Will Telford

Will Telford

VFX Supervisor / 23 yrs

Los Angeles, CA

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Digital Effects Supervisor

300: Rise of an Empire (2014)

digital effects supervisor

Winter's Tale (2014)

digital effects supervisor

Machete Kills (2013)

digital effects supervisor

R.I.P.D. (2013)

Digital Supervisor

Grown Ups 2 (2013)

Digital Effects Supervisor

This is 40 (2012)

Digital Effects Supervisor

The Bourne Legacy (2012)

Digital Supervisor

Chronicle (2012)

Digital Effects Supervisor

The Cabin in the Woods (2012)

Digital Effects Supervisor

Awake (2011)

Digital Effects Supervisor

Mr. Popper's Penguins (2011)

Digital Effects Supervisor

Charlie St. Cloud (2010)

Digital Effects Supervisor

The Time Traveler's Wife (2009)

Digital Effects Supervisor

Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant (2009)

Digital Effects Supervisor

Alvin and the Chipmunks (2007)

Digital Effects Supervisor

Night at the Museum (2006)

Creature Supervisor

The Ring Two (2005)

Creature Development Supervisor

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005)

CG Lead

Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed (2004)

Character Rigging

Garfield (2004)

Character Rigging Supervisor

The Cat in the Hat (2003)

Animation Setup

Elf (2003)

Animation Setup / Visual Effects

Daredevil (2003)

Animation Setup

The Ring (2002)

Animation Setup

Men in Black II (2002)

Animation Setup

Scooby-Doo (2002)

Lead Animation Set-Up

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001)
Work History

  • Product Manager for Omniverse Digital Human / Avatar

    NVIDIA

    February 2022 - Present

  • Senior Technical Program Manager - Omniverse

    NVIDIA

    January 2022 - February 2022

  • Senior Product Owner

    Autodesk

    September 2018 - January 2022
    Prosper, Texas

    Product Owner for MayaUSD and rigging.

  • Founding Partner

    Blackthorn Media LLC

    November 2013 - October 2019
    El Segundo, CA

  • Principal Experience Designer

    Autodesk

    August 2018 - September 2018
    Prosper, Texas, United States

  • Senior Rigging and Simulation Artist II

    Blizzard Entertainment

    April 2016 - June 2018
    Irvine, CA

    2016 Overwatch Short: The Last Bastion
    2016 Overwatch Short: Infiltration
    2016 Overwatch Short: Hero

  • Head of Creative Technology

    Blackthorn Media LLC

    November 2013 - April 2016
    El Segundo, California, United States

  • Visual Effects Supervisor

    Rhythm & Hues Studios

    May 2014 - September 2014
    El Segundo, CA

  • Digital Effects Supervisor

    Rhythm & Hues Studios

    March 2006 - November 2013

  • Character Rigging Department Supervisor

    Rhythm & Hues Studios

    2002 - December 2007

  • Creature Development Supervisor

    Rhythm & Hues Studios

    2003 - December 2005

  • Character Rigging Supervisor/Lead

    Rhythm & Hues Studios

    2001 - December 2003

  • Rigging Technical Director

    Rhythm & Hues Studios

    2001 - December 2002
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Education

  • MS in Visualization Science

    Texas A&M University

    1998 - 2001

  • BED in Environmental Design

    Texas A&M University

    1993 - 1997