JOHN ANDREW BERTON JR. Visual Effects Supervisor www.bertonvfx.com www.jabertonjr.com
PROJECTS DIRECTOR STUDIO & PRODUCERS
“DEEP WATER” ADRIANE LYNE TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX 2nd Unit VFX Supervisor Garrett Basch, Guymon Casady, Benjamin Forkner, Anthony Katagas
“13 REASONS WHY - S4” VARIOUS NETFLIX/FUSEFX On-set VFX Supervisor
ARRAIY – AI & VR Development NA ARRAIY
“ONE MORNING” RODRIGO BLAAS LYTRO VR Short Film
“CELESTINA” JOSE RIVERA ESPERANZA PRODUCTIONS Visual Effects Consultant Walter Salles, Camille Sanes
“GODZILLA” GARETH EDWARDS WARNER BROS. Additional Aerial Photography Jon Jashni, Mary Parent, Thomas Tull
“KRRISH 3” RAKESH ROSHAN FILM KRAFT Prep + Photography Rakesh Roshan
“KING OF THE ELVES” AARON BLAISE WALT DISNEY ANIMATION Research and Development ROBERT WALKER Chuck Williams
“BEDTIME STORIES” ADAM SHANKMAN WALT DISNEY PICTURES Jack Giarraputo, Andrew Gunn Adam Sandler
“UNIQUE” DAVID GOYER WALT DISNEY PICTURES 3-D Stereo test & 16 week R&D HEYDAY FILMS/PHANTOM 4 David Heyman
“CHARLOTTE’S WEB” GARY WINICK PARAMOUNT PICTURES Nominated for 3 VES Awards: WALDEN MEDIA Best Effects Driven Picture Jordan Kerner, Julia Pistor (2) Outstanding Animated Characters
“I, ROBOT” ALEX PROYAS TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX Digital Effects Supervisor + John Davis, Topher Dow Aerial & Miniatures Set Super-UC
“MEN IN BLACK II” BARRY SONNENFELD COLUMBIA PICTURES Nomination: VES Award Laurie MacDonald, Walter F. Parkes
“THE MUMMY RETURNS” STEPHEN SOMMERS ALPHAVILLE FILMS Sean Daniel, James Jacks
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“THE MUMMY” STEPHEN SOMMERS ALPHAVILLE FILMS Nomination: BAFTA Award UNIVERSAL PICTURES Sean Daniel, James Jacks
“DEEP RISING” – (ILM) STEPHEN SOMMERS HOLLYWOOD PICTURES John Baldecchi, Laurence Mark
“MEN IN BLACK” – (ILM) BARRY SONNENFELD COLUMBIA PICTURES Digital Effects Supervisor Laurie MacDonald, Walter F. Parkes
“STAR WARS: SPECIAL EDITION” GEORGE LUCAS LUCASFILM (CG Supervisor) – (ILM) Gary Kurtz, Rick McCallum
“CASPER” – (ILM) BRAD SILBERLING UNIVERSAL PICTURES (Supervising Digital Effects Artist) Colin Wilson
“THE MASK” – (ILM) CHUCK RUSSELL NEW LINE CINEMA (Department Operations Manager) Bob Engelman
“THE FLINTSTONES” – (ILM) BRIAN LEVANT UNIVERSAL PICTURES (Department Operations Manager) Bruce Cohen
“BABY’S DAY OUT” – (ILM) PATRICK READ JOHNSON TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX (Department Operations Manager) John Hughes, Richard Vane
“JURASSIC PARK” – (ILM) STEVEN SPIELBERG UNIVERSAL PICTURES (Department Operations Manager) Kathleen Kennedy, Gerald R. Molen
“DEATH BECOMES HER” – (ILM) ROBERT ZEMECKIS UNIVERSAL PICTURES (Department Operations Manager) Steve Starkey, Robert Zemeckis
“STAR TREK VI NICHOLAS MEYER PARAMOUNT PICTURES THE UNDISCOVERED COUNTRY Steven-Charles Jaffe, (CG Animator) ILM Ralph Winter
“HOOK” – (ILM) STEVEN SPIELBERG AMBLIN ENTERTAINMENT (CG Animator) Kathleen Kennedy, Frank Marshall
“TERMINATOR 2: JUDGMENT DAY” JAMES CAMERON LIGHTSTORM ENTERTAINMENT (CG Animator) – (ILM) James Cameron
Notable: 1987/88 – Technical Director/CG Animator – Mental Images, Berlin Germany: BMW, ARD, Radio Bremen commercials. 1983 -1987 - Technical Director/Computer Graphics Animator: commercial and broadcast animations for ABC, NBC, CBS, HBO, Cinemax. Monitor Award for 1984 Super Bowl Commercial Ad.
Drexel University (Philadelphia) Visiting Professor Visual Effects and Animation – 2016-17/2020
Education: M.A. Art Education and Digital Cinema – Ohio State B.A. Communications & Film – Denison University
Locations: Australia, England, India, Morocco, Jordan, New Zealand, Toronto & Vancouver, NYC
Member: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, BAFTA, VES Society