FREDERIC LUMIERE 

(Filmmaker)


IMDB Profile


BIO:

 

Frederic is an award-winning filmmaker and an industry recognized leader in the fields of HD production and post-production.  His first feature film, TOMORROW IS TODAY starring SCOUT TAYLOR-COMPTON (Rob Zombie's Halloween and Halloween II) to date has received 11 awards including the Directorial Discovery Award from the Rhode Island International Film Festival & The Best Actress Award from Method Fest.

He has produced, directed and edited award-winning programming for CINEMAX, A&E, HISTORY & The BIOGRAPHY CHANNEL.

Frederic created LUMIERE HD, a software recognized by Apple as the only viable solution to edit HDV on their platforms for two years after the introduction of the format.  He was also one of the original architects of the revolutionary RED DIGITAL CAMERA which is now employed by leading filmmakers such as Peter Jackson and Steven Sorderbergh.

He is a frequent speaker at events such as NAB, DV Expo and Macworld and has been interviewed for feature articles in trade magazines such as Post, Videography, Studio Daily, Film & Video Magazine, Videomaker and others.


Frederic's most recent work, is a ground-breaking ten part series called WWII IN HD which aired on the History Channel in the fall of 2009. It is narrated by GARY SINISE, with the voices of RON LIVINGSTON, JOSH LUCAS, AMY SMART, LL COOL J, STEVE ZAHN, JUSTIN BARTHA and ROB LOWE.


FILMOGRAPHY:

WWII in HD - (10 X 60 min.)
History Channel Series
Role: PRODUCER/DIRECTOR/EDITOR

70's Fever - The ME Generation - (2 X 60 min.)
History Channel Documentary Special
Role: DIRECTOR/EDITOR
WINNER - SILVER TELLY AWARD 2008

Fatima - (1 X 90 min.)
History Channel Documentary
Role: DIRECTOR/EDITOR/WRITER

Billy Idol - (1 X 60 min.)
Biography Channel Documentary
Role: DP/POST PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR
Awards:
WINNER - BRONZE TELLY AWARDS 2008

Elizabeth Hurley - (1 X 60 min.)
Biography Channel Documentary
Role: POST PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR
Awards:
WINNER - SILVER TELLY AWARD 2008

Christian Bale - (1 X 60 min.)
Biography Channel Documentary
Roles: DP/POST PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR

The Story Of Father McGivney - (1 X 60 min.)
Bio Documentary
Role: DIRECTOR/EDITOR

The Knights Of Columbus - (1 X 60 min.)
Documentary
Role: DIRECTOR/EDITOR

Hero Ships - (13 X 60 min.)
History Channel Documentary Series
Role: POST PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR

Hippies - (2 X 60 min.)
A&E Documentary
Role: POST PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR

James Woods - (1 X 60 min.)
Biography Channel Documentary
Role: POST PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR
Awards:
WINNER - SILVER TELLY AWARD 2008

Mary Kay - (1 X 60 min.)
Biography Channel Documentary
Role: POST PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR
Awards:
WINNER - BRONZE TELLY AWARD 2007

Tomorrow is Today (Scout Taylor-Compton) (1 X 98 min.)
Feature Film
Role: DIRECTOR/EDITOR/PRODUCER
Awards:
WINNER - DIRECTORIAL DISCOVERY AWARD - Rhode Island International Film Festival
NOMINATED - BEST FEATURE FILM - Rhode Island International Film Festival
NOMINATED - BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY - Rhode Island International Film Festival
WINNER - BEST OF FESTIVAL - Trimedia
WINNER - AUDIENCE AWARD - Trimedia
WINNER - BEST PROFESSIONAL FEATURE - Purple Violet Film Festival
WINNER - BEST HOMEGROWN FEATURE - Garden State Film Festival
WINNER - BEST ACTRESS (SCOUT TAYLOR-COMPTON) - Method Fest
NOMINATED - BEST PICTURE - Method Fest
NOMINATED - AUDIENCE AWARD - Method Fest
WINNER - BEST SCORE -California Independent Film Festival
NOMINATED - BEST DIRECTOR -California Independent Film Festival
NOMINATED - BEST FEATURE -California Independent Film Festival
NOMINATED - BEST ACTRESS -California Independent Film Festival
NOMINATED - BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY -California Independent Film Festival
WINNER - BEST FEATURE (2ND PLACE)- Jersey Shore Film Festival
WINNER - BEST FEATURE - Phuket International Film Festival
WINNER - BEST ACTOR (MARK HEFTI) - Phuket International Film Festival
Official website:
TomorrowisToday.com

The Strange Case of Carl Weber: A Vampire in America (Mark Hefti) - (1 X 100 min.)
Feature Length Mockumentary on a self proclaimed vampire who's suing his boss for not letting him work at night.
Directed by Nick Tucker
Role: EXECUTIVE PRODUCER

Six String Man - (1 X 60 min.)
Feature Length Documentary on homeless street musicians in San Francisco
Role: WRITER/DIRECTOR/EDITOR

Amazing Journey - (2 X 60 min.) 
Feature Length Documentary on "Tommy", the Who's Rock Opera
Role: WRITER/DIRECTOR/EDITOR

Celebration Station - (5 X 30 min.)
Studio Children Television Show
Directed by Maura Hanlon
Role: DP/EDITOR