Douglas Purver

Douglas Purver

Supervisor VFX Supervisor / 19 yrs

Brooklyn, NY

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Visual Effects Designer & Supervisor

The Knick (2014)

Visual Effects Supervisor

The Blacklist (2013)

Visual Effects Designer & Supervisor

Boardwalk Empire (2010)

Work History
  • Visual Effects Designer & Supervisor

    Netflix - "The OA"

    January 2016 - Present

    Look Development, Matte Painting, Supervision of Visual Effects Shots, Set Supervision.

  • Director // Visual Effects Designer & Supervisor

    Roadnorth Inc.

    May 2007 - Present
  • Visual Effects Designer & Supervisor

    HBO - "Vinyl" Season 1

    September 2015 - February 2016

    Look Development, Matte Painting, Supervision of Visual Effects Shots, Set Supervision.

  • Visual Effects Designer & Supervisor

    HBO/Cinemax - "The Knick" Season 2

    February 2015 - October 2015

    Look Development, Matte Painting, Supervision of Visual Effects Shots, Set Supervision.

  • Visual Effects Designer & Supervisor

    HBO - "Lewis & Clark" Miniseries

    March 2015 - August 2015

    Look Development, Matte Painting, Supervision of Visual Effects Shots, Set Supervision.

  • Visual Effects Designer & Supervisor

    HBO - "Boardwalk Empire" Season 5

    March 2014 - October 2014

    Look Development, Matte Painting, Supervision of Visual Effects Shots, Set Supervision.

  • Visual Effects Designer & Supervisor

    HBO/Cinemax - "The Knick" Season 1

    August 2013 - March 2014

    Look Development, Matte Painting, Supervision of Visual Effects Shots, Set Supervision.

    Series Directed by Steven Soderbergh for Cinemax.

  • Director

    Poetica

    February 2013 - June 2013
  • Visual Effects Supervisor

    Woodridge Productions and Sony Pictures - "The Blacklist"

    March 2013 - April 2013

    On set supervisor for Visual Effects on the Pilot Episode of "The Blacklist". Directed by Joe Carnahan.

  • Director

    Department of Recreation

    January 2012 - December 2012
  • Director

    Rods Films

    May 2011 - December 2012
  • Visual Effects Designer

    HBO's Boardwalk Empire

    June 2012 - July 2012
  • Visual Effects Supervisor

    TVM Productions' - "The Americans"

    May 2012 - June 2012
  • Visual Effects Supervisor

    Ridgewood Productions' - "Unforgettable"

    January 2012 - April 2012
  • Director

    LifeLong Friendship Society

    June 2011 - January 2012
  • Creative Director

    The Ebeling Group

    February 2011 - July 2011
  • Art Director

    The Mill

    May 2010 - November 2010
  • Animation // Visual Effects Director

    Suspect

    May 2009 - February 2010
  • Director

    PSST! Pass it on...

    2005 - June 2009

    Concept, Design, Write, Shoot, Direct short films with the PSST! Collective of amazingly talented Artists.

  • Animation // Compositing Lead

    Psyop

    April 2008 - March 2009
  • Animation // Visual Effects Director

    LifeLong Friendship Society

    2007 - 2008
  • Animation // Visual Effects Director

    Eyeballnyc

    October 2007 - November 2007
  • Animation // Visual Effects Director

    Stardust Studios

    March 2005 - March 2007
  • Visual Effects Assistant

    R!OT Manhattan

    2002 - 2003
Education
  • BA in Computer ArtBA, Computer Art

    School of Visual Arts

    1998 - 2002