Jesse Griffith
South Pasadena,CA
Summary
Versatile Award-Winning Editor / Motion Graphics & FX Artist ready to leverage 17 year post production background from "Jimmy Kimmel Live"
Overview
22
22
years of professional experience
Work History
Lead Editor
Griffith Pictures (Spec)
06.2018 - Current
Editor / Visual FX on self-produced sci-fi feature, "Demon Star"
- Storyboarded complex green screen shoots
- Supervised editorial and visual FX pipeline
Graphics / Visual Effects
"Jimmy Kimmel Live" - ABC Television Network
09.2006 - Current
- Create digital backdrops from 3d assets or stock images
- Helped establish green screen pipeline from camera to exports
- Animate 3d Vehicles for Doc Brown's 2015 "Back to the Future"
- Worked alongside writers and producers to generate visual graphics jokes for prime time TV
- Met challenging demands of productions by discovering faster techniques for animation
- Composited computer-generated Environments / Zombies using After Effects
Lead Writer
"Ancient Space" - Paradox Interactive
06.2013 - 12.2014
Lead Writer for "Ancient Space"
- Established new narrative and dialogue to existing universe
- Supervised / directed voice talent in recording sessions
Writer
"Dragonshard" - Atari / Liquid Entertainment
05.2003 - 09.2004
- Rewrote / storyboard opening cinematic of strategy "Dungeons & Dragons" video game
- Edited animatic for opening cinematic
Graphics Designer / Animator
Blind Date / 5th Wheel
04.2001 - 10.2006
- Create 3d title sequence and bumpers for dating shows.
- Animate /manipulate 2d clipart and 3d stock models to create interactions and jokes with reality TV participants.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Film / Theater
University of California - Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz, CA06.1996
Skills
- Expert in Davinci Resolve, Premiere, Avid, & Final Cut
- Expert in Adobe Suite (After Effects, Audition, Photoshop), & Storyboard Pro
- Vast 3d software knowledge of Cinema 4d, Unreal Engine, Lightwave, 3ds Max, Maya, Daz3d, & iClone
- Proficient in shot staging and layout
- Prolific Effects Supervision
- Character performance capture experience
Accomplishments
- Lead Editor / FX artist on indie film "Demon Star"
- Edited animatic with Game of Thrones FX team for 2016 Emmys opening
- Art Directed "digital comic look" for Jimmy Kimmel's "Terrific 10."
- Edited opening cinematic for Atari's "Dragonshard"
- FX Supervisor for viral hits, "Movie the Movie 1&2"
- Multiple festival awards in Editing, Special FX, & Sound Design for sci-fi short, "Cockpit"
- Recognized by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences for my Contributions to the Emmy Award for "Jimmy Kimmel Live: 5 Year Anniversary Show" - Certificate available upon request
Work Availability
monday
tuesday
wednesday
thursday
friday
saturday
sunday
morning
afternoon
evening
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Timeline
Lead Editor
Griffith Pictures (Spec)
06.2018 - Current
Lead Writer
"Ancient Space" - Paradox Interactive
06.2013 - 12.2014
Graphics / Visual Effects
"Jimmy Kimmel Live" - ABC Television Network
09.2006 - Current
Writer
"Dragonshard" - Atari / Liquid Entertainment
05.2003 - 09.2004
Graphics Designer / Animator
Blind Date / 5th Wheel
04.2001 - 10.2006
Bachelor of Arts - Film / Theater
University of California - Santa Cruz
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