Ryan Bowden

Ryan Bowden

Senior FX TD / 15 yrs

Austin, TX, United States

Lead FX Td

Avatar 3 (2025)

Senior FX Td

Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (2024)

Lead FX Td

Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (2023)

Effects Supervisor

RWBY: Arrowfell (2022)

Senior Effects Technical Director

Avatar: The Way of Water (2022)

Visual Effects Artist

Gen: Lock (2019)

Senior FX Technical Director

Aquaman (2018)

FX Technical Director

Hotel Transylvania 3 (2018)

FX Artist

Rock Dog (2017)

Visual Effects Artist

RWBY (2013)

Junior Effects Technical Director

Yogi Bear (2010)

Effects Technical Director

The Jungle Book (2016)

Effects Technical Director

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

FX Artist

The Book of Life (2014)

Effects Technical Director

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013)

Effects Technical Director

Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters (2013)

Effects Technical Director

R.I.P.D. (2013)

Effects Technical Director

Life of Pi (2012)

Effects Technical Director

Snow White and the Huntsman (2012)

Effects Technical Director

Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked (2011)

Effects Technical Director

Mr. Popper's Penguins (2011)

Lighting Technical Director

Hop (2011)

FX Artist

TRON: Legacy (2010)

Junior Effects TD

Charlie St. Cloud (2010)
Ryan Bowden - FX Reel Spring 2021
Ryan Bowden - FX Reel Spring 2015
Work History

  • FX Artist

    Tau Films

    November 2016 - May 2017
    Dallas/Fort Worth Area

    Freelance work on Robot 2.0

  • Adjunct Professor

    Dallas College

    September 2016 - May 2017
    Dallas/Fort Worth Area

    - Teaching Houdini FX for use in Unreal Engine.

  • Senior Effects Technical Director

    Wētā FX

    August 2021 - Present

  • FX Supervisor

    Rooster Teeth

    October 2018 - July 2021
    Austin, Texas Area

  • Senior Effects Technical Director

    Industrial Light & Magic

    April 2018 - September 2018
    Vancouver, Canada Area

    Aquaman

  • FX Technical Director

    Sony Pictures Imageworks

    September 2017 - April 2018
    Vancouver, Canada Area

  • FX Artist

    Brazen Animation

    July 2017 - August 2017
    Dallas/Fort Worth Area

    Pyro explosions and misc atmospheric fx for War Dragons cinematic.

  • FX Artist

    Reel FX

    February 2016 - January 2017

  • Effects Technical Director

    Wētā FX

    June 2015 - November 2015
    Wellington, New Zealand

    The Jungle Book

  • FX Artist

    Reel FX

    January 2015 - April 2015
    Dallas, TX, United States

    Rock Dog

  • Effects Technical Director

    Wētā FX

    July 2014 - November 2014

    The Hobbit - The Battle of the Five Armies

  • FX Artist

    Reel FX

    January 2014 - June 2014
    Dallas, TX, United States

    - Book of Life

  • Effects Technical Director

    Wētā FX

    September 2013 - November 2013
    Wellington, New Zealand

    The Hobbit - The Desolation of Smaug

  • FX Artist

    Digital Domain

    April 2013 - May 2013
    Los Angeles, CA, United States

    Mad Max game cinematic

  • FX/Lighting TD

    Rhythm & Hues Studios

    October 2010 - April 2013
    Los Angeles, CA, United States

    Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters
    Life of Pi
    R.I.P.D
    Snow White and the Huntsman
    Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked
    Mr. Popper's Penguins
    Hop

  • FX Artist

    Digital Domain

    July 2010 - September 2010
    Los Angeles, CA, United States

    Tron Legacy

  • Junior Effects TD

    Rhythm & Hues Studios

    February 2010 - June 2010
    Los Angeles, CA, United States

    Charlie St. Cloud

  • Intern

    Sidefx Software

    September 2009 - December 2009
    Toronto, Canada

    Testing new features for upcoming Houdini releases

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Education

  • Visual Effects

    Savannah College of Art and Design

    January 2006 - May 2009