Steve Reiss Explained

Steve Reiss
Birth Date:28 August 1958
Birth Place:Forest Hills, New York
Nationality:American
Known For:Producer, publisher, ocean activist

Steve Reiss (born August 28, 1958) is a Grammy-nominated producer, entrepreneur, author and ocean activist.[1]

Early life

Reiss was born on August 28, 1958, in Forest Hills, New York and raised in Manhattan and Bridgehampton, New York. He studied Marine Science at the University of Miami and Marine Biology at UC San Diego, graduating with a degree in Visual Arts.[2]

Career

Reiss has worked for NBC Productions, Propaganda Films and Satellite Films, Digital Domain, Speedshape Los Angeles, Sea Level VFX, and Copa.[3] [4] Between 1998 and 2008 he worked with Partizan, Anonymous Content, Spot Welders and Speedshape on advertising campaigns for the Gap, Lexus Dark Ride, BMW, Nike and Air France.[5] [6] Reiss has worked with Mark Romanek, Peter Care, Michel Gondry, Spike Jonze, Phil Joanou, Michael Bay and has produced music videos for Michael Jackson—who taught him the "moonwalk" during their shoot—The Breeders, and Lauryn Hill.[7] [8]

Reiss was credited as a co-producer for R.E.M.'s Road Movie for Warner Bros. in 1996, and produced and packaged the books Mark Romanek: Music Video Stills in 1999 and Thirty Frames Per Second: The Visionary Art of the Music Video with writer and editor Neil Feineman in 2000.[9] [10] Thirty Frames Per Second chronicles the history of music videos and their influence on pop culture, sports, advertising and fashion[11] and was positively reviewed by LA Weekly.[12] Still shots from music videos were converted from low resolution frame stills into high resolution digital imagery for printing.[13]

Activism

Reiss is a surfer and environmental activist for the preservation of clean water and the oceans.[14] He is an advisor for the Catapulta Fest in Oaxaca, Mexico, and has done fundraising and outreach for Heal the Bay. Reiss is also the strategic advisor for SustainableSurf.org, an ocean advocacy organization for surfers. He consults for the Buckminster Fuller Institute and is an advisor to the Florence Belsky Charitable Foundation.

Publications and book packaging

Producer credits

Television

Film and DVD

Music videos

Post-producer and visual effects supervisor credits

Music videos

Awards and nominations

Music videos

Commercials

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sea Level VFX Rises with New Hires on Renderosity.com. 2016-08-26.
  2. Web site: Gabriela Gonzalez Stories Los Angeles Business Journal. labusinessjournal.com. 2016-08-26.
  3. Web site: Urban Air » Steve Reiss Producer. urbanair.is. 2016-08-26.
  4. News: Alex Frisch and Vico Sharabani Launch VFX Studio COPA. Animation World Network. 2016-10-26.
  5. Web site: Sea Level VFX Rises with New Hires on Renderosity.com. 2016-09-25.
  6. Web site: Lexus CT 200h Dark Ride (2010) :60 (USA) Adland ®. adland.tv. 2016-10-26.
  7. Web site: " ; LA Producer on Coast Laments Death" - Sunshine Coast Daily (Maroochydore, Australia), June 27, 2009 .
  8. Web site: TRUST: QuietMan and COPA Network Collaborate on Coldplay Video Featuring Rihanna. www.trustcollective.com. 2016-09-25.
  9. News: bibliografia. 2009-11-27. mv flux. pt-PT. 2016-10-26.
  10. Web site: MODO INFOSHOP -- Home --. archivio.modoinfoshop.com. 2016-10-26.
  11. Book: Thirty frames per second : the visionary art of the music video in SearchWorks . 9780810943575 . 2016-09-25.
  12. Web site: Picker . Deborah . 2000-12-20 . The Coffee Table . 2016-09-25.
  13. Web site: request Filmmaker Magazine . 2016-09-25.
  14. Web site: Steve Reiss . sustainablesurf.org. 2016-09-25.
  15. Book: Mark Romanek: Music Video Stills by Mark Romanek.
  16. Web site: A + R / Artist in Residence. 2014-10-06. 2016-09-25. bot: unknown. https://web.archive.org/web/20141006124231/http://www.ainr.com/. 2014-10-06.
  17. Web site: On Tour with Leonard Cohen by Sharon Robinson powerHouse Books. www.powerhousebooks.com. 2016-09-25.
  18. Web site: Sharon Robinson Leonard Cohen. www.morrisonhotelgallery.com. 2016-09-25.
  19. Web site: The Beatles!. www.morrisonhotelgallery.com. 2016-09-25.

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