Zave Jackson
Biography
Zave Jackson, Visual Effects Supervisor
Zave is a London-based VFX supervisor with over 20 years of experience in the business and an extensive roster of credits. He is also one of Cinesite’s longest-serving and most senior artists.
In 2020, Zave oversaw the delivery of the HBO episodic, Avenue 5, with 400 shots across nine episodes, shared between Cinesite’s London and Montreal divisions. Zave’s keen eye for detail and measured approach towards delivering shots was recognised by the clients and led to his supervision on the subsequent season of the comedy, sci-fi series. He supervised the highly praised series Hijack, starring Idris Elba for AppleTV+ and the action series Nautilus based on Jules Verne’s 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea.
Zave’s 2D pipeline expertise was used to great effect delivering Black Widow, where he worked closely with the lighting, look dev and compositing teams to deliver some exemplary shots. His experience has been invaluable for several Marvel shows, including Avengers: Endgame, Avengers: Infinity War and Captain America: Civil War.
Zave was also the visual effects supervisor for Cinesite’s extensive award on Spectre. “I have always been a big fan of Bond films – they bring an extra level of excitement,” says Zave. “The opportunity to be on set and take on a senior role in creating the invisible effects is a definite career highlight for me.”
Zave studied 3D Design at Middlesex University back when visual effects were still emerging, moving into software demonstration, training and beta-testing high-end software packages. His compositing talents were soon recognised and he moved over to the production side, joining Cinesite in 2006 as a compositor. Zave progressed through the ranks to compositing supervisor and subsequently visual effects supervisor, a position where his software knowledge and training experience combine perfectly with his creative hands-on approach.
Zave’s credits are extensive, from Skyfall and Lost in Space to Fantastic Beasts & Where to Find Them and The Man From U.N.C.L.E.
Outside of Cinesite, Zave is a keen cyclist and he is currently enjoying learning Spanish.