Jim looks for the beauty of design in the normally overlooked aspects of an object or setting. He focuses in on the details of the classic vintage car, the elements that make up a vast architectural structure, and the beauty of nature’s design in landscapes.

With the recent purchase of a mid century modern home in Rancho Mirage near Palm Springs, he has found new appreciation and inspiration from the great array of mid century modern buildings in the area and the beautiful desert landscapes.

As a student (BFA in Photographic Illustration) at Rochester Institute of Technology, Jim Riche had access the archive at Eastman House, now the International Museum of Photography. Early ‘exposure’ to the legendary Edward Steichen negatives and prints of 1920s New York cityscapes left a strong impression on Jim of the importance of light and shadow. In recent years Jim Riche has rediscovered his passion of looking at objects as a study of light, space, texture, and design – either working with the unique forms of classic cars, the arresting design of architecture or the sparseness of the southwest deserts and the Salton Sea.

After getting his first camera when he was 11, his enthusiasm for photography led to his first 35 mm SLR, a Nikkormat FTN, when he was 16. High school spent at the illustrious Brooklyn Tech confirmed Jim’s love for design, and he started at RIT on a design degree. One of his design courses was with the famous Bea Nettles, whose specialty was photography in mixed media. Jim saw that he could combine design and photography and switched his degree to focus on photography.

Following graduation, Jim taught photography workshops in Washington DC and was a teaching assistant at the Corcoran.

Jim is also an innovative VFX Supervisor/Executive Producer/Head of Production with 30 years production and management experience in feature films, commercials, visual effects, live action, dark ride film production and design/graphics.

Professional Development

Jim Riche Photography– (September 2013 – Present)

             Fine Art Photography and freelance assignment service         Palm Springs & Los Angeles

Specializing in Mid Century Architecture, Classic Automobiles and landscapes

Process EFX/Freelance– (September 2013 – Present)

             VFX Producer/VFX Supervisor/VFX On-Set Supe/Live Action Producer             Los Angeles

Working as an on-set VFX Supe, bidder or producer for live action or VFX.

Ntropic– (July 2011- August 2013)

Executive Producer/Head of Production                                                  Offices in LA/SF/NY

Manage a staff of 40 artists and freelancers in three cities.  Manage the Flame/2D and CGI departments.  Responsible for all job management including bidding, cost management and assigning artists and producers. Also built a live action component for the company and produced key live action jobs.

Digital Domain (May 2008 - July 2011)                                     

Executive Producer/Head of Production Commercials                Playa Vista & Venice CA

Managed a staff of over 80 VFX Supervisors, producers and artists.  Responsible for all facets of the Commercial division including department budgets, staffing, financial forecasts, bidding and production.  Also VFX Exec. Producer on segments of Tron Legacy and X-Men: First Class

Troika Design (April 2007 - May 2008)

Senior VFX/Live Action Producer                                                               Hollywood, CA

Responsible for bidding and producing the live action, editorial, VFX and graphics packages for two network re-brands.  ABC Network and Starz Networks.  Designed and built a new Maya/ Flame pipeline and incorporated it into their existing systems.

Nice Shoes/Guava/Freestyle Collective (Jan 2005 - March 2007)

Executive Producer/Head of Production/VFX Supervisor                                   New York

Head of production for three separate companies under the same ownership.  Each shop specialized in a different discipline: color grading, visual effects and design.  Responsible for starting Nola Pictures, a live action company under the same ownership.

Cause & Effects (Jan 1990 - Jan 2005)

Freelance Consultant/VFX Producer/VFX Supervisor                 Santa Monica/New York

Worked freelance for a number of NY and LA VFX and live action companies as a live action producer, VFX producer and production consultant. Owned a Motion Control Stage service and worked with Caesar Video Graphics to establish the first Digital Video Effects company in NYC with the world’s first Quantel Harry. Worked with R/GA and Doug Trumbull on 2 dark ride films.  Created and produced a miniature city to be shown on stage in a Broadway play, City of Angels

Broadcast Arts (Jan 1978 - Jan 1990)

Executive Producer/Head of Production/Lead VFX Supervisor                          New York

Responsible for all facets of production. Managed a staff of over 200 artists, producers and cameramen.  Built and ran a 20,000 sq ft Motion Control stage facility.  BA created and produced the first season of "PeeWee’s Playhouse”

Early Years (June 1974 – Jan 1978)                                                           Washington, DC

Taught Photography workshops at National Camera and worked as a teaching  assistant to Paul Kennedy at The Corcoran College of Art & Design. 

Education

Rochester Institute of Technology 1974

BFA in Photo Illustration/Photography as a Fine Art

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References

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