Brian Connor is a Production VFX Supervisor with over 20 years of experience in high-end feature film and episodic visual effects. Currently Brian is fortunate to be working as an on-set VFX Supervisor on Amazon’s ‘WHEEL OF TIME with locations in Prague, Slovenia and Cape Town. Previously he supervised the the vfx work on Sony’s ‘DEVOTION’ for director J. D. Dillard serving as the overall Production VFX Supervisor. In 2022, he won a VES, BAFTA and OSCAR for the visual effects work he supervised on Denis Villeneuve’s ‘DUNE’.
Brian is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) and the Visual Effects Society (VES).
Areas of Expertise:
- All aspects of Pre-Production, Location Shoot and Post-Production
- Liaise with the Show Runners, Director, Cinematographer and HODs
- Script Breakdowns/Bidding for VFX
- Location Recce’s, Methodologies with HODs, Suppliers and VFX Vendors
- On-set management of Data Wrangling, LIDAR/Cyber Scanning, SFX Virtual Production/LED Volume logistics and methodologies
- Motion-Base Gimbal, Motion-Control integration
- Aerial and Drone Cinematography
- Collaborating and working with Editorial
- Guiding VFX Vendors Schedules, Methodologies, Finishing and D.I.
Previously, Brian supervised George Clooney’s World War II drama ‘CATCH 22’ for Hulu. His work on the series earned him and his team an EMMY Nomination at the 2019 EMMY Awards for ‘Outstanding Special Visual Effects in a Supporting Role’. Brian also served as VFX Supervisor on ‘Godzilla: King of the Monsters’ (2019) and was nominated for a ‘Saturn’ Award.
While living and working in San Francisco, he also taught his chosen field of endeavor at the ‘Academy of Art University’ for four years. Brian co-authored a book called ‘The Encyclopedia of Visual Effects’ and was a contributor to Ron Brinkmann’s 2nd edition of ‘The Art & Science of Digital Compositing’.
Locations: Prague, Budapest, Slovenia, Cape Town, London, Vancouver, Savannah, Atlanta, Baton Rouge, Washington, Los Angeles