Elana Lederman

Elana Lederman

Houdini FX Freelancer in NYC

Mid-level FX Artist / 11 yrs

New York City, NY

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Effects Artist

Spellbound (2024)

Effects Animator

Wish (2023)

Effects Technical Director

Elemental (2023)

Effects Technical Director

Cars on the Road (2022)

Effects Animator

Encanto (2021)

Effects Animator

Once Upon a Snowman (2020)

Visual Effects Artist

Papillon (2018)

Visual Effects Artist

Ghost in the Shell (2017)

Visual Effects Artist

Odd Mom Out (2015)

Digital Compositor

Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt (2015)

FX Artist

Power (2015)

Effects Apprentice

Frozen 2 (2019)

Houdini FX artist

The Greatest Showman (2017)

CG Artist

Hereditary (2018)

Houdini FX Artist

Luce (2019)

CG Artist

Papillon (2018)

Houdini FX Artist

Clover (2022)

FX Artist

The Gifted (2017)

FX Artist

The Kitchen (2019) (2019)

FX Artist

Blindspot (2015)

CG Artist

A Rainy Day in New York (2020)

Compositor

Shades of Blue (2016)

Compositor

Gypsy (2017)

Compositor

Rise (2018)

Houdini FX Artist

Happy! (2017)

Houdini FX Artist

Seven Seconds (2018)

Revolution (2017)

All Saints (2017)

Mir No More (2016)

Unmasked (2018)

The Gardener (2016)

Crabby TV

Title Withheld

time after time (2017)

Sour Patch Kids & Swedish Fish

Houdini FX Showreel 2020
Frozen II Reel
Nuke Compositing Reel
3D / CG Generalist Showreel
Work History

  • Senior Effects Artist

    Skydance Animation

    September 2023 - Present

  • Faculty Member

    School of Visual Arts

    September 2021 - Present

    -Intro to Houdini
    -Thesis Pre-Production
    -Thesis I & II

  • Effects Animator

    Walt Disney Animation Studios

    April 2023 - September 2023

  • Technical Director, FX

    Pixar

    September 2022 - February 2023

  • Technical Director, FX

    Pixar

    November 2021 - May 2022

  • Effects Animator

    Walt Disney Animation Studios

    March 2021 - September 2021

  • Houdini FX Freelancer

    The Mill

    September 2020 - November 2020

  • Houdini FX Freelancer

    Steelworks

    May 2020 - July 2020

  • Houdini FX Artist Freelancer

    Hornet Inc.

    April 2020 - April 2020

  • CG Artist Freelancer

    Powerhouse VFX

    February 2020 - March 2020

  • Effects Artist

    Walt Disney Animation Studios

    October 2018 - November 2019

  • Effects Apprentice

    Walt Disney Animation Studios

    January 2019 - September 2019
    Los Angeles

    Frozen II

  • Effects Artist Apprentice

    Walt Disney Animation Studios

    December 2018 - September 2019

  • Effects Trainee

    Walt Disney Animation Studios

    October 2018 - December 2018
    Los Angeles

  • Houdini FX Artist

    Alkemy X

    August 2018 - September 2018
    New York

  • Houdini FX Artist

    Los York

    July 2018 - July 2018
    Greater New York City Area

    Mountain Dew Ice Commercial - smoke and particles.

  • CG Artist - Houdini & Maya

    Brainstorm Digital

    August 2017 - May 2018
    Greater New York City Area

    Fireworks, Window Shatters, Blood Drips, Floating Coconut Animation, Rain and Ground Splashes, Snow, Coin Explosion, Fly Animation, 3D Camera Tracking

  • Houdini FX Artist, CG Generalist, & Nuke Compositor

    VaynerMedia

    July 2017 - August 2017
    Greater New York City Area

    Particle Simulation. Modeling. Lighting. Compositing.

  • Houdini FX artist

    Pig Apple

    July 2017 - July 2017
    Greater New York City Area

    FLIP Fluid Simulation of Zero Gravity Teardrop.

  • Houdini FX Artist & Nuke Compositor

    The Molecule

    March 2017 - April 2017
    Greater New York City Area

    Snow Particle Simulation. Compositing.

  • Houdini FX Artist

    Alkemy X

    March 2017 - March 2017
    Greater New York City Area

    Geometry Instancing, Lighting & Rendering. Blood Simulation.

  • Houdini FX artist

    Hornet Inc.

    February 2017 - February 2017
    Greater New York City Area

    Pyro Smoke Simulation

  • Houdini artist

    Blacksmith

    November 2016 - December 2016
    New York City, NY

    Lighting Interactions.

  • Houdini FX artist

    Alkemy X

    September 2016 - October 2016
    New York City, NY

    Abstract Simulated Geometry Animations. Abstract Particles. Sparks. Smoke.

  • CG Intern

    Taylor James

    June 2016 - August 2016
    Greater New York City Area
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Education

  • BFA Computer Art, Computer Animation, and Visual Effects

    School of Visual Arts

    June 2013 - May 2016

  • Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, Minor in Art

    Washington University in St. Louis

    August 2009 - May 2013