Jim Hillin

Jim Hillin

Experienced CGI/VFX/Animation Artist

Supervisor 3D/2D VFX Artist / Supervisor Digital Compositor / 25 yrs

Los Angeles, CA.

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Senior Visual Effects Generalist

Uglies (2024)

Visual Effects Lighter, Ghost Vfx, Toronto

Wednesday (2022)

Lighter

Thor: Love and Thunder (2022)

Nuke Compositor

It: Chapter Two (2019)

Digital Compositor

L.A. Confidential (2019)

Digital Compositor

The Kominsky Method (2018)

Digital Compositor

Castle Rock (2018)

Digital Compositor

Pose (2018)

Nuke Compositor

Station 19 (2018)

VFX Artist/Nuke Compositor

Mary Poppins Returns (2018)

Nuke Compositor

9-1-1 (2018)

Compositing Lead

The Master Cleanse (2018)

Digital Compositor

The Good Doctor (2017)

Nuke Compositor

Ozark (2017)

Compositor

Snowfall (2017)

Digital Compositor

The House (2017)

Compositor

Burning Sands (2017)

Compositor

Feud (2017)

Compositor

Beatriz at Dinner (2017)

Nuke Compositor / Digital Compositor

S.W.A.T. (2017)

Digital Compositor

Goliath (2016)

Digital Compositor

The Birth of a Nation (2016)

Digital Compositor

Suicide Squad (2016)

Compositing Supervisor

Cell (2016)

Compositor

Preacher (2016)

Compositor

Underground (2016)

Compositor

American Crime (2015)

Nuke Compositor

Empire (2015)

Visual Effects Artist

The Storm (2013)

Digital Compositor

Once Upon a Time in Wonderland (2013)

Nuke Compositor

Mom (2013)

Visual Effects Supervisor

Magic: The Gathering - Duels of the Planeswalkers 2014 (2013)

Compositing Supervisor

Jack the Giant Slayer (2013)

Digital Compositor

Bullet to the Head (2013)

Visual Effects Supervisor

Priest (2011)

Computer Graphics Supervisor;effects Animator

MacGruber (2010)

Renderman Shader Developer

2012 (2009)

Digital Compositor

Castle (2009)

Visual Effects

Home (2008)

Lighting/compositing/look Development Technical Director

Speed Racer (2008)

Lighting And Compositing Technical Director

I Am Legend (2007)

3D Color And Lighting Artist

Beowulf (2007)

Senior Color And Lighting Technical Director

Spider-Man 3 (2007)

Senior Lighting And Compositing Technical Director

Ghost Rider (2007)

Compositor

Criminal Minds (2005)

CG Supervisor

Herbie Fully Loaded (2005)

Digital Effects Artist

Spider-Man 2 (2004)

Technical Director Supervisor

Looney Tunes: Back in Action (2003)

Animated Effects Supervisor

Dinosaur (2000)

Digital Artist

Strange Days (1995)

CGI RenderMan Consultant

Apollo 13 (1995)

Computer Graphics Supervisor

Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles (1994)

CGI Shader Writer

True Lies (1994)

CGI Modeler/RenderMan Consultant

Aladdin (1992)

Supervising Director for Computer Generated Imagery

Beauty and the Beast (1991) (1991)

CGI Modeller/animator

RoboCop 2 (1990)

Head Technical Director

Jetsons: The Movie (1990)
Kylo Ren's Star Destroyer
Jewell Running
Jim Hillin VFX/Animation Reel
Started CGI a long time ago as an illustrator/animator. Over time have become much more tech-oriented. Have the abilities to do all aspects of production. Enjoy Effects animation, Lighting, Materials, character animation, Compositing.
Work History

  • Instructor

    New York Film Academy

    February 2020 - Present
    Burbank, CA.

  • Art Director

    Retroluna

    January 2019 - Present
    Peteluma, California

    Creating the animation and artwork for Retroluna's first game.

  • Visual Effects Supervisor/Visual Effects Designer

    Cypress Pictures, Inc.

    November 2007 - Present

    2012 -- RSL Writer/ MTOR Programmer/ Look Development/Lighting Technical Director,
    ThunderCats -- In-House, Real-Time Look Development/Lighting Technical Director,
    Speed Racer -- Mental Ray Lighting, Compositing and writing the occasional tool or shader as needed.

  • Visual Effects Supervisor on feature "Home"

    Cypress Pictures, Inc.

    November 2012 - July 2020

    On-set Supervision, Effects Animation, Special Effects Setups, Compositing

  • Head of CGI

    Andresen Digital

    January 2020 - March 2020
    Santa Monica, CA.

    IBL setups and other traditional CGI lighiting for high-end virtual product photography

  • Head of CGI

    Andresen Digital

    September 2019 - March 2020
    Santa Monica

  • Artist/Writer

    Wire-heads.com

    March 2006 - February 2020
    Los Angeles

    Wire-heads.com is the visual effects comic devoted to the behind-the-scenes, below-the-line workaday comedic fun of life in the trenches. We offer a grand peek under the skirt of Hollywood for you to find out what we think while we go about creating the reality of unreality. Yeah, we get to blow things up for a living!

  • CGI Technical Artist

    Andresen Digital

    August 2019 - November 2019
    Santa Monica

  • Nuke Compositor/CG artist

    Largo VFX

    February 2019 - November 2019
    Burbank, CA.

    in-house VFX team for "IT: Chapter 2"

  • Visual Effects Supervisor

    Mikooka Productions

    August 2018 - January 2019
    Greater Los Angeles Area

    Creating visual effects for Mika Orr's "Knockout."

  • Nuke Compositor

    Eight VFX

    September 2018 - October 2018
    Santa Monica, CA.

    Two commercials for NFL/Pepsi and an industrial for Samsung.

  • Nuke Compositor

    FuseFX

    March 2018 - May 2018
    Los Angeles
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Education

  • Certificate in Feature Film Screenwriting

    University of California, Los Angeles

    2010 - 2011

  • Illustration

    Art Center College of Design

    1984 - 1985

  • M.A. in Music Performance wth an emphasis on Music Composition for Mot

    California State University, Northridge

    1979 - 1981

  • Bachelor's degree in Music Education/Composition

    Baylor University

    1974 - 1979

  • B.Mus. Ed, B.M. in Music Performance and Music Education

    Baylor University

    1974 - 1979

  • King High School, Corpus Christi, TX.

    1972 - 1974

  • UCLA

    ? - ?