~vfxjake
Jake VanHuss
Artist | Professional | Film & Animation
United States
I'm Jake - a designer, production and post artist. I've been doing the freelance thing on the virtual and local level for over 5 years now on projects ranging from graphic and web design to interviews and promotional videos. I've spent the past 2 years as an editor, post artist, and videographer in the Digital Media Services department of East Tennessee State University's Office of eLearning, where I've worked on a range of projects including recording live events, producing promotional videos for university departments and third-party clients, sound editing, graphic design, and video encoding as well as managing archived projects. I also operate my own business, VFXJAKE, on a freelance basis specializing in production, post, and design services on a local and remote basis. In my spare time, I've created short films, animation projects, 3D designs, and, in the very near future, my first full length independent feature - Choices the Film.
Interests
Favorite visual artist
Rick Baker
Favorite movies
An American Werewolf in London, Se7en, A Nightmare on Elm Street, The Exorcist III, Dawn of the Dead, Day of the Dead, The Howling, Friday the 13th, Saw, District 9
Favorite TV shows
Dexter, The Walking Dead, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, River Monsters, Law & Order, No Reservations, The Layover, Boardwalk Empire, Game of Thrones, Sons of Anarchy, Justified
Favorite bands / musical artists
Nine inch Nails, Rammstein, Slipknot, System of a Down, Rob Zombie, The Doors, Pearl Jam, Pink Floyd, Seether, Black Sabbath, Rolling Stones, Oasis, Dropkick Murphys, U2
Favorite books
At the Mountains of Madness,
Favorite writers
HP Lovecraft, Stephen King, Michael Crichton, Edgar Allan Poe, Joseph Campbell, Hunter S. Thompson, Clive Barke, HG Wells, William S Burroughs, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Mary Shelley, Brian Lumley, Bram Stoker r,
Tools of the Trade
After Effects, Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere, Maya, Cinema 4D, Mocha, Final Cut