Anthony Shafer

Anthony Shafer

Founder of Stereobox, Stereo Supe at IMD, TD/FX/COMP ILM.

Supervisor Technical Director / 24 yrs

San Francisco, CA, United States

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Compositing Supervisor

Michael Jackson: Slave to the Rhythm (2014)

Compositor

After Earth (2013)

Stereo Supervisor

Mars Needs Moms (2011)

Stereoscopic Supervisor

A Christmas Carol (2009)

Digital Artist

Transformers (2007)

Digital Artist

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006)

TD

War of the Worlds (2005)

Sequence Supervisor And Development Lead

Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005)

3D Artist

Robota: The Hunted (2005)

Sequence Supervisor

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)

Digital Artist

Stuck on You (2003)

Technical Director

Hulk (2003)

Digital Artist / Lead Technical Director

Star Wars: Bounty Hunter (2002)

Digital Effects Artist

Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002)

Computer Graphic Artist

Jurassic Park III (2001)

Digital Artist

The Perfect Storm (2000)

Technical Assistant

Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)

Stereoscopic Lead

The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)

Technical Assistant

Jack Frost

Unannounced

Compositing / Rigging / Nuke Pipeline Dev
Work History

  • Digital Production Supervisor

    Creature Art and Mechanics

    August 2013 - Present

    I help bridge the technical gap between artists and production by designing, coding and deploying artist and production tools. When not designing workflows, I can be found working on special-venue productions Nuke, Unity and Maya, among others.

    PROJECTS:
    Unannounced A Live Televised Concert Event - Lots of post production magic
    Unannounced Interactive Kiosk - Designed and developed fluid and flame FX in Unity/C#
    Unannounced Feature Animated Film - Executive Producer & Creative Director

  • Co-Founder / Creative Director

    Abunai Co.

    January 2012 - Present

    Abunai Co. is a content creation company focused on developing a slate of entertainment IP properties and games.

    PROJECTS:
    Global Food Fight by Mind Pirate - Concept Art and Gameplay Design
    Unannounced Interactive Kisok Project
    Unannounced Mobile Competitive Physics Game
    Jotbots - Episodic Content and Toy-line.

  • Senior Technical Director

    Spy Post

    2012 - April 2013

    Senior Technical Director, Nuke Plugin Developer, Compositor, Hard-Surface Rigging on "After Earth"

  • Co-Founder / Supervising Stereographer

    STEREOBOX

    August 2010 - December 2011

    CEO, Business Development, Investor Relations and Supervising Stereo 3D Shows

  • Stereoscopic Supervisor / Lead Pipeline Technical Director

    ImageMovers

    June 2007 - December 2010

    Built virtual camera system, camera publishing and real-time director layout suit as Lead Pipeline Developer.

    Stereoscopic Supervisor- Responsible for planning, reviewing and delivering stereoscopic footage to VFX Supervisor and Editorial.

  • Lead Technical Director

    Industrial Light & Magic

    February 1998 - June 2007

    Shot Technical Director responsible for lighting, compositing and shotFX. Creature lookdev and sequence FX setups. Pipeline Development in Python, MEL, Compositing Plugins and Workflows.

  • Co-Founder / Creative Director

    MediaBubble, Inc

    August 2000 - August 2003

    Online mini-sites, Ad Campaigns and Promotional Games in Flash.

  • Co-Founder / Product Designer

    Fetchadog, LLC

    July 1999 - August 2001

    Product Design, Manufacturing, Marketing and Packaging.

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Education

  • Computer Engineering

    University of the Pacific

    January 1992 - May 1997