Ben Grossmann

Ben Grossmann

VFX Supervisor & Co-Founder of Magnopus

VFX Supervisor / 23 yrs

Los Angeles, CA

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CG Supervisor

The Ark and the Aardvark (2026)

Virtual Production Creative Executive

Fallout (2024)

Virtual Production Supervisor

The Lion King (2019)

Senior Lighting Technical Director

The Emoji Movie (2017)

Wire / Rig Removal

Behind Enemy Lines (2017)

CG Supervisor

Sausage Party (2016)

Visual Effects Executive Producer

The Jungle Book (2016)

Consulting Visual Effects Supervisor

10 Cloverfield Lane (2016)

Visual Effects Supervisor

The Audition (2015)

Lighting Artist

Walking With Dinosaurs 3D (2013)

VFX Supervisor

Star Trek Into Darkness (2013)

Digital Artist

Life of Pi (2012)

Lighting Technical Director

The Big Year (2011)

VFX Supervisor

Hugo (2011)

Lighting Technical Director

Fast Five (2011)

Lighting Technical Director

Beautiful Dreamer (2011)

Lighting Supervisor

2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa (2010)

Visual Effects Supervisor

Alice in Wonderland (2010)

Visual Effects Supervisor

Shutter Island (2010)

Wire / Rig Removal

Spider-Man (2010)

Visual Effects Supervisor

2012 (2009)

Lighting Supervisor

FIFA 10 (2009)

Visual Effects Supervisor

Public Enemies (2009)

Lighting Supervisor

Fight Night Round 4 (2009)

Visual Effects Supervisor

Land of the Lost (2009)

Lighting Supervisor

FIFA 09 (2008)

Documentary / Visual Effects Supervisor

The Rolling Stones: Shine a Light (2008)

Visual Effects Supervisor

The Key to Reserva (2007)

Visual Effects Supervisor

Mitch Albom's For One More Day (2007)

Surfacing Technical Director

Shrek the Halls (2007)

Lighting Technical Director

Shrek The Third (2007)

Visual Effects Supervisor

Hollow Man II (2006)

Lighting Technical Director

Over The Hedge (2006)

Digital Compositor

Zu Warriors (2006)

Digital Compositor

The Triangle (2005)

Computer Graphics Supervisor

Sin City (2005)

Compositing Supervisor

The Day After Tomorrow (2004)

Supervising Compositor

Coronado (2004)

Digital Compositor

Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003)

Digital Compositor

And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself (2003)

Digital Compositor

The Italian Job (2003)

Compositor

Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams (2002)

Digital Compositor / Roto / Rig Removal

The One (2001)
Work History

  • Co-Founder

    Magnopus

    November 2013 - January 2020

  • VFX Supervisor

    Pixomondo

    August 2010 - April 2013
    Santa Monica, CA

    Star Trek Into Darkness
    Director: JJ Abrams VFX Supervisor: Roger Guyett.
    ~400 shots in 8 offices: Beijing, Shanghai, LA, Baton Rouge, London, Berlin, Frankfurt, Munich.

    Hugo
    Director: Martin Scorsese VFX Supervisor: Rob Legato.
    800+ shots working in 9 offices: Beijing, Shanghai, LA, Burbank, Toronto, London, Berlin, Frankfurt, Stuttgart.
    Won Oscar, VES Award, Satellite Award, Nominated for BAFTA.
Education

  • University of Alaska Fairbanks

    1993 - 1997

  • US Army Airborne School

    1994 - 1994