Client-side VFX supervision,
from script to final delivery.

My work has taken me across continents, with shoots and editorial supervision delivered in North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Australia, and Africa. I am a proud member of the Visual Effects Society and Producers Guild of America.

"Safeguarding both the visual effects budget and the director's vision."

As a client-side VFX producing supervisor, I safeguard both the visual effects budget and the director's vision. I've contributed to feature films, commercials, and series from early preproduction through on-set supervision to final delivery, giving me a perspective on the full arc of filmmaking. My work spans VFX breakdown and budgeting, concept design, shot design and tests, end-to-end production management, virtual production, global vendor collaboration, and navigating complex rebate systems.

My background in Industrial Design and CAD/CAM brought me to Hollywood in the nascent era of digital visual effects, as the industry was transitioning from optical effects. Over three decades, I travelled the traditional journeyman path, starting as a junior animator and steadily climbing the ranks. My formative years were shaped by the mentorship of two trailblazing visual effects supervisors: John Van Vliet and Laurel Klick, both from Industrial Light & Magic.

I bring tested expertise across the visual effects spectrum, covering budgeting, preproduction, design, production planning, on-set supervision, and post-production delivery. As a Head of Department, I oversee the entire VFX process with the project's best interests at the forefront.

Ajoy Mani
LocationNew York City
SpecialityProduction VFX Supervisor & Producer
Feature Films26
Series4 Seasons / 34 Episodes
Active Since1997
BackgroundVisual Effects / Industrial Design / Software & AI Development
MembershipsVES · PGA
§ Expertise
01

End-to-End VFX Production

  • Full-service supervision from VFX breakdown and budgeting through on-set supervision to final post delivery
  • Proven track record of project completion on time and on budget
  • Hands-on experience running VFX operations across all phases of production
  • Drone, 2nd Unit and Splinter Unit directing experience
02

Global Production & Crew

  • On-location experience across North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Australia and Africa
  • Designed, organised and oversaw shoots on six continents
  • Extensive international network of VFX vendors and crew
  • Works with a highly efficient small crew footprint; training and integrating local crews to minimise overhead
03

Budget & Vendor Management

  • Extensive VFX breakdown, design, budget and full post-production experience
  • Direct experience successfully bidding out and completing sequences with major VFX studios globally
  • Cross-border multi-facility pipeline management with consistent brief and review standards
  • Negotiating scope with line producers and studios while protecting the creative brief
04

Proprietary VFX Software

  • Designed and developed proprietary client-side VFX management software; a force multiplier for production
  • Enables smaller crew footprint, real-time reporting and quantifiable on-set efficiencies
  • Covers bidding, editorial, vendor management and on-time/on-budget finishing
  • Custom software and AI development with production workflow integration
05

Technical & Creative Direction

  • Experience with high-end 2D and 3D packages; custom workflows and software programming on a project-by-project basis
  • Credited studio supervision and crew training experience
  • Concept design, previs and animatic direction from earliest script stage
  • Industrial Design foundation; systems thinking applied to VFX methodology
06

Work Authorisation & Mobility

  • US Citizen with full domestic production access
  • EU and UK fast-track work permit and residency
  • Overseas Citizen of India
  • Genuinely global availability; no sponsorship or visa delays on six continents
§ Career timeline
Feature Film & Television — Production VFX Supervisor & Producer
2026

Riddick: Furya

Production VFX Supervisor / Producer

Director: David Twohy. Starring Vin Diesel. Early prep, location scouting, design and prep. In preproduction.

2025

A Few Days In The Sun

Production VFX Supervisor / Producer

Director: Mauro Mueller. Starring Mabel Cadena, Matilda Lutz, Harold Torres, Costa Ronin. Completed.

2023

The Walking Dead: Dead City — Season 01

Production VFX Supervisor & Producer · AMC · 10 Episodes

Showrunner: Eli Jorne. Starring Lauren Cohan, Jeffrey Dean Morgan. Released June 2023.

2021

Swan Song

Production VFX Supervisor & Producer · Apple TV+

Director: Benjamin Cleary. Starring Mahershala Ali, Naomie Harris, Glenn Close, Awkwafina, Adam Beach. Produced by Anonymous Content. Theatrical release 17 December 2021.

2019

Emergence — Season 01

On-Set VFX Supervisor · ABC · 10 Episodes

Series produced by ABC Network. Completed.

2017–2019

Happy! — Seasons 01 & 02

Production VFX Supervisor & Producer · NBC Universal / SyFy / Netflix · 18 Episodes

Showrunner: Patrick Macmanus. Director: Brian Taylor. Starring Christopher Meloni, Patton Oswalt, Ritchie Coster. Season 01 ran on SyFy December 2017–February 2018; distributed internationally on Netflix.

2017

The Upside

On-Set VFX Supervisor

Director: Neil Burger. Starring Brian Cranston, Kevin Hart, Nicole Kidman. Completed.

2016

Another Shot (My Other Home)

Production VFX Supervisor & Producer

Director: Larry Yang Zi. Starring Stephon Marbury, Allen Iverson, Baron Davis. 2017 theatrical release. Completed.

2015

The Yellow Birds

Production VFX Supervisor

Director: Alexandre Moors. Starring Jack Huston, Jennifer Aniston. 2017 theatrical release.

2014

Mechanic: Resurrection

Production VFX Supervisor

Director: Dennis Gansel. Starring Jason Statham, Tommy Lee Jones, Jessica Alba, Sam Hazeldine. Summer 2016 theatrical release.

2014

The Expendables 3

Production VFX Supervisor

Director: Patrick Hughes. Starring Sylvester Stallone, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Mel Gibson, Jason Statham, Dolph Lundgren, Jet Li, Kelsey Grammer. Theatrical release 15 August 2014.

2013

RoboCop

VFX Studio Supervisor @ Perception NYC

Director: José Padilha. Production VFX Supervisor: James Price. Starring Joel Kinnaman, Gary Oldman, Michael Keaton, Samuel L. Jackson. Theatrical release 12 February 2014.

2013

Marvel: One Shot — Agent Carter

VFX Studio Supervisor & Producer @ Perception NYC

Director: Louis D'Esposito. Starring Haley Atwell, Dominic Cooper. DVD release 24 September 2014.

2013

Homefront

Production VFX Supervisor

Director: Gary Fleder. Starring Jason Statham, James Franco, Winona Ryder, Kate Bosworth. Theatrical release 27 November 2013.

2013

Olympus Has Fallen

VFX On-Set Supervisor · New Orleans

Director: Antoine Fuqua. Starring Gerard Butler, Morgan Freeman, Ashley Judd, Aaron Eckhart. Theatrical release 5 April 2013.

2012

The Expendables 2

Production VFX Supervisor

Director: Simon West. Starring Sylvester Stallone, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Bruce Willis, Jason Statham, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Chuck Norris. Theatrical release 17 August 2012.

2011

Conan the Barbarian

Production VFX Supervisor

Director: Marcus Nispel. Starring Jason Momoa, Ron Perlman, Rose McGowan, Rachel Nichols, Stephen Lang.

2011

Drive Angry 3D

VFX Supervisor

Director: Patrick Lussier. Starring Nicolas Cage.

2011

The Mechanic

VFX Supervisor

Director: Simon West. Starring Jason Statham, Donald Sutherland.

2010

Stone

Production VFX Supervisor

Director: John Curran. Starring Robert De Niro, Edward Norton, Milla Jovovich.

2008

Righteous Kill

Production VFX Supervisor

Director: Jon Avnet. Starring Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, John Leguizamo, Donnie Wahlberg, Carla Gugino.

2005

Flow: For the Love of Water

Motion Graphics

Director: Irena Salina. Documentary.

Studio & Agency Roles
2007–2008

Show + Tell Inc — Creative Director

New York, NY

Leading solutions for spectacular displays and in-store content. Mega digital signs for Times Square; clients include ABC, Chase, LG, Toys'R'Us. Projects include Lincoln Center Renovation with Diller, Scofidio & Renfro and the Brooklyn Nets Stadium with Gehry Architects and Pentagram.

2002–2008

Blinking Eye Creative Services — VFX Supervisor & Production Partner

New York, NY (SoHo)

Full-service post-production boutique. Visual effects supervision, design, 3D/2D animation, motion graphics and online editing for film, television and commercials. Large-scale project outsourcing to Eastern Europe, Korea and India. Clients include Millennium Studios, Hakuhodo, RNCD. New media work for Rokkan, Nitro Group, Digitas and Aerobrand.

Early Career — VFX Artist
1997–2001

Available Light Ltd — Senior VFX Artist & Designer

Burbank, CA

Post-production VFX studio founded by Academy Award-nominated VFX Supervisor John Van Vliet. Among the first digital artists to transition the studio from optical to digital VFX. Credits include Blues Brothers 2000 (Universal), Inspector Gadget (Disney), My Favorite Martian (Disney), Armageddon, The Faculty, Dogma.

1999

Inspector Gadget / My Favorite Martian / Dogma

Senior VFX Artist (3D/Comp Generalist)

Available Light Ltd, Burbank CA & Threshold Digital, CA.

1998

Armageddon / The Faculty / Blues Brothers 2000

VFX Artist (3D/Comp Generalist)

Available Light Ltd, Burbank CA. Directors: Michael Bay, Robert Rodriguez, John Landis.

§ Education

B.Sc. Industrial Design

Summa Cum Laude

College of Architecture, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ

Additional CAD/CAM, CNC Milling and Prototyping Certification

§ Professional Affiliations

Visual Effects Society

Vetted and current member (VES)

Producers Guild of America

Vetted and current member (PGA)

§ Work Authorisation

Global Availability

US Citizen

EU & UK fast-track work permit / residency

Overseas Citizen of India

VES

Visual Effects Society

An honorary society representing the full breadth of the global visual effects community. Membership recognises professional contribution to the art and craft of VFX.

PGA

Producers Guild of America

Representing producers in film, television and emerging media. PGA membership reflects the producing scope of the VFX Producing Supervisor role.