Varun Krishnan
Senior CFX Artist / 18 yrs
London, United Kingdom
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previously worked with Rhythm & Hues Studios, DreamWorks Dedicated Unit, MPC and ILM. I
am currently working as CFX Supervisor for DNEG's Feature animation division in London, having
supervised Entergalactic and That Christmas.
My film credits include Life of Pi, Aladdin, Alvin and Chipmunks, Trolls, KungFu Panda 3
among many others. Having started as a Camera tracking artist and being in FX for a year, I have
experience in multiple departments. As Supervisor, got opportunity to work closely with the shows
creative team and client and had a say in every process related to CFX( from planning, bidding to
shot approvals). At the peak of the shows, was supervising a team of over 40 artists (remotely),
while keeping in mind the shows budget and without compromising on quality.
Along with Houdini, I have experience in Maya and comfortable with learning and working
with proprietary softwares (eg. Voodoo, Zeno).
Work History
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Senior CFX artist
Framestore
August 2024 - April 2025Had the opportunity to create sim setups for a few hero characters and props. And also got to work on some shots to deliver the show on time.
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Senior CFX artist
Jellyfish Pictures
May 2024 - August 2024Helped in churning out shots in the tail end of the production. Used my experience to help tackle some tough shots.
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Technical Animator
Double Negative
April 2019 - May 2024LondonStarted as Senior artist and then moved to Supervise two shows here
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Technical Animation Technical Director
Industrial Light & Magic
March 2018 - February 2019LondonAladdin
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Technical Animation Technical Director
MPC Bangalore
January 2017 - January 2018BangaloreJustice League
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CFX Artist
DreamWorks Dedicated Unit
April 2014 - December 2016
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Feature Film Credits :-
Rhythm & Hues Studios
March 2007 - March 2014Hyderabad Area, IndiaMatchmove T.D :-
- The Golden Compass (2007)
- The Incredible Hulk (2008)
- The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (2008)
Technical Animation T.D:-
- Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (2009)
- Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel (2009)
- Marmaduke (2010)
- Yogi Bear (2010)
Lead Technical Animation T.D :-
- Hop (2011)
- Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked (2011)
- Life of Pi (2012)
FX T.D :-
- R.I.P.D (2013)
- Seventh Son (2014)
- Planes 2 (2014)
Education
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Goverment Engineering College,Sreekrishnapuram
2001 - 2005