Presenter
Kyle Odermatt
Biography
Kyle Odermatt (Visual Effects Supervisor) oversees the entire image production pipeline, from early visualization of story ideas right through to delivery of final imagery in stereoscopic 3D.
Odermatt began his career at Walt Disney Animation Studios in 1996 as a model development technical supervisor. His responsibilities included overseeing modeling, rigging, layout and EFX development for all current shows in production. Odermatt went on to become the artistic supervisor of computer graphics on Treasure Planet. He served as a CG Supervisor on Chicken Little, Meet the Robinsons, and a VFX Supervisor on Princess and the Frog, Winnie the Pooh and 2012’s Oscar-winning short Paperman. Odermatt was Visual Effects Supervisor for 2014’s Oscar-winning feature film Big Hero 6 and 2016’s Oscar-nominated Moana.
Before joining Disney, Odermatt worked for Industrial Light & Magic as a character supervisor/modeler. His background also includes working for Gingko Design as an industrial designer and as a CAD manager for a Los Angeles architectural firm. His professional affiliations include Asifa, Siggraph, VES and AMPAS.
Odermatt was born in Berkeley, Calif. He received a Bachelor of Art in visual development from Dartmouth College, and did his postgraduate studies in architecture at Harvard Graduate School of Design and also in transportation design at the Art Center College of Design.
Odermatt began his career at Walt Disney Animation Studios in 1996 as a model development technical supervisor. His responsibilities included overseeing modeling, rigging, layout and EFX development for all current shows in production. Odermatt went on to become the artistic supervisor of computer graphics on Treasure Planet. He served as a CG Supervisor on Chicken Little, Meet the Robinsons, and a VFX Supervisor on Princess and the Frog, Winnie the Pooh and 2012’s Oscar-winning short Paperman. Odermatt was Visual Effects Supervisor for 2014’s Oscar-winning feature film Big Hero 6 and 2016’s Oscar-nominated Moana.
Before joining Disney, Odermatt worked for Industrial Light & Magic as a character supervisor/modeler. His background also includes working for Gingko Design as an industrial designer and as a CAD manager for a Los Angeles architectural firm. His professional affiliations include Asifa, Siggraph, VES and AMPAS.
Odermatt was born in Berkeley, Calif. He received a Bachelor of Art in visual development from Dartmouth College, and did his postgraduate studies in architecture at Harvard Graduate School of Design and also in transportation design at the Art Center College of Design.
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