Kert Gartner

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.

February 2nd, 2011, Meghan Athavale
PO-MO Inc.

I’ve been waiting for this course for years. The tools I acquired from Intro to After Effects far exceed an “introductory” course. I have not only used the knowledge in the editing suite but also on set while working on a feature film recently. The ability of Kert “the instructor” to adapt to the class’ knowledge and learning speed was great. Knowing the software is what I signed up for and has made me better technically, but the extra information about compositing, colours, and our industry discussions has made me a better creator.

Attended Introduction to Adobe After Effects at New Media Manitoba
September 25th, 2010, Daniel Lavoie
thekoine Productions 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!

May 3rd, 2010, 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.

April 24th, 2010, 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.”

August 11, 2008, 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.” 

August 30, 2009, Ken Zorniak
Former Owner, Frantic Films

“Kert is one of the most skilled compers I have worked with— he would work toward final collaboratively with the renders we TD’s provided, making for better shots and sequences. It was always a pleasure to work with Kert.”

August 8, 2008, Nicholas Nakadate
Lighting and Rendering Technical Director, Frantic Films

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.

May 3rd, 2010, Shane Davidson
2D Supervisor at Prime Focus VFX Services II Inc.

Best Digital Fusion trainer ever! Very clear voice, interesting to follow and very useful and rich, I like that you explain everything to make sure everybody can follow with you…

March 8th, 2010, Rafel Akushali

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