Julian Foddy

Biography:

Julian Foddy is a Visual Effects Supervisor at Industrial Light & Magic. After ten years working in VFX, he joined Industrial Light & Magic’s London studio in 2015, contributing to Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows and supervising a team on Transformers: The Last Knight. He also collaborated with John Knoll on Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, serving as Second Unit VFX Supervisor during the later stages of production. In 2017, Foddy supported Roger Guyett and Grady Cofer in supervising the visual effects for Steven Spielberg’s Ready Player One. Before transitioning into digital visual effects in 2004, Foddy spent 15 years in the music industry, gaining international recognition as a DJ and record producer. He pursued a new path following a residency in Hong Kong and a three-month tour across Australia in 2003. Upon returning to the UK, he studied game design and digital entertainment at Derby University, launching his VFX career while still completing his studies. Foddy quickly rose through the ranks of the 3D department. He became CG Supervisor on Paul Greengrass’s Green Zone within two years. He later tackled creating a fully CG lead character in the Simon Pegg and Nick Frost comedy Paul, which earned a VES Award nomination for Best Animated Character. His work as CG Supervisor continued on effects-heavy productions such as The Dark Knight Rises and Fast & Furious 6. During these projects, Foddy expanded his expertise to include on-set visual effects supervision, an area he particularly enjoys, with credits on films like Hercules and Geostorm. He has also served as Second Unit Visual Effects Supervisor and Splinter/Aerial Unit Director on multiple occasions.