JERYD POJAWA
(323) 833 – 3416
Member Screen Actor’s Guild (SAG)
Internet Movie Data Base (IMDb):
City of Glendale Open Studio Tour 2006:
Sculpture, painting and miscellaneous
feature films and acting resume
RESUME OF SALIENT / RECENT WORKS
MIRROR, MIRROR – DESIGNER/ART DEPARTMENT
Zohar Studios/Stephan Berkman for Relativity Media. Designed props for still shoot including a dog sled, boxing ring and set.
CALIFORNIA PRESERVATION FOUNDATION – VIDEO EDITOR
Preservation Design Award for “Michael White Adobe Documentary Film and 3rd Grade Curriculum” with Abby Shamray.
BEDTIME STORIES – DESIGNER/MAKE UP EFX/COSTUME DESIGN/PUPPETEER
Alterian Studios for Disney. Designed numerous inflatable characters, designed and constructed leather and fabric Troll suit for Lucy Lawless.
LAND OF THE LOST – SCULPTOR
Universal Studios/Sid and Marty Krofft
CARLSON & CO – LEAD SCULPTOR
Sculpting new Jeff Koons project “PLAY-DOH” a twelve foot version in plaster of a fist-sized blob of Play-Doh, to be finally fabricated in polypropelene.
PIRATES OF THE CARRIBEAN III
Sculpting sailing ship details, figures, planks and assorted set elements. Disney Entertainment
THE NIGHTSTALKER – SET DESIGNER / SCULPTOR
Designed caves, built maquette, sculpted caverns, Beacon logo, automotive grilles. Touchstone Pictures.
POSEIDON – MINIATURIST/SET DESIGNER/GRAPHIC DESIGNER
Set design and model construction. Graphic designer for set decoration department. Created twenty-two 24’x36’ antique travel posters in various styles for set decoration.
OZZIE OZBOURNE’S BLACK XMAS TOUR
Production designer/sculptor/scenic artist. Designed and sculpted Ozzie’s fantasy sled, crucified Santa Claus sculpture, snow blower devices and other show props. JEM effects.
MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA – MINIATURIST/SET DESIGNER
NATIONAL TREASURE – MINIATURIST/SET DESIGNER
LEAGUE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENTLEMEN
Art director for CPS. Designing/implementing large scale miniatures and applying scenic finishes.
MINI-CHEX COMMERCIAL – PRODUCTION DESIGNER
Design large scale green screen lab set and full size set/prop elements. Palomar Pictures
THE ALAMO – MINIATURIST/SET DESIGNER
Built high detail, large scale models of 52 acre set ofBexarVillage, and Alamo Fort for Production Designer Michael Corenbluth.
X-FILES – MINIATURIST/SET DESIGNER
Show # 13, season 9 “AUDREY PAULEY” for production designer Corey Kaplan. Large scale on camera model hospital.
PALOMAR PICTURES – MINIATURIST/SET DESIGNER
Real estate commercial featuring large scale shoe-shaped dollhouse set.
STUART LITTLE II – SET DESIGNER/SENIOR MODEL BUILDER
Designed and produced maquettes of Treasure Room, Falcon’s Lair, and exterior gargoyles. Construction and detailing of Stuart’s bi-plane.
PLUTO NASH – ART DIRECTOR/SET DESIGNER
Designed and supervised miniatures inCanadaandLos Angeles. Constructed Las Vegas Strip on the Moon, Mining Operation, Vehicles, Lunar Cityand large Moonscapes.
CINEMA PRODUCTION SERVICES – PRODUCTION DESIGNER/ART DIRECTOR/SCENIC CHIEF
Responsible for design of sets, props, and effects elements on all recent projects/bid presentations including the following: The Grinch (trailer) – Reindeer Games – What Dreams May Come – Godzilla – Mouse Hunt – Armageddon! – Frost – As well as numerous other films, commercials, trailers, and other entertainment related projects
ACME DIVISION OF WARNER BROTHERS DIGITAL – PRODUCTION DESIGNER/ART DIRECTOR
Responsible for design and construction of miniature and full size sets all projects.
BRC IMAGINATION ARTS – DESIGN CONSULTANT/CONCEPTUAL ARTIST
Member of Theme Park Design Group for Densu Advertising, Tokyo
7th LEVEL CORPORATION – CREATIVE DIRECTOR/PRODUCTION DESIGNER
Duties included writing, directing, and designing CD-Rom projects including: MONTY PYTHON’S TOTAL WASTE OF TIME – Awarded best CD-Rom, Best Strategy Game, MONTY PYTHON & THE HOLY GRAIL – Best Strategy Game, RAY FEIST’S “RETURN TO KRONDOR”.
ED WOOD TITLE – PRODUCTION DESIGNER / CO- DIRECTOR
Designed and co-directed award winning opening title and closing title sequences for Tim Burton.
INTROVISION – ART DIRECTOR/WRITER
Art direction on “Monolith”, action-adventure film. Cops vs. space men starring Bill Paxton. Writer on in house projects for Tom Naud.
FANTASY II FILM EFX – PRODUCTION DESIGNER/ART DIRECTOR
Includes: TERMINATOR II – Future Wars and tanker truck crash, THE ABYSS – Spire rising and Benthic Explorer, ATTACK OF 50-FOOT WOMAN, THE FLASH, CAPTAIN AMERICA, TREMORS, PET SEMATARY, SPACE HUNTER, KILLER KLOWNS, and many other films and commercials. Two ACADEMY AWARDS for effects, BAPTE AWARD, SATURN AWARD.
DESIGNER/2nd UNIT DIRECTOR (STUNTS/EFFECTS/MODELS) – TATTOOED TEENAGE ALIEN FIGHTERS FROM BEVERLY HILLS
Designer/Director for miniatures, stunts (sword fights, martial arts) and selected live action principal photography.
LA MIRADA CIVIC THEATRE – PRODUCTION DESIGNER
Two years as house designer for all playhouse productions.
NEW WORLD PICTURES (ROGER CORMAN) – ARTIST/DESIGNER
Death Race 2000, Death Sport 2020, Galaxy of Terror, others.
ADDITIONAL AREAS OF EXPERTISE/INTEREST
Photography, Photoshop, painting, sculpture, acting, puppetry (marionettes, hand and rod, special effects), writing, winemaking, beekeeping, landscape design, backpacking, music (keyboards, wind, drums), custom build musical instruments, cooking.