Chris van Dyck

Chris van Dyck

Vancouver based VFX & Compositing Supervisor

Supervisor vfx / Supervisor Compositing Supervisor / 11 yrs

Vancouver, Canada

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Niche Executive Producer

Þið kannist við... (2023)

Visual Effects Supervisor

Wolf Hound (2022)

Visual Effects Supervisor

Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021)

Additional Visual Effects Supervision

The Eyes of Tammy Faye (2021)

Head Of Studio

Afterlife of the Party (2021)

Visual Effects Supervisor

Schmigadoon! (2021)

Executive Producer

Îţi aminteşti? (2021)

Visual Effects Supervisor

Shadow and bone (2021)

2D Compositor

White Noise 2 (2021)

VFX Supervisor

Alice in Borderland (2020)

Visual Effects Supervisor

Operation Christmas Drop (2020)

Executive Producer

Raised by Wolves (2020)

Visual Effects Supervisor

Nectar (2020)

Executive Producer

Gretel & Hansel (2020)

Visual Effects Supervisor

Messiah (2020)

Digital Compositor

Red (2020)

Visual Effects Supervisor

Child's Play (2019)

Visual Effects Producer

Rim Of The World (2019)

Visual Effects Supervisor

Anthem (2019)

Visual Effects Supervisor

Project Blue Book (2019)

Visual Effects Supervisor

Our House (2019)

Visual Effects Producer / Visual Effects Supervisor

Numb (2019)

Visual Effects Supervisor

Deadly Class (2018)

Visual Effects Supervisor

Green Book (2018)

Additional Visual Effects

Prospect (2018)

Visual Effects Supervisor

First Light (2018)

Visual Effects Supervisor

Occupation (2018)

Visual Effects Supervisor

Indian Horse (2018)

Visual Effects Executive Producer

The Terror (2018)

Visual Effects Supervisor

Game Over, Man! (2018)

Visual Effects Supervisor

The Crossing (2018)

Visual Effects Supervisor

12 Strong (2018)

Compositor

Galactic Battles (2018)

Digital Compositor

Memory (2018)

Visual Effects Supervisor

Crash Pad (2017)

Visual Effects Supervisor

Mass Effect: Andromeda (2017)

Visual Effects Supervisor

Trial & Error (2017)

Visual Effects Supervisor

The Shack (2017)

Visual Effects Supervisor (Cvd Vfx)

Lavender (2017)

Visual Effects Supervisor

A Series of Unfortunate Events (2017)

Visual Effects Supervisor

Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency (2016)

Visual Effects Supervisor

Westworld (2016)

Visual Effects Supersivor

Hermanos (2016)

Visual Effects Supervisor

Stranger Things (2016)

Visual Effects Supervisor

Dead Rising: Endgame (2016)

Visual Effects Supervisor

Electra Woman and Dyna Girl (2016)

Visual Effects Supervisor

Just in Time for Christmas (2015)

Visual Effects Supervisor (Cvd Vfx)

Once Upon a Holiday (2015)

Visual Effects Supervisor

Zoo (2015)

Visual Effects Supervisor

Dark Matter (2015)

Visual Effects Supervisor

Wayward Pines (2015)

Visual Effects Supervisor

The Man in the High Castle (2015)

Compositing Supervisor

The Interview (2014)

Visual Effects

The Mountain and the Viper (2014)

Visual Effects Supervisor

Fargo (2014)

Visual Effects Supervisor

When Calls the Heart (2014)

Visual Effects Supervisor

Forever (2013)

Compositing Supervisor

Grudge Match (2013)

Visual Effects Supervisor

Double Barrel (2013)

Visual Effects Supervisor / Digital Effects Supervisor

H+ (2012)

Visual Effects Supervisor

Underworld: Awakening (2012)

Visual Effects Supervisor

The Magicians (2011)

Visual Effects Supervisor

R.L. Stine's the Haunting Hour (2010)

Digital Compositor

Salt (2010)

Visual Effects Supervisor

16 Wishes (2010)

Artist

Killers (2010)

2D Compositing Artist

TRON: Legacy (2010)

Compositor

Far Cry (2008)

2D Supervisor

Need for Speed: Undercover (2008)

Digital Compositor

Passchendaele (2008)

Digital Compositor

One Missed Call (2008)

Visual Effects

Iron Man (2008)

Visual Effects Supervisor

Nightmare (2007)

Visual Effects Artist

Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium (2007)

Digital Compositor

Broken Saints (2006)

Digital Compositor

Superman Returns (2006)

Lead Artist

Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties (2006)

Digital Compositor

Dr. Dolittle 3 (2006)

Digital Compositor

Spymate (2006)

Digital Compositor

Caved In (2006)

Digital Compositor

Premonition (2005)

Digital Compositor

Land of the Dead (2005)

Visual Effects

Chestnut: Hero of Central Park (2005)

Visual Effects

A Very Cool Christmas (2004)

Digital Compositor

The Mountain (2004)

Digital Compositor

Lost (2004)

Digital Compositing Artist

Stargate Atlantis (2004)

Digital Compositor (Unknown Episodes)

Kingdom Hospital (2004)

Digital Artist

Tooth Fairy (2004)

Digital Compositor (Unknown Episodes)

Andromeda (2000)

Digital Compositing Artist

Stargate SG-1 (1997)

Visual Effects Supervisor

The X-Files (1993)

Compositor

Warcraft: The Beginning (2016)

Compositor

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014)

Lead Compositor

Game of Thrones (2011)

Compositor

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013)

Comp Supervisor

Thor: The Dark World (2013)

Compositing Supervisor & Associate Supervisor

RED 2 (2013)

Compositor - 2nd in Command

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)

Senior Compositor

Life of Pi (2012)

Partner | VFX Supervisor

Mass Effect 3 (2012)

Senior Compositor

Dark Shadows (2012)

Partner | VFX Supervisor

Apollo 18 (2011)

Senior Compositor

Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011)

Senior Compositor

Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011)

Partner | VFX Supervisor

Mass Effect 2 (2010)

Senior Compositor

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009)

Senior Compositor

G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (2009)

Senior Compositor / Seq Lead & Shake Lea

Blades of Glory (2007)

Senior Compositor / Seq Lead & Shake Lea

Night at the Museum (2006)

300 (2007)

Compositor

World Trade Center (2006)

With over a decade of experience, Chris has worked at some of the top studios around the world: Weta, ILM: SF, MPC, Rising Sun, Animal Logic, Method and PF. Some of his most notable credits include: The Hobbit 1 & 2, Thor 2, Life of Pi, Transformers 3, Tron: Legacy, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Ironman and Frank Miller’s: 300.

Currently he is a board member on the VES: Vancouver Chapter, mentor at Think Tank Training Centre and is working as the Lead Compositor on Game of Thrones at Look FX.
Work History

  • VFX supervisor

    CVD VFX

    May 2015 - Present

  • Compositor

    Wētā FX

    August 2014 - November 2014
    New Zealand

  • Lead / Comp Supervisor

    Look Effects

    December 2013 - June 2014
    Vancouver, Canada Area

    Game of Thrones
    The Interview

  • Compositor

    Wētā FX

    September 2013 - November 2013
    New Zealand


    The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug

  • Compositing Supervisor / Associate VFX Supervisor

    Method Studios

    January 2013 - September 2013
    Vancouver, Canada Area

    RED 2 - Associate Supervisor / Comp Supervisor
    Grudge Match - Comp Supervisor
    Thor 2 - Comp Supervisor
    Wolf of Wall Street - Comp Supervisor (Vancouver)

  • Partner | VFX Supervisor

    Faction Creative

    January 2009 - January 2013
    Vancouver

    https://factioncreative.ca
    H+ The Digital Series - Winner of Best VFX 2013 - International Academy of Web Television Awards
    Hedley Music Video - Winner of Post Production of the year - 2010 - Much Music Video Awards
    Underworld 4
    Mass Effect 3
    Apollo 18
    Invictus
    Lost: Season 6
    Killers
    The Haunting Hour
    Mass Effect 2 - In Game Cinematics

  • Compositor - "2nd in Command"

    Wētā FX

    June 2012 - December 2012
    New Zealand

    The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)
    2nd in Command to Comp Sup ( uncredited lead )
    Duties:
    Nuke workflow & tool creation
    Look Dev
    QC

  • Senior Compositor

    MPC

    March 2012 - April 2012
    Vancouver

    Senior Nuke Compositor ( part-time )
    Dark Shadows
    Life of Pi

  • Senior Compositor

    Industrial Light & Magic

    January 2011 - May 2011
    San Francisco Bay Area

    Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
    Transformers: Dark of the Moon
    https://ilm.com/

  • Advanced Compositing Instructor

    VanArts

    December 2008 - January 2011

    - Nuke Compositing
    - Grad Mentoring
    - Final Semester Supervising

  • Stereoscopic Compositor

    Prime Focus World

    August 2010 - October 2010

    Stereo Nuke

  • Senior Compositor

    CIS Vancouver

    August 2009 - August 2009

    Shake.

  • Senior Compositor

    Frantic Films

    October 2008 - February 2009

  • Senior Shake Compositor

    Rising Sun Pictures

    August 2008 - October 2008

    Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince

  • Vfx Superivsor / 2D Supervisor

    Anamorphic

    May 2008 - July 2008

  • Shake Compositor

    Technicolor

    March 2008 - May 2008

  • Shake Compositor

    The Embassy

    December 2007 - February 2008

    Ironman.

  • Lead Compositor @ RNK Animation

    Rainmaker Entertainment

    November 2007 - December 2007

    Rainmaker Animation.
    Short Term Contract for Prototype Trailer.

  • Compositor

    Frantic Films

    January 2007 - October 2007


    Digital Fusion Compositor - Feature Film

  • Senior Compositor / Seq Lead & Shake Lead

    Rainmaker Entertainment

    October 2006 - January 2007

    Digital Fusion & Shake Compositor
    Night at the Museum
    Blades of Glory

  • Compositor

    Zoic Studios

    November 2006 - November 2006

    Freelance Shake Compositor

  • Compositor

    Animal Logic

    May 2006 - August 2006

    Shake Compositor
    Frank Miller's: 300
    World Trade Center

  • Compositor

    Frantic Films

    May 2006 - May 2006


    Freelance Digital Fusion Compositor
    Superman Returns

  • Lead Compositor

    Rainmaker Entertainment

    June 2005 - May 2006


    Digital Fusion Compositor
    Garfield 2
    Doctor Dolittle 3
    Commercials & Television

  • Lead Compositor

    SPIN VFX

    December 2003 - June 2005

    Shake and Flame Compositor
    Land of the Dead
    Commercials & Television
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Education

  • Art Institute of Vancouver Burnaby

    2002 - 2003

  • cdis

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