When creating subjective beam of death type effects, pull your colours from the background plates. All of the answers to your questions have already been shot.

John Gajdecki – on design

John Gajdecki: Visual Effects Supervisor

Summary of Qualifications

Shooting VFX for Hamburg World ExpoShooting multiscreen VFX for Hamburg World Expo

20 years of international experience as a VFX Designer, Supervisor & Producer.

  • Features, television, commercials. music videos
  • Canada, US, Europe, Asia, New Zealand, Sri Lanka.
  • Spent 3 months in Hong Kong and Beijing with Beverly Hills Chihuahua Two in 2010.

Very strong artistic vision coupled with excellent technical skills.

  • MGM asked me to Supervise all but one of their VFX Pilots from 1994 to 2005.

    • Searching the south Pacific islandsMy Gemini Awards, with Emmy nominations in BG

  • Great understanding of all film and digital production formats pipelines.
  • Excellent grasp of 3D, 2D, and miniatures production pipelines.

Experience negotiating multi-million dollar contracts.

  • On both the Facility and Production's side.

Accomplished second unit and VFX unit Director / Cinematographer.

  • Directed second units on most of my recent projects.
  • Shot one feature and several shorts while getting started.
  • Own a 35mm Mitchell High Speed camera package, with lenses.

Searching the south Pacific islandsSeminar on stereo production

Award winning stereo production experience .

  • VFX Supervised The Hole 3D (released in Europe but not in North America).
  • We won the Venice Film Festival's Premio Persol for a 3-D feature deemed the most creative, in 2009.
  • Designed and built a stereo rig for two Nikons and shot stereo pairs all over the world.

 

Enjoy teaching and training.

  • Prepared Visual Effects Seminars for Director’s Guild ( Canada ), IATSE 669 and Canadian Society of Cinematographers.
  • Regular guest or keynote speaker at Canadian VFX and Film schools.
  • Designed and implemented very successful training programs at GVFX.
  • Established a Film Production scholarship at York University's Film Program.

Set up many In-House departments.

  • Not only gives production more VFX shots, but more time on each shot, making them significantly better for the same budget.
American Academy of Television

A love of what I do.

Currently a member of four of the following five organisations:

  • American Academy of Television
  • VES Member - 2 years on board for Technology and Training
  • Monty Python Fan Club
  • Scientists and Engineers for America
  • Stereoscopic 3D Professionals