johnathan banta

Stereo3D conversion supervisor, and 3D compositor.

Matte painting, animation, 3D modeling and VFX supervision as an outside vendor to production.

Supervised and composited opening company logos, and supervised stereo end credits with on-site team.

VFX supervisor, Compositor, Matte Painter, Character animator, and generalist for THE LIBRARIANS. Full creation of shots from concept to finish.

Supervise and execute matte painting and compositing for feature film

Compositing for Smallville. 3D for Nissan commercial.

Drew original cartoon strip Harv's World

Built After Effects and Nuke pipelines, coded tools, supervised sequences, compositing, and tech prep for multiple shows, including Gotham, Lucifer, Agents of Shield, Reverie, and West World. Built tools to read Nuke Studio files and editorial sequences into After Effects for composite comparison.

Wrote articles on compositing, and reviewed composting software and plug-ins.

Develop hybrid methodologies for practical and digital makeup. Cochise for FALLING SKIES, HEMLOCK GROVE werewolf transformation season 2, Dumb and Dumber Too, and more.

Digital effects/composite lead for Bad Robot's FRINGE, and REVOLUTION tv pilot. Tracking, 3D modeling, digital doubles, matte painting, compositing, shot design, preproduciton art, digital makeup.

On-set stereo evaluation and post-tracking to verify stereo content, and advise stereo post team.

Lead artist on "Fringe" for Bad Robot at Zoic Studios.

Features to stereo IMAX. Lead compositor/3D, pipeline design, software development, pre-vis/design, small company so I did a lot.

Matte and texture painting. Implemented cost saving steps between model shop and texturing dept, developed offline texturing pipeline.

Lead design, advertising, and computer animation for Film Festival — annual event. Genius/founder: Luis Ruiz

THE DAILY UNIVERSE NEWSPAPER: Several editorial cartoons, and creator of the HARV'S WORLD daily comic strip — the first published student cartoon strip.

Anthology series for Cougar Cable television station, featuring a collection of student films, or original works created by student filmmakers.

THE STRAIN (Season 3) — Lead Compositor/Matte Painter/Digital Makeup Artist for AGRAPHAFX (vendor to MrX) Provided Matte paintings, simulation, Digital Makeup, programmer, and VFX supervisor at AGRAPHAFX for multiple episodes delivered to Mr. X. Developed new methods for relighting in Post-production.

Several months in Shanghai installing computer graphics to augment physical effects, and animatronics for live repeatable entertainment at Disneyland. Worked with an incredible crew as part of on-site installation, helping to build graphics and finish some of the most advance multimedia live entertainment to date.

Design and implement solutions to many effects challenges, matching work and styles of well-known feature films for immersive filmic environments.

Visual Effects Supervisor, TD, and compositor. Develop pipelines for all manner of effects. Consult on stereo3D, stereo3D conversion, develop methodology, and supervise teams since 1998. I develop digital makeup pipelines and methodology, preproduction design, and matte painting.

Join an already running team as stereo3D supervisor/consultant to design stereoscopy effects for end credits of Film.

Designed pipeline, methods, and supervised several facilities worldwide on stereo conversion technique.

Consulted and produced 3D conversion of show at several facilities.

Consulted with a team of VFX artists to "spin-up" their stereo production for VW Jetta theater ad.

Lead compositor and tracker. Established in-house tracking team, advised pipeline, and lead teams. Responsible for Fringe, V, Jericho, and others.

The stereo consulting group is a collection of highly experienced individuals with specialty in stereo filmmaking. Collectively the team has more than sixty years of stereo 3D work under their belt, with Focus in 3D conversion, visual effects, production, and cinematography.

Making fake realities for your entertainment.