Junaid Farooq

Junaid Farooq

Mid-level FX Artist / 14 yrs

Chicago, IL

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Work History
  • FX Artist

    SkyEdge Studios

    May 2021 - May 2021
  • FX Artist

    Sarofsky

    April 2019 - August 2019
    Chicago, Illinois, United States

    Used Houdini for dynamic destruction shots

  • Freelance FX Artist

    ICE Animations

    December 2010 - December 2016

    syfy

    Day of reckoning
    Drone wars
    Mind blown
    Al mansoor

    Houdini - FumeFX - Thinking Particles - Maya Fume - RealFlow - Houdini Flip - Nuke - Redshift

  • FX Artist

    FuseFX

    February 2011 - December 2015

    FX TD - Last Resort, The Frontier, Scorpion, Powers, Agents Of Shield 2011, 2012, 2015
    worked on several underwater submarine dust impacts, dust storm, several rain fog/mist layers.
    FumeFx, Rayfire, Thinking particles.

  • FX Artist

    Pixomondo

    May 2012 - October 2012

    August 2008 - October 2008 - FX Artist - 2012 Feature

    FX Artist

    Oblivion
    Star trek

  • FX Artist

    Blur Studio

    February 2011 - April 2011
  • FX Lead

    Tigar Hare Studios

    May 2010 - July 2010

    FX Lead - Activision Apache Air Assault game cinematic
    numerous fume setups for all kind of fx.

  • FX Lead

    LLP Digital

    April 2009 - August 2009

    LLP Digital – FX Lead on NBC miniseries The Storm. FumeFx was used to create tornado, clouds and the dust storm.
    Used Maya for rain and snow effects.
    Thinking particles was used to create building destruction shots,rain impacts and for the tornado debris passes

  • FX Artist

    Blur Studio

    October 2008 - January 2009
    Venice

    FX Artist- Wolfenstein 2, Wolverine and Terminator Salvation
    several smoke/fire setups. Tp setups

  • FX Artist

    The Molecule

    January 2008 - January 2008

    FX Artist
    Royal Battle - Feature

  • Internship

    Dell hall Video

    November 2003 - February 2004

    Dell hall Video production, Chicago
    Orbis broadcast, Chicago

Education
  • BFA in Media Arts and Animation in BFA

    Illinois Institute of Art

    ? - ?
  • Illinois Art institute

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