Greg Maguire

Greg Maguire

Senior Creature Supervisor / 30 yrs

Belfast, Northern Ireland

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Animator

The Bad Guys (2022)

Creature Technical Director

Where the Wild Things Are (2009)

Creature Technical Director

Terminator Salvation (2009)

Digital Model And Simulation

Avatar (2009)

Research & Development Supervisor

Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008)

Creature Technical Director

Jurassic Fight Club (2008)

Rigger

Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008)

Previs Artist

I Am Legend (2007)

Character Technical Director

Spider-Man 3 (2007)

Visual Effects

Happy Feet (2006)

Creature Supervisor

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)

Animator

Dinosaur (2000)

Senior Computer Animator

The Pebble and the Penguin (1995)

Computer Animator

A Troll in Central Park (1994)

Senior Computer Animator

Thumbelina (1994)

Head of 3D

Peter Gabriel: Secret World Live (1994)

Work History

  • Co-founder & CEO

    Inlifesize

    March 2011 - Present

    Inlifesize - blockbuster visual effects in a smartphone.

    13 Coins Comic: Featuring Simon Bisley in our own "Deep Paper" digital comic platform.
    ▶ NOW available on AppStore: http://bit.ly/HtKKGV

    Fairy Magic: Catch the Fairies flying around you in augmented reality.
    ▶ NOW available on AppStore: http://bit.ly/TN2cqz

  • Professor of Animation

    University of Ulster

    March 2010 - Present

    Chair of the animation programme; BDes Hons Animation, MFA Multidisciplinary Design (Computer Animation), PhDs, Continuing Professional Development. Founded Toody Threedy and 3D Dojo Belfast. Consultant to private and government bodies on digital strategies. Research interests include 4D representation of the human face in computer animation.

  • Co-founder

    Zoogloo

    October 2006 - 2011

    B2B in Visual Effects Industry. Creature Development company specialising in providing rigging and pipeline solutions to companies such as Warner Bros. Sony Pictures Imageworks, Digital Domain, & Animal Logic.

  • R&D Supervisor

    Lucasfilm Animation

    April 2004 - October 2006

    Star Wars:The Clone Wars, Unannounced Animated Feature.

  • Creature Supervisor

    Industrial Light & Magic

    February 2003 - March 2004

    Harry Potter 3 - The Prisoner of Azkahban

  • Technical Director

    Little Beast

    March 2001 - January 2002

    Games - Lucas Arts (Galactic Battlegrounds), Electronic Arts (James Bond, Black Pearl)
    Commercials - Hewlet Packard+ Digital Photography, Porsche.
    Episodic - Sabrina The Teenage Witch, Andy Richter

  • Technical Director - Commercials

    WildBrain

    May 1999 - February 2001

    Hershey's Kisses, Jolly Green Giant

  • Technical Animation Supervisor

    Walt Disney Animation Studios

    April 1995 - April 1999

    Dinosaur - Responsible for desiging and implimenting the animation pipeline (2 years). Got to do some character animation as well on Plio (2 years).

  • Head of 3D

    Colossal Pictures

    August 1993 - March 1995

    Peter Gabriel (Steam), MTV Liquid Television, Intel, Coke Sun (CAA)

  • Director of Computer Graphics and Digital Technology

    Sullivan Bluth Studios

    June 1989 - July 1993

    Thumbelina
    Troll in Central Park
    Rock-a-Doodle

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Education

  • University of Ulster at Belfast

    1986 - 1989