Tobin Jones
VFX and Real-Time Supervisor
Supervisor FX Supervisor / 24 yrs
San Francisco, CA
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As a supervisor, I have both recruited, managed, and provide creative leadership and support for senior and junior members while fostering an environment of communication and productivity.
Recent experience includes VR experiences for the USGS and Surfrider Foundation, AAA UE4 cinematics supervision, AR business development, procedural environments and FX generation, and FX pipeline creation.
At Pixar was responsible for the production for Voyd FX in Incredibles 2. Various water, mud, and debris simulation work on Coco, Cars3, Piper and other Pixar films. Sequence lead on How To Train Your Dragon 2 and Madagascar 3 as well as Head of FX for Penguins and Madagascar 3 commercial products.
Nominated for the 2015 ASIFA Annie Awards for Best Visual FX in an Animated Feature. Featured on KQUED and the LA Times for environmental visualization.
Work History
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effects technical director
Pixar
May 2015 - May 2018
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Technical Director
ESC Entertainment
2002 - 2003Senior technical director responsible for a variety of FX on Matrix Reloaded and Revolutions.
Part of three person APU responsible for rendering pipeline, animation support, FX rigging, and VFX.
Environment lead and sequence setup for ship docking sequence.
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Technical Director
Giant Killer Robots
2001 - 2002Generalist technical director on numerous films.
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Technical Director
Tippett Studio
1998 - 1999Match Move and FX Technical Director
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Education
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Savannah College of Art and Design
1996 - 1998 -
Rice University
1991 - 1993