Jen Howard
Experienced compositor with roots in physical effects!
Lead Digital Compositor / Lead Compositing Sequence Supe. / 21 yrs
Chicago, IL
Hire Me
For the last 3 1/2 years I have been working on the advertising side of VFX, comping high end effects heavy spots. I am familiar with the different pace and workflow in advertising including the delivery of variations for socials and holding of the timeline by a flame artist.
Work History
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Senior Digital Artist, Compositing Sequence Supervisor
Industrial Light & Magic
November 1999 - May 2019San Francisco
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Digital Compositor
Dream Quest Images
August 1995 - August 1997Simi Valley, CaliforniaAt Dream Quest there was a short period of cross over where I was doing both model making in their model shop and compositing in their Motion Pixel division. On The Rock, I was able to build models for shots, then do wire removal for those same shots.
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Model Maker
Freelance
January 1989 - August 1996I freelanced at Dream Quest Images, 4-Ward Productions, Greg Jein's shop (he got me started thank you Greg) and other effects shops in Los Angeles. I was also recruited by Mass Illusions to work in Massachusetts on Judge Dredd.
Education
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High school diploma in Drawing, photography
Lexington High School
1982 - 1986 -
Nerd Studies
Buckingham Browne and Nichols
1980 - 1982 -
BFA
California Institute of the Arts
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