John Kunz | Effects Artist

Work Experience



APPLE | 2017 - 2018
Digital Artist

ACADEMY OF ART UNIVERSITY | Current
Course Instructor for ANM 699 Dynamics Simulation: Houdini 2 (Fall Semester 2018)
Course Instructor for ANM 242 Procedural Effects: Houdini 1 (Spring Semester 2018)
Course Instructor for ANM 499 Destruction & Mayhem (Fall Semester 2017)
Course Instructor for ANM 344 Dynamics Simulation: Houdini 2 (Fall Semester 2017)
Course Instructor for ANM 344 Dynamics Simulation: Houdini 2 (Spring Semester 2017)

INDUSTRIAL LIGHT AND MAGIC | 2015, 2016, 2017
Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2 (2016)
Warcraft (2016)

ATOMIC FICTION | ​2015, 2016
Ghost in the Shell (2017)
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)
Allied (2016)
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (2017)
Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension (2015)
Rings (2017)

OCULUS STORY STUDIO | 2016
Dear Angelica (2016)

DREAMWORKS ANIMATION | ​2015
Completed the 2014 Effects Challenge. Designed tools using Python, VEX, and shell scripting (tcsh).

MOVING PICTURE COMPANY | 2013, 2014
AAA: Emma (TV Commercial)
Acura: Let The Race Begin (TV Commercial)
Carl’s Jr: X-men (TV Commercial)
Fiat: Godzilla (TV Commercial)
Mercedes: Demolition Derby (TV Commercial)

METHOD STUDIOS | 2014
Project Almanac (2015)
Samsung Centerstage: Digital Showroom
GE One Day: Future of Innovative Technology (TV Commercial)

SIDE FX SOFTWARE | October 2012 - April 2013
Completed the Houdini Effects Artist Internship.
Spoke at Siggraph 2013 Birds of a Feather “VFX Student and Intern Showcase”

BLUE GIANT | June 2012 - July 2012
Carly Rae Jepsen - Part of Your World (Music Video)

CINELICIOUS | ​August 2012 - October 2012
Red Sky (2014)
Make Haste Slowly (2012)
Miguel - Adorn (Music Video)




Education



SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY | ​Class of 2012
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Computer Art and Animation