About Cooper Ernst

Education
  • Tisch School of the Arts, New York University
    Kanbar Institute of Film & Television, NYC, NY
    May 2021

  • Concord-Carlisle High School, Concord, MA
    June 2017

  • Boston University Academy of Media Production, Boston, MA
    July – August 2015    

Awards

Film and Creative

  • National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS)/New England Scholarship 2017
  • National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS)/New England 2017  Student Award forExcellence in Animation, Graphics and Special Effects for “Skinner’s Box”
  • Massachusetts College of Art and Design Book Award for overall contributions to the Arts 2017
  • National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS)/New England 2016 Student Award forExcellence in Animation, Graphics and Special Effects for “Flightless”
  • Film and Media Excellence Award (FAME), Best Special Effects for “The Fight” 2016  

Athletic   

  • Varsity Letter, Lacrosse (Captain, 2017) 2015, 2016, 2017
  • Varsity Letter, Football (Captain, Most Valuable Player, Dual County League All-Star, 2016) 2014, 2015, 2016

Academic

  • NYU University Honors Scholar, Founders Day Award 
  • CCHS Departmental Honors, Art, Video Production 2015
  • CCHS High Honors
Technical Competencies

Editing

  • Adobe After Effects
  • Adobe Audition
  • Adobe Premiere
  • Apple Tools
  • Autodesk Maya
  • Blender
  • Cinema 4D
  • Color
  • Composite Lab Pro
  • Compressor
  • Davinci Resolve
  • Deadline Batch Render
  • Dragon Frame
  • Element 3D
  • Final Cut Pro
  • Harmony
  • Hit Film
  • Houdini
  • iMovie
  • Meshroom
  • Nuke
  • Photoshop
  • Unreal Engine

Sound

  • ProTools
  • Adobe Audition
  • GarageBand
  • SoundTrack Pro
Resumé

Film and Video Experience
    • In House Video Editor and Animator, Thesis
      2021-2022
      Responsible for creation of over 700 assets for a direct to consumer nootropics company. Execute all creative requests directly from marketing team, pre-production through final delivery, to create testimonial, animated and high production ads to promote the brand across multiple channels.

    • Visual Effects Supervisor, Star Wars Kyber’s Creedence
      2020-present
      Responsible for all planning, coordination and VFX pre and post production management for a fan fiction TV series (investor funded, to be pitched) currently in production.  Manager of an international team of VFX Artists remotely producing over 200 VFX shots including compositing, full CGI and set extension.

    • Freelance Editor
      2013-present
      Creator of digital content for regional, national and international businesses including all aspects of video production, animation, graphic design and editing.  Clients include: weka.io, Bievo Software, The Daily Beast, Viking Moving, New York Pilates, School CNXT, Intrinsic Therapeutics, Inc., ABD Insurance and others.

    • Freelance VFX
      2013-present
      VFX Supervisor, VFX Producer and Lead Artist providing CGI character animation, compositing and simulation and practical effects on numerous narrative projects including: Pollination, How To Be An Artist, Wounded Deer, Little Things and others.

    • Filmmaker/Digital Media Specialist
      2013-present
      As Cooper Ernst, Random Movie Media and Interstellar Studios; creator of digital content for regional, national and international businesses including all aspects of video production, animation, graphic design, and editing
      See Business page for client list

    • Director of Production Control CCHS Weather Services(volunteer)
      2013 – 2017
      Created graphics, Chromakey and ran Switcher for local live weather broadcast

    • Camera Operator Concord Carlisle TV (CCTV)
      2013 – 2017
      On call camera operation for local television station