mark christiansen

Work History

• Host: The VFX Show

  fxguide.com

  2007 - Present

  One of a panel of hosts on this movie review show that regularly looks at Hollywood releases from a VFX point of view.

• Owner

  Christiansen Creative

  April 2001 - Present

  • Film and video post-production, effects and animation
  • Creative Direction
  • Writing and Consulting

• Owner

  Studio Christiansen

  April 2001 - Present

  Small studio that allows owner to produce software, design, books, professional video, training and video + visual effects + motion design post-production work.

• Founder

  Digital Scribbler, Inc

  2011 - 2016

  San Francisco

  Creator of publishing platform behind Cinefex for iPad, which raised $297,000 in a Kickstarter campagin in July & August 2013. If you have a publishing or education project that breaks the mold everyone else is following, we would like to speak with you about it.

• Studio Christiansen

  January 2014 - December 2014

• Author

  Peachpit, an imprint of Pearson Technology Group

  2004 - October 2013

  Author of the After Effects Studio Techniques series, the definitive book about creating visual effects in the world's most ubiquitous video compositing application.
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  Instructor

  FXPHD

  2006 - March 2013

  Worldwide

  Contributor of training courses on creating VFX in After Effects.
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  Video Marketing Producer + Designer

  Adobe

  September 2011 - September 2012

  San Francisco Bay Area

  Leading production of video assets used to demonstrate and market the suite of video applications. Continuing work as designer on a contract basis.

• Creative Consultant

  Digieffects

  August 2009 - July 2011

  Wilmington, North Carolina Area

  Guide a team of designers and the design direction of the company.

• Visual Effects Supervisor

  All About Evil at Backlash Films

  March 2009 - August 2009

  On-set and post-production supervisor of visual effects for this independent black comedy.
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  Compositor/Animator

  Spy Post

  May 2009 - June 2009

  UI design work for feature film Avatar with One-Thirty Design.
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  Compositor

  Evil Eye Pictures

  2007 - 2007

  Compositing and design, including Pirates of the Caribbean 3
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  Designer/Producer/Writer

  Adobe

  2002 - 2007

  Produced and designed all demos used to directly market the primary features in Adobe video software. Produced shoots, managed budgets, resources, and outside contractors, wrote documents, recorded demonstration videos, performed live demonstrations at NAB.
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  Compositor

  The Orphanage

  2001 - 2005

  VFX Compositor on feature film projects including The Day After Tomorrow, Spy Kids 3D, & Shark Boy and Lava Girl.

• Contributing Editor

  DV Magazine

  1994 - 2004

• Creative Director

  Fluid, Inc.

  April 2000 - April 2001

  Leading creative effort for web-based projects; interaction with client, producer, direction of designers and information artchitects.

• Artist

  LucasArts Entertainment Co.

  January 1994 - January 2000

  Production artist in the art department of this computer games company. Acted as "Lead Artist" on specific software titles, created 2d and 3d animations, designs, etc.
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  Production Assistant

  Industrial Light & Magic

  1991 - 1992