Stefan Thorsson

CG generalist, educator

email: stwestvfx@gmail.com

Phone: +354 618 4981

Work Experience:

• Teacher, games and vfx, Tækniskólinn. Reykjavík. Iceland.

August 2018 - currently.

Responsibilities included:

CG creation integration and finalization for

both commercial and film projects.

• CG Generalist, Remote / Freelance. Reykjavík. Iceland

August 2017 - currently.

CG creation and finalization for

both commercial and film projects.

• Associate Professor, Nord Universitet. Steinkjer. Norway

August 2015 to June 2017.

Advanced Rigging Concepts

Introduction to Nuke & Compositing workflow

VFX Supervisor for student productions.

• Senior Technical Director, RVX (Reykjavik Visual Effects), Reykjavik, Iceland

August 2013 to August 2015 as full time employee.

Camera Tracking and scene layout, pfTrack/Maya.

Rigging using personal python & RVX tools within Maya.

Lighting, Rendering using Arnold and Maya.

• Technical Director, Framestore CFC, Reykjavik, Iceland

December 2009 to August 2010 as freelance employee.

August 2010 to August 2013, full time employee.

Shading, Texturing. Lighting and Rendering

some Rigging and tool creation with MEL

Education:

• Post-grad diploma, Teacher studies for higher education.

University of Iceland. Iceland. 2021.

• MFA, Computer Animation, specialization in Character Rigging and MEL scripting.

Miami International University of Art and Design. Miami, Florida. USA.

September 2006

• BFA, Computer Animation. Miami International University of Art and Design.

Miami, Florida. USA. June 2004

• AA, Graphic Design. Lorenzo De’ Medici. Firenze, Italy. September 2002