Scott Kirvan
Virtual Production Supervisor | VFX Supervisor
VP Supervisor / VFX Supervisor
Seattle, WA
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I'm passionate about filmmaking and collaborating with creatives, and specialize in using technology to achieve a vision and tell a story. I enjoy exploring new problem-spaces and being the glue in cross-functional teams. I'm hands-on, organized, comfortable on-set, and thrive under pressure, especially when troubleshooting and improvising solutions to on-the-spot problems. I pride myself on my artistic sensibilities and ability to match looks on projects -- whether that’s a fanciful non-photoreal property or invisibly integrating new elements into existing imagery.
• 5+ years ”Production Staff” roles; On-set Supervisor, Technical Producer, Contracts, Bids;
• 9 years ”In-Studio;” Animation, VFX, TD, Coder, Digital Artist;
• 20+ years leadership experience; Technical Management and Soft Business Skills;
• Deep understanding of SFX, VFX, and animation techniques - optical & virtual methodologies;
• Strong communicator with a passion for bridging technical and non-technical contexts.
Most recognizable contributions: The bullet-time explosion in SWORDFISH (data-guy, pre-pro, pre-viz, on-set, post), the Kenny-goes-to-hell fire tornado in SOUTH PARK: BIGGER LONGER & UNCUT (fx programmer, artist), and the run-over-creature wing reveal in JEEPERS CREEPERS (on-set vfx supervision). I've done a lot of software development over the years, but by far, my biggest technical contribution is as a co-author of the Brazil Rendering System.
GAME ENGINE: Unreal Engine 4&5
VP TECHNOLOGIES: Blueprints, C++ Plugin Development, nDisplay, LiveLink, Multiuser, vCam, ARKit, Web Control, Simulcam Compositing, Sequencer, Optimization, FBX pipeline, rendering, lighting, shaders, motion control, DMX;
ADD'L SOFTWARE/TOOLS: Nuke, 3ds Max, Houdini, Maya, Blender, Davinci Resolve (Fusion), Shotgun, Renderman, Microsoft Office, Photoshop, GIMP, Inkscape, Perforce, Git, IDEs, OBS, WSL;
PROGRAMMING/PIPELINE: C/C++, Python, Perl, PHP, JavaScript, Shell, FORTRAN, COBOL, Basic, USD, ACES, Cuda, RTX, TensorFlow, LaTeX, Pandoc, ImageMagick;
OS: Windows, Mac, Linux, Android, IOS;
PROPRIETARY TOOLS: I'm always learning, and pick up new technologies quickly.
Work History
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On Set VFX Supervisor
Sony
August 2022 - January 2023Culver City, CA
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Computer Graphics Specialist • Software Technical Director • FX Progr
Blur Studio
1996 - 2000Venice Beach, CA• Took on various technical and artistic responsibilities in support of production requirements.
• Occasionally provided on-set supervision for the facility and contributed substantially to the studio’s stereoscopic and non-photoreal pipelines.
• Contributed technically and creatively during staff meetings and assisted with artist education, especially in communicating old-school techniques and math-centric methods and concepts;
• Represented the studio in meetings, contract negotiations, and software licensing agreements with Autodesk, Inc., licensing several plug-in products; ILM’s OpenEXR, RayFX (an integrated ray tracer that worked inside ADSK’s scanline renderer), and others.
● FX Programmer, Digital Artist - SOUTH PARK: BIGGER LONGER, AND UNCUT - feature film - Comedy Partners
● Lighting TD, FX Programmer - FOR THE CAUSE - feature film - Grand Designs
● FX Programmer, Look-dev TD - 1001 NIGHTS - short film - Hyperion / BS24 Japan
● Add’l VFX Supervisor (on-set) - SOULKEEPER - feature film - One-Tu-Three Productions
● FX Programmer - THE REAL ADVENTURES OF JONNY QUEST - animated TV series - Hanna-Barbera
● FX Programmer - DEEP RISING - feature film - Walt Disney Pictures
● FX Programmer - THE VISITOR - TV series - Centropolis
● FX Programmer - METEOR ATTACK - stereoscopic ride film - Tobu Zoo, Tokyo
● FX Programmer, Stereoscopic pipeline TD - GUINNESS: RIDE THE RECORDS - Stereoscopic IMAX ride film - Guinness World Records
● FX Programmer - CARNEVIL - video game cinematic - Midway Games
Education
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BS in Electrical Engineering
St. Cloud State University
? - 1991