Owner, Creative Director, Video Producer Director/Shooter/Editor for UPSTAIRS MEDIA INC.
Dallas/Fort Worth Area
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- Owner/Creative Director at UPSTAIRS MEDIA INC. Fort Worth, Texas
- Past
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- Video Producer/Editor at Healthmarkets
- Marketing Graphic Artist/Mac Network Administrator at Powr-Flite
- Paste-Up Artist/ Composer at Alpha Graphics Agency
- Paste-Up Supervisor/Ad Composer at Sun Newspaper Group
- Video Producer/Editor/Cameraman/Artist at Freelance (Self-employed)
- Video Producer / Graphic Artist at Production & Programming Associates
- Education
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- Columbia College
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Chris Gomersall’s Summary
Creative Director for Upstairs Media Inc.
Create video, print & web projects for clients all over the DFW area. Writing, planning, directing, shooting, editing, packaging & producing. I involve myself in the entire process to ensure a tight, successful vision.
Samples of my video & print production are best viewed at my website listed in my profile. Corporate samples will be provided by email request only.
Video Producer for HealthMarkets
Wrote, shot, edited and produced corporate video for this large Insurance Company. DVD authoring, heavy-duty motion graphics and live event production as well.
Graphic Artist for Southwest Manufacturers, Inc, Sun Newspaper Group, The Alpha Graphics Agency, Themes Florida Inc.
Freelance clients include: LoneStar Transportation, Sonic Restaurants, Horizon General Construction, Ft. Worth Star-Telegram, Alliance for Children, PatientFYI.com, National Vietnam War Museum, Rhino Products, Tile Art Studios, The Imagination Celebration and dozens of others.
I have worked in virtually every aspect of media production and am currently developing a motion picture about Cuban Artist & Painter Antonio Gattorno.
Chris Gomersall’s Specialties:
Animation, Graphic Design, Photography, Videography, Documentary, Non-Linear editing, scriptwriting, storyboarding
Chris Gomersall’s Experience
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Owner/Creative Director
UPSTAIRS MEDIA INC. Fort Worth, Texas
(Broadcast Media industry)
June 1995 — Present (14 years 6 months)
Design and produce video, print and web projects. Video editor, shooter, animator, designer, director and producer. Final Cut Pro, Adobe After Effects, Media 100, Photoshop, Illustrator, Electric Image Animation System, Quark Xpress, InDesign, a host of companion software and a good ol' pencil and paper help me to realize the visions my clients desire. They include:
Tucker Rocky Distributors (vendor & promo videos)
Fort Worth Star-Telegram (carrier contest videos)
National Vietnam War Museum (fundraising video)
Lone Star Transportion (trade show videos)
Rotary Club of Fort Worth (corporate videos)
PatientFYI (web launch video)
Healthmarkets (training, recognition & highlight videos)
7-ELEVEN / Ztar Mobile Cellular (package design)
Horizon General Contractors, Inc. / SONIC Restaurants (trade show videos & print collaterals)
Avcom Productions (video support)
Rhino Products LP (promo video & print brochure designs)
Aquent Staffing (corporate video)
JMG Realty (print design)
Columnist/Speaker/Author Dave Lieber (promo videos & package design)
Tile Art Studios (video product, website, POP & print design)
Imagination Celebration/Kennedy Center (video production)
The Alliance For Children Charity (fundraiser video)
The City of Fort Worth Engineering Dept. (recruiting video)
The Shadow Agency (promo video & package design)
NorthStar Chiropractic (newsletter & ad design)
Owen Tool (promo video)
Metro Publishing (directory & ad design)
Keller Chamber of Commerce (print design)
Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (print design)
Pro Speaker Tim Durkin (promo video)
Pro Speaker Dave Hill (promo video)
Pro Speaker Fay Fleming (promo video)
Pro Speaker Charlotte Stallings (promo video)
Pro Speaker Dolly Marting (promo video)
Pro Speaker Dr. Monica Anderson (promo video)
Samples of my video & print production are best viewed at my website listed in my profile. Corporate samples will be provided by email request only. -
Video Producer/Editor
Healthmarkets
(Insurance industry)
January 2007 — March 2009 (2 years 3 months)
I wrote, shot and edited videos (sales, training, motivational, commercials) for this Health Insurance Company located in North Richland Hills, Texas.
Major projects undertaken include: Collaborating with Marketing to produce a first-of-its-kind software tool that created customizable recognition presentations for the weekly meetings nationwide. Re-imagining of their corporate compliance video package. Producing motivational videos for President Troy McQuagge & VP of Sales Jim Jones.
Creating a fundraising DVD for the former CEO's charity, The National Vietnam War Museum.
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Marketing Graphic Artist/Mac Network Administrator
Powr-Flite
(Machinery industry)
January 1991 — June 1993 (2 years 6 months)
Turning this shop digital and networked was crucial to ramping up production on an annual catalog (800+ pages) and bi-weekly color mailers. I also handled ad production for the dozen or so trade mags we ran in.
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Paste-Up Artist/ Composer
Alpha Graphics Agency
(Publishing industry)
August 1991 — August 1992 (1 year 1 month)
Composed newspaper insert ads at this Orlando, Florida Agency from layouts for SCOTTY'S HARDWARE and ALBERTSON'S.
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Paste-Up Supervisor/Ad Composer
Sun Newspaper Group
(Publishing industry)
January 1990 — February 1991 (1 year 2 months)
Supervised all paste-up artists on my shift and composed ads on macintosh computers with Illustrator & pagemaker.
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Video Producer/Editor/Cameraman/Artist
Freelance (Self-employed)
(Self-Employed; Writing and Editing industry)
January 1987 — July 1989 (2 years 7 months)
Production assistant, Location Liason, Graphic Artist, Cameraman, etc.
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Video Producer / Graphic Artist
Production & Programming Associates
(Broadcast Media industry)
January 1985 — December 1986 (2 years )
Shot & edited local car dealer, jewelry store and direct TV marketing ads along with video magazines for the Dallas Chamber of Commerce.
Chris Gomersall’s Education
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Columbia College
1978 — 1982
Additional Information
Chris Gomersall’s Websites:
Chris Gomersall’s Interests:
graphic design, visual effects, filmmaking, animation, branding, emerging technologies, Mac operating systems, sculpture
Chris Gomersall’s Groups:
SMPTE Member
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Creative COW (Communities of the World) -
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Broadcast Design & Motion Graphics -
2D & 3D Animators -
Hooray for Hollyworld! -
Animation Army -
Producers Network -
Adobe After Effects Group -
Let's Get Funded -
Aquent Network -
Animation and Film Jobs
Chris Gomersall’s Honors:
WINNER
Best Alternative Documentary
QUEENS FOR A NIGHT
New York International Independent Film & Video Festival
WINNER
Audience Favorite
QUEENS FOR A NIGHT
1st Annual Fire Island Film Festival
FINALIST (Auteur Division)
Dallas 24 Hour Video Race 2009
Chris Gomersall’s Contact Settings
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