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Christian Sebaldt

Director of Photography – Resume – March 2005

telephone: (818) 265-4040 – cs@shortstackfilmworks.com

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Features (first unit D.P.):

"DESPERATION", TOUCHSTONE/ABC

Dir: Mick Garris, Exec. Prod: Stephen King, Mark Sennet, Prod: Kelly van Horn, Cast: Ron Perlman, Tom Skerritt, Annabeth Gish

(production completed 12/2004)

"STEPHEN KING’S THE DARK", CONSTANTIN FILM & IMPACT PICTURES

Dir: John Fawcett, Prod: Robert Kulzer, Jeremy Bolt, Cast: Sean Bean, Maria Bello

(production completed 8/2004)

"RESIDENT EVIL APOCALYPSE", SONY

Dir: Alexander Witt, Prod: Bernd Eichinger, Robert Kulzer, Jeremy Bolt, Don Carmody, Cast: Milla Jovovich, Thomas Kretschmann

(over 400 VFX shots, green screen, miniatures, lots of action and special FX)

- released by Sony in 3,284 theaters in September 2004 -

"SPECIES III", MGM, (released on DVD in 2004) shot in 24p, (with Sony HD cameras)

Dir: Brad Turner, Prod: Frank Mancuso, Jr. & David Dwiggins, Cast: Natasha Henstridge, Robert Knepper, Robin Dunne

(hundreds of VFX, CGI, green screen, miniatures, in-camera effects)

"STARSHIP TROOPERS II", SONY, (released on DVD in 2004) shot in 24p, (with Sony HD cameras)

Dir: Phil Tippett, Prod: Jon Davison, Cast: Richard Burgi, Ed Lauter, Colleen Porch

(FX: lots of CGI monster bugs, green screen)

"FEARDOTCOM", WARNER BROTHERS

Dir: William Malone, Prod: Moshe & Limor Diamant, Cast: Natasha McElhone, Steven Dorff, Stephen Rea

(lots of FX: CGI, green screen, in-camera effects)

- released by Warner Brothers in 2,700 theaters in 2002 -

"RACE TO SPACE", LIONS GATE

Dir/Prod: Sean McNamara, Prod: David Brookwell, Cast: James Woods, William Atherton, Annabeth Gish

(130 FX incl.: miniatures, CGI, green screen, forced perspective)

- released theatrically by Lions Gate in 2002 -

"TIME SHARE", CONSTANTIN FILM/20TH CENTURY FOX

Dir: Sharon von Wietersheim, Cast: Timothy Dalton, Nastassia Kinski

"ADDAMS FAMILY - REUNION", WARNER BROTHERS

Dir: David Payne, Prod: Mike Elliott, Cast: Tim Curry, Daryl Hannah

(lots of FX: miniatures, CGI, green screen, forced perspective, in-camera)

"RICHIE RICH’S CHRISTMAS WISH", WARNER BROTHERS

Dir: John Murlowski, Prod: Mike Elliott, Cast: Lesley A. Warren, Martin Mull, Marla Maples, Keene Curtis

(lots of FX: CGI, green screen)

"CASPER MEETS WENDY", 20TH CENTURY FOX

Dir: Sean McNamara, Prod: Mike Elliott, Cast: George Hamilton, Teri Garr, Shelley Duvall, Cathy Moriarty

"Casper, A spirited BEGINNING", 20TH CENTURY FOX

(Both Casper movies incl. over 1,200 FX shots: CGI, green screen, in-camera effects)

Dir: Sean McNamara, Prod: Mike Elliott, Cast: Steve Guttenberg, James Earl Jones, Rodney Dangerfield

"P.U.N.K.S.", DISNEY

Dir: Sean McNamara, Prod: Pat Peach, Cast: Randy Quaid, Henry Winkler, Cathy Moriarty, Patrick Renna

(FX: CGI)

"THE ADVENTURES OF GALGAMETH", DISNEY

(lots of FX: large battle scenes, oversized miniatures and sets, forced perspective, small & large mech. creatures)

Dir: Sean McNamara, Prod: Simon Sheen, Cast: Stephen Macht, Devin Oatway, Johna Stewart, Patrick Richwood

"NO DESSERT DAD", DISNEY

Dir: Howard McCain, Prod: Mike Elliott, Cast: Robert Hays, Joanna Kerns, Joshua Schaefer, Richard Moll

"MORTAL PASSIONS", MGM/UA

Dir/Prod: Andrew Lane, Prod: Gwen Field, Cast: Zack Galligan, David Warner, Michael Bowen, Sheila Kelly

(…and many other features)

Features (second unit D.P.):

"HOUSE ON HAUNTED HILL", JOEL SILVER - WARNER BROTHERS

Dir: William Malone, Cast: Geoffrey Rush, Peter Gallagher, Famke Janssen, Jeffrey Combs

(FX: Christian shot special effects, in-camera effects, etc.)

"LILLI MARLEEN", Bavaria Film Studios, Germany

Dir: Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Cast: Hanna Schygulla, Mel Ferrer, Giancarlo Giannini, Udo Kier

(…and many other features)

Other:

"Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick", Sundance 1996

Dir: Bill Wellman Jr., Cast: Robert Redford, Clint Eastwood, Gregory Peck, Martin Scorsese, and others

"HOWARD HUGHES – HIS WOMEN AND HIS MOVIES”, Turner

Recreations directed and shot by Christian Sebaldt for Turner Classic Movies, narrated by Billy Zane

TV Series:

"Pacific Blue", USA Network, pilot and 31 one-hour episodes, L.A.

"The Secret World of Alex Mack", Nickelodeon, first 13 half-hour episodes, L.A.

"Ghostwriter", Children’s Television Workshop, N.Y., (four weeks location photography in NY)

"Trojan Horse", "Gulliver’s Travels", Hallmark, starring Adam Wylie,

(FX: miniatures, forced perspective)

Partial Commercial and Promo listing:

“Samsonite-Bomb-Squad”, Boston-Matli Award: Silver Clio-2001

“Nike-Jogger”, Boston-Matli

“K&N Airfilters” US TV campaign

“Samsonite Briefcase”, Boston-Matli

“Golden Team”, two spots for theatrical release in Europe, Kino Werbung AG

“Bagdad Café”, for theatrical release in Germany, Ganter Greif Brewery

“Lactaid”, Lintas New York

“Biscuit” & “Honey Buns”, for Church’s Fried Chicken, for Red Car Inc.

“Howard & Phil’s”, Howard & Phil’s

“City of Boston”, Boston Mayor’s office

“Converse-Hamptons”, Chelsea Pictures, Boston

“BMW”, BMW of North America

“Mercedes & Freightliner”, US portion of ‘100 year-celebration’ Mercedes film

“MGM – Lion”, for theatrical release in Germany for the German Film Foerderungs Anstalt Award: Art Director’s Club Gold

(and others)

Promos/Show Opens (NBC, CBS, HBO, Show Time, USA, Nickelodeon):

“Comic Strip Live”, “Sunday Comics”, “Modern Day Miracles”, “Santa Barbara”, “P.S. I Luv U”, “X-Mas Shopping”, “Environmental”, “Modern Day Miracles”, “Marla Hensen Story” “Marsha Warfield Show”, “Portrait of Betrayal”, “Morris Dees”, “Life Stories”, “L.A. Law”, “Hollywood Mysteries”, “Dark Eyes”, “Secret World of Alex Mack”, “Pacific Blue”

(and others)

PSA’s (more than 30):

United Friends of the Children (Henry Winkler, James Edward Olmos)

Salvation Army (Connie Celica)

Farm Sanctuary (Lindsey Wagner)

Amnesty International (Tom Arnold & Roseanne)

(and others)

German clients (before 1985):

“MGM-Lion” for theatrical release in Germany for Filmfoerderungsanstalt - Berlin

(Award: Art Directors Club Gold for C. Sebaldt, producer for BBDO, Munich)

“Gillette”, (several commercials) producer/D.P./director for BBDO, Munich, “Underberg”, F&B Concept, Switzerland and: “Haag Kaffee”, “Drano”, “Ariola”, “Agfa”, “Messerschmidt-Boelkow-Blohm”

(and others)

Special skills:

Extensive Special FX & Visual FX knowledge, certified diver, horseback rider, High Definition camera experience with Sony & Panasonic. German language (& citizenship). Born in Germany, he has worked in Europe, Africa, Asia, Canada, Mexico & the US

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CHRISTIAN SEBALDT - BIO

Mr. Sebaldt grew up and was educated in Munich, Germany.

For two years he called the Bavaria Studios and Lab in Munich his ‘home’ where he was a trainee from 1976 - 1978 working in every department, incl. the special effects unit.

He continued freelance as an Assistant Cameraman at first, then quickly started shooting industrials, documentaries, commercials and narrative films.

His work as a Director of Photography in the last two decades has taken him to many countries in Europe as well as Asia, Africa, Canada, Mexico and all over the US. He received the Art Directors Club Gold Award for producing and editing the “MGM/Lion”-commercial (theatrical visual effects spot) for the ad-agency BBDO. He was also awarded the Silver Clio for "Samsonite - Bomb Squad" and the DVD Exclusive Best Cinematography Award for “Species III”.

Since he moved to the US, he was the Director of Photography on over twenty motion pictures, such as “Resident Evil Apocalypse”, Starship Troopers 2”, “Feardotcom”, “Species III” and “Race to Space”, all of them visual effects intensive. MGM, Twentieth Century Fox, Warner Brothers, Sony and Disney have released his movies.

He has also shot three television series, including “Pacific Blue” and “The Secret World of Alex Mack”, as well as music videos and network promos, many of which have won awards.

Mr. Sebaldt is a member of IATSE, the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences and the Visual Effects Society.

References: available upon request