The Group
The /*jupiter jazz*/ group is an independent company formed by a collective of visual developers.
Ours is a very heterogeneous and eclectic group that combines a broad skill set in diametrically different domains, hence the neologisms of visual developers: we take an idea, pick – or invent – the right tools, and make it work. You can think of us as specialized artisans in the field of imagery.
What we do
We provide consulting services in the following areas:
- Software Research & Development
- Visual Effects Production
- Industrial/Scientific Visualizations
- CG Education (for universities/organizations)
- Industrial Design, Analysis & Production
- Painting, Sculpting
- studio and environmental photography
- Development of Visual Arts (for expositions, commercial, campaigns, fairs)
- visual marketing & graphic design
Where we are
Our official headquarter, obviously located on Jupiter, has a more convenient subsidiary incorporated on planet earth, in Hong Kong SAR, China.
Our team is however widespread around the world thus resulting in a dynamic collective that works organically: because of our diverse backgrounds we can flexibly adapt to a wide array of challenges, responding to global demands by offering a worldwide presence.
You can find our representatives in the following areas: Annecy (France); Berlin, Hamburg (germany); Venezia, Milano, Cortina d’Ampezzo (Italy), Los Angeles, San Francisco (USA); Montreal, Toronto, Vancouver (Canada); Dahab, El Tur (Egypt); Moscow, St. Petersburg (Russia), Hong Kong (China); Tokyo (Japan); Singapore, Bali (Indonesia); Wellington (New Zealand).
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Who we are
The group is currently stabilized around the size of ~30 people. Additionally, since requirements differs drastically from project to project, we have a large network of highly specialized consultants which are (mostly) not part of the collective, but on which we can count reliably, and viceversa. We are also Collaborating with other entities which share our modus-operandi and philosophy.
Core team
- Paolo Berto

TD, Director of Visual Research, Founder
Expertise: Rendering, Dynamics
Weapons: Maya, Houdini, Softimage, 3Delight - François Beaune

Software Architect, Director of Visual Development
Expertise: Rendering
Weapon: Hardcore programming - Tom Kluyskens

VFX TD, Director of Visual Research
Expertise: FX
Weapons: Houdini - Moritz Mœller
VFX TD, Director of Visual Development
Expertise: Rendering, Geometry
Weapons: Houdini, Maya, Softimage, 3Delight, PRMan - Sergey Tsyptsyn
TD, Director of Visual Research
Expertise: FX
Weapons: Maya, scripting - Riccardo Rossi
TD, Director of Visual Development
Expertise: CAD/CAM
Weapon of choice: AutoCAD, 3dsmax, Scripting, Databases
Satellite team
- Stanislav Glazov
Technical Direction - Christos Obretenov
Technical Direction - Shane Cooper
R&D motion tracking - Dan Wills
Technical Direction - David Palmer
Matte Painting - François Gilliot
Matte Painting
- Mark Story
Technical Direction
Bidirectional Collaborations
We have ongoing bidirectional collaborations with other collectives/companies which share our modus operandi and philosophy.
- DCA - Digital Cinema Arts
Industry Advisories
- Jacopo Pantaleoni
R&D Rendering / nVIDIA - Martin Stich
R&D Rendering / nVIDIA - Tim C. Schroeder
R&D rendering / independent consultant
Affiliation with Artists (* part of the collective)
- Kenneth A. Huff*
- Dan Wills*
- David Palmer*
- Daniela Schoenbaechler
- Katharina Dieckhoff
- Franco Durante
- Gregg Fleishmann
- Chris Boulton
- Anouk de Clercq
- Andrea Galvani
- Vida Vega
