Team Cupcake

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Today Brandon is an accomplished artist and supervisor; an alumnus of Rhythm and Hues and Method Studios. He cites the movie Hackers and the pink and teal Solo Jazz pattern as chief amongst his artistic influences. His list of credits include Fast & Furious, Life of Pi, Captain America: Civil War, Avengers: Infinity War, and too many talking animal movies and product launches to name.
Brandon loves a challenge and pursues all his interests to their logical extreme, whether that be building motorcycles, hot-tubbing, or making computer pictures. He may never become as strong as The Rock, but he’s not going to stop trying.
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The late 1980’s, I’m working for NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory in their Facilities Department. It’s a fun part-time job that I balanced with my college time; and I get to see things others would envy.
One day I was recommended for a position at Disney as a Video Gamer Tester. So random, but it’s one of those “someone knows someone” situation and my name came up. I was intrigued. I do like playing video games.
The interview went great. I was given a tour; it was mainly just a room with just a couple of computer stations and shelves full of released games serving as décor. The position was a perfect fit. I was qualify and I would bring value to the team.
We went back to his office for the final, close-out interview. The conversation was more casual now. I talked about what I was going to college for, Painting, what I wanted to do, be an artist.
Then he asked me something that my young inexperience ears had not heard before, “Where do you see yourself in 10 years?”
“Ummm…uhh…in Hawaii?”
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Today, she enjoys her work as a Visual Effects Supervisor and takes pride in the process of collaborating with productions to design seamless effects. Since joining Crafty Apes last year, her credits include Licorice Pizza, Insecure and Barry.
She’s also the mother of a precocious toddler who takes up every ounce of her spare time—and she wouldn’t have it any other way. They live in Santa Monica (where it’s very easy to get a pizza delivered).
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Starting as a ghostwriter for Perez Hilton, Andrew eventually found his way into the film industry as a runner at Trailer Park before making his way up to editing. From there, he jumped careers into the world of VFX with Luma Pictures as their technical coordinator. After a lengthy stint there he found himself at Crafty’s doorstep as senior coordinator and eventually producer. Some of his credits include all three Tom Holland Spider-Man films, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, WB’s upcoming The Batman, JoJo Rabbit, and Black Panther.
In his spare time, Andrew keeps himself busy by walking his dog, playing tennis/ultimate frisbee, and brewing/enjoying craft beer.
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