Jon Karafin

About Jon Karafin

Real holograms. No headgear.Light Field Lab is building the world’s most innovative holographic ecosystem. The company was founded in 2017 by Jon Karafin, Brendan Bevensee, and Ed Ibe, with the single mission to enable a holographic future by building upon the founders’ collective expertise of light field technology innovation. Based in San Jose, CA, Light Field Lab is backed by top-tier venture firms including Khosla Ventures. “Light Field Lab has the potential to change the way we view and interact with media,” said Vinod Khosla, Founder, Khosla Ventures. “This is essentially the holy grail of optical display technology, enabling things that seem like science fiction to be possible today. We are thrilled to be in on the ground floor with the team, and look forward to helping evolve this exciting Karafin has dedicated his career to innovation in live action cinema, VFX post-production, and light field technology. Drawing on his experience transforming bleeding-edge concepts into market ready solutions, the CEO and founder of Silicon Valley-based startup Light Field Lab is focused on developing a next-generation light field display and holographic ecosystem. As former Lytro Head of Light Field Video, Karafin spearheaded efforts to usher in a new era for cinematic capture and post-production via his contributions to the Lytro Cinema camera, which was unveiled at NAB 2016 to a near record-setting audience. He oversaw product management, engineering and software, intellectual property, and business development for the project. Karafin previously served as VP of Production Technology at RealD and Director of Production, Technology, and Operations at Digital Domain Media Group.

Experience

1. CEO and Co-founder

   Light Field Lab, Inc

   Apr 2017 — Present · Silicon Valley, CA, US

   Real holograms. No headgear.Light Field Lab is building the world’s most innovative holographic ecosystem. The company was founded in 2017 by Jon Karafin, Brendan Bevensee, and Ed Ibe, with the single mission to enable a holographic future by building upon the founders’ collective expertise of light field technology innovation. Based in San Jose, CA, Light Field Lab is backed by top-tier venture firms including Khosla Ventures. “Light Field Lab has the potential to change the way we view and interact with media,” said Vinod Khosla, Founder, Khosla Ventures. “This is essentially the holy grail of optical display technology, enabling things that seem like science fiction to be possible today. We are thrilled to be in on the ground floor with the team, and look forward to helping evolve this exciting

Education

• Rochester Institute of Technology

  MFA, Digital Animation / Computer Graphics

• Rochester Institute of Technology

  MFA, Fine Art Photography

• Ithaca College

  BFA, Film, Photography, Visual Arts and Audio Production

Skills

• Hd Video
• Avid
• Live Action
• Digital Video
• Commercials
• Compositing
• Product Management
• Cinematography
• Computer Graphics
• Pipeline Management
• Live Events
• P&L Analysis
• Operations Management
• Digital Asset Management
• Stereoscopic
• Camera
• Technology
• Project Bidding
• Rigging
• 3d
• Scripting
• Animation
• Digital Cinema
• Global Client Management
• Production Managment
• Film Production
• Visual Effects
• Special Effects
• International Operations
• Workflow
• Post Production
• Color Correction
• Digital Compositing
• Feature Films
• Producing
• Lighting
• Pre-Production
• Stereo 3d
• Film
• Pipeline Development