doc. Mgr. Antonín Weiser

doc. MgA. Antonín Weiser Cinematographer

1967 – 1972 – graphic designer – photographer, graduation from a secondary school

1979 – FAMU – graduate – film and television cinematographer, the Master title

1980 – compulsory military service

1981 – Barrandov Film Studios – employee, independent special effects cinematographer

1981 – Krátký film Praha – business trip abroad – director of photography – South America (4 months)

1982 – Barrandov Film Studios – the first independent special effects work – (The Flying Čestmír series).

1982 – 1988 – Barrandov Film Studios in Prague + Krátký film Praha – director of photography and an independent special effects cinematographer.

1988 – 1991 – as an employee of the Barrandov Film Studios, sent by Filmexport on a business trip to West Germany (3 years). (director of photography and special effects cinematographer).

1992 and later – working on various film and TV projects.

1994 – nomination for the Czech Lion Award (special effects category) " Accumulator " – J. Svěrák

1994 and later – FAMU – invited by Prof. Šofr to give lectures as an external teacher,

1995 – founder and co-owner of the Digital Media Production, a.s. company

1996 – FAMU – giving lectures at the Department of Animation.

1996 – 1998 creation of multimedia titles in CD-ROM, Video-CD, DVD formats.

1997 – creation of the first functional DVD title in Europe, within the DMP, a.s. company . DVD – " KOLJA" – directed by Jan Svěrák. autumn

1998 – sale of ownership Interest in the DMP, a.s. company

1999 – FAMU – activities as a cinematographer and a teacher (Department of Cinematography, Department of Direction)

2000 – FAMU – teacher – Department of Direction (multimedia, camera)

2001 – co-inventor of “ARTEBOX”, a special effects background screen

2002 – FAMU – ordinary teacher – Department of Cinematography

2004 – AMU – appointed Docent in the subject of Film, Television and Photographic Art and New Media

2006 – The European patent for “ARTEBOX”, special effects background screen

2010 – Expo 2010, Shanghai – expert co-operation at the Czech pavilion. (visitors’ “subjective flying” – ARTEBOX)

2013 and later – a researcher within the NAKI project of the Ministry of Culture of the Czech Republic: “METHODOLOGY OF DIGITISING THE NATIONAL FILM FUND”
He works as a cinematographer, special effects cinematographer, special effects supervisor, crisis manager of special effects projects. So far, he has created 1,507 TV programmes, 41 feature projects, 33 documentaries, 54 commercials etc.

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