Raffi Simonian | Title Designer / Director / Creative Director

“THE OPENING TITLE SEQUENCE ... IS INTRIGUING, MYSTERIOUS AND QUITE LOVELY...”

- REVIEW FROM THE TIMES OF LONDON

VIEW PROJECT ➤

A WORKING MAN

DIR. DAVID AYER / AMAZON MGM / CEDAR PARK

STUDIO FILMOGRAPH
CREATIVE DIRECTOR RAFFI SIMONIAN

EXECUTIVE PRODUCER SETH KLEINBERG PRODUCER TROY MILLER EDITOR PASCAL LEISTER LIVE ACTION JOHN DE MENIL / AARON BECKER / MICK FROEHLICH
DESIGN & ANIMATION MIKE LO / HSIEN LUN SU / JOSEPH AHN / LI YU CHEN CG ANIMATION LEE NELSON 3D MODELER ERIC KELLER

SPECIAL THANKS MICHAEL TINGER / ANTHONY SCOTT / FRED RASKIN / SYLVESTER STALLONE / CHRIS LONG

“… THE STYLISH OPENING CREDITS SEQUENCE, IN WHICH CLOSE-UP FOOTAGE OF HEALTHY HONEYBEES IS INTERCUT WITH UNSETTLING VIEWS OF OMINOUS SIX-SIDED BUILDINGS… TO REV UP OUR IMAGINATIONS….”

- REVIEW FROM VARIETY

VIEW PROJECT ➤

THE BEEKEEPER

DIR. DAVID AYER / AMAZON MGM / CEDAR PARK

STUDIO FILMOGRAPH
CREATIVE DIRECTORS RAFFI SIMONIAN / AARON BECKER

EXECUTIVE PRODUCER SETH KLEINBERG PRODUCER TROY MILLER EDITOR PASCAL LEISTER DESIGN & ANIMATION MIKE LO / HSIEN LUN SU / JOSEPH AHN
CG ANIMATION LEE NELSON 3D MODELER ERIC KELLER ADDITIONAL DESIGN LI YU CHEN

SPECIAL THANKS MICHAEL TINGER / ANTHONY SCOTT / CHRIS LONG

VIEW PROJECT ➤

TRANSFORMERS: RISE OF THE BEASTS

DIR. STEVEN CAPLE JR. / PARAMOUNT PICTURES / BAY FILMS

STUDIO FILMOGRAPH
MAIN ON END TITLES CREATIVE DIRECTOR RAFFI SIMONIAN

FILMOGRAPH TEAM: EXECUTIVE PRODUCER SETH KLEINBERG / AARON BECKER PRODUCER TROY MILLER EDITOR PASCAL LEISTER
DESIGN & ANIMATION HSIEN LUN SU

GRAVILLIS TEAM: CREATIVE DIRECTORS KENNY GRAVILLIS / JED RAMOS SUPERVISING PRODUCER ZACH STRIER
ADDITIONAL DESIGN MARIO HERNANDEZ

SPECIAL THANKS PETRA HOLTORF-STRATTON / BERNARDO DURAN / MAX WYMAN / ASHLEY GRAHAM

VIEW PROJECT ➤

HOW THE UNIVERSE WORKS

SCIENCE CHANNEL / DISCOVERY

STUDIO SIMONIAN
DIRECTOR RAFFI SIMONIAN

EXECUTIVE PRODUCER RAFFI SIMONIAN EDITOR DAVID NITZSCHE CINEMATOGRAPHER RAFFI SIMONIAN
DESIGNERS RAFFI SIMONIAN / CAREY SMITH

SPECIAL THANKS DAN BRAGG / MATT LASTER

VIEW PROJECT ➤

AMERICAN CREED

DIR. SAM BALL / PBS / CITIZEN FILM

STUDIO SIMONIAN
TITLE DESIGNER & VFX SUPERVISOR RAFFI SIMONIAN

DESIGN & ANIMATION RAFFI SIMONIAN / DAVIT GYUMISHYAN CHARACTER ANIMATION DAVIT GYUMISHYAN

SPECIAL THANKS MIKE SHEN / KATE STILLEY-STEINER

VIEW PROJECT ➤

REAL D

REAL D / HECHO STUDIOS

STUDIO SIMONIAN
DIRECTOR RAFFI SIMONIAN

FILMOGRAPH TEAM: EXECUTIVE PRODUCER SETH KLEINBERG PRODUCERS TROY MILLER / AARON BECKER DESIGNERS AMADOR VALENZUELA / RAFFI SIMONIAN
CG ARTISTS AMADOR VALENZUELA / ZACH CARNES / NICK HOPKINS / ERIK JENSEN STEREOGRAPHER RAFFI SIMONIAN

SPECIAL THANKS TOM DUNLAP / SAIMA AWAN / CAROLINE ANGUIANO / MICHAEL LEWIS / MIKE IRVIN

VIEW PROJECT ➤

THE SAFRAN COMPANY

TSC

STUDIO FILMOGRAPH
DIRECTOR RAFFI SIMONIAN

EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS SETH KLEINBERG / AARON BECKER PRODUCERS TROY MILLER DESIGN RAFFI SIMONIAN

SPECIAL THANKS PETER SAFRAN

RAFFI SIMONIAN IS A VETERAN DESIGNER AND DIRECTOR LIVING AND WORKING IN LOS ANGELES. HE HAS CREATIVE DIRECTED SEVERAL MAIN TITLE DESIGNS, THEATRICAL LOGOS AND SPECIAL SEQUENCES FOR FEATURE FILMS AND TELEVISION, INCLUDING RECENT RELEASES THE BEEKEEPER AND TRANSFORMERS: RISE OF THE BEASTS. HE ALSO SERVED AS A CREATIVE DIRECTOR ON THE 78TH ACADEMY AWARDS, AS WELL AS THE 2007 AND 2008 MTV MOVIE AWARDS. RAFFI'S CREATIVE DIRECTION IN ADVERTISING CAN BE SEEN IN HIS WORK FOR CLIENTS INCLUDING HEWLETT-PACKARD, VERIZON, BETMGM, APPLE AND JOHNSON & JOHNSON, AMONG OTHERS. HIS WORK HAS BEEN FEATURED IN SEVERAL PUBLICATIONS SUCH AS IDN, STASH, COMMUNICATION ARTS, AND STEP MAGAZINE.

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