Lawrence Emerson Merrill

New York, New York | lemerrill@comcast.net| 603-498-9866

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Method Studios, New York, NY

Junior Flame Artist, 3/2022 - 3/2025

• Lead smaller scale Flame projects and client sessions.

• Perform VFX shot work and compositing including beauty work, green screen, clean up, and element integration.

• Coordinate with various departments to finish projects properly and on time.

• Worked with the following brands: e.lf. Cosmetics, Modelo, Dexcom, Hanes, BMW, and U.S. Army.

Framestore, New York, NY

VFX Editor, 9/2020 - 3/2022

• Manage timeline and pipeline for TV shows and commercials.

• Resolve issues within the edit and find creative solutions for transitions.

• Edit reels and trailers for internal projects.

• Worked with the following brands: Marvel, Netflix, Amazon, Geico, and HBO.

Moving Picture Company, New York, NY

Junior Flame Artist, 2/2020 - 9/2020

• Worked with the following brands: Dick’s Sporting Goods, Squarespace, Cadillac, Tom Ford, Traveler’s Insurance, IBM, Tiffany & Co., Rolex, and Covergirl.

Flame Assist, 4/2018 - 2/2020

Tech Operator, 5/2016 - 4/2018

Magic Circle Entertainment Group, Auburn, NY

Video Editor, 9/2014 - 5/2016

• Edited promotional spots and music videos for heavy metal bands.

• Built and updated video editing systems (computers, servers, LTOs, etc.).

• Managed, ingested, quality checked, and updated the music label’s video archive, which contained over thousands of tapes and reels dating back to the 1980s.

New Hampshire Public Television, Durham, NH

Editor and Production Assistant, 7/2014 - 8/2014

• Edited, filmed, and produced for NHPBS’s award winning outdoor show, Windows to the Wild.

• Produced, edited, and created graphics for monthly promos.

EDUCATION

Rochester Institute of Technology, College of Imaging Arts & Sciences, Rochester, NY Bachelors of Fine Arts in Film and Animation | Craft Track in Post Production & Minor in History Class of 2014

GPA: 3.76/4.00 (Magna Cum Laude)

SKILLS, INTERESTS, & AWARDS

• Software: Flame, Adobe Creative Suite, Nuke, Hiero, Shotgun, Unity, Avid Media Composer, Final Cut Pro, Da Vinci Resolve, Pro Tools, Microsoft Office.

• Awards: 2015, New England EMMY winner for Outstanding Magazine Program / Special and nomination for Best Lifestyle Program/Special.

• Flame Reel link: https://vimeo.com/1066181956

• Interests: Film, Endurance Sports, History, and Music.