Varoujan
Froundjian

Born in Beirut, Lebanon from Armenian heritage. I have studied Theater and Acting in my motherland, Yerevan, Armenia. Immigrated to USA in 1979 and I am fully a US citizen. During, 1980’s I became a member of Millennium Film Workshop where besides learning about shooting with 16mm Camera, and editing films, I also became familiar with the films of masters of the experimental cinema, to name a few; Stan Brakhage, Maya Deren, Norman McLaren, Andy Warhol and many others. But, the necessity of making a living and supporting family did not allow me to make my own experimental films. But since I worked in publishing corporations I had the access and learned all about the design and imaging software, such as Adobe Creative Suit, which now is allowing me to create my own digital experimental films. And now, at my age of 72, I am finally have the time and freedom to create my own films.

I use several tools to create my films. I begin with a pencil and paper which is transferred to Procreate app on my iPad where I add, colors and shades which then is transferred to iMac where using Adobe software, I further stylize and finally assemble in Adobe After Effects and add background music to the project.