Introduction to Houdini
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Alireza Bidar
Overview
Alireza is a creative and versatile Effects Technical Director with 20 years of experience in animation, feature film, episodic, and commercial industries. He has worked on blockbuster films like Elemental, Encanto Frozen II, The Predator, and Pacific Rim: Uprising. Alireza has also created effects for hit TV series like NOS4A2, Swamp Thing, and Gotham. He has a strong eye for design and composition, capable of handling multiple projects in a demanding and deadline-based environment.
Education
Savannah College of Art and Design, Bachelor’s Degree, Visual Effects, Technical Direction Minor, 2014-2017
CG Master Academy, Advance VFX for Houdini, 2019
Work Experience
Senior FX TD, LAIKA Studios
Technical Director, Miniature
Technical Director, FX, Pixar Animation Studios
Senior Effects Artist, Skydance Animation
Effects Animator, Walt Disney Animation Studios
Houdini Effects Artist, Swivet Studio
Houdini Effects Artist, Zoic Studios
Houdini FX Artist, CoSA VFX
FX Artist, Wet (Design)
FX TD, Atomic Fiction
VFX Artist, Treyarch
Credits
Zootopia 2 (Effects Animator)
Elemental (Effects TD)
Strange World (Effects Animator)
Luck (Effects Animator)
Encanto (Effects Animator)
Raya and the Last Dragon (Effects Animator)
Utopia (FX Artist)
NOS4A2 (TV Series) (FX Artist)
Legends of Tomorrow (TV Series) (FX Artist)
Frozen II (FX Artist)
Pennyworth (TV Series) (FX Artist)
Swamp Thing (TV Series) (FX Artist)
Gotham (TV Series) (FX Artist)
The Predator (FX Technical Director)
Pacific Rim: Uprising (FX Technical Director)
The Cloverfield Paradox (FX Technical Director)