Who is Video Voodoo?

Welcome to the Video Voodoo website, I’d like to thank you for taking the time to visit the site and check out my work.

I am Scott Lissard, the sole proprietor behind Video Voodoo, LLC. I have been working professionally in audio and video production since 1989.

In March of 1990 I headed out to Hollywood to go to school at The Institute of Audio and Video Engineering. I was really lucky to find myself in the hands of some very talented engineers and editors, who worked part time there as teachers. The school covered both audio and video engineering and production, but the emphasis was on analog audio engineering and the upcoming world of digital audio.

From there I did an internship on the ABC American Top 40 radio show; where I got my first taste of non-linear editing. The engineer I assisted was using an early version of Pro-Tools and recorded straight to racks of laser video disc recorders, which were then accessed like hard drives.

Later that year I got my first job as an assistant engineer for a 24-Track analog audio studio in North Hollywood called Weddington Studios. There I worked on projects for Lou Rawls, Mike Post, Disney and many others and produced and recorded music for a variety of bands on my own. We worked on everything from voiceovers for the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles cartoons to recording 50 piece orchestras for Mike Post. It was a beautiful studio and I enjoyed working there; however I needed more consistent work.

I found work at the place that would define my career from that point on. Rex Olson hired me at RAVE Video (Remote Audio Video Enterprises); an online video editing and post production facility. Rex was a real inspiration and a great mentor. I learned much of what I know about directing, editing and production from him.

At RAVE we worked on a variety of multi-camera productions such as Hal Leonard's Starlicks music instructional videos; which featured famous musicians like Joe Walsh, Flea, Jeff “Skunk” Baxter, Trevor Rabin of Yes (just to name a few). These were sold in music stores all across the country. We also created infomercials like the Stair-climber Plus with Bruce Jenner. We also cut national commercials and created pilots for tv shows. We often set up multi-camera shoots on location.

I got my start in 3d animation when Rex purchased a revolutionary product called the Video Toaster. I found the 3d package, Lightwave 3D, to be particularly interesting and still use it to this day.

I worked for RAVE for about 4 years before I moved back to Louisiana. My family is here and I decided to see if I could find work doing what I love in the place I call home.

In the late 90's I worked for KATC-TV3, the ABC broadcast affiliate in Lafayette, where I was the Senior Avid Editor.

From KATC I was recruited by the CajunDome, where I was in charge of the video department. The CajunDome is a 13,000 seat indoor arena that is the home to USL college basketball, and was home to the ECHL IceGators Hockey Team. There I maintained and operated the video system which consisted of a 5 camera, live switched setup which fed four 16 screen video walls. I directed video for the games and other events, coordinated video assist for a variety of live broadcasts and hired and scheduled operators.

I started 3danimationonline.com in 2000 and began offering animation services over the internet. Over the years I have found a niche creating animations for the oil and gas industry since so much of what they do happens where you just can’t put a camera.

In 2004 an interior decorator named Crissy Greene and I created a local home improvement television show called Project Style. We put together a demo, found some sponsors and purchased our airtime through the local cable provider. The show was well received and our sponsors were pleased. Although the show survived hurricanes Katrina and Rita, the downturn in the housing market led us to bring it to a close.

In October of 2008 I began doing visual effects work for Bullet Films and Sweetpost Productions, who migrated here from Hollywood. I worked on a few sci-fi films for them that are shown on the SyFy channel.

Pixel Magic, a highly regarded and established visual effects company from Burbank, moved to lafayette in 2010. It has been an honor to work with them on the stereoscopic conversions of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, and the blockbusters Harry Potter 7a and 7b. I look forward to the future projects they may bring to Lafayette.

Thanks for taking the time to read this and thanks for your interest in my site and my company. Feel free to contact me anytime for scheduling and quotes or to discuss your production and how I might help.

Scott Lissard
Video Voodoo, LLC