John Gaeta

John C. Gaeta (born 1965) is a creator, designer and inventor best known for his work on the Matrix film trilogy where he explored and advanced methods and formats known as "bullet time", "virtual cinematography" and "universal capture" (UCAP). Other areas of exploration include "photo anime," "Nuvies", "holo cinema" and emerging platforms for immersive and experiential entertainment.

John Gaeta was born in New York City and grew up in Shoreham, Long Island, the small town where Nicola Tesla's secretive lab still stands. He eventually grew an interest in photography and the films of Stanley Kubrick and Ridley Scott. He entered New York University's Tisch School of the Arts to study film, and acquired a BFA degree with honors in 1989. He was introduced to the industry as a staff production assistant for the Saturday Night Live film unit, as well as doing camera and lighting work for a variety of media types and makers. Some of these early work experiences included holography with Jason Sapan, stop-motion animation with Peter Wallach, motion control with Bran Ferren, nature documentary, filming birdlife for National Geographic Explorer, timelapse and experimental photography in Namibia, Africa on Miramax's first feature, Dust Devil

A few years later, Gaeta heard from a friend that visual effects innovator Douglas Trumbull was founding a new company in Massachusetts and needed technicians based on the East Coast. Gaeta went on to be drafted into the camera department of the newly formed Trumbull Company, where he was introduced and educated in a spectrum of innovative film formats such as 48fps VistaVision, 70mm Showscan, IMAX, OMNIMAX and stereo CGI, to create the ambitious simulator Back to the Future: The Ride for Universal Parks & Resorts.

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