Jim Hagarty

I am a multi-faceted media professional with experience in both video production and visual effects for film and television.

Roto-Prep Lead/Compositor/Comp QC at Spin VFX (2022-03 – Present)

• Worked in a leadership capacity ensuring artists complete tasks to the highest possible standard.
• Seamlessly integrate live action elements with CG.
• Provided annotations and notes to artists via Shotgrid for all roto and prep tasks.
• Assist in the bidding process for all internal and external prep tasks.

Assistant Lead/Senior Stereoscopic Artist at StereoD (2015-11 – 2021-12)

Converting feature films into Stereoscopic 3D

• Some experience with clean plating and finaling
• Extracting Zdepth from Deep Comp nodes and applying it to CG elements
• Responsible for weekly shot quotas and quality control
• Mentoring and training new artists

Editor/Videographer/Photographer at ACM SIGGRAPH - Creative Development Subcommittee (2014 – 2020)

• Responsible for editing trailers and video content.
• Collaborating with the marketing department while photographing the conference.
• Creating content for future SIGGRAPH conferences.

Research Associate/Videographer/Editor at Screen Industries Research and Training Centre (2011-01 – 2015-11)

• Worked with industry partners on applied research projects involving Stereoscopic 3D, HFR Cinema, and Motion Capture.
• Responsible for Editing and packaging Digital Cinema packages via DVS Clipster.
• Produced all in house promotional video and photo content.
• Developed training materials and successfully conducted several seminars for IATSE 667.

Advanced Diploma in Media Arts in Media Arts – Sheridan College (2008-09 – 2011-05)