Rick Baumgartner

Rick Baumgartner is a Digital Content Producer specializing in postproduction, visual effects, and advanced imaging. He contributed post expertise to the first digitally captured live-action 3D feature (U2 3D), the first digital 3D television episode (NBC's Chuck vs. The Third Dimension), and the first digital 3D television commercial. Rick received an Emmy nomination for his visual effects work on Buffy The Vampire Slayer. His feature film work includes 300, Monster House, and Idiocracy, and he has production credits on six videogames.

Rick Baumgartner's 3D POSTPRODUCTION is aimed at indie filmmakers and content creators considering (or in the midst of) posting a 3D project. The book is available at Samuel French Booksellers, on Amazon and BN.com in print and e-book editions, the book assumes a basic knowledge of 2D post and creates a structure for understanding and creating effective workflows for your specific show. Noted stereographer and stereo supervisor Juan I. Cabrera provides real world advice in short tutorials. Rick rounds out the book with interview excerpts with some of the leading practitioners in the field. A companion online site provides HD sample clips you can use to test your own workflows plus additional mini-tutorials outlining key topics described in the book.