Alvaro Segura

Alvaro Segura

Visual Effects Artist

Lead FX Lead / Senior FX Artist / 16 yrs

Los Angeles, CA

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Visual Effects Artist

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022)

Visual Effects Artist

The Orville (2022)

FX Artist

Alice in Borderland (2020)

Visual Effects Artist

Terminator: Dark Fate (2019)

Visual Effects Artist

The Lion King (2019)

Visual Effects Artist

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (2017)

Visual Effects Artist

The Boss Baby (2017)

Visual Effects Artist

Future Man (2017)

Visual Effects Artist

The Orville (2017)

Visual Effects Artist

Office Christmas Party (2016)

Visual Effects Artist

Trolls (2016)

FX TD

Allied (2016)

Visual Effects Artist

Ant-Man (2015)

Visual Effects Artist

Jupiter Ascending (2015)

Effects Artist

Noah (2014)

Freelance Sr. FX TD

Hotel Transylvania (2012)

Visual Effects Supervisor

Memorias de un Soldado (2012)

Additional Effect

Ice Age: Continental Drift (2012)

Visual Effects Artist

The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 (2011)

Visual Effects Artist

Green Lantern (2011)

Freelance FX TD

Green Lantern: Rise of the Manhunters (2011)

Freelance FX Artist

Tron: Legacy (2011)

3-D Animator

TRON: Legacy (2010)

Visual Effects Artist

The Walking Dead (2010)

Animator

Iron Man 2 (2010)

Freelance Technical Animator

Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel (2009)

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Experienced Sr. FX TD/FX Lead/FX Supervisor living in Los Angeles, CA.

My skill-set includes generating and controlling fluid dynamics, using custom vector fields, forces and collisions. Controlling Rigid Body Dynamics by creating and passing custom attributes to different Houdini contexts. Development of custom system with specific parameters for simulation of particles or any dynamic phenomena. Creation of procedural systems using and combining expressions.

In general terms, I can create technical solutions and develop effective systems for different types of effects using and mixing Houdini operators such as sop, pop, dop, vop, shop and rop.

Experienced on guiding a team of FX Artist on a daily basis, maintaining, at all times an overview of the progress for assigned tasks. I work hand in hand with production department and head of effects in the assignment of shots, pre-establishing amount of time required to fully develop and deliver effects elements. I participate on VFX dailies and rounds with supervisors sharing creative and technical notes for artists to better approach the shots and get high standard of quality. I also participate on research and development of fx setups to automate repetitive tasks and generate consistent simulations on the sequences and shots.

Great understanding of Lighting, Rendering and Compositing effects elements using Mantra and Nuke.

Problem Solving skills that includes programming and integration of algorithms for better development of custom tools in Houdini.

Specialties: Houdini TD, FX TD, FX Lead, FX Supervisor.
Softwares: Sidefx Houdini, Nuke.
OS: Linux
Programming: VEX, Bash Scripting, C
Work History

  • FX Lead

    Zoic Studios

    November 2020 - June 2022
    Los Angeles, CA

  • Sr Artist

    Zoic Studios

    November 2020 - July 2021

  • FX Artist

    Zoic Studios

    October 2020 - February 2021
    Los Angeles, CA

  • FX Lead

    Pixomondo

    September 2019 - December 2019
    Santa Monica, California, United States

  • FX Artist

    Blur Studio

    May 2019 - September 2019
    Culver City, California, US

  • Fx lead

    MPCL

    April 2018 - April 2019
    Los Angeles, CA

  • FX Lead

    Zoic Studios

    September 2017 - April 2018

  • Fx Lead

    MPC

    October 2016 - September 2017

  • FX TD

    Atomic Fiction

    September 2016 - October 2016

  • Sr. Effects Artist

    DreamWorks Dedicated Unit

    January 2016 - August 2016

    Creating and implementing effects for Dreamworks animated films.

  • Sr. Effects Artist

    DreamWorks Animation

    October 2015 - August 2016
    Greater Los Angeles Area

  • Sr. Effects Artist

    Method Studios

    May 2014 - December 2014
    Greater Los Angeles Area


    Development of visual effects for feature films and commercials.

  • Freelance FX Artist

    Logan

    April 2014 - May 2014
    Greater Los Angeles Area


    Effects development for TV Commercials.

  • Freelance FX Artist

    The Mill

    March 2014 - April 2014
    los angeles, california


    Creating effects for TV Commercials.

  • Freelance FX TD

    Logan

    October 2013 - February 2014
    Greater Los Angeles Area


    Developing effects for a video game trailer.

  • cmiVFX

    May 2012 - February 2014

    Creating Houdini video tutorials for FX TD's:
    Houdini Network Relationships Vol1:
    https://www.cmivfx.com/tutorials/view/513/Houdini+Network+Relationships+Vol+1

  • Look Effects

    September 2013 - October 2013
    Greater Los Angeles Area

  • Fellow L.A.

    June 2013 - September 2013
    Greater Los Angeles Area

  • Logan

    May 2013 - June 2013
    Los Angeles

  • Look Effects

    February 2013 - May 2013
    Brooklyn, New York

  • Logan

    January 2013 - February 2013
    4221 Redwood Ave. Los Angeles CA 90066

  • Scholar

    October 2012 - November 2012
    Santa Monica

  • Head of Houdini Training

    VFX Learning Ltd.

    November 2011 - October 2012

    Creating a program divided in three levels for training students to learn Houdini from basic to advanced level. Students can become Effects Technical Directors when finishing level 3.

  • Sony Pictures Imageworks

    March 2012 - June 2012
    Greater Los Angeles Area

  • Blue Sky Studios

    December 2011 - March 2012
    White Plains, NY

  • Prologue Films

    May 2011 - September 2011
    Greater Los Angeles Area

  • Sony Pictures Imageworks

    January 2011 - May 2011
    Greater Los Angeles Area

  • Prologue Films

    December 2009 - January 2011
    Greater Los Angeles Area

  • Rhythm & Hues Studios

    June 2009 - October 2009
    Greater Los Angeles Area

    Work with rigging department creating fur system and cloth dynamics for Alvin and the

  • Prologue Films

    May 2009 - June 2009
    Los Angeles

  • Ring of Fire Studios

    March 2009 - June 2009
    Greater Los Angeles Area

  • Paranoid us

    February 2009 - March 2009
    Greater Los Angeles Area

  • Mega Films (sbs)

    November 2007 - December 2008
    Miami/Fort Lauderdale Area

    Supervising the VFX team. Direction and development of VFX mixing 3D and Live Action footage.

  • megaTV

    September 2004 - November 2007
    Miami/Fort Lauderdale Area

    Direction and development of Motion Graphics mixing 3D Animation, Live Action footage and vector graphics.

  • Zeal Television USA

    June 2002 - March 2007

    Creation and development of openings mixing 3D Animation, Live Action footage and vector

  • Telefutura

    June 2003 - January 2004

    June 2003 - January 2004
    FREELANCE ART DIRECTOR FOR TELEFUTURA:
    Creation and development of Motion Graphics mixing 3D Animation, Live Action footage and

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Education

  • DeVry University

    2010 - 2013

  • CG Talk

    2008 - 2008

  • VizyAcky.com

    2008 - 2008

  • Instituto de Diseño Neumann

    1986 - 1990