MEET THE TEAM

Don Brooker Creative Director

Don brings a highly creative and dynamic energy to any practical effects project. Communicating through multi disciplinary art forms including illustration, painting and sculpture, he offers a variety of practical design services to creative industries.  Known for his work on feature films such as Avatar, King Kong, What We Do in the Shadows, The Hobbit Trilogy and Television shows including Cleverman, Ash vs Evil Dead, fan favourite Wellington Paranormal, Time Bandits and recent genre films The Rule of Jenny Pen and Wolfman.

With a career spanning over 25 years he is an experienced Creature and Makeup Effects Designer and Head of Department. He has supervised international onset prosthetic teams as well as leading and managing creature workshop crews. He has enjoyed contributing to a long and varied list of renowned projects with world class teams. He has worked for industry leading companies and individuals such as Weta Workshop, John Cox Creature Workshop, Makeup Effects Group and Odd Studio.

Don is grateful to have worked with accomplished directors including Steven Spielberg, George Miller, Ridley Scott, Jemaine Clement, Peter Jackson, George Lucas, Mel Gibson, James Cameron, Neil Blomkamp and Taika Waititi.  Don has proudly contributed to Academy Award and Bafta winning teams and also an array of winning and nominated projects for MUHS Guild, APDG and most recently for NZTVA for Best Makeup Design on Taika Waititi and Jemaine Clements TV Series Wellington Paranormal.

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Jess Reedy Co Director

Jess is a specialist in prosthetics, with diverse experience in the industry, her career in creature and makeup effects has spanned over 25 years.  Jess has a creative skillset that includes experience in a wide range of manufacturing processes within the workshop, additionally she has enjoyed many years working onset with top talent and teams globally. Her resume includes work with a variety of notable personalities and she is grateful to have had opportunities allowing her to acquire techniques and skills in many areas of character arts. 

Jess has worked with accomplished directors including George Miller, Ridley Scott, Peter Jackson, Andrew Adamson and Spike Jonze. She has proudly contributed to Academy Award and Bafta winning teams and multiple winning and nominated projects for MUHS Guild, APDG, Saturn Awards . She has also enjoyed being a part of crews working for industry leading companies and individuals including Jim Henson's Creature Shop, KNB EFX, Makeup Effects Group and Odd Studio.

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