John Hansen

Unreal Fx Artist @Evil Eye Pictures

San Francisco, CA, US
EMAILS
j••••@evileyepictures.com
MOBILE NUMBERS
+14•••••••91

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WORK HISTORY

Dec 2021 — Present

Unreal Fx Artist @Evil Eye Pictures

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EDUCATION

1995 — 1997

University of Maryland College Park

Master of Science (M.S.)

1991 — 1995

University of Maryland College Park

Bachelor of Science (BS)

SKILLS

Visual EffectsFluid SimulationVolume RenderingParticle EffectsLook DevelopmentDynamicsRendermanHoudiniMantraNukeFeature FilmsSupervisionProject BiddingInterviewsComputer GraphicsPipeline DevelopmentParticleUnreal Engine 4Real Time Simulation

ABOUT JOHN HANSEN

John is a visual effects professional with over 25 years of experience in film, streaming and real time cinematics. Throughout his career, he pursued creative and technical innovations that inspired audiences. His present efforts include real time simulation and experimental world building concepts. John is currently an FX Lead Artist at Evil Eye Pictures working on Fortnite trailers. John’s passion for technical innovation led to breakthroughs in FX quality and scalability. His dedication to storytelling produced award winning creativity in the area of photoreal visual effects. In addition to workflow development, John delivers customized training to fellow artists and supervisors. His teachings range from beginner artist classes to technical deep dives to visual reference style guides.As an FX supervisor at ILM, John led global teams with over 50 artists based in multiple countries. Having experience on 40+ productions, John’s FX leadership helped establish industry standards for magic, water, fire, destruction, procedural geometry and art direction. In addition to his FX expertise, John’s global perspective streamlined cross discipline coordination to enhance overall quality and efficiency.

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