Kjell Strode

Kjell Strode

Senior FX TD / 13 yrs

New York City, NY, United States

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3D Artist

One Piece (2023)

FX Artist

Dear Edward (2023)

FX Artist

Cowboy Bebop (2021)

3D Artist

Hit & Run (2021)

Visual Effects Artist

Jupiter's Legacy (2021)

3D Artist

WandaVision (2021)

Visual Effects Artist

Away (2020)

Visual Effects Artist

Hunters (2020)

Effects Technical Director

The Wolf Hour (2019)

Sr. FX Technical Director

His Dark Materials (2019)

Visual Effects

See (2019)

Effects Technical Director

Joker (2019)

FX Artist

The Godfather of Harlem (2019)

Effects Technical Director

The Kitchen (2019) (2019)

Effects Technical Director

Triple Frontier (2019)

Effects Technical Director

Forever (2018)

Effects Technical Director

One Dollar (2018)

Effects Technical Director / Rigging Technical Director

Operation Finale (2018)

Effects Technical Director / Rigging Technical Director

Ocean's Eight (2018)

Effects Technical Director

Lost in Space (2018)

Effects Technical Director

Action Point (2018)

Effects Technical Director / Rigging Technical Director

The Greatest Showman (2017)

Effects Technical Director / Rigging Technical Director

Logan Lucky (2017)

Effects Technical Director

Marvel's Inhumans (2017)

FX Td

The Deuce (2017)

Effects Technical Director / Effects Technical Director / Rigging Tech

Rock That Body (2017)

FX Td

Baywatch (2017)

Effects Technical Director

Iron Fist (2017)

Effects Technical Director

Live by Night (2017)

FX Td

A Series of Unfortunate Events (2017)

Effects Technical Director

Civil (2016)

Effects Technical Director

The OA (2016)

Effects Technical Director

Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life (2016)

Effects Technical Director

Westworld (2016)

Effects Technical Director

The Get Down (2016)

Effects Technical Director

Marco Polo: One Hundred Eyes (2015)

Effects Technical Director

Love The Coopers (2015)

Effects Technical Director

American Ultra (2015)

FX TD

Jessica Jones (2015)

FX TD

Daredevil (2015)

Jessica Jones (2015)

Marco Polo (2014)

FX TD

True Detective (2014)

FX TD

Annie (2014)

Effects Technical Director

The Last Ship (2014)

Effects Technical Director / Rigging Technical Director

The Defenders (2013)

Effects Technical Director

Monsters of God

Effects Technical Director

Galyntine

Visual Effects Artist

The Brotherhood of Men

Work History

  • Senior FXTD

    Framestore

    April 2019 - Present
    New York

  • FX Technical Director

    Shade VFX

    September 2014 - February 2019

    Staff FX TD working on TV/Film

  • Freelance FX TD

    Shade VFX

    May 2014 - August 2014

    FX Artist for TV and Film

  • FreelanceFX / 3DGeneralist

    Freelance

    April 2012 - August 2014

    Effects work for commercials, television, film, and more.

    3D:
    -modeling (organic, hard surface, Maya, zbrush, mudbox)
    -procedural modeling (Houdini)
    -lighting (Arnold, Mental Ray, VRay, Maya, 3DsMax)
    -shading (Arnold, Mental Ray, VRay, Maya, 3DsMax)
    -texturing (Photoshop, Mari)
    -rendering (Arnold, Mental Ray, VRay, Maya, 3DsMax)
    -non-character animation (Maya, 3DsMax)
    -procedural animation (Houdini)
    -2D/3D multi-layer compositing (Nuke)
    -FX (Realflow, Maya, Houdini, Naiad, FumeFX, Bullet, Frost, Rayfire, Krakatoa)
    -Fur, hair, cloth, wire (Maya)

    2D:
    Nuk

  • Lead Freelance FX Artist/Generalist

    iGloo

    May 2014 - May 2014

    Multiple Sand simulations done in Houdini for commercial

  • Lead Freelance FX Artist

    HiFi 3D

    February 2014 - March 2014

    Realflow, Particle, and fumefx work

  • Freelance FX TD

    Tronic

    December 2013 - December 2013

    Realflow Ocean

  • Freelance Lead FX TD/Generalist

    Suspect

    October 2013 - November 2013

    Responsible for creating directable fluids in Realflow, Pipeline, modeling, lighting, shading, rendering, and pre-composting.

  • Freelance Houdini/Naiad FX TD

    The Mill

    March 2013 - May 2013

    FX Artist on 3 shots of directable liquid using Naiad, Houdini, and Maya.

  • Freelance FX Artist

    Suspect

    February 2013 - February 2013

    Art Directed Fluids done in Realflow for Cascade

  • Lead Freelance FX Artist/Generalist

    Blackstone Studios

    January 2013 - February 2013

    Created art directed Cheeto cheese using FumeFX, 3DsMax, and Krakatoa

  • Lead Freelance FX Artist/Generalist

    iGloo

    September 2012 - November 2012

    Created violent ocean storm for The History Channel using Realflow and Naiad

  • Technical Assistant/CG Artist

    Suspect

    July 2010 - April 2012

    Technical Assistant:
    Maintaining servers, backing up data, finalizing conforming and shipping spots, In house video/photo shoots, Matte/Alpha creation, DVD/Digi-Beta/D5/HD CAM SR creation.

    CG Artist:
    Mostly effects work in Maya/Max/Realflow. Generalist work if the project calls for it.

  • Freelance Utility

    Total production services

    June 2004 - September 2008

    responsible for running/connecting video cables as well as setting up lights and monitors before and during live sporting events including NBA, NHL, and NFL games as well as the Woman's World Cup.

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Education

  • Savannah College of Art and Design

    2006 - 2010