Greg McKneally
Visual Effects Supervisor & Lead Animator
Location:
Our studio, down a lane in Kennington, London Day job:
Visual Effects Supervisor, with interesting other stuff too Dream job:
The one I have Film:
The Age of Stupid Time on the job:
1.5 years Jet, jeep, bus or bike:
Bus, baby, bus Original connection:
Saw an ad on Shooting People Memorable moment:
Lizzie saying I couldn't meet Franny because "you've got too many ideas and she'll want to do them all" Scared of:
Friendly Fire Guilty of:
Sleep deprivation and the bouts of extreme silliness that follow Biography:
Video of Dead Polar Bear to Refugee Camp:
Read about the animation process, and what happened to this material here.
Video of the Archive, exterior and interior:
Find out how the above animation was constructed here.
Animators line up the shot: Animation Director Martyn Pick (blue shirt) shows Visual Effects supervisor Greg McKnealley exactly the framing he's after for the green screen shoot.
costume adjustments: Visual effects supervisor Greg McKnealley completing the final fitting for Sylvia's futuristic refugee costume. Always a man for detail here he is making sure the back of her costume looks right even though it won't be seen by the camera.
animators in action: Visual Effects Supervisor Greg McKnealley is horrified the scene isn't as he imagined as he views the shot through a monitor on the ground.