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My name is Gunnar Heidar and I am currently looking for job opportunities in the Portland area. I originally hail from Reykjavik, Iceland but I have been living in the US since 2010. Since then I have been more or less employed by LAIKA animation studio here in Oregon.

My background is in cinematography/camera operating, but I have done other work within the film and television industry in Iceland, England and the U.S for the past 20 years. During that time I have worked on numerous commercials, shorts, feature films, documentaries and stop motion animation projects of all shapes and sizes. I am a creative person with excellent organizing and technical capabilities which I honed on feature films such as "Wallace and Gromit : The curse of the Were-Rabbit", "The Fantastic Mr. Fox" and "Missing Link" to name a few.

In 2011 I was nominated for the Icelandic Academy Awards for the cinematography on the feature film "City State". The film did very well and was picked up by New Regency Media for an American remake with James Mangold ("Walk the Line", "CopLand", "Wolverine") set to direct. In the summer of 2013 I shot "City State 2" which earned me my second nomination for the Icelandic Academy Awards.

Most recently I worked on LAIKA's "Missing Link" and before that on "Kubo and the two strings"(LAIKA) as a motion control technician/operator, where I advanced my skill level further within the camera department. Those projects kept me working at LAIKA  until November 2018.

I would welcome the opportunity to discuss my experience and skill set and whether they might be a good fit for your company. I am open to all opportunities. 






Motion Control Technician/Operator

Motion Control Technician

Director of Photography

Head Camera Assistant

Camera Assistant

Junior Camera Assistant

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Gunnar Heidar: in Forest Grove, OR

Gunnar Heidar

"Missing Link" -Laika

Laika(Feature Film)

City State 2

Laika(Feature Film)

"Fantastic Mr. Fox"- 20th Century Fox

"Creature Comforts USA"- Aardman Animations

Aardman Animations (Feature Film)

Hamrahlid College

Montana State University

The Arts Institute