Cat Harris

Cat Harris

Senior/Lead FX TD / 13 yrs

Brussels, Belgium

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FX Technical Director

The Marvels (2023)

FX Technical Director

The Flash (2023)

FX Technical Director

Avatar: The Way of Water (2022)

FX Technical Director

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022)

FX Technical Director

Moon Knight (2022)

FX Technical Director

She-Hulk: Attorney at Law (2022)

FX Technical Director

Eternals (2021)

FX Artist

Atlantic Crossing (2021)

FX Technical Director

Zack Snyder's Justice League (2021)

Visual Effects Artist

Sea Fever (2020)

Visual Effects Artist

The Witcher (2019)

Visual Effects Artist

Pokémon Detective Pikachu (2019)

Visual Effects Artist

Christopher Robin (2018)

Visual Effects Artist

Avengers: Infinity War (2018)

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017)

A Monster Calls (2017)

Visual Effects Artist

Doctor Strange (2016)

Houdini TD

Kingsman: The Secret Service (2015)

FX Technical Director

Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)

FX Technical Director

Maleficent (2014)

FX Technical Director

300: Rise of an Empire (2014)

Visual Effects Artist

47 Ronin (2013)

Visual Effects Artist

Ice Age Giants (2013)

Visual Effects Artist

Da Vinci's Demons (2013)

Miniatures Supervisor

Skyborn (2012)

Miniatures Assistant

Dark Shadows (2012)

3D Artist

Crack the Case (2012)

Visual Effects Artist

Doctor Who (2006)

Lead/Senior Houdini FX artist with experience across all aspects of FX in film, TV, commercials and installations, and interested in moving into games as well. I have an eye for detail and my Cambridge physics background means I can find innovative solutions to emulate or stylise physical phenomena efficiently. I have a particular skill for building fast and efficient procedural systems to solve problems, and love a challenge. I’m passionate about building great tools, and constructing understandable, well documented and modular systems.
Work History

  • Senior/Lead FX TD

    Lost Cosmonauts

    March 2024 - May 2024

  • FX Technical Director

    Wētā FX

    September 2020 - March 2024

  • Lead FX TD

    Benuts

    July 2019 - August 2020
    Brussels, Belgium

  • Senior FX TD

    Framestore

    July 2018 - May 2019

  • FX TD

    Framestore

    May 2016 - July 2018

  • Houdini TD

    Glassworks

    October 2015 - March 2016

  • Houdini Genralist

    Realise Studio

    April 2015 - July 2015

  • Houdini TD

    Realise Studio

    August 2014 - January 2015

    Effects work in Houdini for various projects, including a 3d display installation for Landrover, Chris Clark's 'Winter Linn' music video, Da Vinci's Demons Season 3 and development for Kingsman, The Secret Service.

  • FX Technical Director

    MPC

    April 2013 - June 2014

    Feature film effects work in Maya and Houdini.
    Credits include:
    300 - Rise of an Empire
    Maleficent
    Guardians of the Galaxy

  • Houdini Artist

    Realise Studio

    February 2013 - February 2013

    Fluid effects for Hyundai ident.

  • 3D Artist

    The Mill

    April 2012 - February 2013

    Technical effects, working mostly in Houdini. Various projects including
    Commercials: Heineken 'Crack the Case' (Card tower sequence), Guinness 'Cloud'
    Film: 47 Ronin
    TV: Doctor Who, Ice Age.

  • Art Dept.

    "Dark Shadows"

    October 2011 - October 2011

    Art department work for Mattes and Miniatures.

  • SFX & Miniatures Supervisor

    "Skyborn" - short film

    July 2011 - September 2011

    Academy Award nominated short film. I supervised a team building a miniature cloudscape and landscape, and built a 12th scale flying machine with moving parts. On the live action shoot I supervised a team of up to six people creating thick fog effects indoors and outdoors, together with fires, wind and flaming torches, which I built from scratch.

  • Special Effects

    'Light Upon Dark' (SOS Films)

    January 2011 - January 2011

    Rain effects

  • Special Effects

    'Tequila' (Grain Media)

    December 2010 - December 2010

    Provided thick smoke to cover a graveyard.

  • Special Effects Technician

    "The Loft" Live Television Show

    November 2010 - November 2010

    Rigged and set off pyrotechnic effects

  • Work Experience

    Millennium FX

    November 2010 - November 2010

    Preparing for large project build.

  • Special Effects

    "Have You Seen Napoleon" - short film

    October 2010 - October 2010

    Designed, built and operated rigs for sinking and floating objects in lake, built gas fire into fireplace in manor house and smoke effects for smouldering toy held by actor.

  • Special Effects

    "The Monkey's Paw" - short film

    October 2010 - October 2010

    Smoke and haze effects indoors and outdoors.

  • Work Experience

    All Effects

    June 2010 - June 2010

    Work experience setting up for 'The Cold Light of Day'

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Education

  • National Film and Television School

    2010 - 2012

  • University of Cambridge

    2003 - 2007