Jasper M. Baltzersen

Work History

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  Senior Compositor

  CoSA VFX

  April 2022 - April 2023

  Atlanta, Georgia, United States

  Digital compositor for feature film and television.

  

  

• Compositor

  StudioX - Academy of Art University

  February 2014 - May 2015

  San Francisco Bay Area

  Digital compositor for independent feature film.
  • Phil Tippett’s : MAD GOD : Part 2
  • 2015 Sundance award winner : Advantageous
  • 2014 Sundance NHK Award winner : Approaching The Unknown (Ad Inexplorata)
  • Roger Corman's : Art School of Horrors
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  Compositor

  Framestore

  May 2023 - July 2023

  Montreal, Quebec, Canada · Remote

  Digital compositor for feature film.
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  Image Finaling Artist

  DreamWorks Animation

  July 2023 - August 2023

  Glendale, California, United States · Remote

  Image finaling artist for feature film.

• Freelance Visual Effects Artist

  Birdsong Pictures

  May 2009 - June 2009

  San Francisco Bay Area

  Created several visual effects shots for independent feature film. Tasks included matte painting, roto, particle effects and compositing.
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  Senior Compositor

  SPIN VFX

  October 2021 - April 2022

  Atlanta, Georgia, United States

  

  

  
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  Compositor

  FuseFX

  January 2021 - October 2021

  Atlanta, Georgia, United States
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  Compositor

  Crafty Apes

  September 2017 - January 2021

  Atlanta, Georgia, United States

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  
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  Adjunct Professor Online

  The Digital Animation & Visual Effects School

  January 2017 - July 2018

  Orlando, Florida Area

  Online Adjunct Professor teaching creative courses in the Motion Graphics Bachelor's Degree program.
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  Lead Compositor

  Jaunt VR

  October 2015 - August 2017

  Santa Monica, California

  Stereoscopic digital compositor creating cinematic virtual reality content.
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  Compositor

  MPC

  May 2014 - October 2015

  Vancouver, B.C.

  Digital compositor for feature film.
  • Monster Trucks

  

  

  

  

  

  
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  Roto/Prep Lead

  MPC

  May 2014 - October 2015

  Vancouver, Canada Area

  Lead digital paint artist for feature film.
  • The Hunger Games : Mockingjay - Part1
  • Furious 7
  • Monster Trucks
  • The Hunger Games : Mockingjay - Part 2
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  Compositor

  Studio 400A

  February 2014 - May 2015

  San Francisco, CA

  Digital compositor for independent feature film.
  • Phil Tippett’s : MAD GOD : Part 2
  • 2015 Sundance award winner : Advantageous
  • 2014 Sundance NHK Award winner : Ad Inexplorata
  • Roger Corman's : Art School of Horrors
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  Digital Paint and Roto Artist

  Laika

  August 2013 - April 2014

  Portland, Oregon Area

  Digital paint and roto artist for feature film.
  • The Boxtrolls

  
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  Roto/Prep Lead

  MPC

  February 2013 - May 2013

  Vancouver, Canada Area

  Lead digital paint and roto artist for feature film.
  • The Lone Ranger
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  Lead VFX Paint Artist

  Digital Domain

  May 2012 - September 2012

  Port St. Lucie, Florida

  Lead digital paint artist for television and film.
  • 47 Ronin
  • NY Mets - Amazin'

  
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  Stereoscopic Image Finaling Artist

  DreamWorks Animation

  June 2011 - May 2012

  Redwood City, CA

  Stereoscopic Paint Fix Artist for television and film.
  • Rise of the Guardians
  • Madagascar 3
  • Puss In Boots
  • Dragons : Gift of the Night Fury (DVD)
  • Madly Madagascar (TV)
  
  Paint Fix department lead on :
  • Puss In Boots : The Three Diablos (DVD)
  • Puss In Boots film trailers, consumer products and marketing television commercials, YouTube viral videos

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  
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  Digital Paint and Roto Artist

  Industrial Light & Magic

  October 2010 - May 2011

  San Francisco Bay Area

  Digital paint and roto artist for feature film.
  • Super 8
  • Pirates of the Caribbean : On Stranger Tides
  • Transformers : Dark of the Moon

  
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  Stereoscopic Image Finaling Artist

  DreamWorks Animation

  July 2009 - September 2010

  Redwood City, CA

  Stereoscopic Paint Fix Artist for television and film.
  • Megamind
  • Shrek Forever After
  • How to Train Your Dragon
  • Kung Fu Panda Holiday (TV)
  • Scared Shrekless (TV)
  • Merry Madagascar (TV)
  • MvA : Mutant Pumpkins from Outer Space (TV)
  • Shrek The Musical (DVD)

  
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  Freelance Web Developer

  Publicis Modem

  March 2009 - June 2009

  San Francisco Bay Area
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  Production Assistant / VFX Artist

  Radium

  June 2008 - February 2009

  San Francisco Bay Area

  • Production Assistant on commercial projects for such clients as Target, Nextel, Ubisoft, Sega and HP
  • Digital paint and roto artist for feature film: "The Spy Next Door"
  • Digital paint and roto artist for television commercial spots:
  -- Target : Essentials September
  -- Target : Essentials January
  -- Barnes & Noble.com, “Moving Paragraphs : Huck Finn”
  -- Zoombak GPS
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  Adjunct Multimedia Instructor

  ITT Technical Institute

  June 2007 - December 2007

  Taught courses in digital audio and video production, 3D modeling & broadcast graphics.

• Digital Artist

  jasperXdigital studios, inc.

  August 2002 - July 2007

  Florida

  Digital video production, DVD authoring, digital imaging, 3D animation and web design.