Kelvin Cai

Kelvin Cai

Senior FX TD / 15 yrs

New Zealand

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Effects Lead

Pete's Dragon (2016)

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

Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters (2013)

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013)

Life of Pi (2012)

Visual Effects

Game of Thrones (2011)

Hop (2011)

Work History
  • FX Supervisor

    Wētā FX

    August 2013 - Present

    The Hobbit 3: The Battle of the Five Armies
    The Hobbit 2: The Desolation of Smaug

  • FX TD

    Wētā FX

    June 2015 - October 2015
  • VFX Supervisor / Technical Director

    FATFace

    June 2013 - June 2014

    * Spearheaded pipeline development based on Shotgun, Deadline, Maya, Nuke, Houdini, Arnold, Alembic, and OpenVDB
    * Supervised teams of artists for feature and commercial production from storyboard to delivery
    * On-set supervision

  • Lead Effects & Lighting TD

    Rhythm & Hues Studios

    July 2010 - May 2013

    Rhythm and Hues Studio, El Segundo, CA
    Percy Jackson 2: Sea of Monsters (2013), Lead Lighting & Effects TD, May 2012 - May 2013
    * Supervised a sequence team of artists for shots production
    * Trained a team of artists about the fluid effects shading and rendering workflow/pipeline
    * Worked with CG Supervisors to identify potential production issues to design and develop software technology solutions

    Life of Pi (2012), Lead Lighting & Effects TD, Nov. 2011 - Aug. 2012
    Life of Pi (2012), Lighting & Effects TD, Apr. - Nov. 2011
    * Trained and lead a team of

  • Technical Associate

    Credit Suisse

    August 2005 - June 2006

    * Researched and developed IT solutions for derivative trading products
    * Programmed and implemented critical trading applications using C#, C++, and Java
    * Supported front office traders for efficient and profitable trading

Education
  • Cornell University

    2004 - 2005
  • The University of British Columbia

    2000 - 2004