I’m a VFX Supervisor, Onset Supe, CG Supe and consultant with 27 years in VFX and animation. Combining a passion for filmmaking, telling stories, cinematography and lighting with a technical and project management mindset.

Work History:

  • 09-2023 to 11-2023: Freelance Onset VFX Supervisor Light VFX  on Toxic Town for Netflix
  • 05-2022 to 06-2023: VFX Supervisor @ Goodbye Kansas
  • 11-2019 to 10-2022: Head of VFX, Executive VFX Supervisor, CG supe  @ Goodbye Kansas.
  • 09-2016 to 10-2019: CG Supervisor Cinesite
  • 06-2016 to 07-2016: Lighting Lead Slate VFX
  • 09-2016 to 05-2016: CG Supervisor Iloura Sydney.
  • 02-2009 to 08-2016: CG Supervisor, Sequence Supervisor & Senior Generalist TD at  Double Negative
  • 04-2008 to 01-2009: Sequence Supervisor at Peerless Camera Company
  • 09-2006 to 04-2008: Senior 3d Artist/Generalist at MPC.
  • 02-2006 to 07-2006: Lighting TD and Senior 3dVfx artist at Animal Logic 
  • 08-2002 to 12-2005: Post production Supervisor & 3D Artist at Nexus Productions
  • 06-2002 to 07-2002: Freelance 3D Artist at Nexus Productions.
  • 08-2001 to 09-2001: 3D Artist & Project Supervisor for music video at Atomic-Arts.
  • 01-1997 to 04-2001: 3D Artist & Motion Capture Supervisor. Pepper’s Ghost Productions.
Skill Set:
  • VFX Supervision
  • Bidding / Script Breakdown
  • CG Supervision
  • Team Leadership.
  • Creative and technical mindset
  • Client relations
  • Onset Supervision
  • Lighting
  • Cinematography
  • Environments
  • Pre/post vis and Virt Prod
  • Out of the box / blue sky thinking
  • Problem-Solving.
  • Strategic planning
  • Project Management / Production
  • Technologist
Affiliations:

Siggraph, ACM, Visual Effects Society, Royal Television Society. 

Education:

  • 1993 –1996 B.Eng (Hons). Manufacturing Engineering.
  • 1991-1992 A level Physics, Math’s, Design & Technology.
Interests:

VFX / Animation, Film,  Photography, Cinematography, Writing, Product Design, Architecture.

Date of Birth:

16 July 1975

Nationalities / Passports held:

British / New Zealand.

References:

Markus Mannien: Former global MD of Goodbye Kansas
https://www.linkedin.com/in/markusmanninen/

Paula Pope: Head of Production at Goodbye Kansas

paula.pope@goodbyekansas.co.uk

https://www.linkedin.com/in/paula-pope-5503bb1

Danny Evens: Producer at Goodbye Kansas and my producer on Rise of the Witches.

danny.evans@icloud.com

https://www.linkedin.com/in/danny-evans-0522771b