David Smith

Work History

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  COO | Founder

  FableLight Studios

  September 2023 - Present

  Los Angeles Metropolitan Area • Mumbai Metropolita

  FableLight Animation is a next-generation animation studio leveraging real-time and machine-learning workflows to produce compelling characters, immersive worlds, and high-quality visuals at a competitive cost. Our U.S. and India team boasts decades of experience in top-tier Animation and Visual Effects while strategically collaborating with Epic Games to bring your vision to life.
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  Member of Visual Effects Branch

  Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

  June 2013 - Present
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  SVP: Digital Production / VFX Supervisor

  Spire Animation Studios, Inc.

  July 2020 - August 2023
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  VFX supervisor

  Sony Pictures Imageworks

  September 1997 - September 2020

  Culver City
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  Visual Effects Supervisor

  Sony Pictures Imageworks

  January 2014 - July 2020

  Culver City • Vancouver

  ❏ Supervised creative teams of up to 300+ artists across local and remote facilities
  
  ❏ Worked directly with top directors, production design, and visual effect teams in Los Angeles and around the world
  
  ❏ Worked closely with visual effects producers to manage budget and deliver the highest quality product under demanding deadlines
  
  "Over The Moon" (Netflix)
  "The Emoji Movie" (Sony Pictures)
  "Storks" (Warner Brothers)
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  Digital Effects Supervisor

  Sony Pictures Imageworks

  January 2005 - January 2014

  "The Amazing Spider-Man 2" (Columbia Pictures / Marvel Enterprises)
  "The Amazing Spider-Man" (Columbia Pictures / Marvel Enterprises)
  "Green Lantern" (Warner Bros. / DC Entertainment)
  "Cats & Dogs: TheRevenge of Kitty Galore" (Warner Bros.)
  "Eagle Eye" (Dreamworks Pictures)
  "I Am Legend" (Warner Bros.)
  "The Chronicles on Narnia: The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe" (Walt Disney Pictures / Walden Media)
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  Computer Graphics Supervisor

  Sony Pictures Imageworks

  January 2000 - January 2005

  Wes Craven's "Cursed" (Miramax / Dimension)
  "Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy" (Dreamworks Pictures / Apatow Productions)
  "Matchstick Men" (Warner Bros. / Scott Free Productions)
  "The Matrix Reloaded" (Warner Bros. / Village Roadshow Pictures)
  "I Spy" (Columbia Pictures)
  "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" (Warner Bros.)
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  Lighting and Look Development Digital Artist

  Sony Pictures Imageworks

  September 1997 - January 2000

  "The Fantasticks"
  "Hollow Man"
  "Stuart Little"
  "Jakob the Liar"
  "Snow Falling on Cedars"
  "Godzilla"

• Technical Director

  Warner Digital

  1996 - 1997

  Burbank, Ca

  ❏ Completed full range of VFX work - from animation through to compositing - on specific key shots in ‘Mars Attacks!’ and ‘Batman & Robin’
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  Scene Supervisor

  Boss Film Studios

  1991 - 1996

  Marina Del Rey, California

  ❏ Created some of the industry's first on-set CG pre-visualization for Harold Ramis' ‘Multiplicity’
  
  ❏ Began career as P.A./runner, volunteered as generalist in CGI department
  ▫ Texture painting
  ▫ Animating
  ▫ Lighting
  ▫ Scripting
  ▫ Compositing
  
  ❏ Promoted to Technical Director and then Scene Supervisor for feature films, commercials, and special venue immersive projects
  
  "Multiplicity"
  "Waterworld"
  "Species"
  "Outbreak"
  "Drop Zone"
  "Last Action Hero"
  "Batman Returns"
  "Cliffhanger"
  "Alien III"