sagar rathod

sagar rathod

Lead VFX Artist / 22 yrs

London

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Senior Visualization Artist

Napoleon (2023)

Character Modeling

Unknown: Cave of Bones (2023)

Senior Previs Artist

We Have a Ghost (2023)

Senior Pre Viz Artist

Brahmastra (2022)

Senior Previs Animator

Enola Holmes 2 (2022)

Postvis Artist

Alien: Covenant (2021)

CG Lead

How to train your dragon: homecoming (2019)

Senior Pre-Viz Artist

Murder on the Orient Express (2017)

Visual Effects Artist

Geostorm (2017)

Pre-Viz Artist

Kingsman: The Golden Circle (2017)

Post Previsualization Artist

King Arthur: Legend of the Sword (2017)

Cloth TD

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016)

Simulation Artist

Gravity (2016)

Visual Effects Artist

Ant-Man (2015)

Visual Effects Artist

Olympus (2015)

Senior Creature Technical Director

Dracula Untold (2014)

Senior Creature Technical Director

Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)

Senior Visual Effects Artist

Dredd (2012)

Generalist T.D

Johnny English Reborn (2011)

Creature FX TD

War Horse (2011)

Character Technical Director

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010)

Technical Director

Nanny McPhee Returns (2010)

Generalist T.D

Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands (2010)

Effects Technical Director

Sherlock Holmes (2010)

TD

Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (2010)

Technical Director

Avatar (2009)

Generalist T.D

Where the Wild Things Are (2009)

Lighting Technical Director

Mirror Mirror (2008)

Lighting TD

Primeval (2008)

Generalist T.D

Look (2008)

Character TD

The Tale of Despereaux (2008)

Character Technical Director

Hogfather (2007)

Previsualization Artist / Animator

Fred Claus (2007)

Generalist T.D

Primeval (2007)

TD

The Golden Compass (2007)

Vfx Artist/Animator

Poseidon (2006)

Animator

The Brothers Grimm (2005)

Technical Animator

Around the World in 80 Days (2004)

Animator

Bob's Beach

Work History

  • Creative Director

    Studio KDSR

    September 2020 - Present
    London


    Creative director, writer and director for an animated children T.V series.
    Freelance at various animation studios around London.

  • Creative Director

    Studio KDSR

    March 2018 - Present
    London, United Kingdom

    Freelance at various VFX studios.

    Web3 and Oculus Artist on Earthly and 'RelieveVR' App.

    Pre-Vis/Post Vis & UE4 Artist / Animator:
    Ridley Scott’s ‘Napoleon’ (2023).
    Elona Holmes 2 (2022), We Have a Ghost (2022), One Piece (2022), Argylle (2022).
    The Old Guard 2 (2022) and Enchanted 2 (2022).

    Pre-Vis on 'Brahmastra' (2022).

    CG Lead on 'How to Train Your Dragon: Homecoming' (2020).

  • CG Lead

    Jellyfish Pictures

    February 2019 - August 2019
    London

    How to Train Your Dragon : Homecomng.

    Cloth setup, Hair setup and crowds in Maya

  • Lead Vfx Artist

    Not To Scale

    January 2018 - March 2018
    London, United Kingdom

    Lighting / Lookdev for Lastminute.com TVC

  • Senior Vfx Artist

    Prime Focus World

    May 2017 - October 2017
    London, United Kingdom

    Senior Pre-Vis / Shot Creator on feature film 'Brahmastra' (2020)

  • Lead Vfx Arist

    unit9

    November 2016 - December 2016
    London, United Kingdom

    Lead/ C.g supervision on Samsung Gear VR experience. Art Direction off cg elements. Lighting and look dev in Arnold.

  • Senior Vfx Artist

    Argon FX

    September 2016 - October 2016
    London, United Kingdom

    Senior Pre/Post - Vis artist on 'Alien - Covenant' (2017), 'Kingsman - Golden Circle' (2017) and 'Murder on the Orient Express' (2017).

  • Lead 3D Artist

    Saddington Baynes

    August 2016 - September 2016
    London, United Kingdom

    Lead Artist - Honda CRV – Pre vis, modelling and Lighting in Vray.

    https://www.saddingtonbaynes.com/work/favourites/honda-rvtd

  • Senior Vfx Artist

    Cinesite

    June 2016 - August 2016
    London, United Kingdom

    Cloth T.D on 'Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them' (2016).

  • Senior Vfx Artist

    Zoo VFX

    February 2016 - April 2016
    London

    Senior Artist – V.R experience for Burj Khalifa on Samsung, combining live action and Cg. Lighting/look dev and comp

  • Lead Vfx Artist

    unit9

    January 2016 - February 2016
    London, United Kingdom

    Lead Artist – Full Cg V.R experience for Samsung. Responsible for Art Direction and Lighting/Look dev in Arnold.

  • Senior Vfx Artist

    Method Studios

    October 2015 - December 2015
    London, United Kingdom

    CG Generalist , Lighting and Look-dev on 'Geostorm' (2017).

  • Senior Vfx Artist

    The Third Floor

    August 2015 - September 2015
    London, United Kingdom

    Post-Vis on 'King Arthur: Legend of the Sword (2017) . Nuke Compositing and Animation.

  • Senior Vfx Artist

    MPC

    August 2015 - August 2015
    London, United Kingdom

    Pre-Vis animator on Turkish Airlines commercial.

  • Senior Vfx Artist

    Lipsync Post

    May 2015 - July 2015
    London, United Kingdom

    3D Artist on ‘Olympus’ (2015) for SyFY channel. Responsible for look-dev and lighting using Arnold Renderer.

  • Senior Vfx Artist

    Double Negative

    December 2014 - May 2015
    London, United Kingdom

    Senior Cloth T.D on 'Antman' (2015) and layout on 'Avengers - Age of Ultron' (2015)

  • Cg Supervisor

    Fgreat Studio

    October 2014 - November 2014
    London, United Kingdom

    Cg Supervision on animated Xbox One promo . Responsible for Lighting and character animation.

  • Senior Creature Technical Director

    Framestore

    November 2013 - August 2014
    London, United Kingdom

    Dracula Untold (2014)
    Marvels 'Guardians of the Galaxy' (2014)

  • Senior Vfx Artist

    Passion Pictures

    August 2013 - September 2013
    London, United Kingdom

    Commercials ' Meerkats' and 'Charmin'
    Fx and tech-anim.

  • Senior Vfx Artist

    Zoo VFX

    January 2013 - July 2013
    London, United Kingdom

    Artist on David Attenboroughs - Micromonsters and Rise of Animals T.V series.
    Lighting and animation.

  • Senior Vfx Artist

    Drive Productions

    October 2012 - October 2012
    London, United Kingdom

    Senior artist on 'Eircom' T.V commercial utilizing 3D and 4D video mapping.

  • Creature Technical Director

    Framestore

    February 2012 - July 2012
    London, United Kingdom

    Gravity (2013) - Creature Technical Director / Cloth Td

  • Senior Vfx Artist

    Prime Focus World

    March 2011 - December 2011
    London, United Kingdom

    Mirror Mirror (2012) - Lighting Technical Director
    Dredd (2012) - Lighting and Generalist Technical Director

  • Generalist T.D

    Framestore

    2007 - April 2011
    London, United Kingdom

    Film Credits:
    Johnny English Reborn - Lighting/Look dev T.D
    Barclays Commercial - Lighting/Look dev T.D
    Warhorse - Creature T.D
    Primeval 3 - Lighting T.D
    Nanny McFee 2 - Creature T.D
    Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 - Creature T.D/Cloth
    Avatar - Layout
    Dredd - Pitch Viz/ Storyboard/Anim/Lighting
    Prince of Persia - Character T.D/Cloth and Hair
    Sherlock Holmes - F.X / RBD
    Australia - Creature T.D Groom
    Where the Wild Things Are - Rigging
    Tale of Despereaux - Rigging
    The Golden Compass - Creature T.D/Tech Anim

  • Pre viz artist and animator

    Nviz

    September 2006 - November 2006

    Fred Claus (2007) - Pre Viz Animator

  • Vfx Artist

    MPC

    June 2006 - September 2006
    London, United Kingdom

    Commercials:
    Churchill commercial. - Lighting T.D

  • 3d Artist/Animator

    Oktobor (New Zealand)

    January 2006 - April 2006
    New Zealand

    Commercials:
    Caltex commercial - Effects T.D, Lighting T.D

  • Vfx Artist/Animator

    MPC

    July 2004 - January 2006

    Commercials Division - various projects
    Highlights:
    National Lottery commercial - Lead Modeller, Lighting, Hair Sim
    Hogfather T.v mini series- Lighting T.D
    Stella Artios commercial , dir Brian Glazer - Animation, Generalist

    Feature Division
    Poseidon (2006) - digital double modelling

  • Vfx artist/animator

    Peerless VFX

    August 2003 - July 2004
    London

    Brothers Grimm (2004) - T.D, Animation, Lead Modeller

  • Vfx artist/animator

    Peerless Camera Company

    August 2003 - July 2004

    Brothers Grimm (2004) - T.D, Animation, Lead Modeller

  • Vfx Artist

    Rushes

    June 2003 - August 2003
    London, United Kingdom

    Around the World in 80 days (2003) - Technical Animator, Generalist

  • Character Animator

    Asylum Entertainment

    February 2002 - March 2003
    London, United Kingdom

    Character animator for PS2 game 'Eye of Isis'

  • 3d Artist

    The Mill

    2003 - 2003
    London, United Kingdom

    Goldfrappe music promo - Set Modeller

  • Character Animator

    Oniria Pictures

    March 2001 - October 2001
    Luxembourg

    Bob's Beach (2001) - Character Animator

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Education

  • Post Grad in Animation

    Central Saint Martins

    1999 - 2000

  • Central Saint Martins, LAS

    1999 - 2000

  • De Montfort University

    1994 - 1997

  • Foundation, Art

    Central Saint Martins

    1993 - 1994

  • Foundation in Art

    Central Saint Martins

    1993 - 1994