Benjamin Liu

Work History

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  VFX Director

  Striking Distance Studios

  October 2021 - Present
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  Lead Single Player VFX Artist

  Infinity Ward

  March 2020 - October 2021

  Lead a team to create amazing looking effects for the next Call of Duty. Create movie quality simulations for real time experience.
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  FX Specialist

  Infinity Ward

  March 2018 - March 2020

  Help mentor junior artist and setup texture atlas for in-game effects. Create big movie moments in-game. Lead execution effects tasks
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  Sr FX Artist

  Infinity Ward

  May 2017 - March 2018
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  FX Lead

  Picture Shop

  February 2017 - May 2017
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  Sr FX Artist

  Infinity Ward

  January 2015 - February 2017
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  Sr FX Artist

  Encore VFX

  September 2014 - January 2015

  Flash The TV Show Episode 3 and on.
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  Lead FX Artist

  Pixomondo

  September 2013 - September 2014

  santa monica

  Wanda FLY - 3D Ride
  Sleep Hallow - Glass Portal FX
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  VFX Supervisor

  Prologue Films

  June 2013 - September 2013

  Cinematic for Bungie's Destiny
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  FX Artist

  Prologue Films

  May 2013 - June 2013

  Cinematic for Bungie's Destiny
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  FX TD on Star Trek 2 and After Earth

  Pixomondo

  January 2013 - April 2013

  Created Explosion and Smoke Trail setups.
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  FX Lead on Die Hard 5

  Pixomondo

  September 2012 - January 2013

  Santa Monica

  Created all the Dust and Debris setups and placed them in over 70 shots.
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  FX TD

  Sony Pictures Imageworks

  February 2012 - September 2012

  Oz: The Great and Powerful: The Movie
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  FX TD

  FuseFX

  September 2011 - February 2012

  Hell on Wheels TV show: Creating Smoke Stack FX
  Criminal Minds TV show: Created Tornado FX
  The Goodwife TV show: Created Explosion FX
  American Horror Stories TV show: Created Fire FX
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  Lead Rig / Animator

  MAWI United

  July 2011 - September 2011

  Lead Rig Artist and Lead Animator for two commercials.
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  Sr. TD FX Artist

  Pixomondo

  May 2011 - July 2011

  Red Tails the Movie: Created Smoke Trails
  Created Explosion elements.
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  Sr. TD FX Artist

  Sony Pictures Imageworks

  January 2011 - April 2011

  Green Lantern the Movie: Dev look on the ripping tendrials of Parallax.
  Dev look on the rope/net at the end of the movie.
  Applied the Green Lantern suit FX
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  TD FX Artist

  FuseFX

  January 2011 - January 2011

  Design Explosion for up coming TV show
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  FX Artist

  Zoic Studios

  September 2010 - December 2010

  Fringe the TV Show: FX TD
  Falling Skies: FX TD
  Undercover: FX TD
  V the TV Show: FX TD
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  Generalist

  Psyop

  July 2010 - September 2010

  XBox Fable 3 Commercial: PreVis Artist
  Nissan Juke Commercial: FX RnD

• Previs Arist

  POV Previs

  May 2010 - June 2010

  Rise of the Apes Movie: PreVis Artist

• Lead

  POV Previs

  March 2010 - April 2010

  Lead on Northern Lights the Movie
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  Sr 3D Generalist

  Pixomondo

  December 2009 - February 2010

  A Nightmare on Elm Street Movie: Pre-vis and Effects.
  The Last Airbender Movie: Working on Matchmove and Effects.
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  In Game and Cinematic Animator

  Pandemic Studios

  December 2006 - November 2009

  The Saboteur The Video Game: In Game and Cinematic Animator
  I did in game animations and cinematic animations. I was also in charged of the mocap Face clean up using Face Robot.

  

• Freelance Animator

  Tiger Hare Studios

  October 2007 - October 2007

  Video Game Cinematic: Animator
  I fixed mocap data so that it blended smoothly with my hand keyed animations.

• 3D Artist

  Reality Check

  June 2006 - December 2006

  Rise The Movie: Effects Artist
  Animated and created effects for blood and arrows.
  The Messengers The Movie: Effects Artist
  Made mud effects, rendered and comped.
  We Fight to Be Free: Effects Artist
  Made smoke effects and blood for gun fights. Roto and comped scenes together.
  The Grudge 2: Effects Artist
  Matte painting and comp work.
  Sony Vaio Commercial: Animator
  Animated Car and explosion.
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  Freelance Artist

  Frantic Films

  August 2006 - August 2006

  The Nativity Story: Effects Artist
  Put Blood on Baby Jesus
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  Animator/Effect Artist

  Persistence of Vision

  February 2006 - May 2006

  Journey to the Center of the Earth: Pre-Vis Animator
  Animated to storyboards
  Unearthed: Effects artist
  Made dust, smoke, particles for monsters in the shoot.
  Eragon: Pre-Vis Animator
  Animated to storyboards

• Freelance Animator/Rigg

  8 Edge

  September 2005 - January 2006

  History Channel Show: Rig Artist and Animator
  Fixed mocap data so it could work in a loop and also with each other mocap data.

• Animator/RiggArtist

  RedGypsy

  February 2005 - December 2005

  History Channel Shows: Animator and Effects Artist
  Discovery Channel Shows: Animator and Effects Artist
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  Animator/Effect Artist

  Digital Dimension

  December 2003 - December 2004

  Super Bowl XXXIX Intro for Fox: Effects Artist
  Animated Screen Positions on the field
  Created Visual Effect in 3DS Max using Thinking Particles
  Confetti, Explosions, Balloons
  Mask II The Movie: Animator
  Produced Modeled and Textured for Baby Fangs
  Created Reflection background matte painting
  Blade III The Movie: Lead Character Setup
  In charge of setting up over 37 Characters for over 120 effect shots
  Produced Ash and Embers Effects
  Matchmoving to Vampires
  Scooby Doo II The Movie: Jr. Animator
  Modeled and Textured Harpoon

  

  
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  Freelance Artist

  Vicon

  July 2003 - December 2003

  iRiff Project 3D Demo for Microsoft: Lead Animator
  In charge of Creating, Modeling, Texturing and Lighting Character
  Assembled scenes and animated to camera work and sound track
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  Sony Pictures Imageworks

  ? - Present