ROMAN PASTUCHA

PRODUCTION  and SET DESIGN

 

 

 

UNIVERSAL STUDIOS JAPAN

UNIVERSAL STUDIOS FLORIDA

 Scenic designer
Results: Theater scenic design. “Creature Theater” Osaka Theme Park.  International crew management.
Special effects props design “Twister” attraction. Theme Park, Universal Studios Florida.

 

  VENETIAN CASINO and RESORT

Las Vegas NV

Scenic design lead, supervisory capacity.
‘The Canal Shops’” ‘Las Vegas Boulevard Facades’
Midwest Theming. /Bovis. Direct and supervise scenic, sculpture and production crews.
Results: The Canal Shops, Las Vegas Boulevard Facades, The Venetian Casino

 

FASHION INSTITUTE OF DESIGN AND MERCHANDISING  (FIDM)

Los Angeles and Irvine CA    

 Faculty. Set design, visual communications, interior design.Digital presentation and portfolio design. Sketching, critical concepts, color/ design, psychology of color.Event production results: Runway presentations, open house, designer house productions, including“Project Playhouse” and “OC Designer Showcase"

 

  "TITANIC"

Digital Domain Playa Del Ray CA

Scenic artist and model maker.
Results: Scenic for production, ‘44 foot scale model’,  ‘The ‘Wreck’  and ‘Tug.’

 MAGIC CRAFT

Los Angeles CA

Scenic designer
Results: sets, international magic acts, stage productions, including
‘DON HENLEY TOUR’, ‘PUFF DADDY/NAS  BILLBOARD HIP HOP MUSIC AWARDS’

SEVEN DEGREES

Laguna Beach CA
Artist Designer In Residence.
Consultation with clients in concept, design, and execution of corporate productions. Supervisory capacity.
Results: Runway  Fashion shows, film and video productions, product launches.

OSCAR PARTY AMERICA

Los Angeles CA
Production Designer
Results: Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences sanctioned event

 

BLIZZARD ENTERTAINMENT

Irvine CA

Designer

Results: Themed environment concept design and fabrication      

 

KIEKO MATSIU AND SAN FRANCISCO PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA

San Francisco CA

Designer

Large scale silk stage paintings.

Results: Stage  and video Preformance production

ERIC ALLARD ALL-FX SPECIAL EFFECTS 

Los Angeles CA
Scenic Designer
Results: Concept design, Cinematics. “Alien Resurecction” “Virus”

LOCALE MAGAZINE
Art director

Fashion campaigns. Storyboarding,  photo shoot direction.
Results: Oscar de la Renta, Monique Lhuillier Wedding fashion campaign.

PROformance APPAREL

San Marcos CA
Designer, Art Director
Results: Website design, point of purchase, trade show, exhibition design.

 ADRIENNE WEISS and ASSOCIATES 
Los Angeles CA
Exhibit Designer
Product licensing. Clients include LucasFilms, Amblin Entertainment, Disney, and Universal Studios licensing.
Results: Merchandising exhibit design, product presentation boards, Point of purchase displays, retail and trade show display design.

BILL VIOLA

Paris Opera sets

Los Angeles CA
Stage Scenic Artist,
Results: Stage and Video production

“LUMIÈRE ET COMPAGNIE’

David Lynch film sequence, Los Angeles, CA
Scenic artist.
Results: film production

STRATOSPHERE CASINO

Las Vegas NV
Scenic artist Large scale murals amd design interiors

ALLADIN DESERT PASSAGE

Las Vegas NV
Scenic design retail facades

DEPARTMENT of DEFENSE

Seal Beach Naval Weapons Station Seal Beach CA
Designer

Scenic Artist

 

 

Artwork for the following productions

HBO's  "The Entoutrage"

"Six Feet Under"

"Judging Amy"

"Men of a Certain Age"

"Mighty Joe Young"

,"Dancing at the Blue Iguana"


      ADOBE creative suites

   Story board and concept rendering

     Digital presentations

     Stage craft still set

     Traditional drawing skills

        Perspective rendering    

AWARDS

New American Paintings
Art of California Magazine Award

COMMUNITY

Jenessee Foundation Art For Kids Program

ABBREVIATED publications list/ works publIshed

CALIFORNIA NEW OLD MASTERS Donald Kuspit forward Peter Frank. Literary Press 2004
USA TODAY Laura Bly March 2006
LOS ANGELES TIMES Nov 2001
ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER Dec 2001
CHICAGO TRIBUNE April 1994
OC WEEKLY Sept 2007
LA WEEKLY Sept 2007
MR –MENSWEAR RETAILER ‘Digitize This’ Jan 2006  
LOCALE MAGAZINE Jan 2012
ARTSCENE 1994
CINEFEX 1994
LOCALE MAGAZINE
PHO FOR LIFE  “Left Hand Turn” 2012

EDUCATION

University of Manitoba School of Art, Bachelor of Fine Art honors.

University of California Los Angeles. Production Design.