Steve Markowski has joined Cinesite, Hollywood, as animation director. Markowski leaves Warner Bros. Pictures, Glendale, Calif., where his credits included serving as supervising animator/character designer/storyboard artist on The Iron Giant….Ada Pozo Sheerin has departed her post as producer/writer/director at Venture Productions, Pompano Beach, Fla., to become creative producer/director at BVI Production Group, Miami, Fla….Nancy Fletcher has joined Anti-Gravity Design Group, Los Angeles, as senior VP. She formerly served as VP of creative development at Friedland Jacobs Communications, Burbank, Calif….The Works Video Media & Communications, Denver, has expanded its creative team with the addition of animator/graphic designer Heidi Boynton, production assistant Vanessa Tomasello, and animation specialist Michael Phillips. The post/visual effects facility has also promoted Andy Spoonhour to production manager….The Diecks Group, New York, (formerly known as Brian Diecks Design) has added art director Michael Waldron, director of editorial and animation, Erik van der Wilden, and general manager Claire Joseph….Designer/director Ismael Obregon has joined Los Angeles-based production company get it…pictures. Obregon was formerly with Liberty Sports Communications, Houston, where was creative director/designer for the Prime Sports division….New York visual effects company Black Logic has launched Black Logic Broadband, an in-house division that will provide broadband media services. Kamron Hinatsu, formerly a freelance fashion photographer, will head the shop as director of new media….Effects editor/compositor Clive Jenkins has joined Magick Lantern, Atlanta. He leaves Crawford Communications, Atlanta, where he was senior effects editor….Inferno/Flame artist Bill Coffin has joined Post Logic Studios, Hollywood. Most recently, Coffin had served as Inferno and Flame artist/visual effects supervisor at now defunct Editel/L.A….New York’s National Video Center (NVC) has appointed Barry Gliner to supervising editor of its National Entertainment division. Gliner is a 16-year NVC veteran, serving most recently as senior video editor. Additionally, NVC has formed a partnership with XYZ Pictures, a New York-based facility specializing in Motion Control. XYZ features motion control specialist Frank Ferrigno….Matt J. Britton has departed his post as general manager at The Jim Henson Company’s Creature Shop, Los Angeles and London, to join Industrial Light+Magic Commercial Productions, San Rafael, Calif., as art department manager….525 Studios, Santa Monica, Calif., has hired Christopher Reichel as effects producer for the shop’s Henry and telecine artists. He was most recently executive producer at ScheerFX, Los Angeles….q
