Adam Holmes

Adam Holmes

DoP, Previs & Layout Supervisor (VFX and CG film)

Supervisor Previs Artist / 30 yrs

San Francisco, Vancouver, Los Angeles

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Layout Artist

The Spider Within: A Spider-Verse Story (2024)

Layout Supervisor

Blue Beetle (2023)

Additional Storyboard Artist

Young Jedi Adventures (2023)

Visual Effects Layout Supervisor

Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (2023)

Layout Supervisor

The Sea Beast (2022)

Layout Artist

Morbius (2022)

Layout Supervisor

Over the Moon (2020)

Rough Layout Lead

Killer Bean (2020)

Rough Layout Lead

Smallfoot (2018)

Digital Artist

Meg (2018)

Storyboard Revisionist

Puppy Dog Pals (2017)

Layout Supervisor

Open Season: Scared Silly (2016)

Visual Effects

Cinderella (2015)

Senior Previsualization Artist

Strange Magic (2015)

Previs Supervisor

Taxi (2015)

Visual Effects Supervisor

Merry Krampus (2014)

Motion Control Assistant

Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011)

Animator

VeggieTales: Larry Learns to Listen (2011)

Digital Artist

Thundercats (2011)

Technical Director

Gnomeo & Juliet (2011)

Post-Visualization

Gulliver's Travels (2010)

Layout Artist

Astro Boy (2009)

Post Visualisation Supervisor

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

Digital Supervisor

TMNT (2007)

Additional Animation / Modeler / Animator

VeggieTales (2006)

3D Supervisor / Senior VFX Artist

Idlewild (2006)

Previs Supervisor

Poseidon (2006)

Digital Animation Supervisor

The Chumscrubber (2006)

3D Artist

The Big Empty (2005)

Second Unit Animation / Additional Animation

Johnny Test (2005)

Digital Effects Artist

A Cinderella Story (2004)

Pre-Visualization

Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed (2004)

3D Supervisor / Senior VFX Artist

Paycheck (2003)

Digital Effects Artist

Elf (2003)

3D Animator

Freddy vs. Jason (2003)

Modeler

Codename: Kids Next Door (2002)

Additional Animation

Lions, Shepherds and Queens (Oh My!) (2002)

Digital Effects

Bed Bugs from Outer Space!

Storks (2016)

DoP / Previs & Layout Supervisor

TMNT (2007)

Sr. Previs Artist

G-Force (2009)

on-set VFX

Dylan Dog: Dead of Night (2011)

Sr. Previs Artist

Alice in Wonderland (2010)

Thundercats (2012)

DoP / Previs Supervisor

Gatchaman (2013)

Previs Supervisor / on-set VFX camera dept

Superman Returns (2006)

Ratchet & Clank (2016)
Doritos 2013 contest entry
Feature Animation Development
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Adam Holmes is a Sr. Previs Supervisor, DoP, Editor and Producer with 18+ years in VFX, feature animation and independent film.

He has consulted for major Hollywood and international studios such as Lucasfilm Animation, Rainmaker Entertainmnt, Sony Imageworks, Digital Domain, Disney, Warner Brothers, Imagi Animation and Halon Entertainment.
Work History

  • Sr. VFX & Lighting Artist

    Big Idea Productions

    August 1996 - June 1999

  • 3D Animation Sales / Demo Specialist

    Autodesk

    October 1999 - April 2003

  • Director of Photography (CG film)

    Digital Domain

    June 2010 - August 2010

  • Previs / Layout Supervisor, Digital Supervisor

    Imagi Animation Studios

    March 2005 - February 2008

  • Senior Layout Artist

    Sony Pictures Imageworks

    July 2009 - July 2010

  • Senior Previs Artists

    Rainmaker Entertainment

    October 2013 - Present
    Vancouver, BC

  • Business Development, film properties

    Siren Entertainment

    January 2013 - Present

    Researching and creating story pitch material for feature film development

  • Lead Previs Artist

    Lucasfilm Animation

    June 2010 - November 2012

  • Owner/Director

    Adam-3D

    2010 - Present

    Contract and consulting work in Pre-visualization, Pitch-vis, Post-vis, Editing, Post-production and Entertainment Property Development.

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Education

  • Columbia College, Chicago

    November 1996 - December 1998