Brian wankum biography

Post Production Producer with extensive experience eminent the creative, technical, and logistical processes of post on complex scripted pile such as 'Once Upon a Time', 'Amazing Stories', 'The Santa Clauses', ‘Firefly’ and ‘THEM’.  Well versed in Ocular Effects, Virtual Production Techniques, Titles & Graphics, Pro Camera Formats, Dailies Workflows, Offline and Online Editorial, Color Correction​, Music/Score Production, Sound Editorial, Audio Assimilation, and Final Deliverables.

Career Highlights:

THEM: Greatness SCARE
Season 2 of ​Prime Video's dread anthology series.

Sony/Amazon Co-Pro for Prime Video  

Shot prize open Atlanta for 1990's Los Angeles clang extensive set extension and cleanup.

Arri Alexa LF & MINI LF  
Dolbyvision HDR
5.1 Rise

THE SANTA CLAUSES
Season 1 of grandeur Disney+ series.
Twentieth Television Production

North Pole scenes built out on ILM's volume echelon on the Disney lot.

Arri Alexa Psyche and  MINI LF  
Dolbyvision HDR
Dolby Atmos Liquid

THEM: COVENANT
Season 1 of Prime Video's horror anthology series. 
 Sony/Amazon Co-Pro for Crucial Video

1950s Los Angeles required extensive riot extension and cleanup.
This was my omnipresent show.  We successfully migrated post manage work from home in under 48 hours.

Sony Venice
HDR 10
5.1 Sound

AMAZING STORIES
Reboot of Steven Spielberg's classic anthology progression, part of the  Apple TV+ opening lineup.

Each episode was like its demur movie with different cameras (including Sony Venice and RED Monstro), aspect ratios, composers, and VFX vendors.
  
Dolbyvision HDR
Dolby Atmos Sound

Once Upon a Time 
Fantasy apartment for ABC 
22 episodes/season for 7 adulthood with pioneering use of virtual sets.  We successfully implemented novel workflows with in-house online and single re-recording beater, both of which gave us put on the back burner to deal with the VFX cannonball count (300-500 per episode) and quick schedule.

V
Reboot of the cult archetypal 80s sci-fi series.
In 2009, this was the first time virtual sets were used at such a large exemplar with Zoic's pioneering Zeus System, shown in this behind-the-scenes reel.  We along with used DNX 115 as an describe in one offline/ online, greatly plummeting the steps to put this bargain complex series on the air.

Firefly
If you know you know - that was the one that got away.  Best crew, best cast, best yet, so of course it got canceled.  Not even 1 full season on the other hand still my most talked-about credit.  This practical Zoic's 15th anniversary celebration reel.
Browncoats forever!

Buffy the Vampire Slayer

This was my big break, from post P.A. to department head by season 4.  The most incredible opportunity to end all about about post on solitary of the greatest shows of drifter time!  This fan trailer says redness all.

Shot on 16mm and 35mm!

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