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Christian Kaestner

Visual Effects Supervisor at Framestore
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Seasoned visual effects expert with 20+ years of experience in the industry.
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Location
Montreal, Quebec, Canada, CA
Skills
  • Visual Effects
  • Art
  • Nuke
  • Look Development
  • Traditional Animation
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Christian Kaestner is a seasoned visual effects expert with 20+ years of experience in the industry. He holds an MFA in 3D Animation Visual Effects from the Academy of Art University and a BFA in Graphic Design and Art Direction from the Hamburger Akademie fuer Kommunikationsdesign und Art Direction. Christian has worked on numerous high-profile projects, including His Dark Materials, The Aeronauts, Captain Marvel, and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. He has held various leadership positions at Framestore, including Visual Effects Supervisor, Head of 2D, and Compositing Supervisor. Christian has also worked as a Digital Artist at The Orphanage and an Art Director at Rapp Collins, Hamburg.

Experience

  • Framestore
    • United Kingdom
    • Animation and Post-production
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Visual Effects Supervisor
      • Apr 2018 - Present

      1899 - 2021His Dark Materials 2020The Aeronauts 2019Captain Marvel 2019

    • VFX Supervisor, Head of 2D Framestore Montreal
      • Jan 2014 - Apr 2018

      Mary Poppins ReturnsKing ArthurGeostormPaddington BearJupiter AscendingThe Edge of Tomorrow

    • 2D Supervisor and Head of 2D Framestore Montreal
      • Jun 2013 - Jan 2014

      The Edge of Tomorrow

  • Framestore
    • United Kingdom
    • Animation and Post-production
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • 2D Supervisor
      • Aug 2012 - Apr 2013

      Sequence Supervisor for the Kirin sequence47 Ronin

    • Compositing Supervisor
      • Apr 2012 - Jul 2012

      Compositing SupervisorSteven Spielberg's Lincoln

    • On-Set Visual Effects Supervisor
      • Oct 2011 - Mar 2012

      On-Set Visual Effects SupervisorTinker Tailor Soldier Spy

    • Compositor
      • Aug 2011 - Jan 2012

      show set up CompositorGravity

    • Compositing Supervisor
      • Oct 2010 - Sep 2011

      Compositing SupervisorHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2

    • Compositing Supervisor
      • Mar 2010 - Oct 2010

      Compositing SupervisorHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1

    • Compositor
      • Dec 2009 - Mar 2010

      Your HighnessLookdev Compositor

    • Compositing Supervisor
      • Apr 2009 - Nov 2009

      Compositing SupervisorAvatar

    • Compositor
      • Dec 2008 - Apr 2009

      Compositor Where The Wild Things Are

    • Compositor
      • Jun 2008 - Dec 2008

      CompositorJames Bond - Quamtum Solace

    • Compositor
      • May 2008 - Jun 2008

      Compositor Batman - The Dark Knight

    • 2D Sequence Lead
      • Jun 2007 - May 2008

      2D Sequence Lead for Chronicles of Narnia, Prince Caspian

    • Compositor
      • Apr 2007 - Jun 2007

      Compositor for Underdog

  • The Orphanage
    • Compositor
      • Oct 2006 - Feb 2007

      Compositor - The Last MimzyLook Dev / Filmdamage Compositor - Grindhouse

    • Digital Artist
      • Apr 2006 - Sep 2006

  • Rapp Collins, Hamburg
    • Art Director
      • Jul 1999 - Aug 2003

Education

  • 2003 - 2005
    Academy of Art University
    MFA, 3D Animation Visual Effects
  • 1995 - 1999
    Hamburger Akademie fuer Kommunikationsdesign und Art Direction
    BFA, Graphic Design and Art Direction

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