Nicholas Augello

Feather/Scale/Cloth/Hair/Crowd Dev artist.

Supervisor CFX Artist / 20 yrs

Los Angeles, CA

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Character Effects Supervisor

The Bad Guys (2022)

Character Effects Artist

Trolls World Tour (2020)

CFX Lead

Larrikins (2018)

Dev

Trolls (2016)

CFX Artist

How to Train Your Dragon 2 (2014)

CFX Artist

Rise of the Guardians (2012)

CFX Artist

Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011)

Character Effects Artist

Kung Fu Panda Holiday (2010)

Technical Animation Artist

Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel (2009)

CFX Artist

Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant (2009)

CFX Artist

Aliens in the Attic (2009)

CFX & Massive Artist

Land of the Lost (2009)

CFX artist

Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (2009)

CFX Artist

The Incredible Hulk (2008)

CFX Artist

Alvin and the Chipmunks (2007)

CFX Supervisor

Kung Fu Panda Ride

CFX Supervisor

LEAP

Monkeys of Bollywood

Nominated for Sci-Tec award for fur simulation system
Achievement award for feather grooming tool
Achievement award for fur simulation system
Achievement award for step animation for simulation system

Work History

CFX Supervisor

DreamWorks Animation

March 2010 - Present

Develop clothing and feather/scale/hair simulations, along with other simulation needs (rope/chain so on..)
Massive artist

Motion Theory

December 2009 - February 2010

Create and setup the massive pipeline along with creating specific ants.
CFX Dev and Charater Work

Rhythm & Hues Studios

June 2006 - December 2009

Hair and Cloth Dev.

Education

Digital Character Animation, Rigging/Digital Character Animation

Vancouver Film School

2007 - 2008
BS International Business Management & Marketing

Dominican University

December 2002 - December 2005