News & Events

Guest Speaker John Gajdecki, VFX Supervisor

Monday, June 14th, 2010

On Tuesday, June 15, we are pleased to welcome award-winning VFX Supervisor, Producer and Director of Photography John Gajdecki.

With over 20 years of international experience as a VFX Supervisor & Producer, John has worked on features, television shows and commercials for clients in Canada, US, Europe and New Zealand. Clients include Disney, Touchstone, Fox, MGM, Paramount and Universal Studios. Selected credits include: Slither, Dungeon Siege, Stargate Atlantis, I, Robot, A Wrinkle in Time, Down to Earth, The Other Side of Heaven, Stargate SGI, The Outer Limits, Johnny Mnenomic and Friday the 13th. John has three Gemini awards and three Emmy nominations.

He has great understanding of all film and digital production formats, film IO methodologies, and an excellent grasp of 3D, 2D, and miniatures production pipelines. He designed & built a VFX Database and web interface to bid and manage large VFX projects using worldwide artists. Both on individual projects and as owner of VFX studio GVFX, he negotiated multi-million dollar deals and produced countless hours of visual effects. He is an accomplished second unit and VFX unit Director/Cinematographer.

Based in Vancouver, John divides his time between VFX Supervision, speaking at schools and spending time with his family.

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0301474/
http://www.johngajdecki.com

June 2010 Activities – Paintball and more

Wednesday, June 2nd, 2010

There are lots of great things happening this month, both in the studio and outside in the community.

PCTIA visit on Thursday, June 10 at 1:00 pm.
Paintball on Friday, June 11 at 1:00 pm.
Potluck BBQ on Saturday, June 12 at 4:30 pm.
Introduction to Ghost Project on Monday, June 14 at 10:00 am.
Guest Speaker James Carver on Monday, June 14 at 2:00 pm.
Guest Speaker John Gajdecki on Tuesday, June 15 at 10:00 am.
Tin Town Solstice Party on Saturday, June 26 at 7:00 pm.