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A bit about me

I'm a VFX Animation Supervisor/Associate VFX Supervisor and proud Member of the Academy of Motion Pictures and Sciences.  I currently work at ILM/Lucasfilm with 20 years experience in the visual effects and film industry.  I supervise and manage projects in Film, TV, VR/AR, Rides and Video Games.  My most recent project being the new holiday classic Candy Cane Lane.

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I joined Industrial Light & Magic, Lucasfilm in 2001 and have worked on over 30 films and shows, including "Mandalorian: Episode I ",  "Star Wars – Episode VII", "Rogue One", "Rango" and "Jurassic World VR".

My work on "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest" earned me a Visual Effects Society award in 2007 for Davy Jones as best animated character in a motion picture. 

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I studied Visual Communications  in Aachen, Germany. I later flew to the United States to complete my studies but never booked that return flight- upon graduation I moved to San Francisco to pursue my career in Visual Effects at Industrial Light and Magic. I'm currently pursuing a Masters degree in Management at Harvard.  

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I have a native level of proficiency in English, German and Spanish. 

Honors and Awards

Memberships

©2024 by Maia Kayser. 

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