What do I do?

I am primarily a "visual effects" artist. What does that mean? Well, it means I enhance, correct, change, add, remove, replace, or create elements in video and film using a computer and software. For instance, I may need to pull people's teeth together when there is a gap in their teeth. I also remove tattoo's, moles, whiten teeth, and remove wrinkles on actors and actresses. I also take out boom mics, replace skies, electrocute people, make grass greener, change shirt colors, add headlight beams, add fireworks smoke trails, or even add seatbelts where there were no seatbelts before.

This is different than "special effects" which are physical effects done on set while you are shooting.

I also am a 3D animator.

Knowing the relationship between how shooting in the field will effect the post production workflow is valuable, and I am also frequently asked to be on set as video assist or even effects supervisor.

-Matthew