Brian Wankum
POST PRODUCTION PRODUCER 
 
brian@brianwankum.com
 (213) 359-2241 

Post Production Producer with extensive experience leading the creative, technical, and logistical processes of post on complex scripted series such as 'Once Upon a Time', 'Amazing Stories', 'The Santa Clauses', ‘Firefly’ and ‘THEM’.  Well versed in Visual Effects, Virtual Production Techniques, Titles & Graphics, Pro Camera Formats, Dailies Workflows, Offline and Online Editorial, Color Correction​, Music/Score Production, Sound Editorial, Audio Mixing, and Final Deliverables.

Career Highlights:

THEM: THE SCARE
Season 2 of ​Prime Video's horror anthology series.

Sony/Amazon Co-Pro for Prime Video  

Shot in Atlanta for 1990's Los Angeles with extensive set extension and cleanup.

Arri Alexa LF & MINI LF  
Dolbyvision HDR
5.1 Sound

THE SANTA CLAUSES
Season 1 of the Disney+ series.
Twentieth Television Production

North Pole scenes built out on ILM's volume stage on the Disney lot.

Arri Alexa LF and  MINI LF  
Dolbyvision HDR
Dolby Atmos Mix

THEM: COVENANT
Season 1 of Prime Video's horror anthology series. 
 Sony/Amazon Co-Pro for Prime Video

1950s Los Angeles required extensive set extension and cleanup.
This was my pandemic show.  We successfully migrated post to work from home in under 48 hours.

Sony Venice
HDR 10
5.1 Sound

AMAZING STORIES
Reboot of Steven Spielberg's classic anthology series, part of the  Apple TV+ premiere lineup.

Each episode was like its own movie with different cameras (including Sony Venice and RED Monstro), aspect ratios, composers, and VFX vendors.
  
Dolbyvision HDR
Dolby Atmos Sound

Once Upon a Time 
Fantasy series for ABC 
22 episodes/season for 7 years with pioneering use of virtual sets.  We successfully implemented novel workflows including in-house online and single re-recording mixer, both of which gave us time to deal with the VFX shot count (300-500 per episode) and breakneck schedule.

V
Reboot of the cult classic 80s sci-fi series.
In 2009, this was the first time virtual sets were used at such a large scale with Zoic's pioneering Zeus System, shown in this behind-the-scenes reel.  We also used DNX 115 as an all in one offline/ online, greatly reducing the steps to put this very complex series on the air.

Firefly
If you know you know - this was the one that got away.  Best crew, best cast, best everything, so of course it got canceled.  Not even 1 full season but still my most talked-about credit.  This is Zoic's 15th anniversary celebration reel.
Browncoats forever!

Buffy the Vampire Slayer

This was my big break, from post P.A. to department head by season 4.  The most incredible opportunity to learn all about about post on one of the greatest shows of all time!  This fan trailer says it all.

Shot on 16mm and 35mm!