chris bolwyn

chris bolwyn

Grooming Lead

Lead Groom TD / 23 yrs

Emeryville, CA, United States

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Visual Effects Artist

Turning Red (2022)

Digital Effects Artist

Moongirl (2005)

Groom TD

Toy Story 4 (2019)

Groom/Sim TD

Onward (2020)

Character TD

Incredibles 2 (2018)

Groom/Simulation Technical Director

Coco (2017)

Sr Creature TD

The Revenant (2016)

Sr Creature TD

Warcraft: The Beginning (2016)

Sr Hair/Feather Groom TD

The Angry Birds Movie (2016)

Sr Hair/Environment Groom TD

The Smurfs 2 (2013)

Sr Hair/Environment Groom TD

Oz the Great and Powerful (2013)

Sr Hair TD

The Smurfs (2011)

Hair/Cloth Sim Supervisor

Hotel Transylvania (2012)

Hair Lead Temp

Arthur Christmas (2011)

Lead Hair/Cloth TD

Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore (2010)

Hair/Cloth TD

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (2009)

Hair/Feather TD

Surf's Up (2007)

Jr Cloth Sim TD

Moongirl

Work History
  • Groom/Simulation Technical Director

    Pixar

    October 2015 - February 2024

    Currently working as groom lead on features

  • Sr Creature TD

    Industrial Light & Magic

    January 2015 - May 2015
  • Sim Supervisor

    Sony Pictures Imageworks

    September 2005 - December 2014

    Created final grooms for many of the CG charecters. Also created dynamic hair, cloth, and feather simulations for final output in film.

  • Charecter Effects TD - Moongirl

    Laika

    September 2003 - May 2005

    I simulated and finalled cloth simulations for film.

  • Art Institute of Portland

    March 2001 - July 2002

    Installed software and hardware for more then eight computer labs. We used about 50% mac

    and 50% PC/Windows workstations.

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  • SnowVid Productions

    September 1997 - April 2001


    Owned and operated a small extreme sports video company

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Education
  • The Art Institute of Portland

    January 2001 - ?