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
    me2
    TD, Director of Visual Research, Founder

    Expertise: Rendering, Dynamics
    Weapons: Maya, Houdini, Softimage, 3Delight
  • François Beaune
    jupiter_beaune_00
    Software Architect, Director of Visual Development
    Expertise: Rendering
    Weapon: Hardcore programming
  • Tom Kluyskens
    266119543_982236415e-1
    VFX TD, Director of Visual Research
    Expertise: FX
    Weapons: Houdini
  • Moritz Mœller
    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.


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)