The VFX and Visualization of Stranger Things Season 5

Betsy Paterson has been a Visual Effects Supervisor for the past 25 years, with over 30 years in the field. Her wealth of experience in CG character creation, combined with an expertise in integrating CG effects into live-action settings, make her an ideal creative ally to directors of today’s productions. Betsy collaborates closely with filmmakers throughout the creative process, from pre-production to post-production. She has overseen many large projects and international crews, working on sets around the world. Betsy most recently served as the Lead Visual Effects Supervisor for Netflix’s Stranger Things Season 5. Before that she was Lead Supervisor for HBO’s Peacemaker Season 1.

She has worked extensively in both feature films and streaming series, from Scooby Doo to Carnival Row. Betsy began her VFX career with her early positions at Manhattan Transfer, where she worked as a Flame Artist, and later as an Inferno Artist at the Computer Film Company. After joining Rhythm & Hues Studios in 1996, Betsy worked as a Compositor and Compositing Supervisor on such shows as Mouse Hunt and Babe: Pig in the City. She was actively involved in the development and expansion of the studio’s 2D department before being elevated to VFX Supervisor on Scooby-Doo. She was one of the primary VFX Supervisors at R&H until 2013. Since 2013, she has worked directly for the studios and creative teams driving projects. Betsy earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Film from Vassar College.

Tessa Roehl is a Visual Effects Producer experienced in delivering large-scale VFX for film and television, including Free Guy, The Gray Man, and multiple seasons of Stranger Things. She holds a BFA in Film & Television from New York University and an MFA in Writing for Children and Young Adults from Vermont College of Fine Arts. Her work on All the Light We Cannot See was recognized with a Primetime Emmy nomination for visual effects.

Born and raised in a small town in Southern California, Jordan grew up loving cartoons and Disney movies like most kids. It wasn't until he took a CG design class in high school that he realized you could have a career doing this type of work. After high school, he decided to attend The Art Institute of California - Los Angeles, majoring in animation, to work toward his goal of one day finding a job in animation or movies. Upon graduating from college in late 2006, a college recruiter connected him with Ron Frankel at Proof, and he's been working with Proof ever since. He's done everything from working as a previs and postvis artist, doing final visual effects for commercials and music videos, and now supervising previs and postvis teams on big-budget Hollywood movies. Notable credits include Stranger Things, Dune: Prophecy, Avatar: Fire and Ash, Tron: Ares, Fast X, Peacemaker, and The Suicide Squad.