Hollywood-based Post Logic Studios continues to staff up its four-month-old Santa Monica studio, adding digital effects artist Kristin Johnson, formerly of POP, Santa Monica.
Johnson joins Post Logic as an Inferno artist and at press time was working on an undisclosed project being directed by Rick Levine of Rick Levine Productions, New York, for Foote, Cone & Belding, Chicago.
With experience in paint/ graphics design and effects, Johnson has worked on award-winning projects for such clients as Pepsi, Levis and Nike. The Nike fare includes The Wall, the lauded spot directed by Joe Pytka of PYTKA, Venice, for Wieden & Kennedy, Portland, Ore. She collaborated with Pytka on that ad while at Editel/LA, Hollywood, her roost prior to POP. During her career, Johnson has garnered recognition ranging from a Gold Lion at Cannes to a Gold Clio, and honors from The AICP Show, as well as International Monitor Awards. Shes worked regularly with Pytka over the years, another notable entry being Pepsis Diner via BBDO New York. In addition to POP and Editel/ LA, Johnson was on staff at Varitel, San Francisco, and before that, now defunct Editel/New York.
She comes aboard a Post Logic team on the Westside that also includes effects artist Ricardo Torres, colorists Chris Devlin and Mario Barerra. The Santa Monica shop maintains two Discreet Logic Inferno bays (one equipped with the nonlinear online Fire), a telecine suite featuring the Philips Spirit Datacine, and a virtual bay.
The virtual bay is electronically linked with Post Logic, Hollywood; this enables Post Logic clients in Santa Monica to access any of the studios Hollywood artists and services. Through two-way conversations via video teleconferencing and by being able to view video over a D-1 data link, Westside clientele can see and hear as if they were in the same room with artisans at Post Logic, Hollywood.
That Hollywood talent roster includes Henry artist Ko Maruyama, Inferno artist Christine Rivard, colorists Beau Leon, Michael Eaves and Artemus Mayor, online/Fire editors Thom Whitehead and Jeff Gold; and audio mixers Fred Howard and Jamie Ledner. Additionally, Post Logics high definition transfer facility was opened on the second floor of the Hollywood studio in November 98 and features colorists Lou Levinson and Sheri Eisenberg. Dick Voss is president of the overall company, which was established back in 86. Post Logic offers telecine, graphics and effects, online editing and audio service for spots, promos, episodic television, TV movies, feature films, feature trailers and titles, and documentaries.
