Visual Effects Team

Season 12 VFX Team at lunch (credit @adamwvfx).

Visual effects (VFX) is the art of the integrating live-action footage with computer-generated material. At Supernatural, the VFX lab is based in Vancouver and is headed by Mark Meloche, who has been with Supernatural since the first season. For more information see individual entries.

• Supernatural From Script to Screen: VFX Supervisor Mark Meloche Interview with SuperWiki
• Podcast of the Q and A at the VFX Con by Women of Letters

Season 12

The Supernatural VFX team in season 12 is: • VFX Supervisor - Mark Meloche - @rotomonkee
• VFX Producer - Grant Lindsay
• VFX Coordinator - Adam Williams - @adamwvfx
• Lead Artist - Christopher Richardson - @ChristopherSPN
• 3D lead - Mladen Miholjcic
• Senior 2D Artist - Kevin Genzel
• Senior 2D Artist - Cory Virs - @kuruptpixel
• 2D Artist - Rikin Patel - @rikinpatelvfs
• 2D Artist - Alexandre Boucher - @bouchandre
• 2D Artist - Alejandra Moguel
• 3D Artist - Garret Biles
• 3D TD - John Marshall
• VFX I/O Coordinator - Nadav Santo

Season 11

The Supernatural VFX team in season 11 is: • VFX Supervisor - Mark Meloche - @rotomonkee
• VFX Producer - Grant Lindsay
• VFX Coordinator - Adam Williams - @adamwvfx
• Lead Artist - Christopher Richardson - @ChristopherSPN
• 3D lead - Mladen Miholjcic
• Senior 2D Artist - Kevin Genzel
• Senior 2D Artist - Cory Virs - @kuruptpixel
• 2D Artist - Alejandra Moguel
• 2D Artist - Rikin Patel - @rikinpatelvfs
• 2D Artist - Alexandre Boucher - @bouchandre
• 3D Artist - Garret Biles
• 3D TD - John Marshall
• VFX I/O Coordinator - Nadav Santo

Season 10

The Supernatural VFX team in season 10 is: • VFX Supervisor - Mark Meloche - @rotomonkee
• VFX Producer - Grant Lindsay
• VFX Coordinator - Ryan Curtis - @ryan_curtis
• Lead Artist - Christopher Richardson - @ChristopherSPN
• 3D lead - Mladen Miholjcic
• Senior 2D Artist - Kevin Genzel
• Senior 2D Artist - Cory Virs - @kuruptpixel
• 2D Artist - Alejandra Moguel
• 2D Artist - Rikin Patel - @rikinpatelvfs
• 2D Artist - Werner ten Hoeve
• 2D Artist - Alexandre Boucher - @bouchandre
• 3D Artist - Garret Biles
• 3D Artist - John Marshall
• VFX I/O Coordinator - Adam Williams - @adamwvfx

Season 9

The Supernatural VFX team in season 9 is: • VFX Supervisor - Mark Meloche - @rotomonkee
• VFX Producer - Grant Lindsay
• VFX Coordinator - Ryan Curtis - @ryan_curtis
• Lead Artist - Christopher Richardson - @ChristopherSPN
• 3D lead - Christopher Stewart
• Senior 2D Artist - Vivian Jim
• Senior 2D Artist - Brae Norwiss
• Senior 2D Artist - Kevin Genzel
• 2D Artist - Christian Blaze - @christianblaze
• 2D Artist - Rikin Patel - @rikinpatelvfs
• 2D Artist - Werner ten Hoeve -@Wern_r
• 3D Artist - Mladen Miholjcic
• 3D Artist - Jason Macza - @yarddogsmile
• VFX I/O Coordinator - Adam Williams - @adamwvfx
• IT/Render Manager - John Marshall

Season 8

The Supernatural VFX team in season 8 was:

Season 8 VFX Lab in holiday mode tweeted by Adam Williams

• VFX Supervisor - Mark Meloche - @rotomonkee
• VFX Producer - Grant Lindsay
• VFX Coordinator - Ryan Curtis - @ryan_curtis
• Lead Artist - Christopher Richardson - @ChristopherSPN
• 3D lead - Trevor Chong
• Senior 2D Artist - Steve McLeod - @BlueshiftVFX
• Senior 2D Artist - Kevin Genzel
• 2D Artist - Derek Rein - @pixelhammer
• 2D Artist - Werner ten Hoeve -@Wern_r
• 3D Artist -Mladen Miholjcic
• 3D Artist - Jason Macza - @yarddogsmile
• VFX I/O Coordinator - Adam Williams - @adamwvfx
• IT/Render Manager - John Marshall

Awards

In 2014 the Supernatural visual effects team won a Leo Award for:

• BEST VISUAL EFFECTS in a DRAMATIC SERIES'

For 8.23 Sacrifice

Leo Award (credit @TheJimMichaels).

Congratulations to the VFX team.

Acknowledgments

• Mark Meloche
• Grant Lindsay
• Christopher Richardson
• Trevor Chong
• Kevin Genzel

Ryan Curtis Q&A session at the VFX non-con

VFX non-con meet up

Following the Supernatural convention that is held in Vancouver; the VFX crew along with Jules from Superwiki arrange a get together for the fans as an opportunity to meet the VFX team and discuss the amazing VFX on the show.

For more information on the meet up check out the VFX Con page.

External links

• Jim Michaels Tweet for the Award
• Tammie Barker Tweet for congratulations
• Leo Award Winners 2014
• Adam Williams highlights some of the VFX in 8.19 Taxi Driver
• Season 8 Unofficial VFX Demo Reel Part 1, Part 2, Season 8 VFX Compilation - 2012 Before & After by Adam Williams
• Adam Williams - 2013 VFX Non Con photo's
• Women of Letters Episode 9 - VFXCon Q & A with Ryan Curtis

Interviews/Q&A

• We are the VFX Crew of the TV show Supernatural. AMA! on Reddit
• Supernatural VFX Crew 14.10 on Reddit
• Kaufman, Debra 2016. The VFX Factor: Guild Seminar Examines Effects Workflow for TV. Cinemontage: Journal of the Motion Picture Editors Guild, March 31; archive link
• Clarissa. 2015. Supernatural Set Visit: Go Behind the Scenes of Visual Effects. The TV Addict, December 2 archive link
• Harz, Christopher 2005. Supernatural Season: VFX for Must-Flee TV. Animation World Network, September 30; archive link