Vilmos Thernesz CV

Work experience

01.2019 - Lighting Laboratory VFX supervisor, lead of technical development
06.2019 - 06. 2019. Planet X Onset VFX supervisor
09.2014 - 12.2018 Alphaville Virtual Studios, Previs creative supervisor, Director of Photography
09.2010-09.2014    Digic Pictures Budapest Nuke compositor, lighting TD, R&D specialist, stereographer
10.2009 - 09.2010    Titania MasterPro Budapest Pulses and Waves Production, VFX supervisor, director, DoP
06.2009 - 09.2009    NVizible London digital compositor
10.2007 - 06.2009    Oberon VFX Budapest
Founder in 2000. Vfx supervisor, 2D lead, senior compositor in all projects. Matte and texture painter, Lustre colourist, 3D artist, vfx cinematographer in some projects. At the beginning with two artists, later on leading around thirty in the production peaks.
The position involved managing the all divisions, compositing of the most difficult shots, overall vfx planning, creating complete vfx breakdowns, on set supervising, post prod supervising, making the footages and high-res photos for the vfx layers.
Oberon VFX has specialized for photorealistic visual effects mainly in the feature film market.
06.2007 - 09.2007    Machine FX London digital compositor (VFX supe: John Lockwood)
08.2000 - 05.2007    Oberon VFX Budapest vfx supervisor, 2D lead, senior compositor,
02.1980 - 08.2000    DoP, cinematographer in different projects.

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Research and development activities

Optical phenomenas on surfaces - Shader refinement process. Diffuse and specular reflections in normal and polarized lights.
Reflections of human skin
Remote sensing technologies - photogrammetry with Agisoft Photoscan and 3DSom Pro. Lydar system: Faro Focus laser scanner.
Stereography - Binocular systems on screen. Best IS, screenplane etc. parameters.
Real lighting setups vs. CG lighting. - Template database, similarities and differences.
Real lightsources in filmmaking. - Template database. HDRI for IBL, etc.
HDRI in CGI and digital filmrecording. - rendering, camera datas, color spaces, tonemaps, etc.
Real camera shake in CGI
Mocap virtual camera
Flares - aquasitioning and compositing real flares in CGI, inhouse Nuke gizmos, template database, 3th party softwares
Alpha edge management - noise structure in the edges
Refined processes on mattepaints - faked HDR defocus, lensglow, atmosphere etc.
Color schemes of Hollywood, grading solutions - Template database.

Teaching activities

Part-time teacher of VFX/CGI technologies and lighting at Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design Budapest.

Part-time teacher of cinematography and visual effects technology at Budapest College of Communication and Business.
Course leader of cinematographer BA students with Andras Nagy for 3 years long period.

Part-time teacher of visual effects technologies for DoP students at the Hungarian Film Academy .

Workshop teacher and lecturer in different courses and events.