “Titanic”

Godzilla

Mighty Joe Young

Sgt Bilko

Apollo 13

Island of Dr Moreau

Highlander III

Rambo III

Army of Darkness

Killer Klowns from Outer Space,

Deal of the Century

“V”

Mega Force

She Devil

Masters of the Universe

Time Cop

The Tower

Oceans of Fire

Star Trek Next Generation

Deep Space Nine

Stand By Me

 

Special Effects Technician:

 

Henry Danger

Divergence

Criminal MInds

Lie to Me

Dexter

Bones

Hung

Private Practice

Wipeout

Saving Grace

Tell me you love me

Crank 2 “High Voltage

Charlie Wilson’s War

House Bunny

The Comebacks

1. CSI New York

Still Waiting 2

28 Days

The Grinch that Stole Christmas

28 Days

American Beauty

Inspector Gadget

Knight Rider 2

Demolition Man

Alien Resurrection

Honey I blew up the Kids

Mortal Kombat 2

Seaquest DSV.

 

Propshop:

 

Star Trek 11

Star Trek Nemesis

Star Trek Enterprise

Star Trek Voyager

Hell Boy

Live Free Die Hard

XXX-2 State of the Union

Zoolander

Mission Impossible 2 and 3

American Pie 2

The Patriot

Nutty Professor II

Monkey Bone

Wild Wild West

Strange Days

Toys

Disclosure

Black Widow

Masters of the Universe

Bring it On

13 Days

Solaris

Sum of All Fears

The Island

 

Model Shop Supervisor – Companies:

 

Applied Minds

Model Shop Supervisor Various Projects

 

Chiodo Bros Productions - Various Projects

Model Shop Supervisor

 

DZYNZ - Various Projects

Model Project Lead.

 

Merv Griffin Productions         

Scenic and Fabrication Manager

Trade Show, Display, Museum and Large Events

 

Star Trek World Tour   "Titan" SpaceShip

Chief Modelmaker

 

Final Destination 3 /CPC Productions

Model Shop Foreman

 

X-Men 3          

Model Shop Foreman             

 

Team America/Paramount Picture

Model Effects Supervisor

                       

Cinema Production Services  

Model Supervisor- various productions

 

The Hand Prop Room 

Manufacturing Supervisor – various productions

 

Sightline VFX                         

Model Supervisor

 

Action Design - Various projects

Model Supervisor        

                                   

Digital Domain Titanic, Sgt Bilko       

Model Shop Crew Chief and various projects

 

Walt Disney Imagineering

Dimensional Design Manager                                                                         

Introvision Systems                 

Model Supervisor- various productions

 

Landmark Entertainment

Show Producer –

Sanrio Puroland -Miniplants

 

Modelwerkes

Model Supervisor – various productions

 

Apogee

Model Supervisor – various productions

 

 

 

 

Additional References on Request

 

 

Email address – gojino@yahoo.com

Website portfolio www.modelwerkes.com