Film Editor and Visual Effects Editor, Austin, Texas
Jon Alvord is a Film Editor with extensive experience in visual effects. He began his film career in 1987 as a Special Effects Make-up Artist. His passion for editing grew from his film school experience at the University of Southern California; hence he left the world of make-up to become an Apprentice Editor at Concorde Pictures.
After becoming a member of the Editors Guild, Jon assisted on such films as Batman Forever and D3: The Mighty Ducks. Soon after, Jon was editing independent feature films (The Dangerous and Along The Way ) as well as music videos, corporate demos, television shows and commercials. As the feature film industry began to utilize digital effects, Jon found a natural blend of his two primary film talents: visual effects and editing.
In 1997 Jon became the Senior Avid Visual Effects Editor at Cinesite Digital Studios, Hollywood, where he worked on projects ranging from Armageddon and Ali to Thirteen Days and X-Men; collaborating with many of Hollywood's greatest artists and directors.
After living and working in Hollywood for 15 years, Jon relocated with his wife and son to Austin, Texas in the summer of 2002. Since arriving he has edited numerous local and national commercials and has continued to work on feature films, such as Spy Kids 3D, Sin City and Grindhouse, frequently immersing himself in the production process by creating
pre-composites of the HD footage, while on set, to insure that the VFX elements will work in the post-production pipelines.
In addition to being passionate about entertainment, Jon is very passionate about the environment and human health. In October of 2004, he and his wife, Alyssa, founded Environmental Depot, a green-building home improvement supply center dedicated to providing products that are healthier, environmentally friendly, sustainable, hypoallergenic and non- or less-toxic. After several years with the company, he and his wife moved onto consulting for the Austin environmental community. This led to their founding and opening of our nation's first non-toxic elementary school where many children, who cannot attend traditional schools due to environmental health concerns, may flourish.
Most recently he has turned his eye to directing and producing by opening, with Alyssa, Bija Creative, an independent production company with an emphasis on educational, independent and entrepreneurial productions and documentaries.
Jon is frequently invited to host film and environmental workshops. His work has been screened at film festivals, and has won or been nominated for several awards.
For more information email Jon Alvord at:
editor@jonalvord.com |
