Frederick Lissau
30 Years Industry Experience | Director Business Development at Black Point | VES Board of Directors, Executive Committee, Secretary |
- Role
- Director of Business Development at Black Point
- Location
- Los Angeles, CA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Frederick Lissau
I have spent 30 years working in Animation, VFX, Software and Games and I love it!VES Global Board Member, Executive Committee- Former Montréal section Board Member- Former Los Angeles section, Co-Chairperson- Former New York City section, SecretaryWhat do I love?• Establishing relationships with Studios, Directors, Producers and VFX Supervisors• Breaking down Scripts & Working with Studios to create Bids• Setting up Global Reports, Standards and Procedures• Developing Software • Solving challenging issues on a daily basis.• Creating and balancing intricate schedules and deliveries.• Working with Directors, Leads and Engineers to ensure the highest quality deliverables.• Working and learning from teammates from all over the globe.• Managing, training and inspiring junior team members.• Creating long term plans for Training and team growth.• Recruiting and outreach at Conferences and Schools.• Business Development and building new relationships. • Listening to the needs of the crew and constantly formulating plans to increase productivity and crew morale.My key ability:• To take complex budgets, schedules and pipelines and distill them into simple points for discussion and problem solving.My strengths come from the experiences I have gained while working at studios in all corners of the globe. I have held positions in: • New York City, San Francisco, Los Angeles, San Diego, London, Montreal and Ho Chi Minh City, VietnamDuring my career I have also had the pleasure to work with other world class creative partners, vendors, clients and subcontractors such as: • Disney, Apple, Netflix, Marvel TV, MGM, Warner Bros, Paramount, Automatik, Sony and Universal • ILM, Lucas Animation, Framestore, SuckerPunch, Naughty Dog, Avalanche Studios, Ericsson, Pepsi, Magenta Software, Anibrain & BOT VFX.Contact: f••••••••@gmail.com
Experience
Director of Business Development
Sep 2025 — Present · Los Angeles, CA, US
Working with the team in Yerevan, Armenia to help build and grow the Studio.Black Point is a full service 2D and CG Visual Effects house. The team is 40-50 strong!We are currently finishing an \"Unannounced\" Netflix project and have been Approved as a Certified Vendor by Amazon Studios.https://blackpoint.art/Feel free to reach out to me to learn more about the Studio and how we can help you with your Film, TV Episodic and Advertising needs.
Education
Towson University
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Mass Communication/Media Studies
Towson University
Bachelors, Mass Communication/Media Studies
Towson University
Bachelor of Arts - BA, Mass Communication/Media Studies
Towson University
Bachelor of Arts - BA
1994
Skills
- Visual Effects
- Animation
- Feature Films
- Computer Graphics
- Production Management
- Cinematics
- 3d
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