Joe Santana
Lead VFX Editor / 21 yrs
San Francisco, CA
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Work History
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VFX Editor
Industrial Light & Magic
June 2022 - July 2023San Francisco, California, United StatesEPISODIC SERIES:
• Star Wars - Ahsoka: Season 1 (Lucasfilm/ Disney)
FEATURES:
• Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (Marvel/ Disney)
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Supervising Editor: Editorial/ IO
Powerhouse VFX
December 2020 - March 2022Department Supervisor: Editorial/ IO
Senior/ Lead VFX Editor on the following projects:
SERIES/ EPISODIC TELEVISION:
• The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel: Season 4 (Amazon Prime)
• Mare of Easttown: Season 1 (HBO)
• EVIL: Season 2 & 3 (Paramount+/ CBS)
• The Endgame (NBC)
• The Sinner: Season 4 (USA Network)
• Naomi: Season 1 (The CW)
• Power Book III: Raising Kanan: Season 1 (Starz)
• Fear the Walking Dead: Season 6 &7 (AMC Network)
FEATURES:
• Blonde (Netflix)
• Master (Amazon Prime)
• Respect (MGM/ UA)
SPECIAL PROJECTS:
• NBC Universal Upfront with Linda Yaccarino (NBC/ Universal)
About Powerhouse VFX:
Formed in the fall of 2017, PowerHouse is an amalgamation of some of the most acclaimed talent throughout the VFX industry who joined forces to build a better, smarter, state of the art visual effects company.
With decades of combined experience servicing the most challenging productions, our VFX Supervisors, CG Supervisors, Producers and talented team of VFX artists will provide your next production with an unrivaled experience.
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Lead Video Editor/ VFX Editor
Tippett Studio
September 2017 - November 2020San Francisco Bay Area · On-siteCOMMERCIALS:
• Universal Studios Hollywood: Jurassic World The Ride
• Intel: Why Intel Matters featuring Jim Parsons (Baby, Chess, Robot)
• xfinity: Singing Pockets for iPhone
• Jeep: Jurassic featuring Jeff Goldblum (Superbowl)
• xfinity X1: featuring Bryce Dallas Howard-Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
• Bayer-Advantage II: Big Flea
SERIES TELEVISION:
• Briarpatch (USA Network)
• The Son (AMC)
CINEMATIC THEME PARK RIDES:
• Fly Sichuan Flying Theater (Sunac)
• SkyPark720 (BangBang Pictures)
ABOUT TIPPETT STUDIO:
Tippett Studio is an animation, media production, and visual effects company based in Berkeley, CA.
We collaborate with our clients to provide elite services in the areas of character animation, visual effects, environments, commercials, mobile apps, virtual reality, augmented reality and special venue projects such as theme park rides and large-scale projection.
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Visual Effects Editor
Industrial Light & Magic
October 2012 - April 2015San Francisco Bay Area · On-siteFEATURES:
• Warcraft (Universal)
• Unbroken (Universal)
• Transformers 4: Age of Extinction (Paramount)
• Strange Magic (Lucasfilm)
• Lucy (Universal)
• Above & Beyond (Playmount)
THEME PARK RIDES:
• Ultimate Energy (Wanda Group: Wuhan)
COMMERCIALS:
• Vodafone/ Yoda (Vodaphone)
ABOUT ILM
Attracting some of the finest talent from every corner of the globe, ILM’s team is comprised of technicians and artists at campuses in four countries, collaborating to meet the unique challenges that each new film presents.
www.ilm.com
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VFX Editor
Evil Eye Pictures
January 2007 - April 2008San Francisco Bay AreaFEATURES:
• Speed Racer (Warner Bros.)
• Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (Walt Disney Pictures)
• Spider-Man 3 (Sony Pictures)
• Rush Hour 3 (New Line Cinema)
ABOUT EVIL EYE PICTURES:
Founded in 2004 after contributing award-winning visuals to the Matrix films, Evil Eye Pictures produced imagery for the visual effects industry for 14 years. From tent pole to indy, Evil Eye rode the industry twists and turns to then pivot and boldly aim for something new. Today Evil Eye collaborates with content creators, innovators and engineers exploring immersive, compelling visuals and experiences for the evolving world of multi-platform entertainment.
www.evileyepictures.com
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VFX Editor
CafeFX
November 2005 - June 2006Santa Maria, CAFEATURES:
• Snakes on a Plane (New Line Cinema)
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Assistant Editor
Tippett Studio
April 2005 - June 2005San Francisco Bay AreaFEATURES:
• Shaggy Dog (Walt Disney Pictures)
• Adventures of Shark Boy and Lava Girl (Columbia Pictures)
• Charlotte’s Web (Paramount)
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Assistant Editor
ESC Entertainment
June 2001 - October 2004San Francisco Bay AreaFEATURES:
• Matrix: Reloaded (Warner Bros.)
• Matrix: Revolutions (Warner Bros.)
• Constantine (Warner Bros.)
• Ladykillers (Touchstone Pictures)
• Catwoman (Warner Bros.)
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Freelance Commercial/ Feature Film Production Assistant
Freelance
1999 - 2001Portland, Oregon AreaFEATURES:
• Bandits
• The Hunted
COMMERCIALS:
• Many many various projects including AOLTV, Chex cereal, and Hertz Car Sales
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Lucasfilm
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