
Fine Art + Visual Effects

Rudy Grossman


About Me:
I am currently a Digital Effects Supervisor / Computer Graphic Supervisor at Method/Atomic Fiction.
My artistic and technical contributions can be seen in over thirty (30) blockbuster feature films, including:
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The OA - Part 2 : Ep 1, 2, & 7 (VFX Supervisor @Method/Atomic Fiction)
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Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (DFX Supervisor @Method/Atomic Fiction)
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Welcome to Marwen (DFX Supervisor @Method/Atomic Fiction)
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The Predator (DFX Supervisor @Method/Atomic Fiction)
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Deadpool (CG Superviosr @ Method/Atomic Fiction)
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The Walk (CG Supervisor @ Method/Atomic Fiction)
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Game of Thrones - Season 5 (CG Supervisor @ Method/Atomic Fiction)
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Maleficent (CG Supervisor @ Digital Domain)
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King Kong (Lead Creature TD & Face Mocap @ Weta Digital)
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Bridge To Terabithia (Lead Lighting TD @ Weta Digital)
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I am Legend (Senior Lighting & Compositing @ Sony Imageworks )
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Xmen: The Last Stand (Lead Animation TD @ Weta Digital)
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Hellboy (Creature Supervisor @ The Orphanage)
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Star Wars (Creature TD & Modeling @ Industrial Light + Magic)
Academy Award Contributions:
(2011) Working closely with Dr. Mark Sagar, I developed tools and workflows contributing to his Academy Award winning facial motion capture expression-based, editable character animation system first used at Weta Digital.
(2017) Working closely with Nicholas Apostoloff, I supervised the digital face development at Imagemovers Digital, contributing to his Academy Award winning design and development of an animation rig-based facial performance-capture system.
Specialties:
- Autodesk Maya Master Award
- Thee (3) time Maya Master Class course presenter.
- Published Autodesk Maya Training Guide Author.
- Three (3) time Published ACM Siggraph presenter/contributor
- SFWoE Top Ten List - Short Story Writing
- Bachelors in Fine Art
Software:
Maya, Katana, Nuke, Vray, Renderman, Mental Ray, Mari, Mudbox, Shotgun, Adobe Photoshop, & Corel Painter.
Programming Languages:
python, mel, maya api, cg, c++