Animation/Vfx Pipeline Technical Director

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I've been an Animation/VFX Technical Director since 2012 and in Animation/VFX in general since 2010.   I’ve worked at DreamWorks Animation as a Department Technical Director since 2015, working in pipeline development as well as short and feature animation support.

I've worked on such films as Trolls World Tour, Poltergeist (2015), Insurgent,  Jupiter Ascending, Transformers: Age of Extinction, Maleficent, The Amazing Spider-Man 2, and Man of Steel. My start in Animation/VFX was mostly compositing and motion tracking.  I have a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science and a Bachelor of Applied Arts Degree in Visual Effects & Motion Graphics.

I've developed tools for such programs as Nuke, Maya, 3DS Max, Houdini, and Katana.  Languages I've used have been Python (with PyQt/PySide), C/C++, OpScript, and Lua.

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John Russell
johndavidrussell@gmail.com
214-864-7662