Arpita Venugopal

Work History

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  Head of FX

  One Of Us

  January 2022 - Present

  I am currently leading and managing a very talented team of artists. My focus is directed towards building and developing an all-rounded, strong and confident FX team that continues to raise the bar of our studio’s visual effects output.
  
  My technical background and strengths lie in Houdini - favourite parts being building efficient setups and finding creative solutions to technical problems in the FX pipeline.
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  Lead FX TD

  One Of Us

  August 2019 - January 2022

  London, United Kingdom

  Working with a talented team on various creative and challenging projects
  - Pinocchio / film 2019
  - Letter for the King / Netflix 2020
  - A Discovery of Witches / Sky 2020
  - Sandman / Netflix 2021

  
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  FX TD

  Double Negative

  May 2016 - August 2019
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  FX TD

  Wētā FX

  October 2015 - April 2016

  Wellington & Wairarapa, New Zealand
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  Houdini FX TD

  Double Negative

  March 2014 - August 2015

  London

  - Jupiter Ascending (Pyro)
  - Hercules (Volumes)
  - Exodus (Pyro/particles)
  - Avengers: Age of the Ultron (Pyro/destruction)
  - Terminator Genisys - (Volumes/particles)
  - Currently working on Geostorm (Pyro//particles)
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  FX TD

  Sony Pictures Imageworks

  January 2013 - March 2014

  Vancouver, Canada Area

  - Smurfs 2
  - The Amazing Spiderman 2

  
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  FX TD

  MPC

  April 2010 - August 2012