About

The Big Film Design team of designers and digital artists collaborate to bring creative vision and technical tools together to create movie magic. We’re located in New York because it is home to many of today’s most unusual, interesting and creative filmmakers. We love being part of their team, helping to make films that we’d like to see ourselves.

Big Film Design was built on the foundations of Balsmeyer & Everett, Inc., which achieved a reputation for innovative motion control photography and graphic animation in the 1990’s. In 2001, Big Film Design was born: New York’s first all-digital post production house for motion pictures and television.

The owner and Creative Director of Big Film Design is Randy Balsmeyer. He oversees everything that happens at BFD. Randy has been creating title sequences and supervising visual effects for over thirty years, beginning with David Cronenberg and Woody Allen and collaborating regularly with directors like Spike Lee, Joel & Ethan Coen and Martin Scorsese. In addition to his film work, he has also supervised VFX for television series such as Ray Donovan, 666 Park Avenue, and White Collar.

Randy also enjoys directing. He was Second Unit Director for Jim Jarmusch’s The Dead Don’t Die. He was the Director of Transitions for New York, I Love You, and also directed the second unit for Lasse Hallström’s Dear John. He is a member of the Director’s Guild of America (DGA).

In addition to being a DGA member, Randy is also a Director of Photography in ICG Local 600 and a member of the Visual Effects Society, from which he received the New York Chapter’s first Empire Award. He recently became a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (Oscars). Big Film Design is also a corporate member of the Post New York Alliance (PNYA).

Randy has won Emmys for his work on Sesame Street and Between the Lions, and was nominated for another Emmy for the opening sequence to Angels in America.