Oscar-winning producer Albert S. Ruddy's never-before-revealed experiences of making The Godfather (1972) Overall (Production) VFX Supervisor overseeing nearly 800 shots, from prep through post, and 5 VFX vendors across 5 time zones, along with multiple LIDAR scanning and still photography units. Extensive collaboration with production designer Laurence Bennett, our cinematographers, special effects and stunts. The show was shot entirely in Los Angeles. The VFX work involved creating historically accurate and highly detailed fully CG environments and matte paintings that captured the essence of 1970's NYC and Los Angeles, while complimenting the production design. My team was relied upon to re-create iconic set pieces from The Godfather that no longer exist today. We also created crowds of thousands of people in period accurate clothing, period cars, airplanes, and provided weather and SFX enhancements. Delivered on schedule and under budget.
Summary
I'm a Los Angeles based VFX Supervisor with over a decade and a half of work spanning across blockbuster feature films, episodic TV, high-end TV commercials and everything in between. I strive to achieve feature film quality work regardless of the medium.
Credits
8/22 – 2/23
Visual Effects Supervisor (Additional) – Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania
Marvel — Film (Feature-length) — Marvel Studios
8/22 – 2/23
5/21 – 5/22
Visual Effects Supervisor – The Offer (Season 1)
Paramount+ — TV — Paramount Television Studios Details
5/21 – 5/22
10/20 – 11/20
Visual Effects Supervisor – Old
Universal Pictures — Film (Feature-length)
10/20 – 11/20
6/19 – 8/20
Visual Effects Supervisor – The Queen's Gambit (Season 1)
Netflix — TV Details
6/19 – 8/20
Working closely alongside production designer Uli Hanisch, my team transformed modern day Berlin and Toronto into late 1960's era Las Vegas, Mexico City, Paris, Kentucky, Ohio, New York and Moscow. In addition to the numerous matte paintings, set extensions, seasonal changes, CG cars, airplanes and crowds my VFX team developed the concept and look for various chess game hallucinations throughout the show.
12/18 – 4/19
Visual Effects Supervisor – The Society (Season 1)
Netflix — TV
12/18 – 4/19
10/18 – 1/19
Visual Effects Supervisor – The Code (Season 1)
CBS — TV — Timberman/Beverly Productions
10/18 – 1/19
5/18 – 1/19
Visual Effects Supervisor – Dreamland
Paramount Network — Film (Feature-length)
5/18 – 1/19
6/18 – 9/18
Visual Effects Supervisor – If Beale Street Could Talk
Film (Feature-length) — Annapurna Pictures
6/18 – 9/18
Orgs
Media
Recos
Education
New York University
M.S. Digital Imaging and Design
Rider University
B.S. Business Administration and Computer Information Systems
Rochester Institute of Technology
Skills
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