david burton

david burton

Supervisor visual effects supervisor / 21 yrs

Louisiana

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VFX Sequence Supervisor

Imaginary (2024)

Digital Compositor

The Creator (2023)

Visual Effects Supervisor

Nancy Drew (2019)

Visual Effects Consultant

Jinn (2017)

Visual Effects Supervisor

Home Sweet Hell (2015)

Division Visual Effects Supervisor

Community (2014)

Visual Effects Supervisor

Bonnie & Clyde (2013)

Division Visual Effects Supervisor

Sleepy Hollow (2013)

Division Visual Effects Supervisor

Star Trek Into Darkness (2013)

Division Visual Effects Supervisor

Oblivion (2013)

Division Visual Effects Supervisor

Da Vinci's Demons (2013)

Visual Effects Supervisor

G.I. Joe: Retaliation (2013)

Division Visual Effects Supervisor

Beautiful Creatures (2013)

Division Visual Effects Supervisor

The Mindy Project (2012)

Visual Effects Supervisor

Savages (2012)

Visual Effects Supervisor

The Amazing Spider-Man (2012)

Visual Effects Supervisor

Freaky Deaky (2012)

Visual Effects Supervisor

This Means War (2012)

Visual Effects Supervisor

The Thing (2012)

Visual Effects Supervisor

Hugo (2011)

Visual Effects Supervisor

Machine Gun Preacher (2011)

Visual Effects Supervisor

Fast Five (2011)

Visual Effects Supervisor

Water for Elephants (2011)

Division Visual Effects Supervisor

Game of Thrones (2011)

Visual Effects Supervisor

Sucker Punch (2011)

Visual Effects Supervisor

Knight and Day (2010)

Visual Effects Supervisor

Alice in Wonderland (2010)

Visual Effects Supervisor

The Crazies (2010)

Lighting Supervisor

Red Cliff II (2009)

Cg Effects Animator

I, Robot (2004)

Cg Supervisor

Cast Away (2000)

Visual Effects

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Work History
  • Visual Effect Supervisor

    Crafty Apes

    January 2023 - November 2023
    Baton Rouge Metropolitan Area · Hybrid

    Visual Effects Supervisor both on set and in studio. Shot Design, Bidding, Generative AI. Worked on the Following Films:
    - The Creator
    - Supremes
    - Nancy Drew
    - The Corps
    - IronClaw
    - Imaginary

  • Global Vice President CGI Production

    sgsco, own the moment™

    February 2017 - December 2022
    Birmingham, Michigan

    I am responsible for the overall creative excellence and technical development of the global sgsco CGI team. This includes staffing, facilitating and managing all CGI resources to deliver digital and motion based projects. Setting standards, creative guidelines, workflows, and best practices to insure consistent and persistent creative excellence on a global scale. I also manage CGI Innovation and transformation of the business model by leveraging digital technologies and customer insight data.

  • Visual Effects Supervisor

    Armstrong White

    June 2014 - February 2017
    Birmingham Michigan

    Developing CGI pipelines and strategies globally for the CPG industry. Researching next-gen visual tools in both Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality. And of course great sheetmetal working with the best Tier 1 Agencies!

  • Visual Effects Supervisor

    Pixomondo

    May 2012 - April 2014
    LAX, PEK, BTR

    Visual Effects Supervisor - Beautiful Creatures, Star Trek: Into Darkness, Oblivion, North of Hell, Bonnie & Clyde: Dead & Alive, Game of Thrones, Sleepy Hollow.

  • Visual Effects Supervisor

    With A Twist Studio

    May 2005 - May 2012
    Detroit and Los Angeles

    I am co-founder and VFX supervisor at With A Twist Studio. It's been a great time working on:
    - Amazing Spiderman
    - Savages
    - Hugo
    - Fast Five
    - Horrible Bosses
    - Water for Elephants
    - Hereafter
    - Knight & Day
    - Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps
    - SuckerPunch
    - Alice in Wonderland
    - The Crazies
    - G-Force
    - Red Cliff
    - Twilight
    - Transformers

  • VFX Supervisor

    Armstrong White

    2003 - 2005
  • Houdini Artist freelance

    Digital Domain

    2002 - 2002
  • CG Supervisor

    GTN

    2001 - 2002
  • CG Supervisor

    Sony Pictures Imageworks

    2000 - 2000

    CG Supervisor
    -CastAway
    -What Lies Beneath

  • CG Supervisor/Co-Founder

    Travelling Pictures

    1991 - 2000
  • Animation Director

    BES TeleProductions

    1989 - 1990

    Cubicomp Artist working on Commercials, Bumpers, and Graphic Design.

Education
  • BS in Film / Animation

    Grand Valley State University

    1984 - 1988