Jeff Olm

Work History

• Flame Artist, Nuke Compositing, Colorist Cloud workflow technologist

  Perfect Pictures

  January 2016 - Present

• Director of Cloud Solutions and Business Development

  Eclipse Tech, LLC

  July 2020 - October 2022

  United States

  Working remotely is the future for all of us. For the past 2 years, I have been working with the Eclipse Tech team to help Universities, studios, and artists do just that. The cloud can help you work more efficiently and access great hardware. We can help design a solution to get you up and running in minutes. EclipseTech.co
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  Freelance AR, VR, VFX

  Freelance

  July 2018 - July 2022

  Greater Los Angeles Area
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  Flame Artist

  Technicolor Group

  January 2018 - May 2019

  Hollywood, California
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  Virtual Reality

  Jaunt XR

  January 2016 - May 2018

  Santa Monica

  Jeff currently works for Jaunt VR. Founded in 2013, Jaunt is the leading developer of the hardware, software, tools, and applications that enable cinematic VR and put the power of virtual reality in the hands of today’s best content creators. At Jaunt, Jeff and his colleagues are pioneering the future of creative storytelling through cinematic virtual reality working with leading creatives – from brands to artists to filmmakers to create cutting-edge content through Jaunt’s studio based in Santa Monica, California.
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  Principal Partner, Director, and Creative Director

  Dream No More Productions

  August 2013 - December 2015

  Dream No More Productions specializes in Advanced Visual Effects and Technology. As Creative Director I design and produce stunning visual effects with holographic pepper ghost illusion elements. Taking your Project, Production or Brand and utilizing the magic of Advance VFX film technology with the combination of sound, animation, and CGI we bring your vision to life in a way that is beyond your imagination.
  Specialties
  Advance VFX Film Technology
  Holograms/Holography
  Holographic Illusion
  Pepper Ghost
  Animation
  CGI
  3-D
  Sound Design
  Production
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  Colorist

  Technicolor Group

  March 2014 - July 2015

  Hollywood, CA

  Feature Film Colorist utilizing Autodesk Flame Premium Lustre.
  Marvel "Guardians of the Galaxy"
  New Regency "The Revenant"
  Marvel "Avengers 2 Age of Ultron"

  

• Visual Effects Supervisor/Creative Director

  Sense 11 Studio

  September 2015 - 2015

  Beijing, Dachang Studios, China

  VFX Supervisor/ Creative Director for Virtual Reality, Film, Television, ride films, and multimedia experiences.
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  Flame Premium Artist

  Modern Videofilm

  August 2014 - August 2014

  Santa Monica

  Trailer Editor.

• Editor and Flame Premium Artist

  NBC Universal Studios Digital Services

  October 2013 - May 2014

  Universal City, CA

  Motion Picture Editor and Colorist,
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  Stereo Lustre Colorist and FX Compositor

  DreamWorks Animation

  March 2008 - July 2013

  Glendale, CA

  Stereo Lustre Colorist and FX Compositor
  How to Train Your Dragon 2
  Turbo
  The Guardians
  Madagascar 3
  Puss in Boots
  Kung Fu Panda 2
  Megamind
  Shrek 4
  How to Train Your Dragon
  Monster vs. Aliens

• Colorist

  Journey to the Center of the Earth 3D

  July 2007 - February 2008

  Colorist 3D Stereoscopic Film

• Stereo Workflow Consultant

  Technicolor Creative Bridge

  2008 - 2008

  Designed stereo workflow for stereo Red camera rigs with dailies, syncing and post-production using Assimilate Scratch
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  Lustre Colorist

  Autodesk

  January 2003 - February 2007

  Product introduction to Hollywood Colorists and Film Labs. 2003
  As freelancer for Autodesk has trained colorists in use of a software color correction systems.
  Defined workflow and pipelines for Complete Post Technicolor Creative Services trailer division. Jeff continues to train colorists and help facilities develop streamline DI workflows for trailers and features.
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  Professor

  FXPHD

  2007 - 2007

  Provided foundations and taught Scratch 101 to worldwide network of Assimilate Scratch Colorists.
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  Flame Artist

  CBS Digital

  2007 - 2007

  Provided On Set Colorist services and dailies with Technicolor Creative Bridge mobile unit "MDLT" Assimilate Scratch for the "Bronx is Burning" for ESPN and completed final VFX with crowd replacement and stadium set extensions.
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  Inferno Artist

  Riot Games

  2007 - 2007

  Flame Artist for VFX on "Live Free Die Hard" and commercials.

• Colorist

  HTV

  2007 - 2007

  Lustre Colorist
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  Smoke Editor/ Flame Artist

  Red Car

  2007 - 2007

  Editor "Muse of War"
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nxEhKXZzePc
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  Inferno Artist

  A52

  2006 - 2007

  Acura, BMW, Honda commercials VFX and color.

• Inferno Artist

  Freelance

  1994 - 2007

  Creative artist solutions for major Hollywood films.

• Colorist, VFX consultant, and Look design

  Creative Bridge Inc.

  October 2005 - June 2006

  On set color correction using Scratch, Speed Grade, Gamma Density and Lustre.
  Digital Intermediate and Look design for feature films, cinematics, commercials, and music videos.
  VFX design and execution using Shake, Flame, and Inferno.
  45 feature films, 100's of music videos, commercials and broadcast TV shows.
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  Inferno Artist

  CIS Hollywood

  2006 - 2006

  Oceans 12, Ice Princess, Jar Head, color and look development.
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  Inferno Artist Sports Promos

  Fox Sports Net

  2006 - 2006

  NHL Hockey and NFL Football show opens and graphics.
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  Flame Artist

  Entity FX

  2005 - 2006

  Visual FX compositor using for television show "Smallville" and other TV shows.
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  Inferno Artist

  Asylum Visual Effects

  2005 - 2006

  - Senior Inferno Artist, for Ridley Scott’s Black Hawk Down (2001)
  - Added tracer fire, bullet hits, helicopters, rig removal, and enhanced the practical effects
  - Senior Inferno Artist for Bad Company (2002) and Minority Report (2002) under VFX Nathan McGuinness
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  Flame Compositor

  CBS Digital

  2005 - 2006

  Colorist, and Flame artist innovated onset look development and location based color correction utilizing Assimilate Scratch for (8) Episode ESPN mini-series, Bronx is Burning (2007)
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  Cinematics Look Development, Colorist and Compositor

  Sony Computer Entertainment America

  2005 - 2005

  Lead Look Development artist on the first Play Station video game
  "The Lair" Worked on look development of cinematics and game introductions.

• Inferno and Lustre Artist

  Discreet

  2003 - 2004

  Introduced Autodesk Lustre and software color correction to the world in 1993. Taught an inspired many Inferno, Flame, and Lustre artists. :)
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  Compositor

  DreamWorks Animation

  2003 - 2004

  Sharktale with Shake.

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  
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  Inferno Artist

  Sony Pictures Imageworks

  2000 - 2004

  Sony Pictures Imageworks
  - Trailer Colorist for Charlie’s Angels (2000) and Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle (2003), clients McG and Russell Carpenter
  - Trailer Colorist for Spider-Man (2001) and Spider-Man 2 (2004), clients Sam Raimi, John Dykstra ,and Don Burgess
  - Senior Inferno Artist utilizing Discreet’s Inferno and Sony’s Bonsai software
  for the following films:
  - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (2001) VFX Supervisor Rob Legato
  - Spider-Man (2001) VFX Supervisor John Dykstra
  - Cast Away (2001) VFX Supervisor Ken Ralston.
  - What Lies Beneath (2000) VFX Supervisor Rob Legato

  

  

  
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  Inferno Artist

  Asylum Visual Effects

  July 2002 - July 2003

  VFX rockets, muzzle flashes, explosions, CGI integration for complex battle scenes.
  "Blackhawk Down" and "Minority Report"
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  Inferno Artist

  Cinesite

  2002 - 2003

  VFX for "The Hitchhiker"

  
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  Inferno Artist

  Sony Pictures Imageworks

  1999 - 2003

  Composited VFX shots on the feature films Castaway, Harry Potter, Spiderman, I Spy, America's Sweethearts, The Chronicles of Narnia, Zathura, and Bewitched.

  

  
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  Inferno Artist

  Photon VFX

  2002 - 2002

  Composited shots on the feature film Ghost Ship.
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  Inferno Artist

  Asylum Visual Effects

  2002 - 2002

  Look Development for
  "Blackhawk Down" and "Minority Report"

• Flame Artist Look Developement sequence lead "Reign of Fire"

  The Secret Lab

  2002 - 2002

  - Sequence Lead Compositor/Inferno Artist, for Reign of Fire (2002)
  - Utilized Inferno and Shake for design and look of Archangels skydive sequence
  - Collaborated with director Rob Bowman and VFX Supervisor Rich Hoover
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  Inferno Artist

  Dream Quest Images

  1998 - 2001

  Inferno Artist for Feature Film VFX on Mighty Joe Young, Armageddon. Inspector Gadget, Stigmatta, and Gone In 60 Seconds.

  

  

  
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  Inferno Artist

  Digital Domain

  1996 - 1998

  Composited FX on The Fifth Element and member of Titanic crew winner of Best Visual Effects Oscar.

  

  
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  Editor

  Planet Blue

  1993 - 1994

  Editor for NBC's "Friday Night Video's" and VFX for commercials.
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  Editor

  The Post Group

  1987 - 1992

  Online editor for Warner Brothers, Universal, Ambling Animation, Propaganda Films and many other clients.

• Technical Operations Supervisor

  The Post Group at the Disney MGM Studios

  1987 - 1991

  Built and started the The Post Group at the Disney MGM Studios. As Technical Operations Supervisor.
  Managed and hired assistant editor staff.
  Built Post-Production facility from the ground up.
  Made cables during start up phase progressed to doing final editing, color correction and conform on network TV shows.