Jesse Toves

Work History

• VFX Generalist

  NDA Pre Production

  September 2020 - October 2020

  Los Angeles, CA
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  Visual Effects Generalist

  MFX

  November 2014 - June 2016

• CGI Generlaist

  Universal TV

  February 2015 - September 2015

• Animator, vfx generalist

  Defiance Universal

  August 2013 - April 2014

  Served as VFX generalist and character artist for the television show Defiance.
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  Animator, creature designer

  Stargate Studios

  March 2012 - May 2012

  Designed, modeled, textured, lit and animated several creatures for television pilot.

• Character Animator and CG Generalist

  Blood and Chome VFX

  August 2010 - August 2011

• Animator

  BSG VFX

  September 2008 - August 2010

  Complete character animation duties fro the SyFy Original series Caprica. Finished 18 episodes creating animation rigs, tracking live action plates, pre-visualization including environment design and layout, final character animation.
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  Visual Effects artist

  Amalgamated Pixels

  March 2008 - October 2008
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  Visual effects artist

  Dilated Pixels

  October 2007 - March 2008

  Modelling, texturing, rigging, animation, tracking, lighting and compositing

• Animator

  United Film Organization

  October 2004 - October 2007

  Creature design, storyboarding, modelling, texturing, rigging, animation, tracking, lighting and compositing
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  CG Generalist

  Rhythm & Hues Studios

  2001 - 2003

• Technical Director

  Foundation Imaging

  1998 - 2000

  Lighting, effects animation, modelling/texturing, prop modelling, vehicle modelling, character animation
  
  Conceptual art for various pitch documents

• CG Artist

  Vision Scape Imaging

  1997 - 1998

  CG generalist and freelance artist for modelling, texturing, rigging, and animation, conceptual design

• Principal

  760 Media

  March 1996 - October 1997

  Partnership in a full service advertising and marketing company, providing art direction and graphic design for clients in numours industries including:
  McDonald's Corp.
  Nextel
  Denso
  Onsite Energy
  PANC

• Graphic Designer

  McIntyre Advertising

  1995 - 1996

  Provided illustration and graphic design for advertising specialties, trade shows, and marketting materials for various clients in high-tech electronics, beverage and consulting industries.

• Art Director

  Latte Magazine

  January 1994 - March 1995

  Overall editorial art director, managing as well as creating illustrations, page layout and art direction as well as special feature art direction and digital output for publication.
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  VFX Generalist

  The Third Floor

  October 2000 - February 1901

  Los Angeles