Michael Hatton

Michael Hatton

Founder of Intelligent Creatures

Supervisor VFX Artist / Lead Pipeline TD

Toronto, Canada

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Production Support

Slash/Back (2022)

Pipeline Supervisor

Those Who Wish Me Dead (2021)

Pipeline Supervisor

A Dog's Purpose (2017)

Pipeline Supervisor

The Light Between Oceans (2016)

Visual Effects Technical Advisor

Stay (2016)

Digital Effects

Business Ethics (2015)

VFX Supervisor

Roar (2014)

Visual Effects Technical Advisor

The Matador (2014)

Digital Compositor

The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones (2013)

Compositor / Digital Compositor

Transporter: The Series (2012)

Digital Compositor

Resident Evil: Retribution (2012)

Visual Effects Production Executive

Snowmen (2010)

Technical Consultant

Watchmen (2009)

Visual Effects Supervisor

Underworld: Rise of the Lycans (2009)

Visual Effects Production Executive

Traitor (2008)

Visual Effects Technical Advisor

Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium (2007)

Production Executive

The Game Plan (2007)

Visual Effects Consultant

The Hunting Party (2007)

Technical Advisor

Hairspray (2007)

Visual Effects Technical Advisor

Slow Burn (2007)

Visual Effects Technical Advisor

The Number 23 (2007)

Visual Effects Technical Advisor

Romance & Cigarettes (2006)

Visual Effects Technical Advisor

The Fountain (2006)

Visual Effects Technical Advisor

Stranger Than Fiction (2006)

Visual Effects Technical Advisor

Babel (2006)

Visual Effects Technical Advisor

The Woods (2006)

Visual Effects Technical Advisor

The Sentinel (2006)

Visual Effects Technical Advisor

Silent Hill (2006)

Visual Effects Technical Advisor

The New World (2006)

Visual Effects Technical Advisor

The Man (2005)

Visual Effects Technical Advisor

Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005)

Technical Advisor

Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights (2004)

Visual Effects Supervisor

Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen (2004)

Digital Compositor

The Piano Man's Daughter (2003)

Senior Digital Effects Artist

Head of State (2003)

Digital Compositor

Chicago (2003)

Supervising Compositor

Easter (2002)

Visual Effects Compositor

Jason X (2002)

VFX Compositing Supervisor

Panic Room (2002)

Visual Effects Compositor

The Cell (2000)

Digital Effects Compositor

Thomas and the Magic Railroad (2000)

Digital Effects Compositor

Fight Club (1999)

CG Animator And Compositor

Shadow Builder (1998)

CG Animator And Compositor

2103: The Deadly Wake (1997)

Work History

  • VFX supervisor

    Mavericks VFX

    January 2014 - Present

  • Senior VFX Compositor / Pipeline TD / Systems Admin

    Freelance

    July 2011 - Present

    VFX Compositing, Pipeline TD and Systems administration.

  • Owner / CTO / VFX Supervisor

    Intelligent Creatures

    2003 - 2011

    Co-owner, Chief Technical Officer and VFX supervisor. Involved in day to day business strategies and activities. IT infrastructure planning and implementation. VFX supervision, compositing and quality control.

  • Senior Compositing Supervisor

    Command Post / Toybox

    2000 - 2003

    Compositing Supervisor - feature films.
    Senior Inferno Compositor - commercials.

  • Compositor

    Calibre Digital Pictures

    1998 - 1999

  • Compositor / Animator

    Waveform Digital Productions

    1997 - 1998

  • 3D Artist

    Parkin Architects Ltd

    1995 - 1996

    Implemented 3D modelling and rendering systems and created images and animation for presentations and visualizations.

  • Architectural visualization and 3d Artist

    Freelance

    1993 - 1995
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Education

  • Centennial College

    1997 - 1997

  • University of KwaZulu-Natal

    1986 - 1992