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Ryan Champney

Virtual Production Supervisor

Fairfax, VA

I am responsible for our new systems such as underwater performance capture, robotic eyeline, live action Simulcam, and recently remote stage broadcast and automation.

Q&A

What’s surprising about your job?

The first test of the underwater camera housing was done in my bathtub and the first capture test was done in Jon Landau’s pool.

Favorite memory from the first Avatar?

My favorite memory from the first Avatar was watching the crew first see the virtual characters interacting with the live action actors through the Simulcam.

Fun fact about yourself?

In building a custom baby monitor for my daughter, I got carried away and built a full-sized robotic R2-D2... that also includes a baby monitor.

Most memorable experience from seeing Avatar in theaters?

I remember the people in the theater, friends and strangers, with jaws dropped during the first 3D shots of the Pandoran forest.

Learn More About Our Team

      • Aashrita Kamath

        Art Director

        Kolkata, India

      • Amaya Gutierrez

        Assistant Art Director

        Mexico City, Mexico

      • Angelu Cayanan

        2nd Assistant Camera

        Philippines

      • Ben Milsom

        Live Action Art Director

        Lower Hutt, New Zealand

      • Billy Barnhart

        Senior Data Manager

        Long Island, NY

      • Boryana Dimitranova

        RQC Team Member

        Bulgaria

      • Brenden Holster

        1st Assistant "A" Camera

        Perth, Australia

      • Buffy Bailey

        Stage Operator

        Newport Beach, California

      • Carla Meyer

        Dialect Coach

        New York, NY

      • Casey Schatz

        Simulcam and Techvis Integration

        Boston, MA

      • Chris White

        Visual Effects Supervisor

        Dale City, Virginia

      • Cynthia Rivera

        Sequence Artist

        Arecibo, Puerto Rico

      • Daphne Yap

        Concept Artist

        The Bay Area, CA

      • Dean Lewandowski

        Environment Supervisor

        Orlando, Florida

      • Don De Castro

        Motion Edit Supervisor

        Manila, Philippines

      • Edu Black

        Production Supervisor

        Long Beach, CA

      • Frances Hawker

        Textile Artist/Prop Maker

        Lower Hutt, New Zealand

      • Gwen Whittle

        Sound Supervisor

        Brooklyn, NY

      • Imo Umoren

        Technical Director

        Calabar, Nigeria

      • Joe Pepe

        Lead Character Designer

        Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

      • Jonathan Bach

        Concept Artist

        Austin, Texas

      • Joy Nguyen

        Virtual Camera Coordinator for the Lab

        Dallas, Texas

      • Kacie Borrowman

        Troupe Performer

        Fairfield, Illinois

      • Katie Klosterman

        Free Dive Safety

        San Luis Obispo, California

      • Katie McGinley

        Production Supervisor

        Los Angeles, CA

      • Lisa Doherty

        Textiles Artist

        Te Awanga, New Zealand

      • Motoki Nishii

        Environment Supervisor

        San Diego, California

      • Nate Hopkins

        Post Visualization Supervisor

        Busan, South Korea

      • Nicky Muir

        Visual Effects Producer

        Taranaki, New Zealand

      • Paolo J. Ziemba

        Sequence Supervisor

        Oak Park, Illinois

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