Robert W. Hutchins

Special Effects Supervisor

(213) 718-8191

Specialties:

Special Effects Supervision: Experience with international productions, having supervised projects filmed in Canada, China, Monaco, Mongolia, Romania and the U.S.A.
Entertainment Pyrotechnics: Pyro for special effects, theatrical and public display. Specialization in miniature special effects pyro. Holder of California Class One Special Effects and Public Display Licenses, as well as Federal User/Manufacturer of High Explosives License.
Pyrotechnic Safety Training: Fire Safety Officer training courses conducted for the California State Fire Marshal and the Fire Departments of Ventura, Orange and Los Angeles Counties, and the Cities of Los Angeles and Burbank.
Military Training Exercises: Pyrotechnician for "Hyper-Realistic", tactical, military training exercises.
Electronics: Specialization in design, construction and programming of electronic control systems for the entertaiment industry.
Computers: Specialization in programming, 3D modeling and animation.

Work Experience:

2004-present: Pyrotechnician for Strategic Operations military training exercises. Instrumental in the development and deployment of pyrotechnics for "Hyper-Realistic", tactical, military training.
1995-present: Special effects supervisor for feature films, television and commercials. Feature credits include Mercenary, Invader, The Legend of Galgameth, Back to Even, Pavilion of Women and Rain. Television credits include the visual effects department for HBO's From the Earth to the Moon. Additional projects are listed below.
1986-present: Freelance special effects technician. Pyrotechnician for special effects, theatrical and public display. Projects are listed below.
1994: Pyrotechnic supervisor for Stargate Films. Production of five live action computer games involving over two hundred miniature and full size pyro shots.
1992-1994: Pyrotechnic operator in charge for Six Flags Magic Mountain's Batman Nights Fireworks and Laser Show. Responsibilities included installation, maintenance, training of personnel, tracking inventory, overseeing the daily loading and operating the nightly show, using the Pyrodigital firing system.
1992-1994: Computing Coordinator for American Digital Media and Lol Creme Productions. Designed, built and programmed The Lolster, a multimedia production system. Generated computer animated commercials. Designed and programmed interactive computer games.
1985-1993: Effects technician for Cinnabar Special Effects. Active in all aspects of special effects work. Staff pyrotechnician. Foreman of the electronics shop. Designed, built and programmed numerous electronic control systems.

Project List:

Feature Films / Short Films / Documenteries:

Alien Resurrection
Arlington Road
Apollo 13
Armageddon
Babysitter 2
Back to Even
Bomb Miester
The Cave
Chain Reaction
Dante's Peak
The Dark Side of Happiness
Disorderlies
Dreux & Alyssa
Entity: Nine
The Expendables
For Richer or Poorer
Forearm Shiver
Free Willy II
Gedo
Godzilla
Good Kill

Head in the Sand
Hell Boy
Hellraiser 4
Idiocracy
Independence Day
Invader
I Robot
The Legend of Galgameth
Lord of Illusion
Mafia
Man in the Chair
Mercenary
Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol
National Geographic Titanic: 25 Years Later
One Night at McCool's
Outlander
Pavilion of Women
Primevil
The Punisher
Rain

Red
Resident Evil II
Robo Warrior
Sacrifice
Say it in Russian
Skinned Deep
Skywalker Sound
The Sleep: Survival Horror
Some Kind Of Hate
Spartan
Spin Cycle
Spread
Team America - World Police
Terminator II
Underworld II
Up, Up and Away
Virus
Volcano
Wheels
White Out
Witness

Feature Trailers / Teasers / Credit Sequences:

Angel Heart
Blown Away
Devil's Advocate
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood

End of Days
Eraser
Lethal Weapon 4
Mission: Impossible
Mission: Impossible II

The Mask of Zorro
Relic
Star Trek: Insurrection
Wanted

Television / Cable / Music Video:

90210
The Amazing Race
The Amazing Race China
American Music Awards
America's Best Dance Crew
America's Got Talent Extreme
America's Next Top Model
Andy Dick
Ant Farm
Asteroid
Atomic Train
Bad Girls Club
Bargain Hunters
Benise - The Spanish Guitar
Best Friends Whenever
Bif Naked
The Biggest Loser
Biker Build-Off
Boston Legal
Brand New Cherry Flavor
The Brian Henson Project
Brothers and Sisters
Catagory 7
CD USA
Cha$e
The Champions of Magic
College Mad House
Coming In America
Community
Cousin Skeeter
Criminal Minds
CSI Miami
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Days Of Our Lives
Dog With A Blog
Entourage
ER
Euphoria
Expats
Farm Club
Fastlane

Felicity
Fox TV - Mondo
From the Earth to the Moon
Fun House
Game Quest
General Hospital
The Gong Show
The Grammy Awards
Greek
Heist
High Society
Home Ec
Home Improvement
Hurricane
I'm In the Band
The Jamie Kennedy Experiment
The Jersey
The Journey of Allen Strange
Just Jordan
Keenan
Key And Peele
Kickin' It
Lab Rats
The Late Late Show
The Life and Times of Marcus Felony Brown
Little Fires Everywhere
Love
The Man Who Broke A Thousand Chains
Mary J. Blige
Mase
MC Hammer
Medium
Million Dollar Chance of a Lifetime
Melrose Place
The Mind of Mencia
Mo Thugs
Mr. Bill's Christmas
My Chemical Romance
Myth Busters
Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide
The New Name That Tune
Nick Swardson Sketch Comedy Show

Offspring
Passions
The Peoples Choice Awards
Petals In The Wind
POD
Primetime Glick
R. Kelly
Raven's Home
Rich Dicks
Room 104
Runaway Ralph
The Sarah Silverman Program
Scene of the Crime
Seal Team
The Secret World of Alex Mack
Shooter
Shredder Man
So NoTORIous
Soul Train Music Awards
Stan the Man
Steve Harvey
Stevie Sanchez
Storm on the Horizon
Strange Angel
Stuck In The Middle
System of a Down
Team Knight Rider
The Teen Choice Awards
Third Annual Stuntman Awards
Third Watch
This Is Us
Transparent
Ultraman
The Unsuccessful Thug
V.I.P.
Walk The Prank
The Wizards of Waverly Place
Xtreme Pro Wrestling
The Young and the Restless
Y2K
Zeke and Luther

Theatrical / Corporate / Public Display:

AT&T
Auto Zone
Blockbuster Video
Boy Scouts of America
Burbank Airport Disaster Drill
The Burning Man Project
Busta' Rhymes
Celine Dion
Cellular One
Chino Disaster Drill
Church of Scientology
City of La Verne
City of S. Pasadena
City of West Covina
The Commodors
Cottonwood Christian Center
Crescenta Valley C of C

The Crusty Demons
CSLA
Disney On Ice
The Eagles
Elanco
KGB Sky Show
L.A. Parks Department
Lance Burton
LAX Disaster Drill
Los Angeles Ballet
Macy's Passport
Marine Corps Band
MCI
Megadeth
Metallica
Micheal Jackson

Motley Crue
Office of the State Fire Marshal
Ontario Disaster Drill
Parke-Davis
Paul McCartney
PDQ Bach
Saban Entertainment
San Diego Padres
San Diego Symphony
Sea World
Six Flags Magic Mountain
USC
Washington Mutual
Wasp
World's Greatest Magic
WWF
Xtreme Pro Wrestling

Commercials / Promos / Viral Videos:

AARP
Acapulco Restaurants
Activision
Acura
Adidas
Allied Signal
American Family Insurance
American Girl
American Red Cross
Ameriprise
Apple Computer
AT&T
Battle For Milkquarious
Bell Telephone
Bibigo
Big Red
BMW
Bolla Wine
Britta
Budweiser
Burger King
Caesar's Palace
Campbell's Chunky Soup
Capital One
Capn' Morgan
Carl's Jr.
Carlsburg
CBS Superbowl
Cellular One
Charbroil
Cheese Advisory Board
Cheetos
Chef Boyardee
Chevrolet
Coca Cola
Comcast
Converse
Country Tree
Discover Card
Disney Home Video
Dodge
Dominick Dunne
Domino's Pizza
Dr. Scholl's
Eagle One

Enterprise
ESPN
ETV
Fiat
Firestone
Ford
Fram Oil Filters
Gatorade
Geico
The General
Goodyear
Grace Under Fire
H2
Hardee's
Hollywood Gum
Hoyle's
Honda
Hyundai
Jack in the Box
Jeopardy
Kabel 1
Kellogg's
Kingfisher
Mark Rober - Crunch Labs
Marlboro
McDonald's
Meijer
Mercedes
Merril Lynch
Miller Lite
Mitsubishi
MTV
Nabisco
Namco
National Car Rental
NFL
Nike
Nissan
Not For Sale
Old Spice
Opium Perfume
Palmolive
Payless
Pepcid AC
Pizza Hut
Playstation 2

Pop Tarts
Publix
Puegot
Quaker State
Range Rover
Rave
RCA
Reebok
Renault
Reynolds Wrap
Saturn
Servistar
Sherman Williams
Showtime
Skittles
Smart and Final
Sony
Southeast Bank
Southwestern Bell
Spongebob Squarepants
Starbucks
Sterling
Stuart Anderson's
Suzuki
Taco Bell
Taylor Made
Tecate
Texaco
Tobasco
Toshiba
Toyota
Tropicana Orange Juice
Turbo Tax
Twix
Tylenol
United Airlines
U.S. Marine Corps
Valvoline
Verizon
Virgin Mobile
Visa
Vlasic
Yamaha
York Pepermint Pattie
Zima

Associations:

Alliance of Special Effects and Pyrotechnic Operators I.A.T.S.E. Locals 33 and 44

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Robert W. Hutchins

Special Effects Supervisor

(213) 718-8191

Contents:

Specialties:

Special Effects Supervision

Entertainment Pyrotechnics

Pyrotechnic Safety Training

Military Training Exercises

Electronics

Computers

Work Experience:

2004-present

1995-present

1986-present

1994

1992-1994