mike janov

Work History

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  Assoc VFX Supervisor

  Atomic Fiction

  January 2015 - Present

  *San Andreas

  
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  FX Artist / Senior Generalist

  Lucasfilm

  September 2012 - January 2015

  *Captain America: The Winter Soldier
  *Pacific Rim
  *Transformers: Age of Extinction
  *Avengers: Age of Ultron

  
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  FX Artist

  Atomic Fiction

  January 2012 - June 2012

  *Looper
  *Flight
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  VFX Supervisor

  Spy Post

  January 2010 - November 2011

  Film
  *Priest : VFX Supervisor (2010)
  *Insidious : VFX Supervisor (2010)
  *The Rite : VFX Supervisor (2010)
  
  Commercial
  *Seaworld : VFX Supervisor (2011)
  *Call of Duty:Black Ops:Berlin Wall Trailer: VFX Supervisor (2011)
  *Exxon Mobil : CG Supervisor (2010)

  
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  FX TD

  ImageMovers

  2009 - 2010

  *A Christmas Carol : effects TD (2009)
  *Mars Needs Moms : effects TD (2010)

  
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  CG Supervisor

  The Orphanage

  2004 - 2009

  Film
  *Legion : FX Technical Director(2010)
  *Ironman : FX Supervisor (2008)
  *Live Free or Die Hard : FX Supervisor (2007)
  *Grindhouse : CG Supervisor (2007)
  *In The Name of the King : A Dungeon Siege Tale : Sequence Lead (2007)
  *Gwoemul ( The Host ) : FX Lead ( 2006 )
  *The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl – 3D : Technical Director (2005)
  *Sin City : Technical Director ( 2005 )
  *Hellboy : Technical Director ( 2004 )
  
  Commercials
  *NiQuitin Minis : CG Supervisor
  *Disney Balloons : CG Supervisor
  *Sealy Posturepedic : CG Supervisor
  *Smoke : CG Supe

  
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  Application Engineer

  Autodesk

  February 2000 - October 2004

  *Application Specialist (ie. Demo Artist ) in Autodesk products such as 3ds Max and Combustion.
  *Created demos from scratch or using client content to demonstrate in-depth techniques and concepts of work flow.
  *Assisted 3ds Max clients in the Northwest region of the US with technical support.
  *Main staged at conferences including : Siggraph, GDC, and NAB
  *Provided feedback to developers and QE

• CG Artist

  3DO

  1998 - 2000

  *Uprising X : CG Artist (Playstation 1)
  *Army Men Air Attack 1 : CG Artist (Playstation 2)
  *Army Men Air Attack 2 : CG Artist (Playstation 2)

• CG Artist

  Cylone Studios

  July 1995 - August 1998

  Uprising : Artist. (PC)

• CG Artist

  Northstar Studios

  January 1994 - July 1995

  *Monstrous City : Artist (Playstation 1)
  *Aftermath : Artist (Playstation 1)