SAM RICKLES

TECHNICAL + FX ARTIST

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ABOUT

Sam Rickles

Staff Autopilot Technical Artist at

15 Years Experience
12 Feature Films
8 Game Cinematics
Annie Award Annie Nominee

Tools & Expertise

Houdini Katana NukeX Maya Davinci Resolve Photoshop Unreal Engine Python PyQt VEX Shell C++ Lua HScript Bash RenderMan Redshift Karma LLM Workflows Generative Content GitHub

Currently developing photorealistic procedural environments for Tesla's Full Self Driving neural network training. Previously led FX teams at Blizzard Entertainment and Sony Pictures Imageworks on projects spanning feature films, live-action blockbusters, and AAA game cinematics. Georgia Tech graduate (B.S. Computational Media) and 2018 Annie Award nominee for Hotel Transylvania 3.

FILMOGRAPHY

Feature Films

The Angry Birds Movie 2
The Angry Birds Movie 2
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
Hotel Transylvania 3
Hotel Transylvania 3
Spider-Man: Homecoming
Spider-Man: Homecoming
Smurfs: The Lost Village
Smurfs: The Lost Village
Hotel Transylvania 2
Hotel Transylvania 2
Guardians of the Galaxy
Guardians of the Galaxy
Edge of Tomorrow
Edge of Tomorrow
Amazing Spider-Man 2
Amazing Spider-Man 2
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2
Hotel Transylvania
Hotel Transylvania
Arthur Christmas
Arthur Christmas

Game Cinematics & Animated Shorts

Diablo IV: Vessel of Hatred Ending Cinematic
Diablo IV: Vessel of Hatred Ending Cinematic
Diablo IV: Vessel of Hatred Release Date Trailer
Diablo IV: Vessel of Hatred Release Date Trailer
Overwatch 2: Calling
Overwatch 2: Calling
Warcraft Rumble: Launch Cinematic
Warcraft Rumble: Launch Cinematic
Overwatch 2: Kiriko
Overwatch 2: Kiriko
Diablo IV: Ending Cinematic
Diablo IV: Ending Cinematic
Warcraft Rumble: Announce Cinematic
Warcraft Rumble: Announce Cinematic
Overwatch 2: Announce Cinematic
Overwatch 2: Announce Cinematic