jonathan alenskas

jonathan alenskas

Supervisor VFX Supervisor and Artist / Lead Generalist / 25 yrs

Cape Town, South Africa

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Visual Effects Supervisor

Heart of the Hunter (2024)

Compositing Supervisor

The Unbreakable Sword (2022)

Visual Effects Supervisor

Bla Bla Baby (2022)

Visual Effects Supervisor

The Gilded Age (2022)

Visual Effects Artist

Barun Rai and the House on the Cliff (2021)

On Set Visual Effects Supervisor

The Kissing Booth 3 (2021)

On Set VFX Supervisor

The Watch (2020)

On Set VFX Supervisor

The Kissing Booth 2 (2020)

Visual Effects Supervisor On Set

Grant (2020)

CG Supervisor

Capone (2020)

Compositor

The Red Sea Diving Resort (2019)

Visual Effects Supervisor

Warrior (2019)

Compositor

The Widow (2019)

Dfx Supervisor (2018)

Sabuesos (2018)

Compositing Supervisor / Senior Digital Compositor (Unknown Episodes)

The Resident (2018)

Visual Effects Post Supervisor

Medici (2018)

Compositing Supervisor

Ferien vom Leben (2017)

Digital Compositor

Blood Drive (2017)

VFX Comp Supervisor

Max 2: White House Hero (2017)

Composite Supervisor

American Gods (2017)

Visual Effects Supervisor

The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (2017)

VFX Post-Production Supervisor

Limestone Cowboy (2017)

Visual Effects Post Supervisor

Medici: Masters of Florence (2016)

VFX Comp Supervisor

Christmas List (2016)

Visual Effects Post Supervisor

The Apostle Peter: Redemption (2016)

Visual Effects Post Supervisor

Joseph and Mary (2016)

Senior Digital Compositor

Roots (2016)

CG Artist

Our Kind of Traitor (2016)

Visual Effects Post Supervisor

La embajada (2016)

Lead CG Lighting And Shading / Lead Compositor / Visual Effects Superv

Eye in the Sky (2016)

Compositing Supervisor

Pure Genius (2016)

CG Artist

Jupiter Ascending (2015)

Digital Modeller

Sunstroke (2014)

Animation Supervisor / CG Lead / Digital Compositing Lead / Matchmove

Sophia Grace & Rosie's Royal Adventure (2014)

CG Lead / Digital Compositing Lead / Matchmove Artist

Seal Team Eight: Behind Enemy Lines (2014)

CG Artist

The Invisible Woman (2014)

Visual Effects Artist / Visual Effects Consultant

Knockdown (2014)

Visual Effects Supervisor

Yonderland (2013)

Visual Effects Artist

Mary and Martha (2013)

On Set VFX Supervisor

Our Girl (2013)

Lead Digital Compositor

Tree Fu Tom (2013)

Visual Effects Supervisor

Andrew Marr's History of the World (2012)

Graphics Pre Vis

Dark Tide (2012)

Lighting Artist

The Lion of Judah (2011)

Visual Effects

Life in a Day (2011)

On-Set Visual Effects Supervisor

The Sinking of the Laconia (2011)

Compositing Supervisor / Digital Effects Supervisor

Un passo dal cielo (2011)

Visual Effects Supervisor

Strike Back (2011)

Visual Effects Artist

The Race-ist (2010)

Visual Effects Supervisor / Lighthouse Svfx

Lost City Raiders (2008)

Visual Effects Supervisor

Crusoe (2008)

Digital Compositor

The Mist (2007)

Compositing Supervisor

Grey's Anatomy (2005)

Animation Director

Caillou (1997)
Supervision and Generalist Reel 2017
reel 2016
Work History

  • VFX Supervisor

    Freelance

    January 2018 - Present
    Cape Town Area, South Africa

  • VFX Consultant

    Netflix

    March 2022 - September 2023
    South Africa

  • VFX Supervisor

    Netflix

    June 2021 - March 2022
    South Africa

  • VFX Supervisor

    Stargate Studios

    December 2020 - July 2021
    Cape Town, South Africa

  • H.B.O cinemax

    January 2019 - May 2019
    Cape Town, South Africa

  • DFX supervisor

    Inspired Minority Pictures

    July 2018 - August 2018
    Mauritius

  • VFX supervisor

    Freelance

    January 2018 - May 2018
    Cape Town, South Africa

  • DFX Supervisor

    Stargate Studios

    February 2016 - January 2018

  • Digital Supervisor

    Stargate Studios

    February 2016 - January 2017
    Malta, MT

    supervised and trained all artists in studio. Oversaw scheduling and Quality control of all work.

  • Senior Visual Effects Supervisor

    Darkside Studios

    August 2014 - January 2016
    London, United Kingdom

    Acquisition , Management and Supervision of visual effects for Film and Television

  • Inspired Minority

    November 2012 - January 2016

    Visual Effects Supervisor and Lead Artist in all areas of visual effecst Post Production

  • senior CG artist

    One Of Us

    February 2014 - August 2014

  • Compositing Lead

    Blue Zoo

    May 2013 - February 2014

  • senior CG artist

    One Of Us

    October 2012 - November 2012
    London, United Kingdom

    3D Generalist Position with a focus on lighting , texturing and Rendering.

  • Fluid Pictures

    August 2010 - November 2012

    VFX Supervisor , Softimage XSI Generalist , After Effects Compositing Lead

  • Animation Director

    Clockwork Zoo

    2009 - 2010

    At Clockwork Zoo I was hired as an animation Director on a TV show called Caillou ,
    produced by Cookie Jar Entertainment in Canada.
    Myself and 2 other animation directors oversaw , mentored and quality controlled
    the work executed by a team of just over 70 animators.
    I was then relocated to Johannesburg to facilitate animation direction
    and mentoring new animators to help with the excess of work.

  • Senior CG Generalist

    Masters and Savant

    2008 - 2009

    I worked a generalist for Masters and Savant , Johannesburg and Cape Town branch. We used Softimage and After effects to execute design orientated commercials for Companies across South Africa.

  • Writer / Director / 3D Generalist

    Animazing Workshop

    2006 - 2007

    I started working at anamazing when a short film i wrote was picked as part of a slate of animated projects to be developed and produced by the company. I mentored Teams of emerging 3D animators and worked them to create 2 x 5 minute films which I Directed.

  • 3D Generalist

    Luma Animation

    2004 - 2006

    Lightwave and Softimage Generalist for Commercials and short for animation projects

  • 3D Generalist

    Atomic Visual Effects

    2001 - 2003

    Worked in Lightwave 3D , Photoshop and Combustion on various Commercial and Film projects

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