/ WORK /
VFX Compositor at Airbud (Vancouver) - January 2021 - present
Project: Super Pups (Netflix)
Tools: Nuke, Mocha, (Work From Home via Teradici)
VFX Compositor at Lux (Vancouver) - June 2016 - March 2020
Projects: Helstrom, The Twilight Zone season 1, A Series of Unfortunate Events season 1, The Punisher, Charmed seasons 1 and 2, The Runaways season 2, Impulse season 2, Beyond seasons 1 and 2, Shadowhunters season 2, Rogue, Take Two, Beverly Hills 90120, etc
Awards: Leo Award Nominations for Best Visual Effects In A Dramatic Series in 2018 and 2019
Clients: Netflix, Disney, Hulu, Marvel, etcTools: Nuke, Photoshop, Mocha
Tools: Nuke, Photoshop, Mocha
Freelance Writer, Director, Editor - March 2016 - present
Clients: Sub Pop Records, Jo Passed, Zen Mother, etc
Awards: Leo Award Nomination for Best Music Video 2019 (Jo Passed “Glass”)
Tools: Premiere, Nuke, After Effects, Photoshop, DaVinci Resolve
VFX Compositor at Lux (Vancouver) - January - February 2016
Project: The Warrior's Gate (feature)
Tools: Nuke, Photoshop
VFX Compositor at MPC (Vancouver) - June - December 2015
Project: Disney's The Finest Hours (feature)
Tools: Nuke, Mocha Plus
Photoshop Instructor - September 2019 - present
Teach Photoshop workshops in-person and via Zoom for VIVO Media Arts Centre
Freelance Photographer and Photoshop Retoucher- 2006 - present
Clients: The Vancouver International Jazz Festival, Vancouver New Music, Single Line Theatre, Mu, Jo Passed, etc
Tools: Photoshop
Sound Designer at Optical Lab (Korea) - 2012 - 2013
Clients: GS & Point, Seallet
Tools: Logic Pro
/ SKILLS /
Nuke
Photoshop
After Effects
Mocha Plus
Final Cut Pro
Premiere Pro
Logic Pro
Pro Tools
/ EDUCATION /
MPC Academy (Vancouver) 2015
Nuke compositing
School of Visual Arts (New York) 2012
Advanced Photoshop retouching and compositing
Private music study with Benoit Delbecq (Paris) 2010-2011
Vancouver Community College 2007 - 2010
Music Composition and Arranging
University of British Columbia 2004 - 2006
Music, life drawing, English, Korean
/ AWARDS + PUBLICATIONS /
Received a Artist Development Grant from FACTOR BC (2020)
Received a grant from MUSICBC/CREATIV BC (2020)
Nominated for a Leo Award for Best Music Video (Jo Passed “Glass”) (2019)
Nominated for a Leo Award for Best Visual Effects in a Dramatic Series (Take Two) (2019)
Nominated for a Leo Award for Best Visual Effects in a Dramatic Series (Beyond season 2 (2018)
Published in CICA Museum’s Digital Body: New Media Art (2018)
Honourable Mention, Magenta Foundation Flash Forward Photography Competition (2015)
Received a grant from The Canada Council for the Arts (2011)
CHQM Scholarship (2009), Canada Millennium Scholarship (2008) and Bob Smith Jazz Scholarship (2008)
Second prize at juried exhibition Autumedia (2008)
Pacific Cinematheque Sights and Sounds Scholarship (2002)
/ BIO /
John Mutter is a director, VFX compositor, editor, writer, and composer from Vancouver, BC. For the past five years he worked as a senior VFX compositor creating work for Disney, Netflix, Marvel, and Hulu. He has been nominated for multiple Leo Awards, including Best Visual Effects in a Dramatic Series, and Best Music Video (for producing, writing and directing.) He has directed music videos for Sub Pop Records, Jo Passed, and Zen Mother. He has received multiple grants for music from the Canada Council for the Arts, Factor, and Music BC and was a finalist in the Canadian Songwriting Competition. He has exhibited photo and video works internationally in critically acclaimed solo and group shows and had work published in CICA Museum’s New Media Art 2018 book and Magenta Foundation’s Flash Forward photography book. He studied composition with Giorgio Magnanensi and Jon Siddall in Vancouver and with Benoit Delbecq in Paris. He also studied visual art at the University of British Columbia and The School of Visual Arts in New York.
/ KIND WORDS /
John recently worked with my company and left a great impression on me. As lead compositor I depend on the members of my team to deliver excellent work that meet my own high standards so that a project can move forward easily. I found I could always rely on John to consistently provide quality results for any assignment that was handed to him. One of John’s most admirable characteristics is his positive presence and attitude. This has a large part to do with the fact that he is not a naysayer. He is incredibly humble and is eager to take on any challenge or accept advice in order to make the day’s work run smoother. Working with John is effortless. He simply solves, learns, and moves on quickly. He is driven by a good work ethic and his eye for small details becomes his own self-motivating mechanism by which he steadily grows as an artist. John would be an attractive addition to any company. He is a valuable teammate and employee, and I myself would not shy from hiring him for my own projects in the future.
Sincerely,
Alican Sesli Head of 2D, LUX Visual Effects (2016)
John was part of the The Finest Hours stereo comp team I supervised at MPC. He was a hard worker able to turn around shots quickly and to a high standard. John is passionate about the work, he raises the bar, a pleasure to work with. I highly recommend him!
Gabor Havanyi
Compositing Discipline Developer | Stereo Lead at MPC (2015)
[John] was very good at problem solving and is a quick learner. His attention to detail is also very good and has a good eye for color. I would recommend him and think he would be a great addition to your team.
Dennis Davis
Comp Academy Instructor MPC Vancouver (2015)