gray horsfield

gray horsfield

CG supervisor, VFX mad scientist

Supervisor CG FX VFX

Wellington, New Zealand

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Visual Effects

Battlefield 2042 (2021)

wormhole sequence design and production

Contact (2018)

Effects Supervisor

Pete's Dragon (2016)

Furious 7 (2015)

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014)

FX Department

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014)

FX TD

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013)

Digital Effects Crew

Iron Man 3 (2013)

Digital Effects Crew

Man of Steel (2013)

Dota 2 (2013)

Visual Effects

Portal 2 (2011)

Left 4 Dead 2 (2009)

Visual Effects Artist

Left 4 Dead (2008)

Visual Effects

Half-Life 2: Episode Two (2007)

Digital Destruction Supervisor

King Kong (2005)

CG supervisor

Valiant (2005)

FX supervisor

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)

FX supervisor

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)

CG supervisor

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)

CG supervisor

The Frighteners (1996)

left 4 dead

FX content producer

half life 2

portal 2

portal

Battlefield Veitnam

Gray Horsfield @ Weta 2012 - 2014
LOTR
Valve Software 2006-2012
Destruction Reel 2005
Barad-Dur destruction development
ROTK Interview
showreel 1995 - 1996
Still Lying
showreel 1994
left4dead 2 wound compilation 1
left4dead 2 wound compilation 2
real time swarm design test
Brace For Impact
I.N.S.E.X.
to wound a zombie
chilling with Battlefield Vietnam
showreel 1992
DiscoBot 1992
Showreel 1991
second showreel 1989
my very first CG experiment. 1988
5 years CG commercial production in :
Australia, Hong Kong, Bangkok, Tokyo.
1989-1994

18 years film VFX production work in :
Australia, USA, England, New Zealand.
1994-2016

9 years game design and production at Valve and DICE.
2006-2022

4 years VR/AR development experience.
2016-2020
Work History

  • Senior VFX Director

    EA DICE

    January 2020 - July 2023
    Stockholm, Sweden

  • mad scientist

    WingnutAR

    March 2016 - December 2019
    Wellington, New Zealand

    exploration of entertainment possibilities in Augmented Reality

  • VFX supervisor

    Wētā FX

    June 2012 - March 2016
    wellington, new zealand

  • freelance VFX artist

    Self Employed Contractor

    March 2012 - March 2016
    wellington, new zealand

  • destroyer of all things

    Valve Corporation

    May 2006 - January 2012

    digital terrorism

  • digital disassembly

    Wētā FX

    February 1994 - December 2005
    wellington

    CG supervisor
    Environment department head
    Destruction/FX head
    prolific content and tech creator

  • cg supervisor

    Vanguard Animation

    2004 - 2004

  • computer graphics supervisor

    Dream Pictures Studios

    1997 - 1998

  • CG supervisor

    Dream Pictures Studio (Tokyo)

    1996 - 1997

  • CG Generalist

    Photon Stockman

    November 1992 - September 1994
    Brisbane

    Commercial, Film production

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Education

  • in Computer Science

    Victoria University of Wellington

    1986 - 1987