Visual+Effects+Supervisor

=What do they do?= In the context of film and television, Visual Effects Supervisor (VFX Supervisor) is responsible for achieving the creative aims of the director and/or producers through the use of visual effects.While the role of VFX Supervisor is creative, most come from a strong technical background, allowing them to make informed decision about the most effective and efficient way to employ when dealing with problems at hand.

=Role in production process.= The VFX Supervisor's position starts in pre-production and continues through the completion of the visual effects in post-production. This can span 1 to 2 years on a large project. The supervisor typically works with the VFX Producer who focuses on the budget and schedule aspects of the work and if the project has a large amount of animation then there will be probably be an Animation Supervisor as well.

//**Pre Production**//
The supervisor works closely with the director to get a sense of what the director is looking for on each sequence and each shot. This is done by employing concept artists, storyboard artists and previs artists to create visual guides. The idea is to solidify the vision of the director and allow the supervisor to work out the technical aspects of completing the shot. The supervisor decides which techniques to use and what will be required when the live action is shot. This is usually done with involvement of the vfx departments and/or companies. If the visual effects supervisor works at a company he/she usually determines the key players (CG supervisor, sequence leads, etc) with the aid of the vfx producer.

The supervisor is involved in all the live action photography that requires visual effects. This can mean 6 months in a distant country or months on a sound stage. If multiple companies are involved with a large number of shots they each may send their own supervisor when one of their sequences is being filmed.
 * //Production//**

=Training Requirements= VFX Supervisors must be trained to:
 * Handle a VFX project from conception through to completion
 * Manage and direct the technical, artistic, and production personnel
 * Possess a knowledge of various visual effects techniques with emphasis on camera set-ups and film knowledge with an eye for composition and camera work.
 * Accurately predict timing and associated costs of project
 * Collaborate on the bidding and negotiation processes

=OH&S Requirements=

=Impact that Technology Development has had on VFX Supervisors= The Technology Development has had a large impact on VFX Supervisors jobs. The advancement in computers majorly contributes to the impact on their jobs. Before the advanced editing programs the VFX wasn't as good as they are today. Computer programs allow the VFX people to have greater control over the finer details in the movies.

=Famous Peoples= Dean Wright - (Best known for his work on Lord of the Rings Trilogy, Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe) Bryan Whitaker Eric Brevig - (Best known for his work on Journey to the Center of the Earth, Yogi Bear)

=Notable Examples= Since his film school days at UCLA Brevig had been fascinated with the potential of 3D for live-action movie production, and he learned everything he could about it. During the production of 1986's Captain EO short for the Disney theme parks he was substantially responsible for supervising the technical aspects of the 3D photography. After several second unit director's assignments in special effects-heavy films like Men in Black and Michael Bay's Pearl Harbor, Brevig's previous 3D experience and expertise turned out to be the factor that helped him get his first full-blown director's job when he was offered the chance to direct the 2008 film //Journey to the Center of the Earth 3-D// (a New Line Cinema release), the first narrative feature shot entirely in digital 3-D. He next directed //Yogi Bear//, another 3-D movie, for Warner Bros., and he is attached to direct a 3-D Korean War drama, 17 Days of Winter, about the 1950 Battle of Chosin Reservoir. Brevig shared a Special Achievement Oscar from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences with three colleagues for their work on Total Recall, awarded at the 1991 Oscars ceremony. He was nominated in both 1992 and 2002 for the Oscar in Best Effects, Visual Effects.
 * Eric Brevig** (born 1957) is a film director and visual effects supervisor known for his work in several major theatrical films and television shows. He was Visual Effects Supervisor and Second Unit Director on the 2001 Jerry Bruckheimer/Michael Bay action drama Pearl Harbor.

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