Jaye Samantha Beer

Jaye Samantha Beer

3D FX Artist - Houdini

Mid-level Houdini FX artist / 7 yrs

Vancouver, Canada

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FX Artist

Unicorn Academy (2023)

Visual Effects Artist

Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021)

FX TD

Madagascar: A Little Wild (2020)

Efx Artist

The Addams Family (2019)

Jaye studied Visual Effects for Film, the art of photo-realistic video editing, and specialises in Dynamic Effects, with practice in Houdini and Nuke.
She has also studied in drawn and 3D animation, practicing skills in posing, line of action, background drawing, fluid movement, antic, exaggeration, and the art of bringing things to life.

Website: http://JayeBeer.ca
Reel: https://vimeo.com/260875860
Work History

  • FX TD

    Mainframe Studios

    September 2020 - September 2023

    Houdini FX: pyro, flip, particles, vellum

    Madagascar: A Little Wild
    Unicorn Academy

  • FX TD

    Double Negative

    February 2020 - May 2020
    Vancouver

  • FX TD

    Cinesite

    August 2016 - July 2019
    Vancouver

    - Use Houdini to produce procedural simulations
    - Create effects to client specifications
    - Produce test and final renders of FX elements for shots
    - Create OTLs and tools for easy fx shot generation

  • FX Artist

    Side Street Post Production

    January 2016 - March 2016

    - Use Houdini to produce photorealistic procedural simulations of real-world phenomena
    - Create effects setups to fulfil client briefs
    - Produce test and final renders of FX elements for shots
    - Work with Lighters & Compositors & Animators to ensure shots are delivered to the highest standard
    - Stay on schedule and meet deadlines whilst maintaining high quality of work
    - Write VEX code to develop new methods of producing effects
    - Main Effects: Crowd Sim, Particles, Smoke, Cloth

  • Network Manager

    Synaptic Solutions Ltd

    2005 - 2016

    Set up, maintain, and upgrade home and business networks - both wired and wireless.

  • Service Desk Intern

    Ontario Medical Association

    May 2014 - September 2014

    Programming (C++, VBS, Batch files)
    Database Management (Epicor, SCSM, managing stock and creating templates)
    System Organisation (Databases, file systems, folder organisation, blog)
    Physical Organisation (Cupboards, drawers, store rooms)
    IT Support (Email and phone correspondence)
    Proofing (Internal documents, official documents, conform to company style codes, grammar and spelling)

  • Service Desk Intern

    Ontario Medical Association

    May 2013 - August 2013

    Programming (C++, VBS, Batch files)
    Database Management (Epicor, SCSM, managing stock and creating templates)
    System Organisation (Databases, file systems, folder organisation, blog)
    Physical Organisation (Cupboards, drawers, store rooms)
    IT Support (Email and phone correspondence)
    Proofing (Internal documents, official documents, conform to company style codes, grammar and spelling)

  • Customer Service Representative

    Marble Slab Creamery Canada

    May 2012 - August 2012

    Answering customer complaints and questions. Providing, making, and mixing food and ice cream to customer satisfaction.

  • Director of Interactive Marketing

    Bendix Foreign Exchange Corporation

    April 2011 - September 2011
    100 Adelaide St W

    Conducted, facilitated, and oversaw the online marketing effort for Bendix Foreign Exchange Corporation. This includes Brand Recognition, Brand Management, Social Responsibility, Advertising, and Online Communications.

  • Customer Service Representative

    Marble Slab Creamery Canada

    May 2010 - October 2010

    Answering customer complaints and questions. Providing, making, and mixing food and ice cream to customer satisfaction.

  • IT Staff

    George Brown College

    June 2007 - September 2007

    Deployed, installed, and tested projectors, computers, and other IT hardware throughout campus.
    Provided IT support to students and teachers for software and for hardware.
    Reformatted/Ghosted multiple systems

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Education

  • Diploma of Visual Effects in VFX

    Vancouver Institute of Media Arts (Vanarts)

    2014 - 2015

  • Animation Arts in Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics an

    Durham College

    2011 - 2014

  • Game Development and Entrepreneurship in IT

    University of Ontario Institute of Technology

    2007 - 2010