Tefft Smith

Tefft Smith

Supervisor / 25 yrs

Los Angeles, CA

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Visualization Supervisor

Captain America: Brave New World (2025)

Visualization Supervisor

Wicked (2024)

Visualization Supervisor

Harold and the Purple Crayon (2024)

Visualization Supervisor

The Fall Guy (2024)

Visualization Supervisor

This Is Me... Now (2024)

Visualization Supervisor

Rebel Moon (2023)

Visualization Supervisor

Leave the World Behind (2023)

Visualization Supervisor

Dashing Through the Snow (2023)

Visualization Supervisor

Spy Kids: Armageddon (2023)

Visualization Supervisor

Haunted Mansion (2023)

Visualization Supervisor

Extraction 2 (2023)

Visualization Supervisor

Strays (2023)

Visualization Artist

Shazam! Fury of the Gods (2023)

Visualization Supervisor

65 (2023)

Visualization Supervisor

The Santa Clause (2022)

Visualization Supervisor

Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile (2022)

CG Supervisor

Secret Headquarters (2022)

Animation Supervisor

The Orville (2022)

Visualization Supervisor

Chip 'n' Dale: Rescue Rangers (2022)

CG Supervisor

The First Lady (2022)

Visualization Supervisor

Hacks (2021)

Pre-Visualization Supervisor

Tom Clancy's Without Remorse (2021)

Visualisation Supervisor

Greenland (2020)

Post Visual Supervisor

The empty man (2020)

Visualization Supervisor

Perry Mason (2020)

Animation Supervisor

The Mandalorian (2019)

Previs Supervisor

Midway (2019)

Techvis Supervisor

See (2019)

Visualization Supervisor

X-MEN Dark Phoenix (2019)

Visual Effects Supervisor

A Dog's Way Home (2019)

Digital Artist

Driven (2019)

Previs Supervisor

Goosebumps 2 (2018)

Animation Supervisor

Star Trek: Short Treks (2018)

Matchmover

The Beacon (2018)

Post Vis Artist

Meg (2018)

Digital Effects

Lovely Day (2018)

Next (2018)

Digital Compositor

Downsizing (2017)

Pre-Vis Artist

Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017)

Post-Vis Supervisor / VFX Supervisor

Kong: Skull Island (2017)

Pre-Vis Artist

The Great Wall (2017)

Previs Supervisor

Monster Trucks (2017)

Animation Supervisor

The Orville (2017)

Previs Supervisor

The OA (2016)

Visualization Supervisor

Goliath (2016)

Animator

Westworld (2016)

Previs Supervisor

Suicide Squad (2016)

Visualization Artist

Stranger Things (2016)

Digital Artist

Fearless (2016)

Visual Effects Artist

The Smiling Man (2015)

Tomorrowland (2015)

VFX Artist

Blackhat (2015)

47 Ronin (2013)

World War Z (2013)

Battleship (2012)

The Hunger Games (2012)

Green Lantern (2011)

Post-Vis Supervisor / Pre-Vis Supervisor / VFX Supervisor

Alice Through the Looking Glass (2010)

Need for Speed: Undercover (2008)

Fringe (2008)

True Blood (2008)

Digital Effects Artist

Dark Matter (2008)

Gone Baby Gone (2007)

Lead 3D Artist

Feast of Love (2007)

Southland Tales (2007)

Digital Artist

Gossip Girl (2007)

Digital Artist

Remember the Daze (2007)

Digital Artist

10th & Wolf (2007)

Digital Animator

The Last Time (2006)

Rocky Balboa (2006)

Digital Effects Artist

Unaccompanied Minors (2006)

The Fountain (2006)

3-D Artist

Material girls (2006)

Digital Artist

Criminal Minds (2005)

3D Artist

Santa's Slay (2005)

Graphic Designer

Havoc (2005)

Digital Artist

Daltry Calhoun (2005)

Digital Artist (Unknown Episodes)

Bones (2005)

Digital Effects Artist

Supercross (2005)

The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou (2004)

Artist

The Final Cut (2004)

Digital Artist (Unknown Episodes)

CSI: NY (2004)

Digital Artist

Zapata - El sueño del héroe (2004)

Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius (2004)

Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed (2004)

The Passion of the Christ (2004)

3-D Animator

Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen (2004)

Digital Effects Artist

King Solomon's Mines (2004)

Digital Artist (Unknown Episodes)

Joan of Arcadia (2003)

Digital Artist

Caesar (2003)

Digital Artist

44 Minutes: The North Hollywood Shoot-Out (2003)

Graphic Designer

The Last Stop Cafe (2003)

Digital Artist

Boat Trip (2003)

Digital Artist

Biker Boyz (2003)

Digital Artist

First Watch (2003)

Digital Artist

Frida (2002)

Digital Artist

Home Alone 4 (2002)

Digital Artist

CSI: Miami (2002)

Digital Artist

Roughing It (2002)

Digital Artist / Digital Compositor (Unknown Episodes)

Night Visions (2001)

Digital Artist

Pavilion of Women (2001)

Digital Artist

The Wedding Planner (2001)

Digital Artist

CSI (2000)

Digital Artist

The Wonderful World of Disney (1997)

Digital Effects Artist (3D Version 2006)

The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)

Digital Artist

By The Sea (1982)

Executive Producer / Producer

Carolina Parakeet

Digital Artist

Dawn of Darkness

Work History

  • Co-Founder | Supervisor

    Opsis

    June 2020 - Present

  • Producer

    Defiant Images

    November 2011 - Present
    Los Angeles, California

  • Principle

    Gnomon Studios

    November 2008 - Present

    Principle/3d Supervisor

  • Head of Visualization

    Pixomondo

    March 2018 - February 2020

  • Previs supervisor

    Pixomondo

    November 2017 - February 2020

  • VFX Supervisor

    Halon Entertainment

    January 2010 - November 2017

  • Digital Artist

    The Aaron Sims Company

    July 2010 - 2011

    Digital Artist

  • Director of Education

    Gnomon School of Visual Effects

    January 2007 - January 2010

  • Instructor

    Gnomon School of Visual Effects

    2004 - 2010

    Instructor

  • FOUNDER | Creatice Director

    Adore Productions, Inc.

    June 1994 - April 2009
    Chicago, Illinois, United States

    Principle/Digital Artist

  • 3d vfx artist

    Zoic Studios

    January 2008 - January 2009
    Culver City, California

  • VFX Supervisor

    Gradient Effects

    January 2008 - May 2008
    Santa Monica, California

  • Digital Generalist

    Zoic Studios

    2007 - April 2008

    Digital Artist

  • animator

    Stardust Studios

    February 2008 - February 2008

    Digital Artist

  • 3D Supervisor

    Look Effects

    January 2000 - January 2008

  • 3d supervisor

    Gradient Effects

    February 2007 - September 2007

    Digital Artist/3D Supervisor

  • Professor

    University of Southern California

    June 2002 - February 2003

    Professor

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Education

  • Certificate Program in Animation and Visual Effects

    Gnomon School of Visual Effects

    1999 - 2000

  • BFA in Animation, photography & Design

    Minneapolis College of Art and Design (MCAD)

    1996 - 1999

  • Bachelor of Arts - BA in Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Grap

    Minneapolis College of Art and Design (MCAD)

    1995 - 1999

  • North Central College

    1994 - 1995