Hutch's Resumé

Robert W. Hutchins

Special Effects Supervisor

(818) 446-0698


Contents:

Specialties     Work Experience     Project List     Associations

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Specialties:

Special Effects Supervision

Experience with international productions, having supervised projects filmed in Canada, China, Monaco, Mongolia, Romania and the U.S.A.

Entertainment Pyrotechnics

Pyro for special effects, theatrical and public display. Specialization in miniature special effects pyro. Holder of California Class One Special Effects and Public Display Licenses, as well as Federal User/Manufacturer of High Explosives License.

Pyrotechnic Safety Training

Fire Safety Officer training courses conducted for the California State Fire Marshal and the Fire Departments of Ventura, Orange and Los Angeles Counties, and the Cities of Los Angeles and Burbank.

Military Training Exercises

Pyrotechnician for "Hyper-Realistic", tactical, military training exercises.

Electronics

Specialization in design, construction and programming of electronic control systems for the entertaiment industry.

Computers

Specialization in programming, 3D modeling and animation.

Work Experience:

2004-present

Pyrotechnician for Strategic Operations military training exercises. Instrumental in the development and deployment of pyrotechnics for "Hyper-Realistic", tactical, military training.

1995-present

Special effects supervisor for feature films, television and commercials. Feature credits include Mercenary, Invader, The Legend of Galgameth, Back to Even, Pavilion of Women and Rain. Television credits include the visual effects department for HBO's From the Earth to the Moon. Additional projects are listed below.

1986-present

Freelance special effects technician. Pyrotechnician for special effects, theatrical and public display. Projects are listed below.

1994

Pyrotechnic supervisor for Stargate Films. Production of five live action computer games involving over two hundred miniature and full size pyro shots.

1992-1994

Pyrotechnic operator in charge for Six Flags Magic Mountain's Batman Nights Fireworks and Laser Show. Responsibilities included installation, maintenance, training of personnel, tracking inventory, overseeing the daily loading and operating the nightly show, using the Pyrodigital firing system.

1992-1994

Computing Coordinator for American Digital Media and Lol Creme Productions. Designed, built and programmed The Lolster, a multimedia production system. Generated computer animated commercials. Designed and programmed interactive computer games.

1985-1993

Effects technician for Cinnabar Special Effects. Active in all aspects of special effects work. Staff pyrotechnician. Foreman of the electronics shop. Designed, built and programmed numerous electronic control systems.

Project List:

Feature Films / Short Films / Documenteries:

Alien Resurrection
Arlington Road
Apollo 13
Armageddon
Back to Even
Bomb Miester
The Cave
Chain Reaction
Dante's Peak
The Dark Side of Happiness
Disorderlies
Entity: Nine
The Expendables
For Richer or Poorer
Forearm Shiver
Free Willy II
Gedo
Godzilla

Head in the Sand
Hell Boy
Hellraiser 4
Idiocracy
Independence Day
Invader
I Robot
The Legend of Galgameth
Lord of Illusion
Mafia
Man in the Chair
Mercenary
One Night at McCool's
Outlander
Pavilion of Women
Primevil
The Punisher

Rain
Resident Evil II
Robo Warrior
Sacrifice
Say it in Russian
Skinned Deep
Spartan
Spin Cycle
Spread
Team America - World Police
Terminator II
Underworld II
Up, Up and Away
Virus
Volcano
Wheels
White Out
Witness

Feature Trailers / Teasers / Credit Sequences:

Angel Heart
Blown Away
Devil's Advocate
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood

End of Days
Eraser
Lethal Weapon 4
Mission: Impossible
Mission: Impossible II

The Mask of Zorro
Relic
Star Trek: Insurrection
Wanted

Television / Cable / Music Video:

90210
The Amazing Race
American Music Awards
America's Best Dance Crew
America's Next Top Model
Andy Dick
Asteroid
Atomic Train
Bargain Hunters
Benise - The Spanish Guitar
Bif Naked
The Biggest Loser
Biker Build-Off
Boston Legal
The Brian Henson Project
Brothers and Sisters
Catagory 7
CD USA
Cha$e
The Champions of Magic
College Mad House
Cousin Skeeter
Criminal Minds
CSI Miami
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Entourage
ER
Farm Club
Fastlane
Felicity

Fox TV - Mondo
From the Earth to the Moon
Fun House
Game Quest
The Grammy Awards
Greek
Heist
High Society
Home Improvement
Hurricane
I'm In the Band
The Jamie Kennedy Experiment
The Jersey
The Journey of Allen Strange
Just Jordan
The Life and Times of Marcus Felony Brown
The Man Who Broke A Thousand Chains
Mary J. Blige
Mase
MC Hammer
Medium
Million Dollar Chance of a Lifetime
Melrose Place
The Mind of Mencia
Mo Thugs
Mr. Bill's Christmas
My Chemical Romance
Myth Busters
Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide
The New Name That Tune
Nick Swardson Sketch Comedy Show

Offspring
Passions
POD
Primetime Glick
R. Kelly
Rich Dicks
Runaway Ralph
The Sarah Silverman Program
Scene of the Crime
The Secret World of Alex Mack
Shredder Man
So NoTORIous
Soul Train Music Awards
Stan the Man
Steve Harvey
Stevie Sanchez
Storm on the Horizon
System of a Down
Team Knight Rider
The Teen Choice Awards
Third Annual Stuntman Awards
Third Watch
Ultraman
The Unsuccessful Thug
V.I.P.
The Wizards of Waverly Place
Xtreme Pro Wrestling
The Young and the Restless
Y2K
Zeke and Luther

Theatrical / Corporate / Public Display:

AT&T
Auto Zone
Blockbuster Video
The Burning Man Project
Busta' Rhymes
Celine Dion
Cellular One
Chino Disaster Drill
Church of Scientology
City of La Verne
City of S. Pasadena
City of West Covina
The Commodors
Cottonwood Christian Center
Crescenta Valley C of C

The Crusty Demons
CSLA
Disney On Ice
The Eagles
Elanco
KGB Sky Show
L.A. Parks Department
Lance Burton
Macy's Passport
Marine Corps Band
MCI
Megadeth
Metallica
Micheal Jackson
Motley Crue
Office of the State Fire Marshal

Ontario Disaster Drill
Parke-Davis
Paul McCartney
PDQ Bach
Saban Entertainment
San Diego Padres
San Diego Symphony
Sea World
Six Flags Magic Mountain
USC
Washington Mutual
Wasp
World's Greatest Magic
WWF
Xtreme Pro Wrestling

Commercials / Promos / Viral Videos:

Acapulco Restaurants
Activision
Acura
Adidas
Allied Signal
American Family Insurance
Apple Computer
AT&T
Battle For Milkquarious
Bell Telephone
BMW
Bolla Wine
Budweiser
Burger King
Caesar's Palace
Campbell's Chunky Soup
Capn' Morgan
Carl's Jr.
Carlsburg
Cellular One
Cheese Advisory Board
Chef Boyardee
Chevrolet
Coca Cola
Comcast
Disney Home Video
Dodge
Dominick Dunne
Domino's Pizza
Dr. Scholl's
Eagle One
ESPN
Firestone
Ford
Fram Oil Filters
Gatorade

Goodyear
Grace Under Fire
H2
Hardee's
Hollywood Gum
Hoyle's
Honda
Jack in the Box
Jeopardy
Kabel 1
Kellogg's
Kingfisher
Marlboro
McDonald's
Merril Lynch
Miller Lite
Mitsubishi
MTV
Nabisco
Namco
NFL
Nike
Nissan
Not For Sale
Old Spice
Opium Perfume
Palmolive
Payless
Pepcid AC
Pizza Hut
Playstation 2
Pop Tarts
Puegot
Quaker State
Range Rover

Rave
RCA
Reebok
Renault
Reynolds Wrap
Saturn
Servistar
Sherman Williams
Showtime
Skittles
Smart and Final
Sony
Southeast Bank
Southwestern Bell
Spongebob Squarepants
Sterling
Stuart Anderson's
Suzuki
Taco Bell
Taylor Made
Texaco
Tobasco
Toshiba
Toyota
Tropicana Orange Juice
Turbo Tax
Twix
Tylenol
United Airlines
U.S. Marine Corps
Verizon
Virgin Mobile
Vlasic
Yamaha
York Pepermint Pattie
Zima

Associations:

Alliance of Special Effects and Pyrotechnic Operators       I.A.T.S.E. Locals 33 and 44

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