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CGI Visionary Jeff Kleiser (Kleiser-Walczak Construction, Synthespian Studios) | CGI Fridays - Episode 2
FromCGI Fridays – A Visual Effects Interview Podcast (Season 2 Coming Soon)
CGI Visionary Jeff Kleiser (Kleiser-Walczak Construction, Synthespian Studios) | CGI Fridays - Episode 2
FromCGI Fridays – A Visual Effects Interview Podcast (Season 2 Coming Soon)
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Length:
52 minutes
Released:
Jun 17, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
If you’re a fan of Stargate SG-1 then you should know Jeff Kleiser’s name. It’s not your fault if you don’t, he can’t be found in a single episode of the show, but along with CGI Fridays host Ed Kramer, and future podcast guest Frank Vitz, they created the visual language of 1994’s Stargate movie – the iconic kawoosh of the Stargate opening and morphing helmets of the Jackal Guards and Horus Guards – that are now indelibly linked to the series.But how we got there has more twists and turns – and Tide – than you might expect from a résumé that groans under the weight of visual effects triumphs.Jeff Kleiser's full IMDb profile reads:The Legen of Ne Zha (visual effects supervisor: synthespian studios)Defrost: The Virtual Series (TV Short) (vfx consultant)RoboCop (visual effects supervisor: Perception NYC)Ra.One (visual effects supervisor)Surrogates (visual effects plate supervisor: Synthespian Studios)X-Men: The Last Stand (visual effects supervisor: Kleiser-Walczak)Scary Movie 4 (visual effects supervisor: Synthespian Studios)Slither (senior visual effects supervisor: Kleiser-Walczak)Fantastic Four (executive producer: Kleiser-Walczak - as Jeff Kleiser)Son of the Mask (visual effects supervisor: Kleiser-Walczak)Exorcist: The Beginning (executive producer: Kleiser-Walczak)Scary Movie 3 (executive producer: Kleiser-Walczak - as Jeff Kleiser)X-Men 2 (senior visual effects supervisor: Kleiser-Walczak)The One (senior visual effects supervisor: Kleiser-Walczak)X-Men (creative advisor: Kleiser-Walczak)The Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man (Video short) (animation director)The Rage: Carrie 2 (digital effects executive producer: Kleiser-Walczak)Mortal Kombat: Annihilation (digital effects producer: Kleiser-Walczak)It's My Party (computer animation supervisor: Kleiser-Walczak)Judge Dredd (computer animation supervisor: Kleiser-Walczak)Honey, I Shrunk the Audience (Short) (animation director - uncredited)Stargate (executive producer: Kleiser-Walczak - as Jeff Kleiser)Clear and Present Danger (computer animation supervisor: Kleiser-Walczak)Secrets of the Luxor Pyramid (visual effects supervisor: Kleiser-Walczak)Luxor Live (Short) (visual effects supervisor)Theater of Time (Short) (visual effects supervisor)In Search of the Obelisk (Short) (visual effects supervisor: Kleiser-Walczak)Honey, I Blew Up the Kid (digital effects supervisor: Kleiser-Walczak - uncredited)Flight of the Navigator (digital effects supervisor)Still of the Night (optical effects: EFX Unlimited, New York - as J. Kleiser)Summer Lovers (special optical effects: EFX Unlimited - as Jeff Kleiser)TRON (computer production supervisor: Digital Effects Inc.)Xanadu (layout artist: special visual effects unit)The Blue Lagoon (special optical effects)
Released:
Jun 17, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
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