Cafe FX

Industry: Visual effects company

Description

CafeFX was an award-winning feature film visual effects facility offering visual effects production and supervision, CG character creation, and 3D animation. Founder: David Ebner Founded: 1993 Headquarters: Santa Maria, CA Number of employees: 14 Type of business: Privately held company

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Cafe FX Employees

Employee
Years
Job
Industry
Mary Poplin Mary Poplin Greater Los Angeles Area Details
Mary Poplin's Cafe FX Experience October 2006 - December 2006
Job mocha Pro Product Specialist, Evangelizing mocha to artists all over the world
Industry Motion Pictures and Film
Experience
Imagineer Systems   November 2010 - Present
Stereo D  April 2010 - October 2010
Threshold  February 2010 - April 2010
Self-employed  January 2009 - April 2010
Pacific World   June 2008 - January 2009
Self-employed  February 2007 - June 2008
Go For Launch Productions   October 2007 - April 2008
Threshold  June 2007 - September 2007
Cafe FX   October 2006 - December 2006
Barnyard   April 2005 - July 2006

Skills
After Effects, Photoshop, Mocha Pro, Illustrator, Nuke, Final Cut Pro, Cinema 4D, Compositing, Matte Painting, Digital Painting, Product Evangelism, Maya, XSI, Discreet Combustion, Digital Fusion, Dreamweaver, Procreate Painter..., Oil Painting, Mudbox, Mokey, QuarkXPress, Character Animation, Illustration, Post Production, Creative Direction, Film, 3D, Graphic Design, Commercials, Visual Effects, Computer Animation, Drawing, Graphics, Premiere, Rendering, Video Editing, Animation, Art, Digital Media, Texturing, Storyboarding, Mocha, Computer Graphics, Art Direction, Game Design, Video Games, Web Design, Digital Video, Stereoscopic, Color Correction

Education
Savannah College of Art and Design   2001 — 2005
BFA, Illustration

Richard Lawson Studios   2012 — 2012
N/A, Acting

Watts Atelier of the Arts   2008 — 2010
N/A, Traditional Drawing & Painting

Derek Krauss Derek Krauss San Francisco Bay Area Details
Derek Krauss's Cafe FX Experience 2004 - 2007
Job Marriage Family Therapist Intern; Digital Artist
Industry Nonprofit Organization Management
Experience
Caminar, Inc.   Digital Paint & RotoTippett Studio2011 - 2013
Tippett Studio  2010 - 2013
Cafe FX   2004 - 2007

Skills
Visual Effects, Shake, Nuke, Rotoscoping, Feature Films, Look Development, Film Production, Digital Painting, Digital Compositing

Education
Breining Institute   2012 — 2013
Registered Addiction Specialist Certificate, Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling

Brandman University, Part of the Chapman University System   2008 — 2012
Master of Arts in Psychology, Marriage & Family Therapy, 3.85 GPA

California State University-Chico   1995 — 1998
Bachelor of Arts in Communication Design, Media Arts - Film & Television/Computer Graphics, 3.8 GPA

Simon OConnor Simon OConnor Boise, Idaho Area Details
Simon OConnor's Cafe FX Experience September 2008 - December 2008
Job Senior Software Engineer at Balihoo
Industry Animation
Experience
Balihoo  September 2012 - Present
Sicon Studios   January 2009 - Present
Cafe FX   September 2008 - December 2008
Walt Disney Animation Studios  1997 - 2008
Digital Domain  1994 - 1997
Defense Research Agency (formerly Royal Aresopace Establishment)   1990 - 1993

Skills
Scala, Play Framework, Slick, JavaScript, Computer Graphics, Visual Effects, Computer Animation, Maya, 3D, PHP4/5, Advanced CSS, HTML, Web Development, Apache, MySQL, Drupal, Website Development, Subversion, Shake, Renderman, Git, PHP, Python, OpenGL, Animation, CSS, Film

Education
Imperial College London   1990 — 1993
BEng(Hons), Computer Science

Krystal Sae Eua Krystal Sae Eua Greater Los Angeles Area Details
Krystal Sae Eua's Cafe FX Experience February 2008 - May 2008
Job Modeling & Texturing Lead at The Mill
Industry Motion Pictures and Film
Experience
The Mill  June 2013 - Present
Hydraulx  August 2012 - May 2013
Hydraulx  January 2009 - August 2012
Meteor Games LLC  July 2008 - January 2009
BLT & Associates  May 2008 - June 2008
Cafe FX   February 2008 - May 2008
Meteor Games  December 2007 - February 2008
Broccoli Int'l USA Inc.   October 2005 - December 2007
ZOIC Studios  September 2006 - November 2006
Brooks College  July 2004 - December 2005

Skills
Maya, Mudbox, Zbrush, Shake, Digital Sculpting, After Effects, Bodypaint, 3D Studio Max, Photoshop, Illustrator, Bump, Graphic Design, HTML, Mental Ray, Texturing, Mari, Storyboarding, Modeling

Education
Anatomy Tools   2013 — 2013
Mastering Human Anatomy in ZBrush

Sculpting Workshop with Simon Lee   2012 — 2012
Traditional Sculpting

Gnomon   2005 — 2007
Certifricate, High-End Computer Graphics

Brooks College   2004 — 2006
AS, Animation

Andrew Mumford Andrew Mumford Greater Los Angeles Area Details
Andrew Mumford's Cafe FX Experience February 2009 - July 2009
Job Freelance Visual Fx Compositor
Industry Motion Pictures and Film
Experience
Death by Pixels   March 2012 - Present
Shapeshifter Post   January 2013 - December 2014
PIXOMONDO  December 2012 - April 2013
PIXOMONDO  April 2012 - June 2012
ScanLineVFX LA  December 2010 - February 2012
Pixomondo  June 2010 - July 2010
CafeFX  January 2010 - February 2010
Cafe Fx   February 2009 - July 2009
CafeFX  2009 - 2009
Composite Image Systems   January 1995 - June 1998

Skills
Shake, Compositing, Visual Effects, Color Correction, Feature Films, Nuke, Matte Painting, VFX Supervision, Rotoscoping, Digital Compositing, Film, Look Development, Post Production, Commercials, Special Effects

Education
Ravensbourne   1979 — 1981
BSC, Communication Engineering (Television & Broadcasting)

Jon Derovan Jon Derovan Greater Los Angeles Area Details
Jon Derovan's Cafe FX Experience 2008 - 2008
Job Owner at Crusty Pup Pictures
Industry Entertainment
Experience
Crusty Pup Pictures   1993 - Present
Warner Bros. Entertainment Group of Companies  2012 - 2012
Pixomondo  2011 - 2012
Freelance Producer/ Prod Supervisor   1983 - 2012
MPC  2011 - 2011
Ntropic  2008 - 2011
Cafe FX   2008 - 2008
Rhythm & Hues  January 2006 - July 2006
The Film KItchen   1994 - 2004
Pixar Animation Studios  May 2001 - February 2002

Skills
Pre-production, Creative Direction, Producing, Live-Action, Assistant Director, On-set visual effects..., Commercials, Feature visual effects, Creative producer, Post-production, TV and Web content, Post Production, Video, Visual Effects, Video Production, Computer Animation, Computer Graphics, Final Cut Pro, Art, HD Video, Music Videos, Lighting, Directing, After Effects, Entertainment, Cinematics, Short Films, Film

Education
Hard knocks   1983 — 2015
Jaded, Yet Optomistic Perspective PHD, Production and Human Nature

UCLA   1980 — 1985
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Design

John Parenteau John Parenteau Greater Los Angeles Area Details
John Parenteau's Cafe FX Experience January 2006 - June 2006
Job Director at Silverton Filmmakers
Industry Entertainment
Experience
Silverton Filmmakers   February 2015 - Present
Silverton Filmmakers   February 2015 - Present
Silverdraft   November 2012 - April 2015
Pixomondo  February 2009 - November 2012
Phantom Ride Entertainment   June 2008 - February 2009
Sententia Entertainment   March 2005 - April 2008
CafeFX  2008 - 2008
Cafe FX   January 2006 - June 2006
Cafe FX   October 2004 - February 2005
Cafe FX   May 2003 - July 2003

Skills
VFX Supervision, Computer Animation, Budgets, Visual Effects, Feature Films, Negotiation, Screenplays, Film, Post Production, Film Production, Animation, Lighting, Final Cut Pro, Television, Production Managment, Photoshop, Nuke, 3D, Character Animation, Video Production, Motion Graphics, Cinematography, Digital Compositing, Producing, 3D Studio Max, Creative Direction, Computer Graphics, Directing, Entertainment, Content Strategy

Education
University of Southern California   1983 — 1987
Bachelor of Arts, Motion Picture and TV Production

Silverton Union High School   1979 — 1983
High School Diploma

Duane Stinnett Duane Stinnett Greater Los Angeles Area Details
Duane Stinnett's Cafe FX Experience 2007 - 2008
Job Available for work
Industry Entertainment
Experience
Duane Stinnett   January 2006 - Present
Ogmento  September 2012 - March 2013
Hydrogen Whiskey Studios  2011 - 2012
Tiny Juggernaut   January 2010 - December 2010
Trailer Park  2010 - 2010
Pixomondo VFX   July 2008 - March 2009
Cafe FX   2007 - 2008
Luxoflux / Activision   March 2003 - May 2006
Blur Studio  2001 - 2003
max ink cafe   2000 - 2002

Skills
3D animation, Lighting, Animation, 3D, Cinematics, Vray, Feature Films, Film, Visual Effects, Matte Painting, PS2, Xbox, Playstation, Camera Animation, Keyframe Animation, Character Studio, Biped, Character Rigging, Cloth Simulation, Skinning, Commercial Photography, Studio Lighting, Natural Lighting, Mental Ray, Eyeon Fusion, Digital Fusion, VFX Supervision, On-set Supervision, CG Lighting, Maya, Character Animation, Texturing, Video Games, Computer Graphics, 3D Studio Max, Digital Compositing, After Effects, Pre-visualization, Premiere, Concept Design, Photoshop, Motion Capture, Digital Painting, Art Direction, Creative Writing, Screenwriting, Technical Writing, Computer Animation, Zbrush, UV mapping

Education
California State University-Long Beach   1993 — 1994
Bachelor's degree, Creative Writing

Luke McDonald Luke McDonald Greater Los Angeles Area Details
Luke McDonald's Cafe FX Experience January 2009 - January 2011
Job Digital effects Supervisor at Cosmos
Industry Entertainment
Experience
Bad Robot  May 2014 - Present
Cosmos  October 2013 - Present
Crazy Horse Effects  June 2010 - September 2013
Cafe FX   January 2009 - January 2011
The Syndicate  2004 - April 2010
Creo  2002 - 2004
Eden Effects   2001 - 2002
Station X   1998 - 2001

Skills
Visual Effects, Digital Compositing, Nuke, Look Development, VFX Supervision, Feature Films, Pipeline Development, Computer Graphics, Commercials, Post Production, Special Effects, Computer Animation, Compositing, 3D, Live Action

Education
Full Sail University

Eric Allen Carter Eric Allen Carter Los Angeles, California Details
Eric Allen Carter's Cafe FX Experience August 2009 - January 2010
Job Property Manager at Berglas & Garfield
Industry Real Estate
Experience
Berglas & Garfield   September 2015 - Present
Brentwood Village Apartments   October 2013 - Present
www.ericallencarter.com   June 2005 - Present
The American Pavilion  September 2012 - November 2014
Stargate Studios  March 2013 - June 2013
Cafe FX   August 2009 - January 2010
Asylum Visual Effects  June 2008 - March 2009
Schmidli Backdrops   October 2007 - June 2008
Identity House  March 2006 - July 2007
PRATT INSTITUTE  January 2006 - May 2007

Skills
Fine Art, Art, Contemporary Art, Visual Arts, Figurative Art, Painting, Drawing, Realism, Surrealism, Sculpture, Oil Painting, Art Education, Illustration, Mixed Media, Galleries, Curating, Photoshop, Office Management, Administrative..., Office Administration, Acrylic, Art History, Murals, Photography

Education
Pratt Institute   2005 — 2007
Master's Degree, Fine Arts - Painting

University of Nebraska-Lincoln   1995 — 2001
Bachelor's Degree, Fine and Studio Arts

Bruce Branit Bruce Branit Kansas City, Missouri Area Details
Bruce Branit's Cafe FX Experience 2005 - 2005
Job Director at Branit FX/Lucamax Pictures
Industry Entertainment
Experience
Branit FX   June 2004 - Present
Lucamax Pictures   November 2012 - Present
Cafe FX   2005 - 2005
Strange Engine   July 2000 - February 2004
Digital Domain  July 2000 - August 2000
Digital Muse   July 1996 - July 2000

Skills
Computer Graphics, Television Production, VFX Supervision, Visual Effects, Feature Films, Commercials, Compositing, Cinematography, Post Production, Motion Graphics, Digital Compositing, Digital Fusion, Realflow, Lightwave, Motion Tracking, Pre-visualization, Eyeon Fusion, 3D animation, Character Animation, Computer Animation, 3D, Film, Special Effects, Video Production, After Effects, Lighting, Short Films, Directing, Music Videos, Animation, Motion Design

Education
University of Kansas

Brecheisen Bryce Brecheisen Bryce Greater Los Angeles Area Details
Brecheisen Bryce's Cafe FX Experience October 2007 - March 2008
Job Visual Effects Producer
Industry Entertainment
Experience
Universal Pictures  August 2008 - May 2009
Entity FX  April 2008 - July 2008
Cafe FX   October 2007 - March 2008
20th Century Fox  February 2007 - September 2007
Radium Inc.   July 2005 - November 2006
Digital Domain  February 2006 - July 2006
B1 Media  July 2004 - February 2005
Riot Pictures   February 2004 - May 2004
Resident Evil: Apocalypse (production)   May 2003 - November 2003
yU+co  February 2002 - October 2002

Education
Pepperdine University   1993 — 1997
BA English

Pepperdine University
BA, English

Jane Byrne Jane Byrne Greater Los Angeles Area Details
Jane Byrne's Cafe FX Experience November 2006 - 2008
Job Look development Artist
Industry Motion Pictures and Film
Experience
Psyop  November 2013 - Present
Reliance MediaWorks VFX  July 2013 - November 2013
Rythym and Hues   November 2010 - March 2013
Rhythm & Hues  September 2008 - March 2013
Reliance Media Works   2013 - 2013
CafeFX  2009 - 2010
Luma Pictures  2008 - 2008
Cafe Fx   November 2006 - 2008

Skills
Nuke, Visual Effects, Look Development, Shake, Compositing, Digital Compositing, Maya, Mental Ray, Shading, Houdini

Education
Allan Hancock College

University of California, Santa Barbara

Deborah Wiltman Deborah Wiltman Greater Los Angeles Area Details
Deborah Wiltman's Cafe FX Experience 2004 - 2004
Job digital artist/senior compositor
Industry Motion Pictures and Film
Experience
Digital Domain  2003 - 2012
Cafe FX   2004 - 2004
Boy Wonder Visual Effects   2002 - 2003
Rhythm & Hues  March 2002 - May 2002
Cinesite  2000 - 2002
Sony Pictures Imageworks  2000 - 2000
Walt Disney Feature Animation  2000 - 2000
Dream Quest Images  1996 - 2000
Buena Vista Visual Effects (part of the Walt Disney Studios)   1995 - 1996
Mass. Illusion  1995 - 1995

Skills
Shake, Nuke, Look Development, Visual Effects, Digital Compositing, Traditional Animation, Maya, Animation, Film, Commercials, Feature Films, VFX Supervision, 3D, Compositing, Matte Painting, Art Direction, Rotoscoping, Live Action

Education
Alias Research   1993 — 1993
Alias Advanced Animation

ArtCenter College of Design   1992 — 1992
Alias

University of California, Los Angeles   1992 — 1992
Unix, Wavefront

Local 839 -- Cartoonists' Union   1991 — 1991
Inbetweening

Kent State University   1974 — 1978
BFA, Fine and Professional Arts

Lance Armstrong Lance Armstrong Tulsa, Oklahoma Area Details
Lance Armstrong's Cafe FX Experience April 2005 - June 2005
Job Owner, WireFrame Imaging
Industry Motion Pictures and Film
Experience
WireFrame Imaging   August 2008 - Present
Menithings Productions   February 2006 - March 2008
Snoot Entertainment  2006 - 2008
The Syndicate  October 2005 - November 2005
Cafe FX   April 2005 - June 2005
HimanI Productions   July 2004 - October 2004
Creative Logik Unlimited   April 2004 - June 2004
HimanI Productions   September 2003 - March 2004
Cafe FX   May 2003 - June 2003
Klasky Csupo  February 2003 - March 2003

Skills
Computer Animation, Maya, Animation, Character Animation, 3D, After Effects, Texturing, Special Effects, Lighting, Zbrush, Feature Films, Modeling, Computer Graphics, Film, Commercials, PFTrack, Lightwave, Television, Photoshop, Illustrator, Photography, Technical Direction, Painting

Education
Oklahoma State University   1980 — 1985
BFA

Sunset High School   1967 — 1968
Graduated

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