Guest Speaker John Gajdecki, VFX Supervisor

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