Geoffrey
de Valois
has written, produced, directed, shot, mixed, and/or edited
over 450 television programs, commercials, films, promos,
DVD’s, documentaries, laserdiscs, and computer animation
sequences. He was the keynote speaker at Video Expo LA in
1990, and was a judge and keynote speaker at FIFOM – the
1990 and 1992 Montreal International Computer Graphics Film
Festival.
His band NightFire’s first CD release -
“The Dark Gift” is now available worldwide on iTunes.
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He
holds a B.A. in psychology, and an M.A. in film production.
His background includes staff positions at Lucasfilm’s ILM
in visual effects, and as a television
writer/producer/director/editor at IBM. His academic career
includes 10 years teaching film and television production
at San Francisco State, San Jose Sate, Humboldt State,
and Cal State Los Angeles.
Geoffrey de Valois’ programs have been broadcast in over 70
countries, and have won numerous awards, including Best
Documentary at both the Mill Valley and San Jose Film
Festivals, 3 Cine Golden Eagles, 2 Houston International
Film Festival Gold Awards, 2 US Film Festival Gold Awards,
and several CINDY and TELLY Awards.
His films “Computer Visions” and “Computer Dreams” were the
top selling non-fiction laserdiscs in Japan in 1991. They
have been updated and expanded and released again in 2007
as: “The History of Computer Animation”. His 1994 “Stud”
was the first Mandarin/English language hip-hop music
video, and was widely played across China
along with his NightFire video “Jump It”.
Geoffrey de Valois’ 1995 16mm cult black comedy “The
Vampire Conspiracy” was the first full length feature film
to be streamed on the internet. 2008 sees the release of
his sequel feature “Vampires Are Alive”. He is also a
published author, with books for the
IEEE Computer Society Press, and Draculina Publishing.
His work has been profiled in American Cinematographer,
Broadcast, Daily Variety, Electronic Media, Forbes,
L’Express, Los Angeles Daily News, Omni, Post Magazine,
Verbum, the Washington Post, Weekly Reader; and seen on
CNN, CNBC, Entertainment Tonight, EXTRA, Financial News
Network, Inside Edition, and E! Entertainment.
Geoffrey de Valois’ first production company - Digital
Vision Entertainment Group, helped revolutionize the visual
effects -computer animation industry by introducing the use
of desktop PC’s to create network and studio quality in
1985; and also helped pioneer and document the creation of
computer generated “synthetic actors” in the 1990’s. Along
with animator R. Fernandez, DVEG created computer animation
sequences for ABC TV, Buena Vista TV, Columbia Pictures TV,
Disney Home Video, Fox TV, Lifetime TV, Playboy Channel,
and PBS. DVEG’s computer animated characters Ray Tracy and
Roy Sands have worked as international program hosts
on Fox and PBS.
Geoffrey de Valois currently works freelance in Los Angeles
–
owning and operating a Sony 900 camera
& a 3 seat Final Cut Pro Studio.
Current
websites are:
http://www.Retro90.com
http://www.Movies4iPhone.com
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2365467
http://modelmayhem.com/member.php?id=348995
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"The Dark Gift" on iTunes