ARTIST BIO AND CONTACT
JASON MARCUS ANDERSON IS A NEW YORK CITY BASED FASHION DESIGNER AND CREATIVE DIRECTOR WITH AN MFA IN COMPUTER ARTS. WHILE ORIGINALLY STARTING HIS CAREER PURSUING A BUSINESS MARKETING DEGREE, JASON PIVOTED INTO A MORE CREATIVE DIRECTION THAT EXPLORED A COMBINATION OF FASHION DESIGN, AND COMPUTER GENERATED ARTWORK. MAINLY WORKING ACROSS THE MEDIUMS OF FASHION, AND CGI, JASON BRINGS TOGETHER ELEMENTS OF CINEMATIC STORYTELLING, VISUAL EFFECTS, AND CRAFTSMANSHIP TO CREATE TIMELESS VISUAL AESTHETICS THAT CAN BE EXPERIENCED AS SHORT FILMS, FASHION SHOWS, EDITORIALS, AND MARKETING CAMPAIGNS. JASON BROUGHT THESE ELEMENTS TOGETHER FOR THE FIRST TIME WHILE WORKING ON HIS FIRST SHORT FILM TITLED “CRITICAL THEORY” WHICH WAS A LIVE ACTION FASHION FILM OF NINE MINUTES THAT SHOWCASED A NARRATIVE ABOUT A GROUP OF SCIENTISTS THAT WORKED TOGETHER TO LAUNCH A ROCKET. THE FILM INCORPORATED EARLY AI IMAGERY, CINEMATIC CAMERA MOVEMENTS, AND FULLY HANDMADE WARDROBE FOR THE CHARACTERS. FOR HIS NEXT PROJECT - “DATA MINE”, JASON MOVED TO A FULLY CGI PIPELINE WITH SEMI-REALISTIC CHARACTERS, COMPLEX VFX TECHNIQUES AND BACKGROUNDS THAT WERE ALL RENDERED IN HOUDINI.