Kert Gartner

This was a fun afternoon project. I’m a huge fan of Tempest and specifically Tempest 2000! When I learned about TxK and saw the new poster, I had to animate it! Damn, I can’t wait to play this! Thanks Jeff Minter! :) Making of here: http://youtu.be/fnxyoVHPFyw

Here’s a short interview I did for my upcoming talk at the Ottawa International Game Conference! Really looking forward to this!! :)

Some Monaco glitch art using Decim8 and Snapseed!

Making the Monaco Trailer Timelapse. Check out the full trailer here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hC7b6642AWM

Hotline Banana

Some fun Lomo 360 shots from the 2013 Game Developer’s Conference. Higher res versions available on my Flickr page: http://www.flickr.com/kgartner/

Finally got around to playing with the Metropolitan pack for Element 3D. I had to make some Canabalt fan art :)

Experience the blur that was the 2013 Game Developer Conference in this 3.5 minute time-lapse :)

Was digging through my photo archives and came across these long exposures of the old arcade versions of Star Wars and Tempest. Shot on 35mm slide film with a Canon AE-1 around 2007. Based on the idea executed by Rosemarie Fiore

Vlambeer’s Luftrausers is finally coming this spring! This was a small update to the teaser trailer I put together about 6 months ago. Watch the original version here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dM-8kwtzHDo

Another quickie trailer for the guys at Devolver for the new Duke Nukem 3D Megaton Edition. It was pretty fun combing through all the old Duke quotes :)

Maybe #byrdrwillsolveit?

Some glitch art of Vlambeer’s Ridiculous Fishing using Decim8 and Snapseed.

Check out the world’s first @vineapp Trailer for @vlambeer’s Ridiculous Fishing :) http://www.ridiculousfishing.com/ https://vine.co/v/bHvb721Mu3j

Here’s a timelapse I created making the Runner 2 Trailer. See the full trailer here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=juEY-CvjlY0

Another small/quickie trailer for Nekomura Games new Dating Sim: Princess Battles

Abstract representation of a Pac Man level. Created with Adobe After Effects CS4 with the Trapcode Form plugin. Colour Corrected with Magic Bullet Looks.

Animation here: vimeo.com/14950528/

Wasn’t too bad really :) It was rendered in chunks and I just pre-comped the hell out of it :) Thanks dude!

Oldie but a goodie. Joke video: WatchDogs for WiiFit U. Also available in handy GIF format http://i.imgur.com/mpVRK.gif

Small quickie trailer I put together for the Serious Sam XBLA Christmas Promotion

The most valuable thing about working with Kert is that he approached our trailer from the perspective of an outsider, but was quickly able to generate new content that fit within the universe.  I like to think that I designed the house and Kert built a hand-crafted front door.  His fresh eyes, extensive knowledge of his craft, and understanding of the psyche of potential fans made for a perfectly classy and hectic entryway to Monaco.

Andy Shatz - Pocketwatch Games

Kert is a highly gifted and motivated motion graphics artist with years of experience and a very professional attitude towards his clients. His achievements in compositing and motion graphics place him among the best in Canada, and his skills are in high demand.

In addition, Kert is an extremely gifted and patient educator, and certified to teach many applications to clients with a wide variety of skill-sets. His online tutorials are extremely well produced, and he is always pushing himself to keep ahead of the curve in his knowledge of motion graphics applications.

Meghan Athavale - PO-MO Inc.

As a multi-faceted artist whose expertise spans multiple applications; Kert is a definite go-to guy when you’ve painted yourself into a corner. Kert approaches his work coupling a natural artistic eye with an innate curiosity lending a fresh perspective.

Shane Davidson - 2D Supervisor at Prime Focus VFX Services II Inc.

I’ve worked with Kert on and off for over 7 years, and he continues to always deliver exceptional work! Kert works to stay on top of the latest industry trends and serves as the go-to guy for even the most mind-boggling vfx problems, finding solutions and new tricks in a timely manner. Kert is a hard worker, a fantastic artist, a patient instructor and best of all an all around great guy. I have no doubt in my mind that he can tackle whatever task he sets out to accomplish and look forward to when I get to work with him again in the future!

Melissa Best - 2D Senior Compositor at Prime Focus VFX Services II Inc.

Kert is a detailed oriented and visionary character. His artistic flair, keen eye and jubilant nature would be an asset to any media team. His stubborn battle for system performance not only kept me on my toes, it encouraged me to work that much harder to exceed his expectations. It is honestly a joy to work with him.

Sean Cody - Senior Systems Administrator, Frantic Films

Kert has been an instrumental contributor in the development of all facets of pipeline at Frantic Films and the maintenance of the 2D department.

Often the voice of sanity, it’s not uncommon that Kert will provide working solutions to byzantine problems that others have tried to solve with overly complex solutions.

He’s also one of the best self-managers I’ve worked with, and has demonstrated numerous times that he has an ability to complete projects without requiring much input from supervisors, and does this while effectively transmitting his knowledge base to the rest of the team and expanding his own.

He’s an absolute pleasure to work with.

Sean Konrad - Pipeline Designer / Fusion Technical Director, Prime Focus (Frantic Films)

Had the pleasure of working with Kert for several years. His dedication, creative contribution, professionalism and enthusiasm was always exceptional.

Ken Zorniak - Former Owner, Frantic Films

Kert Gartner: Instructor Profile Video for New Media Manitoba

Learn about my background in Visual Effects, and why I love to teach!