Peter Baustaedter

Work History

• VFX Art Director

  GSR Productions

  September 2019 - Present

  Auckland, New Zealand

• Concept Artist

  Various

  December 2016 - January 2017

• Environment Artist / Concept Design

  Freelance

  August 2014 - October 2016

  Various clients

• (Freelance)

  January 2015 - February 2015

• Visual Effects Art Director

  Marco Polo Productions Asia

  April 2014 - August 2014

  VFX Art Director on the Weinstein Co. / Netflix TV series Marco Polo.

• Digital Matte Painter, Illustrator

  Freelance

  August 2013 - February 2014

  Completed remote work for various clients
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  Matte Painting

  Digipost

  June 2013 - July 2013

  Created digital matte art for the stereoscopic feature documentary "Beyond the Edge"

• Visual Effects Art Director

  Pacific Renaissance

  February 2011 - February 2013

  VFX Art Director on Spartacus: Vengeance and Spartacus: War Of The Damned
  
  Closely supporting the VFX Supervisor. Presenting to executive producer.
  Artistically oversaw the creation or more than 4000 visual effects shots in that time span.
  Re-formed the VFX art department, hired and supervised up to eight artists.
  Created a pipeline from production design department to post production.
  Responsible for creating a color pipeline and for overseeing VFX production color grading.
  Art directing vendors and remote artists. Designing key matte paintings.
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  Senior Matte Painter

  Wētā FX

  November 2004 - December 2010

  matte artist on:
  
  King Kong - Xmen3 - Bridge to Terabithia - Eragon - Fantastic 4: Silver Surfer - Thirty Days of Nights - Jumper - Day the Earth Stood Still - The Lovely Bones - Avatar -The Adventures of Tin Tin - Rise of the Planet of the Apes
  
  created environments for the 3D ride "Kong 360" for Universal Studios
  
  created concept art for several projects - among them: Jumper, The Lovely Bones and The Adventures of Tin Tin
  
  Received the VES Award for "Outstanding Matte Paintings in a Feature Motion Picture" for Avatar. Completed about 40 matte shots f

  

  
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  Digital Matte Painter

  The Orphanage

  October 2004 - December 2004

  Completed several matte paintings for the movie "Sin City"
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  Senior BG Artist

  Electronic Arts

  April 2004 - October 2004

  Supported the art director as senior BG artist with concept art and as texture lead
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  Digital Matte Painter

  The Orphanage

  December 2003 - April 2004

  Completed several extensive matte paintings for the movie "The Day After Tomorrow"
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  Matte and Texture Painting Supervisor

  Digital Domain

  November 2002 - December 2003

  Creation of a digital paint dept. for matte and texture painting, supervision and support of artists.
  The Time Machine and The Day After Tomorrow

  

  

  

  

  
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  Digital Matte Painter

  Wētā FX

  May 2002 - November 2002

  Creating digital mattes and character textures for LOTR: The Two Towers
  Worked under the art direction of Alan Lee and Jeremy Bennet

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

• Freelance Digital Matte Painter

  Peter Baustaedter

  March 2001 - May 2002

  Worked as freelance digital matte painter on movies (including: Cats & Dogs, Dracula 2000, Swordfish, etrc.),TV, and commercials (Chevy Halfpipe, Verizon).

• Freelance Matte Painter

  Barbed Wire FX

  2002 - 2002

  Matte Painting for a commercial "Chevy Halfpipe"

• Digital Matte Painter & Digital Art Director

  Station X

  April 1999 - January 2001

  Worked on various movie, TV, game and commercial projects.
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  BG Artist

  Heavy Iron Studios

  2000 - 2000

  Lead artist on the PS game title "Evil Dead"

• Digital Matte Painting Supervisor & Concept Artist

  Square Hawaii

  August 1997 - April 1999

  8 months art department, then position as matte painting supervisor on the all-cg movie "Final Fantasy - The Spirits Within"
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  Digital Artist, Digital Matte Painter and 3D Art Director

  Digital Domain

  April 1995 - August 1997

  Worked in various positions on various movies, commercials and music videos for Digital Domain.
  Most noteworthy projects:
  Apollo 13, The Fifth Element, Dantes Peak, Terminator 2/3D Ride, Titanic