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:
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- 10-2024 to 10-2024: A couple of days as Onset VFX Supervisor for the film Florid.
- 09-2024 to 09-2024: Associate Developer for AIM Qualifications developing their VFX Supervisor Apprentaship program.
- 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:
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- 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