Continuing its recent growth, Steele VFX has appointed Monique Eissing to the post of Henry artist. Eissing, who has been with the visual effects and finishing studio since 2001, previously served as Mac artist and assistant Henry artist.
"Monique is technically fluent in the art of visual effects," said Steele VFX ceo Jo Steele. "Her progress here has been astounding. Our clients love her subtle attitude, knowledge and willingness to take on any challenge."
"Monique has been a tremendous asset," added Steele VFX visual effects supervisor Jerry Steele. "She is a fast learner and has mastered every system we have. She is very talented and brings great imagination to her work, yet she also has a great sense of propriety. She has become my right hand." Steele added that Eissing has been tackling Henry and Visual Effects work on her own for six months, including recent commercials for Old Navy, GAP and KFC as well as a music videos for the U.K. group Sugababes, Alicia Keyes and Mary J. Blige.
Eissing initially joined Steele VFX as an assistant to Steele, but quickly became the company's lead Mac artist. As such, she has worked on spots for Lexus, Saturn, GMC and Burger King, and videos for such artists as Britney Spears. A native of Rochester, New York, Eissing grew up in Chicago and earned a degree in communications from Bradley University. She began her career as an assistant editor at the commercial boutique Lost Planet in Santa Monica.
"I enjoy collaborating with clients and problem-solving," said Eissing. She added that she is grateful for the opportunity she has had at Steele VFX to gain skills in a variety of effects platforms and to gain hands on experience in a variety of challenging, high profile projects.
Santa Monica, California-based Steele VFX (www.steelevfx.com) is winner of two BDAs, nine Tellys, one Emmy and three Emmy nominations. The company moved to its current facility in 2000, where it has three Quantel Henry Infinity's as well as a resolution independent Quantel eQ with complete color correction capabilities, LightWave and Maya 3D workstations and two Mac graphic bays. Steele VFX's commercial credits include such well known brands as Coca-Cola, Pepsi, Mountain Dew, Nike, Budweiser, Coors, McDonald's, Ford, Honda, BMW, Lexus and Major League Baseball. It has also applied its artistry to music videos for such artists as Madonna, Brittney Spears, Christina Aguilera, Sting, Janet Jackson, Whitney Houston, Missy Elliott, Sheryl Crow, Alicia Keys, Garbage, Foo Fighters, Lenny Kravitz and the Rolling Stones.
Bill Desowitz, former editor of VFXWorld, is currently the Crafts Editor of IndieWire.
