Experience — Jason Hendrik Harvey

Oct 2023 – Present

Montréal, Québec

National Film Board of Canada

Production Technologist

Technical and development work supporting media production infrastructure. The tools and systems described here are personal professional contributions within the organization; internal NFB systems are not part of illusionTechnique.

Responsibilities

Support and develop production technologies across animation, VFX and interactive teams.
Operational support and troubleshooting for distributed rendering systems and production computing environments.
Management and organization of technical production resources.
Technical support, troubleshooting and pipeline maintenance.

Technical contributions

Design and development of internal tools for monitoring, organizing, and managing technical production resources.
Development of integrations and workflows connecting media production applications, devices, and technical infrastructure.
Development of a production reporting dashboard to track project status, resources and milestones.
Development of a custom management interface for networked digital signage and playback systems.
Scripting and automation to support artists and production teams.
Scripts, dashboards, and internal applications that reduce manual work and improve technical operations.

Related work

Resource Management Systems
Render Farm Infrastructure
Media Production Interoperability
Digital Signage Project
Production Automation

Oct 2022 – Oct 2023

Mikros Animation (Technicolor)

SLRC TD / Pipeline Support

Support, troubleshooting and pipeline development for Katana, Nuke, Maya and Houdini.

Responsibilities

Supported artists and production teams across multiple shows.
Managed render jobs and troubleshooting with Tractor.

Technical contributions

Asset and shot optimization, Python scripting, development bug tracking and code testing.
Developed scripts and tools to improve asset and shot workflows.
Integrated digital matte painting (DMP) management into the pipeline with Photoshop scripts, Python and Flow Production Tracking (ShotGrid).
Debugged and optimized pipelines for lighting, compositing and FX.

Related work

DMP Management Pipeline Integration

Jul 2021 – Aug 2022

Remote

MARZ VFX

Pipeline TD

Pipeline development and technical support for Nuke, Maya and Houdini.

Responsibilities

Supported artists with troubleshooting and pipeline issues.
Managed render infrastructure and provided technical support.

Technical contributions

Asset and shot optimization, Python scripting, Deadline render wrangling, color science, development testing and IT support.
Built and maintained tools to streamline production workflows.
Worked with color pipelines and show-specific requirements.

Feb 2020 – Present

Montréal, Québec

illusionTechnique

Founder / Creative Technologist

Creative technology studio providing production technology solutions for artists, performers and brands. Design and development of interactive systems, hardware and real-time visual experiences.

Technical contributions

Interactive light-stick for Hamie Robitaille.
Motion and dance tracking, real-time visual effects and video mapping.
Custom electronics, 3D printing and rapid prototyping.
Interactive installations and performance tools.

Related work

Jul 2019 – Jun 2020

Cinco

Interactive Developer

Web and interactive development, AWS management, mobile device management, CMS development, mySQL, PHP, JavaScript and Python. Touchscreen games, VR simulations, motion graphics and interactive content.

Responsibilities

Managed servers, CMS and mobile devices.

Technical contributions

Developed interactive experiences and digital content.
Creative technology research and prototyping.

Jul 2017 – Aug 2018

ScenoPlus Productions

Studio Technologies Developer (Montreal to MGM, Macau)

Render farm pipeline design and integration for media production. Interactive development, VR staging, scripting and creative research.

Responsibilities

Maintained studio technologies and supported production.
Sole DevOps and render wrangler on the team.

Technical contributions

Designed and integrated a render farm pipeline, with media production and backup servers, shipped to and installed at MGM Macau for the “Destiny” show.
Helped with LED mapping setups and final delivery recipes and encodings.
Developed interactive visual references and VR staging tools.