VANCOUVER — Senior VFX supervisor Shawn Hillier has joined the creative team at the Vancouver office of FuseFX (http://fusefx.com). Hillier arrives following a 15-year stint at Industrial Light & Magic, where he contributed to Jurassic World, Pacific Rim, Star Trek, Transformers, Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith and all three titles in the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise. In his new role, he will supervise visual effects production for television projects, including the Syfy series The Magicians and
Dark Matter.
Hillier joined ILM in San Francisco as a sequence supervisor in 2001. Beginning in 2008, he spent part of his time each year training artists at ILM’s Singapore. He joined that office on a full-time basis in 2012 as CG supervisor, setting up the compositing pipeline for the digital feature group, Lucasfilm Animation Singapore. A native of Quebec, Hillier began his career with Dome Productions, Toronto. His background also includes posts with Canadian VFX shops DKP Effects, Hybride and Meteor Studios.
In discussing his move to FuseFX, Hillier cited the opportunity to work in his native Canada and the chance to join a visual effects operation that is growing. “I’m excited by the challenge of tackling bigger and more complex projects,” he says.
Also joining FuseFX, Vancouver, is compositing supervisor Maya Roza. Arriving from a similar position with Double Negative, Vancouver, Roza brings more than 10 years of experience in visual effects, with credits that include The Huntsman, The Fifth Wave, Jurassic World, Chappie, Elysium, Fast & Furious 6 and The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 1. A graduate of the Art Institute of Vancouver, she has also held staff posts at Image Engine Design, Prime Focus World and Atomic Cartoons.