VFX SUPER KIRK BALDEN JOINS SMOKE & MIRRORS
Prior to his time at A52, Balden "permalanced" as a Fire/Inferno artist at Sea Level in Venice, CA. He's also held positions at Hydraulx, Ring of Fire and Sony Pictures Imageworks.
Balden first began using Flame for commercial work while at Venice's King Cut in 1998. Two years later, he spread his wings as a freelance visual effects artist, working with Imaginary Forces and contributing to film sequences for Minority Report, network redesigns for Comedy Central and Lifetime, film trailers for Harry Potter and Jurassic Park III, and architectural installation projects for IBM and Morgan Stanley. He also worked on numerous of high-profile commercials.