Allen Rose

Allen Rose

Senior FX TD / 19 yrs

Glendale, CA, United States

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Technical Director

To: Gerard (2020)

Technical Director

Trolls World Tour (2020)

Technical Director

Abominable (2019)

Technical Director

How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World (2019)

Technical Director

The Boss Baby (2017)

Technical Director

Trolls (2016)

Visual Effects Artist

Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters (2013)

The Cabin in the Woods (2012)

Environment Light Lead

Hop (2011)

Effects

The Wolfman (2010)

The A-Team (2010)

Effects Artist

Burden (2009)

Effects Lead

State of Play (2009)

FX Artist

Land of the Lost (2009)

Fast & Furious (2009)

Lead Digital Effects Artist

The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (2008)

The Golden Compass (2007)

CG Effects Animator

My Super Ex-Girlfriend (2006)

CG Effects Artist

Flags of Our Fathers (2006)

Modelmaker

The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (2003)

Work History
  • Senior Department TD

    DreamWorks Animation

    September 2014 - Present
  • FX Development Supervisor

    Rhythm & Hues Studios

    May 2011 - September 2014
    El Segundo, California

    Pipeline Developer
    Developed action framework to enable artists to create and distribute new workflows.
    Wrote preset system for distributing and syncing tool setting with support for Houdini, Nuke, and Crom.
    Created PyQT user interface for publish and consuming assets across a show.
    Reviewed other developers work to ensure it followed coding standards and style guidelines.
    Collaborated as part of design/development teams on multiple projects. These include:
    Tool distribution system, artist dashboard, Crom lighting package.
    FX/Houdini Support – Development Supervisor
    Worked with productions to balance their short term needs with long term studio goals.
    Designed new workflows and tools to work around limitations and increase efficiency.
    Supervised a dozen developers supporting all Houdini users in studio across multiple locations.
    Managed priorities, assignments, and scheduling for development projects.
    Communicated with other support departments to unify direction, resources, and time lines.
    Hop Lighting – Technical Lead
    Developed workflow for look development, lighting, and rendering of an all CG candy factory.
    Wrote python OTLs for various look development tasks. (Applying Shaders, Texture Maps, etc)
    Built import tools for crowds with controls by agent type, or individual instances.

  • FX TD

    Industrial Light & Magic

    February 2011 - May 2011
    San Francisco, California

    Cowboys & Aliens

  • Lead FX TD

    Rhythm & Hues Studios

    February 2007 - February 2011
    Playa Del Rey, California

    Golden Compass
    Mummy 3
    State of Play
    Land of the Lost
    Fast & the Furious 4
    The Wolfman
    A-Team
    Hop

  • Effects Artist

    Digital Domain

    November 2005 - August 2006
    Venice, California

    Flags of our Father
    My Super ExGirlfriend

  • System Administrator

    SCAD

    June 2004 - July 2005
    Savannah, Georgia

    Software and hardware installation.
    Troubleshooting and maintenance of computers, printers, and network components.

Education
  • Savannah College of Art and Design

    2002 - 2005