Aaron Rhodes

Work History

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  Executive Producer

  Pixvana

  March 2016 - Present
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  VES: Bay Area Board Member

  Visual Effects Society

  February 2011 - Present

  Active board member on the Bay Area division of the VES.
  
  The Visual Effects Society (VES) is a non-profit professional, honorary society, dedicated to advancing the arts, sciences, and applications of visual effects and to improving the welfare of its members by providing professional enrichment and education, fostering community, and promoting industry recognition.
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  Producer & Director

  emotion studios, inc

  April 2013 - February 2016

  I've Produced and Directed with emotion studios for clients such as GAP, Hewlett Packard, and Adobe. Most recently I Produced a short film for Adobe entitled EAMES HACKATHON, and directed two of the stories https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJixOv1sBWI. emotion is a fantastic agency comprised of filmmakers using the latest technology for documentaries, entertainment and corporate branding.
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  Visual Effects Editor & Roto Paint Supervisor

  Evil Eye Pictures

  December 2010 - April 2013

  Projects Including such films as:
  - THOR2: Trailer (2013)
  - OZ: The Great and Powerful (2013)
  - Cirque du Soleil 3D (2012)
  - Marvel's Avengers (2012)
  - Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance (2011)
  - J.J. Abrams Super 8 (2011)
  - Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)
  - THOR (2011)
  - HICK (2011)

  

  

  
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  Editor and Colorist

  Spy Post

  July 2010 - November 2010

  Commercial Editor and Short/Feature Colorist.
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  Colorist, Editor, Compositor

  Spy Post

  January 2010 - July 2010

  Worked on Scott Stewart's film "Priest".
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  Compositor

  Lightstream Animation Studios

  September 2009 - October 2009

  Compositing on a great show! Some great talent at this shop.
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  VFX and Compositing Supervisor

  Polygon Entertainment

  March 2009 - September 2009

  I had the privileged of being VFX Supervisor Bungie's Halo: Reach promo trailer for Microsoft's E3 event. It was a fast paced, fun trailer to work on. boards/animatic to final delivery in just five weeks.
  
  I also was Compositing Supervisor for 180+ green screen shots in Tsunami (Haeundae), a Korean disaster movie. Tsunami is in the top 5 most successful film in Korean cinema history.

  
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  Associate VFX Supervisor

  The Orphanage

  August 2007 - February 2009

  On set with the great Frank Miller and Bill Pope, I was responsible for keeping a watchful eye on First Unit VFX, helping Stu Maschwitz supervise 1800+ visual effects.

  

  

  

  
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  Senior Colorist

  The Orphanage

  September 1999 - February 2009

  I've been doing DI since 2000, since before it was commonly known as DI. I’ve had the opportunity to color grade dozens of Independent Feature Films using the Filmmaster Nucoda system and After Effects. Working with likes of Frank Miller, Bill Pope, John Lindley, Allison Anders, and Ethan Hawke I’ve touched a broad diversity of film and video. I've color corrected hundreds of visual effects sequences numerous commercials and short films.
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  Roto Paint Supervisor

  The Orphanage

  January 2003 - 2007

  Work on such films as HellBoy, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest, and Live Free or Die Hard to name a few.

• Director of Photography

  eMotion studios

  1999 - 2000

  Shot and edited a couple commercials and industrial videos.