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Hi, I’m Jim Hagarty, a storyteller and filmmaker passionate about visual effects, editing, and cinematography. Over the past 15 years, I’ve contributed to more than 50 feature film and television productions, shaping stories with bold visuals. I love pushing creative boundaries and delivering polished, engaging work.…

Jim Hagarty

Visual Effects Artist, Video Editor, Filmmaker, +3

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Hi, I’m Jim Hagarty, a storyteller and filmmaker passionate about visual effects, editing, and cinematography. Over the past 15 years, I’ve contributed to more than 50 feature film and television productions, shaping stories with bold visuals. I love pushing creative boundaries and delivering polished, engaging work.…

Available to hire

Hi, I’m Jim Hagarty, a storyteller and filmmaker passionate about visual effects, editing, and cinematography. Over the past 15 years, I’ve contributed to more than 50 feature film and television productions, shaping stories with bold visuals.

I love pushing creative boundaries and delivering polished, engaging work.

Skills

Adobe After Effects

Adobe Premiere Pro

DaVinci Resolve Studio

Adobe Photoshop

Final Cut Pro X

Experience Level

Adobe After Effects

Expert

Adobe Premiere Pro

Expert

DaVinci Resolve Studio

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Intermediate

Intermediate

Language

English

Fluent

Work Experience

Editor/Video Grapher/Photographer at ACM SIGGRAPH - Creative Development Subcommittee

January 1, 2011 - November 1, 2015

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

Editor/Video Grapher/Photographer at ACM SIGGRAPH - Creative Development Subcommittee

November 1, 2015 - December 1, 2021

Edited trailers and video content, collaborated with marketing for conference visuals, produced content for future SIGGRAPH conferences.

Roto-Pre-Lead / Compositor / Comp QC at Spin VFX

March 1, 2021 - Present

Roto-prelead, compositor, and QC tasks; integrated live-action elements with CG; provided annotations and notes to artists via ShotGrid for all roto and preptasks; assisted in bidding for internal and external preptasks.

Assistant Lead / Senior Stereoscopic Artist at Stereo D / Screen Industries Research and Training Centre

January 1, 2011 - November 1, 2015

Assisted lead in stereoscopic 3D workflows; senior stereo artist; converted feature films into stereoscopic 3D; clean plating and finishing; extracted depth from deep components and applied to CG elements; responsible for weekly shot quotas and quality control; mentoring and training new artists; worked with industry partners on applied research projects in Stereoscopic 3D, HFR cinema, and Motion Capture; edited and packaged Digital Cinema content via DVSClipster; produced in-house promotional video and photo content; developed training materials and conducted seminars for IATSE 667.

Editor / Video Grapher / Photographer at ACM SIGGRAPH - Creative Development Sub Committee

January 1, 2014 - January 1, 2020

Responsible for editing trailers and video content; collaborated with the marketing department while photographing the conference; created content for future SIGGRAPH conferences.

Roto-Lead / Compositor / Compositing QC at Spin VFX

March 1, 2020 - Present

In a lead capacity ensuring artists meet high standards; seamlessly integrate live action elements with CG; provided annotations and notes to artists; assisted in bidding for tasks.

Roto-Prep Lead / Compositor / Comp QC at Spin VFX

March 1, 2022 - Present

Seamlessly integrate live-action elements with CG. Provide annotations and notes to artists via ShotGrid for roto and preptasks. Assist in bidding for internal and external preptasks.

Editor / Videographer / Photographer at ACM SIGGRAPH - Creative Development Subcommittee

January 1, 2011 - November 1, 2015

Responsible for editing trailers and video content. Collaborated with the marketing department while photographing the conference. Created content for future SIGGRAPH conferences.

Editor / Videographer / Photographer at ACM SIGGRAPH - Creative Development Subcommittee

November 1, 2015 - December 1, 2021

Responsible for editing trailers and video content. Collaborated with the marketing department while photographing the conference. Created content for future SIGGRAPH conferences.