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Monday, 15 October 2007 | Levent OZLER
Click 3X Signs Senior VFX Artist John Budion
Click 3X continues to broaden its range and ability to deliver visual solutions across film, advertising, music video, web, and integrated media, recently adding Sr. VFX artist John Budion to its talented roster. While Click has always been involved in VFX, they have been expanding quickly on the heels of a series of high-profile film and broadcast projects. Budion, who joins Click's team as a Sr. VFX Artist/Supervisor, comments, "Click 3X has been doing some really cool and eclectic work and I was impressed with how they foster a truly collective and really creative environment."
EP Jason Mayo adds, "This year has been really great and signing John was part of our goal to build up our talent in VFX. We just wrapped a film project with director Jonathan Demme and have been looking to add A-level VFX talent to handle more of these types of jobs. John is that talent. In addition to his ability to handle all kinds of visual effects, he also has some experience directing, so he is really able to help package jobs from start to finish."
Prior to joining Click 3X, Budion was at rhinofx, where he gained significant experience as both a Sr. Flame Artist and VFX Supervisor. John began his career in VFX at just 17 and has steadily risen through the ranks ever since. At Charlex, his talent came through very quickly, rising to the role of Flame Artist in just six months.
John Budion joins Click 3X as a veteran industry talent with nearly ten years experience in the VFX field at the ripe age of 26. Immediately following High School, John went to work for design/animation company Charlex as an assistant, while concurrently working toward his college degree. John received his degree and quickly proved his skills by working his way up to Flame Artist in just six months. Following Charlex, John spent several years as SR. VFX Artist/Supervisor with rhinofx. Some of John's recent credits include work on the feature films, "The Nanny Diaries" and "Perfect Stranger," several music videos including "Aqualung," and Kanye West's "Stronger," and over a dozen Mercedes spots out of Merkely + Partners.
New York-based Click 3X produces cutting-edge visual solutions for commercials, feature films, television, music videos and broadcast clients around the globe. Founded in 1993, Click 3X has become the preeminent digital studio led by artists, yet supported by one of the most technologically advanced studios in the industry. With award-winning design, powerful visual effects, and a visionary animation team, Click 3X has worked on such diverse projects as Jonathan Demme's unconventional feature documentary on Jimmy Carter entitled, "Man From Plains"; Animal Collective's "Peacebone" video directed by Tim Saccenti; and Time Warner's video instillation, "Home Of The Future" which was showcased on the Time Warner building in NYC.
Additionally, Click 3X recently embarked on a joint venture with New York-based Campfire entitled ClickFire Media. CFM is a versatile resource in the emerging media market that can execute across a wide array of services and disciplines. In simple terms, it adds to Click 3X's skills, and interactive capability for integrated marketing where the deliverables include, print, videos, 3D Second Life environments, and interactive elements - websites, blogs and online advertising.
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