Mark Lipsmeyer

Work History

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  Member

  Visual Effects Society

  May 2017 - Present

  Montreal, Canada Area
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  Senior CFX Artists

  Bardel Entertainment

  January 2025 - October 2025

  Montréal, Canada
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  Senior CFX Artist

  Sony Pictures Imageworks

  May 2023 - May 2024

  Montreal, Canada
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  CFX Lead

  Image Engine

  October 2022 - April 2023

  Vancouver, CA
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  TechAnim | CFX Lead

  MPC - Montreal

  May 2022 - October 2022

  Montréal, Canada
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  CFX, Creature Dev Lead

  Reel FX

  November 2018 - April 2022

  Montréal, Canada
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  Senior CFX Artist

  Method Studios

  September 2018 - October 2018

  Vancouver, Canada Area
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  Creature FX TD

  Zoic Studios

  January 2018 - May 2018

  Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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  Senior Creature TD

  Industrial Light & Magic

  January 2016 - January 2018

  Vancouver, Canada Area
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  Senior Hair-Cloth TD

  Sony Pictures Imageworks

  February 2015 - January 2016

  Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

  
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  Layout | Matchmove TD

  Lucasfilm

  October 2014 - February 2015

  Singapore

  Feature:
  Warcraft
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  Cloth & Hair Simulation TD

  Blur Studio

  June 2014 - September 2014

  Culver City, CA

  Cinematic Trailers:
  Halo: The Master Chief Collection
  Assassin's Creed Unity
  Far Cry 4

  

  

  
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  Creature TD

  Industrial Light & Magic

  May 2014 - June 2014

  San Francisco Bay Area

  Feature:
  Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
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  Layout Artist

  Industrial Light & Magic

  April 2014 - May 2014

  San Francisco Bay Area

  Features:
  Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
  Transformers 4
  Tomorrowland
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  Tracking Artist

  Stereo D

  December 2013 - April 2014

  Burbank

  

  

  

  
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  Cloth-Hair TD

  Sony Pictures Imageworks

  January 2013 - August 2013

  Senior Cloth-Hair TD
  
  Feature:
  Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2

  
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  Cloth-Hair TD

  Blur Studio

  April 2013 - May 2013

  Cloth TD
  
  Cinematic Trailer:
  Batman: Arkham Origins

  
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  Camera Tracking / Layout

  Zoic Studios

  August 2012 - December 2012

  Layout TD
  
  Television Series:
  Once Upon a Time

  
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  Cloth-Hair TD

  Blur Studio

  July 2012 - August 2012

  Cloth TD
  
  Cinematic Trailer:
  The Elder Scrolls Online - The Alliances
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  Senior Digital Artist

  Sony Pictures Imageworks

  February 2012 - July 2012

  Plate Layout, Rough Layout, Final Layout
  Cloth-Hair TD
  
  Features:
  The Amazing Spider-Man (layout)
  Oz: The Great and Powerful (layout)
  Hotel Transylvania (hair/cloth)
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  CG Artist

  Psyop

  September 2010 - February 2012

  Camera Tracker / Layout
  
  Commercial Work:
  Citroen - Dominoes
  Tipsy - Sonoma International Film Festival 2011
  Fed Ex - Enchanted Forest
  ING Direct - Bear, Donkey, & Vole
  Reebok ZigTech - John Wall, Peyton Manning, & Lewis Hamilton
  MetLife - Everyone & Piano
  Lexus - Indecision
  BMW - Olympics - Team USA
  Chevy Sonic - Joy
  Honda - Baby
  Allstate - Flag, Lawn Game, & Satellite
  Corona - Snow
  Coke - Happiness Factory
  Lowe's - Exploded
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  Mocap TD

  ImageMovers

  May 2008 - August 2010

  Stage Shoot
  Motion Capture Performance Integration/ Technical Animator
  Scene Layout
  Stereo Compositing
  Mel & Python Scripting
  
  Features:
  A Christmas Carol
  Mars Needs Moms

  

  

• Mocap TD

  Humbug Entertainment

  December 2007 - May 2008
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  maya generalist

  Zoic Studios

  October 2007 - December 2007

  Television Series:
  CSI Miami
  CSI Vegas
  Criminal Minds
  Chuck
  Cold Case
  Pushing Daisies
  Gossip Girl
  Jericho
  Sarah Connor Chronicles
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  tracker / matchmover

  Asylum Visual Effects

  August 2007 - October 2007

  camera tracker / matchmove artist & data integrator
  Feature:
  National Treasure 2
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  camera tracker / matchmove td

  Rhythm & Hues Studios

  April 2007 - September 2007

  camera tracker / matchmove td & data integrator
  
  Feature:
  Alvin and the Chipmunks

  
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  compositor

  Zoic Studios

  March 2007 - April 2007

  Television Series:
  Drive
  
  Television Pilots:
  The Sarah Connor Chronicles
  Chuck
  Wildlife
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  camera tracker / matchmover

  Asylum Visual Effects

  September 2006 - March 2007

  camera tracker & data integrator
  
  Features:
  Pirates of the Caribbean 3: At Worlds End
  Apocalypto
  Deja Vu
  
  Commercial Work:
  Tylenol - Go Tabs
  Playstation 3 - Whiteroom
  Lexus - Galaxy
  Dodge - Planet
  Pontiac - Drop
  Netflix - Roll Call
  Boeing - Why We Are Here
  Rozerem - Catch The Bus
  Propel - Stress Monster / Uphill
  Marlboro - Smoke Journey
  Corona - Finishing Touch
  Capital One - Astronauts
  Cub Cadet - Pinball
  Bmw - Tops
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  technical animator/mocap artist

  Sony Pictures Imageworks

  November 2003 - September 2006

  Motion Capture Artist - Technical Animator
  Stage Shoots - Work with mocap data on and after stage shoot
  
  Beowulf
  Monster House
  Polar Express
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  digital artist

  Zoic Studios

  October 2002 - September 2005

  maya generalist
  tracker/matchmover
  [light] compositing
  [light] lighting
  
  Features:
  Spiderman 2
  
  Television Series:
  Battlestar Galatica
  Firefly
  Buffy the Vampire Slayer
  Angel
  NYPD 2069
  CSI
  The Way
  
  Commercial Work:
  Suzuki - GSXR 1000
  Northrop Grumman
  Mastercard - Career Path
  San Diego Wild Animal Park
  KIA - Books

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  
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  camera tracker

  Digital Domain

  April 2003 - September 2003

  camera tracker
  
  The Day After Tomorrow

  

• camera tracker

  Radium - LA

  May 2002 - October 2002

  camera tracker
  
  Firefly
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  camera tracker

  Ring of Fire

  March 2002 - May 2002

  camera tracker / matchmover
  
  Commercial Work:
  Fruit Gushers (2)

• camera tracker

  VisionArt / digital.art.media

  March 2001 - September 2001

  This is where I learned how to camera track for features.
  
  Television (HBO Series):
  Point of Origin
  
  Features:
  Swordfish
  Rollerball