DSDeven Saxena
Film, VFX & Animation

Soar & Theeb at Studio X

Led a team of 30 artists on award-winning projects, including Soar (Student Academy Award winner) and Theeb (Academy Award nominee).

Company Studio X, Academy of Art UniversityRole 3D LeadWhen Nov 2013 – Dec 2017
  • Team lead
  • Procedural shading
  • ShotGrid
  • RV
  • Led a team of 30 artists, and worked with clients and producers to set deadlines and targets within project budgets.
  • Built procedural shading and surfacing for a non-destructive pipeline, with shaders based on research and high-resolution scans.
  • Streamlined the render → RV → ShotGrid loop for faster client feedback, and scripted repetitive jobs.

Projects: Soar (Student Academy Award winner, 2015) and Theeb (Academy Award nominee, Best Foreign Language Film, 2016).