Jason Ptaszek

Jason Ptaszek is a full-spectrum production artist—part cinematographer, part editor & motion designer, and part motion control technician. Over the past decade, he’s carved out a multidisciplinary career across film, animation, and branded content, working on everything from Oscar-winning stop motion features to high-performance digital ads.

As a Camera Assistant on Guillermo Del Toro’s Pinocchio, Jason helped bring the film’s visuals to life using advanced motion control systems, his eye for detail, and a sharp focus. In addition he had the privilege of capturing the behind-the-scenes time-lapse animations for the film, and a select group of time-lapse’s have been exhibited at the Museum of Modern Art in NYC, the Portland Art Museum, and the Academy Museum in LA.

Behind the lens, Jason has worked as Director of Photography and camera operator for campaigns with Nike, Jumpman, HOKA, MLB, and Levi’s. In the edit bay, he’s built motion graphics-driven content, eComm campaigns, and social-first video for clients like Netflix, NBC Universal, and Wieden+Kennedy. Whether managing lighting design, animating typography, or building post-production workflows, he thrives on turning complexity into clean, beautiful storytelling.

In his downtime, Jason likes to get his hands dirty—whether in the garden, with a bubbling jar of fermentation, or out in the middle of no where looking at the stars.