Bruce Jurgens
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Bruce Jurgens is an award-winning filmmaker and entrepreneur with over twelve years of feature film production experience. He has a major role in award-winning production in Hollywood and Europe. He has founded and co-founded several major production houses. Jurgens is also the Chairman of EMERALD Group, a Social Entrepreneurship
using business practices to solving societal problems within education.
then after one year old moved to Washington DC where he lived until he was a young teen. Returning from high school in Miami he then attended American University
, Georgetown University
, and study fine arts at Corcoran College of Art and Design
.
, London
, Miami, France
, Poland
. He can often be found working in remote parts of the World
.
Jurgen's passion for film making dates back to his youth in Washington DC and Baltimore
where as a college student he started creating his own WAY. While all the students were filming suicides shorts - Bruce discovered that he likes to experiment with go motion to achieving visuals similar to the early Star Wars
films. So he did his first short film with go motion and time warping using a custom 8mm film camera that he retrofitted for the task.
Few years after he was shooting television commercials and pilots as a director of photography on 16mm and 35mm on the east coast of the US. He was still feeling that he wants to do something more challenging, so he started studying Computer-generated imagery
or CGI by himself and working night in post-production studio.
His first few CGI films were simple experiments and animation of 2d and 3d elements that were later used for several national advertising campaigns for MCI
and BMW
.
Jurgens specializes in managing complex visual effects
sequences, directing heavy / intensive effect on both "A" level feature films and nationally broadcast commercial campaigns.
Recently, his entertainment company Legion Entertainment LLC completed work on Battle: Los Angeles
, Monster House
at Sony Pictures in Los Angeles
. At another top of the line studio, Jurgens was the Executive Producer on several major feature. Other prized work includes The Day After Tomorrow
, Babe
, and X-Men
, Hollywood.
Social entrepreneurship
Social entrepreneurship is the work of social entrepreneurs. A social entrepreneur recognizes a social problem and uses entrepreneurial principles to organize, create and manage a venture to achieve social change . While a business entrepreneur typically measures performance in profit and return, a...
using business practices to solving societal problems within education.
Early life
Jurgens was born in San Diego, CaliforniaSan Diego, California
San Diego is the eighth-largest city in the United States and second-largest city in California. The city is located on the coast of the Pacific Ocean in Southern California, immediately adjacent to the Mexican border. The birthplace of California, San Diego is known for its mild year-round...
then after one year old moved to Washington DC where he lived until he was a young teen. Returning from high school in Miami he then attended American University
American University
American University is a private, Methodist, liberal arts, and research university in Washington, D.C. The university was chartered by an Act of Congress on December 5, 1892 as "The American University", which was approved by President Benjamin Harrison on February 24, 1893...
, Georgetown University
Georgetown University
Georgetown University is a private, Jesuit, research university whose main campus is in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C. Founded in 1789, it is the oldest Catholic university in the United States...
, and study fine arts at Corcoran College of Art and Design
Corcoran College of Art and Design
The Corcoran College of Art and Design, , founded in 1890, is the only professional college of art and design in Washington, DC, located in the Downtown area. The school is a private institution in association with the Corcoran Gallery of Art.The Corcoran Gallery of Art is Washington's first and...
.
Career
His creativity and insight into Computer Generated Imagery or CGI technologies has taken him to work in different world-class film studios all over the world, including PraguePrague
Prague is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. Situated in the north-west of the country on the Vltava river, the city is home to about 1.3 million people, while its metropolitan area is estimated to have a population of over 2.3 million...
, London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
, Miami, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
, Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
. He can often be found working in remote parts of the World
World
World is a common name for the whole of human civilization, specifically human experience, history, or the human condition in general, worldwide, i.e. anywhere on Earth....
.
Jurgen's passion for film making dates back to his youth in Washington DC and Baltimore
Baltimore
Baltimore is the largest independent city in the United States and the largest city and cultural center of the US state of Maryland. The city is located in central Maryland along the tidal portion of the Patapsco River, an arm of the Chesapeake Bay. Baltimore is sometimes referred to as Baltimore...
where as a college student he started creating his own WAY. While all the students were filming suicides shorts - Bruce discovered that he likes to experiment with go motion to achieving visuals similar to the early Star Wars
Star Wars
Star Wars is an American epic space opera film series created by George Lucas. The first film in the series was originally released on May 25, 1977, under the title Star Wars, by 20th Century Fox, and became a worldwide pop culture phenomenon, followed by two sequels, released at three-year...
films. So he did his first short film with go motion and time warping using a custom 8mm film camera that he retrofitted for the task.
Few years after he was shooting television commercials and pilots as a director of photography on 16mm and 35mm on the east coast of the US. He was still feeling that he wants to do something more challenging, so he started studying Computer-generated imagery
Computer-generated imagery
Computer-generated imagery is the application of the field of computer graphics or, more specifically, 3D computer graphics to special effects in art, video games, films, television programs, commercials, simulators and simulation generally, and printed media...
or CGI by himself and working night in post-production studio.
His first few CGI films were simple experiments and animation of 2d and 3d elements that were later used for several national advertising campaigns for MCI
MCI Communications
MCI Communications Corp. was an American telecommunications company that was instrumental in legal and regulatory changes that led to the breakup of the AT&T monopoly of American telephony and ushered in the competitive long-distance telephone industry. It was headquartered in Washington,...
and BMW
BMW
Bayerische Motoren Werke AG is a German automobile, motorcycle and engine manufacturing company founded in 1916. It also owns and produces the Mini marque, and is the parent company of Rolls-Royce Motor Cars. BMW produces motorcycles under BMW Motorrad and Husqvarna brands...
.
Jurgens specializes in managing complex visual effects
Visual effects
Visual effects are the various processes by which imagery is created and/or manipulated outside the context of a live action shoot. Visual effects involve the integration of live-action footage and generated imagery to create environments which look realistic, but would be dangerous, costly, or...
sequences, directing heavy / intensive effect on both "A" level feature films and nationally broadcast commercial campaigns.
Recently, his entertainment company Legion Entertainment LLC completed work on Battle: Los Angeles
Battle: Los Angeles
Battle: Los Angeles is a 2011 American military science fiction war film directed by Jonathan Liebesman, and starring Aaron Eckhart, Michelle Rodriguez, Ramon Rodriguez, Bridget Moynahan, Ne-Yo and Michael Peña...
, Monster House
Monster House (film)
Monster House is a 2006 computer animated motion capture horror/comedy film produced by ImageMovers and Amblin Entertainment, and distributed by Columbia Pictures. Executive produced by Robert Zemeckis and Steven Spielberg, this is the first time since Back to the Future Part III that they have...
at Sony Pictures in Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
. At another top of the line studio, Jurgens was the Executive Producer on several major feature. Other prized work includes The Day After Tomorrow
The Day After Tomorrow
The Day After Tomorrow is a 2004 American science-fiction disaster film that depicts the catastrophic effects of global warming in a series of extreme weather events that usher in global cooling which leads to a new ice age. The film did well at the box office, grossing $542,771,772 internationally...
, Babe
Babe (film)
Babe is a 1995 Australian-American film directed by Chris Noonan. It is an adaptation of the 1983 novel The Sheep-Pig, also known as Babe: The Gallant Pig in the United States, by Dick King-Smith and tells the story of a pig who wants to be a sheepdog...
, and X-Men
X-Men (film)
X-Men is a 2000 superhero film based on the fictional Marvel Comics characters of the same name. Directed by Bryan Singer, the film stars Patrick Stewart, Hugh Jackman, Ian McKellen, Anna Paquin, Famke Janssen, Bruce Davison, James Marsden, Halle Berry, Rebecca Romijn, Ray Park and Tyler Mane...
, Hollywood.
Credits as Producer
- The Bridge (2013)
- H18 (2014)
- PandoraPandoraIn Greek mythology, Pandora was the first woman. As Hesiod related it, each god helped create her by giving her unique gifts...
(2015) - The Zoo Story - Stage-play (1995)
Credits as Consulting Producer
- HunchbackHunchbackHunchback may refer to one of the following.*A derogatory term for a person who has severe kyphosis*The Hunchback of Notre Dame*Hunchback , an arcade and computer game from the 1980s*The Hunchback, a 1914 film featuring Lillian Gish...
(2011) - MarkedMarkedMarked is a television program produced by NorthSouth Productions for History that premiered August 27, 2009. It explores the world of tattoos belonging to modern day tribes that operate at the edges of society, including motorcycle clubs, urban gangs, and hardcore prisoners.The show takes the...
(2008) - KatyńKatyn (film)Katyń is a 2007 Polish film about the 1940 Katyn massacre, directed by Academy Honorary Award winner Andrzej Wajda. It is based on the book Post Mortem: The Story of Katyn by Andrzej Mularczyk...
(2007) - We're All ChristsWe're All ChristsWe're All Christs is a Polish 2006 film directed by Marek Koterski. It won Best Film at the 2007 Polish Film Awards.The films depicts the story of a Polish intellectual Adaś Miauczyński...
(2006) - Merry Widow (2005)
- Sky Captain and the World of TomorrowSky Captain and the World of TomorrowSky Captain and the World of Tomorrow is a 2004 American pulp adventure science-fiction film written and directed by Kerry Conran in his directorial debut. The film is set in an alternative 1939 and follows the adventures of Polly Perkins , a newspaper reporter, and Harry Joseph "Joe" Sullivan ,...
(2004)
Credits as Digital Producer and EP
- Click (2006)
- Cursed (2005)
- MindhuntersMindhuntersMindhunters is a 2004 thriller film directed by Renny Harlin and written by Wayne Kramer and Kevin Brodbin...
(2004) - Scary Movie 2Scary Movie 2Scary Movie 2 is a 2001 parody film. It is the second film of the Scary Movie franchise. Though part of the first Scary Movies tagline read "...No sequel," this film's tagline compensated by adding "We lied"....
(2001) - Final Fantasy: The Spirits WithinFinal Fantasy: The Spirits WithinFinal Fantasy: The Spirits Within is a 2001 Japanese-American computer animated science fiction film directed by Hironobu Sakaguchi, creator of the Final Fantasy series of role-playing video games. It was the first photorealistic computer animated feature film and also holds the record for the most...
(2001)
Credits as Senior Creative
- Open SeasonOpen Season (film)Open Season is a 2006 computer-animated comedy film, written by Steve Bencich and Ron J. Friedman and directed by Jill Culton, Roger Allers, and Anthony Stacchi, and production designed by Michael Humphries...
(2006) - Monster HouseMonster House (film)Monster House is a 2006 computer animated motion capture horror/comedy film produced by ImageMovers and Amblin Entertainment, and distributed by Columbia Pictures. Executive produced by Robert Zemeckis and Steven Spielberg, this is the first time since Back to the Future Part III that they have...
(2006) - StealthStealth (film)Stealth is a 2005 American science fiction action film starring Jessica Biel, Josh Lucas, Jamie Foxx, and Sam Shepard. The film was directed by Rob Cohen, director of The Fast and the Furious and xXx....
(2005) - The Day After TomorrowThe Day After TomorrowThe Day After Tomorrow is a 2004 American science-fiction disaster film that depicts the catastrophic effects of global warming in a series of extreme weather events that usher in global cooling which leads to a new ice age. The film did well at the box office, grossing $542,771,772 internationally...
(2004) - HellboyHellboyHellboy is a comic book superhero created by writer-artist Mike Mignola. The character first appeared in San Diego Comic-Con Comics #2 , and has since appeared in various eponymous miniseries, one-shots and intercompany crossovers...
(2004)