Along with a make-up artist, costume designer and set decorator, among others, the traditional Special Effects team consisting of pyrotechnicians for explosions and stuntmen for life-threatening actions brings filmmaking into heightened realism. But this realism now goes in to the realm of sci-fi and fantasy genre with computerized graphics imagery or CGI generation for actions that would be impossible or too expensive to shoot otherwise. Dealing mostly with action shot against a blue backdrop, the CGI Special Effects technician brings actors in their make-up and costumes composited into a realistic make-believe world that can only be seen in the cinema.
CGI Special Effects Technician Resume Template
Alessy B. Chan
Embarcadero, San Diego, CA
Phone: 618-445-1134
Objective
A position as a CGI Special Effects technician for a Hollywood movie studio
Summary of Qualification
- 7 years of experience as a CGI special effects technicians for one of the largest computerized special effects studio in the world
- Excellent command of Silicon Graphics supercomputers for generating CGI effects.
Career Experience/Job History
2002 – Present: Contractual CGI Special Effects Technician Lucas Films.
- Set-up the blue or green backdrop for actions to be captured on special digital cameras for compositing on the CGI Silicon Graphics Workstations
- Operate the workstation to general MASSIVE (Multiple Agent Simulator System in Virtual Environment) to create large crowds from a small group shot in real time.
- Create or re-use templated creatures designed on the special effects database
- Re-animate deceased actor with digital cloning as required
- Deploy and operate special cameras on the set as guided by the film director to enable the shots to be CGI-ready.
Education
2002 – Present: Various workshops on CGI techniques
2002 – 2003: Diploma in Computer Graphics, Pixar Studios
1998 – 2002: Bachelor of Arts in Theater Production, New York State University
Professional reference will be furnished upon request