Lyon Liew

Lyon Liew

Lead Creature TD / 20 yrs

Emeryville, California

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Simulation Technical Director

Turning Red (2022)

Tailoring Artist

Luca (2021)

Onward (2020)

Lead Simulation TD

Toy Story 4 (2019)

Simulation Technical Director

Incredibles 2 (2018)

Lead Creature Technical Director

Ready Player One (2018)

Simulation Technical Director

Coco (2017)

Creature Supervisor

The Great Wall (2017)

Lead Visual Effect

Hitman: Agent 47 (2015)

Creature Technical Director

Jurassic World (2015)

Digital Model & Simulation

Transformers: Age of Extinction (2014)

Senior Creature Technical Director

Noah (2014)

Creature Technical Director

Pacific Rim (2013)

Creature Technical Director

Now You See Me (2013)

Digital Artist

Star Trek Into Darkness (2013)

Creature Technical Director

Transformers: the Ride (2012)

Digital Artist

The Avengers (2012)

Digital Models And Simulations

Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011)

Character FX Artist

Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole (2010)

Cloth Simulation Artist

Sonder

Work History
  • Simulation Technical Director

    Pixar

    March 2017 - Present
    Emeryville, CA
  • Lead Creature TD

    Industrial Light & Magic

    January 2015 - February 2017
  • Senior Creature Dev Technical Director

    Industrial Light & Magic

    January 2014 - December 2014
  • Creature Dev Technical Director

    Industrial Light & Magic

    October 2010 - December 2013
  • Character FX Digital Artist

    Animal Logic

    February 2010 - August 2010
  • Lead Cloth Simulation Artist

    Lucasfilm Animation

    April 2009 - February 2010
  • Senior Cloth Simulation Artist

    Lucasfilm Animation

    June 2008 - April 2009
  • Technical Director

    Lucasfilm Animation

    November 2005 - May 2008
Education
  • Vancouver Film School

    2004 - 2005
  • University of California, San Diego

    2000 - 2003