Robert Hopper

Work History

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  Head of CG

  Megalis VFX

  October 2024 - Present

  Woking, England, United Kingdom · Remote
• 

  Head of CG

  Union Visual Effects

  January 2020 - October 2024

  London, United Kingdom · Hybrid

  Head of the CG Department at Union VFX.
  Including Film projects:
  - The Dig
  - The Mauritanian
  - Operation Mincemeat
  - See How They Run
  - The Banshees of Inisherin
  - Empire of Light
  - The Pigeon Tunnel
  - Saltburn
  - Poor Things
  
  Streaming/TV:
  - Black Narcissus
  - The Irregulars
  - The Wheel of Time
  - The Sandman
  - Moon Knight
  - Pistol
  - Pennyworth
  - The Power
  - The Regime
  - The Tattooist of Auschwitz
  - The Franchise
• 

  London FX Head of Department

  MPC

  June 2014 - December 2019

  London, United Kingdom

  Heading up the FX department at MPC Film in London.
  
  - Fast & Furious - Supercharged
  - The Martian
  - San Andreas
  - Terminator Genisys
  - The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 2
  - Fantastic Four
  - Spectre
  - The Jungle Book
  - X-Men Apocalypse
  - Ghostbusters
  - Suicide Squad
  - Passengers
  - Alien: Covenant
  - Pirates of the Caribbean: Dean Men Tell No Tales
  - Transformers: The Last Knight
  - The Lion King
  - Dora the Explorer
  - Cats
• 

  FX TD

  MPC

  July 2013 - June 2014

  Vancouver, Canada Area

  Lead FX TD
  - Guardians of the Galaxy
  
  FX TD
  - Godzilla
  - Maleficent
• 

  Lead FX TD

  Lucasfilm

  May 2011 - May 2013

  Singapore

  Lead FX - Strange Magic
  - FX rig development and shot work
  - Magic, dust, ground interaction and other spot FX
  
  FX TD - Pacific Rim
  - Various fluid dynamic system for cascading water, oil, bubbles, monster blood.
• 

  Lead FX TD

  MPC

  July 2006 - May 2011

  London, United Kingdom

  Lead FX TD
  - Narnia: Voyage of the Dawn Treader
  - Robin Hood
  - Wolfman
  
  FX TD
  - X-Men: First Class
  - Prince of Persia
  - Narnia: Prince Caspian
  - Watchmen
  - 10,000 BC
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  TD

  Framestore

  February 2006 - June 2006

  London, United Kingdom

  FX TD
  - Superman Returns

• Maya TD

  BFC

  May 2005 - December 2005

  Berlin Area, Germany

  Pipeline TD
  - Happily N'Ever After
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  3D

  Double Negative

  April 2004 - May 2005

  London, United Kingdom

  Pipeline TD/ Wrangler/ 3D
  - Doom
  - Batman Begins
  - The Chronicles Of Riddick

• Render Wrangler

  Capitain Scarlet (then SDI)

  August 2003 - March 2004

  Pinewood Studios

  Pipeline/ Wrangling/ Lighting TD