Christopher Kilshaw

Christopher Kilshaw

I am a FX Technical Director with cutting-edge experience

Senior VFX Supervisor / 19 yrs

London, United Kingdom

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I am an experienced CG Supervisor, FX Lead and Technical Director and have worked closely with producers, directors and CG supervisors in the development and production of a range live action vfx blockbusters and fully animated features at some of the worlds top studios.
Work History
  • Creature FX Supervisor | Feature Animation

    Double Negative

    June 2018 - Present
    London, Greater London, United Kingdom
  • Lead FX Technical Director

    Double Negative

    November 2016 - June 2018
    London, United Kingdom
  • FX Technical Director

    Double Negative

    January 2016 - November 2016
    London, United Kingdom
  • Freelancer

    Electric Theatre Collective

    November 2015 - December 2015
    London, United Kingdom
  • CG Supervisor / Senior Technical Director

    Aardman Animations

    August 2015 - November 2015
    Bristol, United Kingdom

    Responsible for project set-up and brief interpretation.
    Identification of strategies and technical options.
    Automation of the camera caching for lighting and comp.
    Rigging and FX setups.

  • Lead FX Technical Director

    MPC

    November 2014 - July 2015
    London, United Kingdom
  • Creature Effects Technical Director

    Framestore

    January 2014 - October 2014
  • Senior Effects Artist

    Animal Logic

    June 2013 - November 2013
  • Character Technical Director

    Flying Bark Productions

    November 2011 - June 2013
  • Character Rigger

    Freelance

    April 2013 - May 2013
  • Senior Creature Technical Director

    Industrial Light & Magic

    September 2010 - November 2011
  • Senior Character Effects Technical Director

    Animal Logic

    July 2009 - August 2010
  • Technical Director

    Double Negative

    April 2006 - June 2009
  • CG Sequence Supervisor

    Double Negative

    April 2006 - September 2007
  • Architectural Technologist

    Miller Hughes Associates

    October 2002 - September 2006

    My role with MHA was to provide Job running and project management to schemes from conception, through the planning stage to completion on site.

    Other responsibilities include the provision of building technology and design production support as well as the production of drawings and construction information. A further responsibility was the creation of visualisation and 3D architectural walk-throughs using AutoCAD Vis and Cinema 4D.

  • Director

    Owl House Graphics Ltd

    August 1999 - September 2002

    Founder of a multimedia visualisation studio producing Still and Animated visualisations and illustrations for the Architecture and Engineering industries.
    Projects:

    Development and production of visualisations, photomontages and illustrations of proposed Residential and Commercial architectural developments, interior design projects and engineering designs and developments.

    Animation including Walkthroughs, Flybys and assemblies, as well as web and CD-Rom Presentation Graphics.

    Site survey and visual survey for the development of visuals for proposed

Education
  • Escape Studios

    2005 - 2006
  • Open University

    2005 - 2005
  • Open University

    2005 - 2005
  • Open University

    2004 - 2004
  • Renaissance Centre

    2004 - 2004