The Baked team is made up of compositors, designers, CG artists, cyclists, wrestlers, ice hockey players and parents.
As a multi-disciplinary boutique, we’re creative, talented, savvy individuals ready to guide productions through the VFX process. Whether it’s a compositor or animator, designer or supervisor, we believe it’s having the right person at the right time that makes the difference.
George Loucas, VFX Supervisor
Matt Hartle, Executive Creative Director. Matt has worked on over 100 films in a variety of capacities from visual effects and main title design to theatrical advertising and motion graphics.
Matthew Dean Russell, Executive Producer Matt has been living his dream of making a career in film for 20+ years, working up the studio ladder on films like Elf, Blade, Trinity and Final Destination.
Gayle Busby, Head of Production Bay Area native, Gayle has worked on over thirty major motion pictures from Starship Troopers to 300. Gayle has lead vendor and studio teams, notably as a VFX VP at Disney.
Kwesi Collisson is a pioneering producer, VFX artist, VFX supervisor and post production supervisor of content for 20+ years including feature films, broadcast, streaming, promotions and commercial advertising. His work includes collaborations with major studios, networks, streaming platforms and global advertising.
Aaron Rovner, CG Supervisor Aaron attended USC’s Animation and Digital Arts program where he studied animation and visual effects. In addition to his film and commercial credits, Aaron has created visual content for popular musicians including Calvin Harris, Bjork, Skrillex, Zedd, and Madeon.
Cameron Target, VFX Coordinator Cameron joined Baked Studios after earning his film degree at Emerson College and getting his career start at Red Bull Films. Born and raised in Hong Kong, Cameron is no stranger to moving around and is now based out of New York.
Evan Ghigliotty, VFX Supervisor Evan’s creative journey started in his home state of Florida, where he took every art class his HS had to offer, earning scholarships to study and receive a degree for Computer Animation. Evan’s eye for color and detail has added that important ingredient to various film and commercial success stories
Daniel Pierral, VFX Supervisor Daniel began his journey in Venezuela where he creating Visual Effects for music videos for top Latin American artists. Daniel joined up with Baked in 2015 and has worked as a visual effects artist in a variety of films and streaming shows for Netflix, Amazon, and Apple TV+.
Melanie McDaniel, VFX Production Manager Speech Pathologist turned VFX Coordinator, Melanie has worked on films like Captain Marvel, Detective Pikachu and Those Who Wish Me Dead.
Grace Netter, VFX Coordinator Grace garnered an interest in all things creative at an early age, teaching herself to draw in MS Paint. She began her film journey working at Art Department, before making the switch to VFX. Her past production experience includes projects from Netflix, Disney, and Warner Bros.
Ingrid Julao, VFX Artrist
Loren Camilleri, Studio Manager
Stella, Culver City
Leo, Culver City
SOME,
BUT NOT ALL,
THAT BAKED CAN DO
FOR YOUVisual Effects: As an artist owned company, VFX is at the core of everything we do. For more than 20 years, we’ve been contributing to award winning feature films and scripted television, along with groundbreaking music videos and TV commercials. From flashy creature work to invisible environments, our team brings experience and artistry to every project.
Retouching: The icing on the cake! From reducing the appearance of age – to adding it – we have the right skillset and refined approach to make our work seamless and invisible. The same applies to the integration of prosthetics, blood, gore or anything our special effects makeup friends can cook up.
Motion Graphics: Our batch of creative directors, designers and animators turn words, ideas, and storyboards into compelling images on screen. Our motion graphics work ranges from titles to logos, to fully animated characters, and everything in between.
Color: Baked Studios offers full-color finishing. Through color correction and grading, our colorists add to the look of projects by honing in on the exact tone and feel that best achieves the vision.
On-Set Supervision: Baked supervisors help productions make the best possible choices during pre-production and filming to reach creative goals. We have a holistic understanding of how to work in harmony with other departments for the most forward-thinking and cost-effective results.
A Note About Artificial Intelligence: It’s 2024 and AI is a hot button issue we’d like to address head on. Like all disruptive technology, there are pros, cons and impacts that reach near and far. As a business at the crossroads of art and science, we embrace technology and its ability to help us be better and more efficient. For Baked Studios, this means supporting artists and not replacing them—adding value where it’s needed most and finding ways to use technology as a tool and extension of who we already are. Over time, our use of AI will continue to evolve, but it will never take the place of our guiding principle: to keep creativity and storytelling at the heart of everything we do.
