Adam Benson
VFX Generalist & TD
Adam Benson is a CG Supervisor and Technical Director working in film and television creating award-winning visual effects for the world. He has worked as an advanced CG Generalist and Compositor, and has had high level professional experience in nearly all aspects of film and television production.
Adam’s work as a visual effects artist includes titles like Star Wars: Phantom Menace, Stranger Things, Green Lantern, Thor, and The Mist. Known as a consummate problem solver, Adam also works as a software engineer and pipeline TD. Apart from code, he has been writing short stories, screen plays, novels and songs most of his life, and has been a semi-professional, touring guitarist and drummer.
Adam is always switched on, and it always thinking. He has a passion for storytelling and wild creativity that is boundless in its possibilities. He’s a man that knows that there is always a solution, and tenacity is the key to finding it.
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Software Experience |
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3D/CG |
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Maya | Expert | 19 Yrs. |
3DS Max | Expert | 25 Yrs. |
Z Brush | Expert | 21 Yrs. |
SynthEyes | Expert | 15 Yrs. |
Shave And A Haircut | Intermediate | 11 Yrs. |
Golaem Crowd | Intermediate | 11 Yrs. |
PF Track | Intermediate | 16 Yrs. |
VRay | Intermediate | 15 Yrs. |
Mental Ray | Intermediate | 24 Yrs. |
Fume FX | Intermediate | 15 Yrs. |
Rayfire Dynamics | Intermediate | 13 Yrs. |
Boujou | Intermediate | 23 Yrs. |
Motion Builder | Intermediate | 20 Yrs. |
EvaRT | Functional | 20 Yrs. |
Lightwave | Functional | 15 Yrs. |
Compositing |
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Nuke | Expert | 16 Yrs. |
Combustion | Expert | 22 Yrs. |
Shake | Expert | 21 Yrs. |
After Effects | Intermediate | 25 Yrs. |
Fusion | Intermediate | 15 Yrs. |
Autodesk Toxik | Intermediate | 18 Yrs. |
Apple Motion | Functional | 19 Yrs. |
Mokey | Functional | 20 Yrs. |
Programming Languages |
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MEL Script | Expert | 18 Yrs. |
MAX Script | Intermediate | 22 Yrs. |
ASP | Intermediate | 27 Yrs. |
Javascript | Intermediate | 27 Yrs. |
SQL | Intermediate | 25 Yrs. |
ColdFusion | Intermediate | 22 Yrs. |
Python | Intermediate | 13 Yrs. |
PHP | Functional | 20 Yrs. |
AJAX | Functional | 12 Yrs. |
VBScript | Functional | 27 Yrs. |
ActionScript | Functional | 25 Yrs. |
Graphics |
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Photoshop | Expert | 32 Yrs. |
Illustrator | Expert | 28 Yrs. |
Freehand | Intermediate | 22 Yrs. |
HDR Shop | Functional | 23 Yrs. |
Editing |
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Avid | Expert | 22 Yrs. |
Final Cut Pro | Intermediate | 20 Yrs. |
Premiere | Functional | 28 Yrs. |
Sound/Audio |
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Pro Tools | Expert | 19 Yrs. |
Fruity Loops | Intermediate | 27 Yrs. |
Sound Forge | Functional | 22 Yrs. |
Cubase | Functional | 22 Yrs. |
Acid Pro | Functional | 22 Yrs. |
Sound Track Pro | Functional | 19 Yrs. |
2003-2005 University of Advancing Technology 2526 W. Baseline Rd, Tempe, AZ Bachelors in Multimedia Visual Effects |
1998-2002 Oklahoma City Community College 900 W. May Ave, Oklahoma City, OK Associates in Multimedia |