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JONATHAN DEROVAN

Novato

Summary

As an Executive and Creative Producer, I bring to bear my extensive experience from scores of productions in live-action, visual effects, animation and post-production for commercials, television and feature films. I’ve created content for both American and foreign markets at studios large and small, like Paramount, Rhythm and Hues, Industrial Light and Magic, PDI/Dreamworks, Disney/Pixar, Fox Studios and Warner Brothers. I’m known for enhancing and supporting the creative to deliver projects at their best.

Overview

34
34
years of professional experience

Work History

Executive Producer

Regis Brands/Crusty Pup Pictures
01.2011 - 01.2024
  • Executive Producer – Regis Brands/Crusty Pup Pictures
  • Senior Producer – Lucid Motors – directing/producing content across all media – Branding and Marketing.
  • Senior Producer – Aeva, Change Foods and USAA campaigns SoFi, Fisher-Price, Umlaut Films, Prodigious, MPC, Pixomondo, Rhythm & Hues, Disney, Warner Bros. Stop-motion animated Pepsi/Brisk Superbowl campaign, Mind Over Eye – Jaguar, Hyundai web campaigns, Brand New School – Coors.

VFX/Live-Action Producer

Apple
01.2003 - 01.2010
  • Executive Producer/Head of Production/Senior Producer – Ntropic
  • VFX Producer – Halo games project, CaféFX – overseeing artist teams, pipeline and workflow.
  • Executive Producer – Cox Communications – Crusty Pup Pictures.
  • Executive Producer – Showtime Boxing intro – Crusty Pup Pictures.
  • Staff Live Action-VisFx & Post-production Producer – Rhythm & Hues – overseeing artist teams and client interface.
  • VFX Producer – ‘X-Men III’ – plate and model miniatures unit.
  • Executive Producer – various – Crusty Pup Pictures
  • ‘Flight 93, The Flight That Fought Back’ – Discovery Channel.

Producer/EP

Monsters Inc.
01.2001 - 01.2002
  • Producer/EP – ‘Monsters Inc.’ McDonald’s and Kellog’s campaigns – Disney/Pixar/Crusty Pup

VFX Producer

Manex/Warner Bros.
01.1993 - 01.1999
  • VFX Producer – ‘Exit Wounds’ – Manex/Warner Bros.
  • Producer – PDI/Dreamworks – Pepsi, commercials and feature projects – overseeing artist teams and workflow – client relations
  • Executive Producer – American cast – Dream Angels/Moscow Circus – hiring artists/placement and management.
  • Producer – Industrial Light & Magic – commercials
  • Director & Producer – ‘GreenLink’ – docu - U.S. Forest Service.
  • Owner/EP - Formed Crusty Pup Pictures
  • Producer, EP – ‘The Corporate Warrior’ – feature for AFI – Directors’ Workshop for Women. Owner/EP - Formed the Film Kitchen

Staff Producer

Rhythm & Hues
01.1990 - 01.1992
  • Staff Producer – Rhythm & Hues, Duck Soup
  • Executive and Staff Producer, EP – Paramount Images Commercials – Executive Producer JONRIC Company – stills, commercials, features
  • Stage Operator – Universal Studios/MTM – computer graphics department, television and features

Education

Bachelor of Arts - Design

University of California, Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA
01-1985

Skills

  • Scheduling and timelines
  • Staff supervision
  • Creative direction
  • Budget management
  • Post-production supervision
  • Pre-production
  • Creative oversight
  • Team leadership
  • Production operations
  • Content production
  • Production scheduling
  • Field production

LANGUAGES

English
Native or Bilingual
French
Limited Working
Japanese
Full Professional
Hebrew
Professional Working

Timeline

Executive Producer

Regis Brands/Crusty Pup Pictures
01.2011 - 01.2024

VFX/Live-Action Producer

Apple
01.2003 - 01.2010

Producer/EP

Monsters Inc.
01.2001 - 01.2002

VFX Producer

Manex/Warner Bros.
01.1993 - 01.1999

Staff Producer

Rhythm & Hues
01.1990 - 01.1992

Bachelor of Arts - Design

University of California, Los Angeles

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