Christopher Gaede
Walt Disney Imagineering/Runway Creative Partner/ Magnific AI Partner/ Pika Creative Partner/known for Virtual Production/Onset Performance Capture Manager
Redondo Beach, California, United States
Career path.
- Walt Disney Imagineering
Digital Asset Specialist, Sr.
Nov 2025 - Present - Pika
Pika Creator Partner
May 2025 - Present - Freepik Company
AI Partner
Apr 2025 - Present
RunwayCreative Partner
Apr 2025 - Present- Fox (Film, TV and Sports)
Digital Save Operator - "Avatar: Fire and Ash"
Jan 2023 - Jul 2023 - Fox (Film, TV and Sports)
Facial Data Manager/Lab Asset Manager - “Avatar: The Way of Water/Avatar: Fire and Ash
May 2018 - Jul 2023 - Weta Digital
Onset Performance Capture Volume Manager - “Rampage”
Apr 2017 - Jun 2017 - The Box Creative - “Spider-Man: Homecoming”
Onset Performance Capture Volume Manager
Mar 2017 - Mar 2017 - Weta Digital
Onset Perfomance Capture Volume Manager - “Alita: Battle Angel”
Sep 2016 - Feb 2017 - Big Valley Productions - “The BFG”
Stereo Coordinator
Sep 2015 - Apr 2016 - Big Valley Productions - “The BFG”
Onset Facial Capture Tech
Feb 2015 - Jun 2015 - Paramount Pictures
3D Assistant Coordinator - “Transformers: Age of Extinction”
Mar 2014 - Jun 2014 - Giant Studios - “Avatar”
Virtual Camera Assistant/Onset Performance Capture Tech
Sep 2008 - Jul 2009 - Giant Studios
Performance Capture Volume Manager/Stage Operations
Sep 2008 - Nov 2013 - Paramount Pictures
Freelance Coordinator
May 2007 - Sep 2008 - Lightstorm Entertainment
Production Assistant
Jul 2005 - Apr 2007 - WDTN-TV
Promotions Producer/Writer
Dec 2002 - Oct 2003