Felipe Verdugo

Felipe Verdugo

Lead FX Artist / Lead Crowd Artist / 17 yrs

Vancouver, Canada

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Work History
  • Senior Crowd Artist

    Zoic Studios Vancouver

    September 2024 - August 2025
  • Sr. Crowd TD

    Industrial Light & Magic

    March 2024 - June 2024
  • Creature TD - Crowds

    Double Negative

    December 2023 - January 2024
  • Creature TD - Crowds

    Double Negative

    December 2022 - October 2023
    Vancouver, Canada
  • Crowd artist

    ScanlineVFX

    May 2021 - December 2022
    Vancouver, Canada
  • Crowd TD

    ScanlineVFX

    May 2021 - December 2021
  • Crowd Artist

    ScanlineVFX

    May 2021 - December 2021
    Vancouver, Canada
  • Senior Crowd Artist

    Tangent Animation

    November 2020 - May 2021
    Toronto, Canada
  • Crowd artist

    Tangent Animation

    October 2020 - May 2021
    Vancouver, Canada
  • cg generalist

    Wind Sun Sky Entertainment

    September 2019 - November 2020
    Vancouver

    Manly Crowd TD guy

  • Simulation Artist

    Rainmaker Entertainment

    March 2018 - August 2019
    Vancouver, Canada
  • FX Artist

    Relic Entertainment

    November 2016 - February 2017
  • FX Artist

    Relic Entertainment

    November 2016 - December 2016
    Vancouver

    Dawn of War III

  • FX Supervisor

    Rainmaker Entertainment

    February 2015 - September 2016
  • FX Lead - Bob The Builder

    Rainmaker Entertainment

    July 2014 - June 2015
    Vancouver, Canada Area
  • 3D Animation Consultant/Mentor

    AcademiaMac

    March 2007 - July 2014
    Vancouver, Canada Area

    From Vancouver I am responsible for keeping track of:

    - Autodesk ATC Manager
    - 3D instructors leading and coordination
    - New curriculum development
    - Online Seminars and Workshops
    - Deliver Online lectures and presentations

  • Lead CG Generalist - FX Supervisor

    Atomic Cartoons

    December 2013 - July 2014
    Vancouver Area, Canada
  • Maya Generalist

    Atomic Cartoons

    December 2011 - December 2013
    Vancouver, Canada Area

    - Responsible for developing and managing the 3d production pipeline
    - Work with the overseas studios
    - Mentor department supervisors and artists into 3d workflow
    - Provide workflow documentation
    - Responsible for technical checks on assets as well as develop in-house tools as needed

  • Director Carrera Animacion Digital 3D

    Universidad Gabriela Mistral

    January 2008 - December 2013
    Santiago, Chile

    - 3D instructors leading and coordination
    - New curriculum development

  • 3D Animation & Visual FX Instructor

    Freelance

    September 2011 - December 2011
    Vancouver, Canada Area

    Tutoring local and abroad 3D Animation students from the very first concepts in 3d up to mentoring demo reel development

  • 3D Animation/FX Artist

    Rabbit Hole Interactive

    November 2011 - November 2011
    Vancouver, Canada Area

    Modelling, textures, rigging, animation and FX

  • Assistant Rotomation Lead

    Gener8 Media Corp

    October 2010 - October 2011
    Vancouver, Canada Area

    3D modeling and animation. Assets Quality Assurance. Vendors Quality Assurance. Mentoring Junior Artist
    Worked on:
    Ghost Rider 2: Spirit of Vengeance (2012)
    Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows Part 2 (2011)
    Priest (2011)
    Conan the Barbarian (2011)
    Chronicles of Narnia - Voyage of the Dawn Treader (2010)

  • 3D animation and Visual Effects

    Visual Effects Studios in Chile

    April 2004 - August 2010

    An extensive experience working mainly for TV commercials as a freelancer. Modeling, lighting, rigging, animation, dynamics and render.

  • 3D Animation & Visual FX Instructor

    AcademiaMac

    May 2005 - April 2008
    Santiago, Chile

    I was a part time instructor but also was responsible for the creation and developing of the 3D animation department in AcademiMac. From 24 Hrs introductory courses to 320 Hrs Diplomas, AcademiaMac became a well known and prestigious academic institutions with amazing results from students 3D demo reels

  • 3D Animation

    WanakoGames

    February 2004 - March 2008

    3D modeling and animation and some basic level design

  • 3D Intership

    GVFX

    July 2003 - September 2003

    3D Intership

Education
  • The University of British Columbia / UBC

    2011 - 2011
  • Vancouver Film School

    2002 - 2003
  • Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

    1992 - 1997