Pamela Jarvis

Pamela Jarvis

Senior Matte Painter / 17 yrs

United States

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Senior Digital Environment Artist

Kung Fu Panda 4 (2024)

Matte Painter / Digimatte Environment Artist

Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken (2023)

Matte Painter

Bilby (2019)

Matte Painter

Next (2018)

Matte Painting Supervisor

Trolls (2016)

Digital Environment Supervisor

Monster Hunt (2016)

Senior Digital Environment Artist

Kung Fu Panda 3 (2016)

Senior Matte Painting And Environments

Penguins of Madagascar (2014)

Digital Matte Painting / Environments Supervisor

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014)

Digital Matte Painting Supervisor

Earth To Echo (2014)

Digital Matte Painting / Environments Supervisor

Transformers: Age of Extinction (2014)

Matte Paint Dept. Supervisor

Black Sails (2014)

Matte Paint Supervisor

Pacific Rim (2013)

Matte Painting Supervisor

The Ball Unleashed (2012)

Matte Painting Supervisor

Heads-Up Display (2012)

Matte Paint Lead

Rock of Ages (2012)

Matte Paint Lead / Matte Painting Supervisor

Dragons: Gift of the Night Fury (2011)

Senior Digital Matte Artist

Megamind (2010)

Senior Digital Matte Artist

Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (2008)

Matte Painting Supervisor

The Legend of Tembo

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Work History
  • Matte Painter

    DreamWorks Animation

    January 2015 - Present
    Los Angeles Metropolitan Area · Hybrid
  • Senior Digital Matte Painting & Environment Artist

    DreamWorks Animation

    July 2014 - February 2023
    Los Angeles CA

    Digital Matte Environments

  • Creative Director, Digital Matte Painting & Environment Supervisor

    Base FX

    January 2013 - May 2014
    Beijing City, China

    Creative Director and Environments Supervisor.

    Helping to Oversee; Motion Graphics/Art Dept. team, Story boards, Movie titles, Game, and Digi matte Environments including direct client presentations and relations, within China including Wanda.

    Theme park environments through Unity game engine, Production Design, Art direction and 3D assets for fully immersive Environments in collaboration with Eon Reality-from concept to final completion.

    "EON Reality Inc., is the world’s leading providers of Virtual Reality software, systems and applications, today announces the installation of a pair of EON Icube Mobiles at Central World, the world’s sixth largest shopping complex, in central Bangkok, Thailand. These Icube Mobiles are part of AIS’ “AIS Future Experience” located at their one stop service center in Central World. The AIS Future Experience is designed to show the possibilities of future communications using advanced immersive systems. See theAIS Future Experience video." youtube

    Base FX is the leading visual effects studio in Asia, with more than 20 US theatrical film credits including, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Pacific Rim, Transformers, and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.

    I had the pleasure of working with some of the top directors in China, including Zhang Yimou (Flowers of War), Dennie Gordon, (My lucky Star) and, Zhang Ziyi.

    In 2012, Base signed a Strategic Alliance Agreement with Lucasfilm and Industrial Light & Magic (ILM), bringing a new level of excellence to its creative pipeline.

  • Digital Matte Painting Supervisor

    Digital Domain Holdings

    2011 - 2012
    2012

    Supervising various feature films as well as feature animation. Mentoring on the job training to junior artists. Pipeline mp setups. Working with production bidding/scheduling shots. Running and painting beauty shots under VFX and Anim depts. under extremely tight production deadlines. Maya, Vue, CS6, Nuke, in Linux & Windows environments.

  • Lead Matte Painter

    DreamWorks/PDI Animation

    June 2006 - 2010
    Redwood City, CA

    Dragons Gift of the Night Fury: Leading a small team, bidding on shots, layout camera shot consultation, coordination with production, lighting and FX, dailies and Wiki input Implementing schedules, giving artist feedback. Pipeline setup and discussions. Linux, Windows environments. Senior matte painter.

  • Matte Painter

    The Orphanage

    April 2006 - April 2007

    Digital Matte Painter, Live action and TV

  • Matte Painter

    Lucasfilm

    August 2001 - May 2006

    Matte Painter/Digital Matte Artist photo realistic environments and landscapes by integrating 2D and 3D elements in HDRI. Vue, Maya, Nuke, Linux, Windows, & Apple OS X

  • Matte Painter/Concept Artist

    Jim Hensons London

    August 2001 - May 2002

    Digital Matte Artist and texture painter including, specular maps, bump maps, & set extensions. Production work, research Photography, and pre visualization concept work.Jim Hensons Creature shop

  • Matte Painter/Concept Artist

    Jim Hensons London

    August 1999 - May 2001

    Digital Matte Artist and texture painter including, specular maps, bump maps, & set extensions. Production work, research Photography, and pre visualization concept work.Jim Hensons Creature shop

  • GG Design Faculty

    CCA

    1994 - 2000
    San Francisco Bay Area

    Teaching:California College of Arts and Crafts
    San Francisco Spring 1994-2000
    GG Design Faculty. Teaching and Training CG to
    undergrad in Design and TV. along with preparing
    examinations, and career advancement skills.

  • CG Faculty

    School of Visual Arts

    1988 - 1993
    NYC

    School Of Visual Arts
    Teaching New York.1988-1993 Mac, SGI, & IBM Workshops
    Siggraph Presentation.

  • CG Design Faculty

    Parsons School of Design

    1988 - 1992

    CG Faculty/Parsons School Of Design
    New York. Fall 1988-1992 Teaching Apple Mac & IBM Advanced Workshops Basic understanding of 3D environments, and print.

  • CG Design Faculty

    Parsons Corporation

    1988 - 1992

    CG Faculty/Parsons School Of Design
    New York. Fall 1988-1992 Teaching Apple Mac & IBM Advanced Workshops Basic understanding of 3D environments, and print.