Hi, I’m Patricia Kavanaugh, a Visual Effects and Animation artist with a long career spanning feature films, TV series, and high-profile productions. I specialize in matchmove and layout, previs and postvis, camera work, and cinematography, collaborating with directors, DP’s, and VFX teams to weave believable, immersive worlds. Beyond the screen, I’ve taught at multiple art colleges and universities, mentoring students in Maya, Nuke, PFTrack, Unreal, and the Adobe Creative Cloud, while continuing to shoot on-set VFX photography and contribute to pre-production planning.…

Patricia Kavanaugh

Hi, I’m Patricia Kavanaugh, a Visual Effects and Animation artist with a long career spanning feature films, TV series, and high-profile productions. I specialize in matchmove and layout, previs and postvis, camera work, and cinematography, collaborating with directors, DP’s, and VFX teams to weave believable, immersive worlds. Beyond the screen, I’ve taught at multiple art colleges and universities, mentoring students in Maya, Nuke, PFTrack, Unreal, and the Adobe Creative Cloud, while continuing to shoot on-set VFX photography and contribute to pre-production planning.…

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Hi, I’m Patricia Kavanaugh, a Visual Effects and Animation artist with a long career spanning feature films, TV series, and high-profile productions. I specialize in matchmove and layout, previs and postvis, camera work, and cinematography, collaborating with directors, DP’s, and VFX teams to weave believable, immersive worlds.

Beyond the screen, I’ve taught at multiple art colleges and universities, mentoring students in Maya, Nuke, PFTrack, Unreal, and the Adobe Creative Cloud, while continuing to shoot on-set VFX photography and contribute to pre-production planning.

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English
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Work Experience

Matchmove and Layout Artist at Industrial Light & Magic
June 1, 2021 - Present
Layout and matchmove for major VFX sequences; CG camera tracking, environment layout, and facial animation mapping. Progressed to Layout Lead on Twisters (2024) and contributed to projects including Venom: The Last Dance (2024) and The Mandalorian productions.
Post Vis Artist at The Third Floor
January 1, 2021 - December 31, 2021
Create post-visualization shots for major assignments using After Effects, Nuke, and PFTrack to map camera and compose sequences.
Animation Professor at California College of the Arts
September 1, 2016 - Present
3D Maya Animation, Animation 1, Senior Project, History of Animation.
Senior Matchmove and Layout Artist at Tippett Studios
February 1, 2015 - September 30, 2017
Previs, layout, and matchmove for feature films and commercials (Ride, Gods of Egypt, League of Gods); led Previs, Layout, and Matchmove on multiple projects; served as Lead on 2016 commercial.
Senior Matchmove and Layout Artist at Atomic Fiction
October 1, 2014 - December 31, 2014
Layout and matchmove on The Walk (2015); supported pre-visualization and shot layout.
Adjunct Professor, School of Animation and Visual Effects at ACADEMY OF ART UNIVERSITY
September 1, 2014 - December 31, 2015
Previsualization and Matchmoving.
Professor at The Art Institutes Los Angeles
March 1, 2013 - September 1, 2013
Matchmoving, Advanced Motion Graphics (After Effects).
Professor, Computer Animation at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
March 1, 2013 - August 1, 2013
March 2013 - August 2013: 2D digital animation courses for MFA Animation students; March 2016 – June 2016: 2D digital animation courses for MFA Animation students.
Professor at ART INSTITUTES LOS ANGELES
March 1, 2013 - September 30, 2013
Matchmoving, Advanced Motion Graphics (After Effects).
Professor, Computer Animation at UCLA
March 1, 2013 - August 31, 2013
2D digital animation courses for MFA Animation students.
Animation, Camera & Environment Layout TD at Rhythm & Hues
January 1, 2012 - February 28, 2013
Snow White and the Huntsman (2012) – Previs and Layout; contributed to camera and environment layouts.
Senior Matchmove TD at Moving Picture Company
May 1, 2011 - December 31, 2011
Layout and Matchmove for Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011) and Jack the Giant Slayer (2013).
Animation Layout TD at Rhythm & Hues
December 1, 2008 - October 1, 2010
The A-Team (2010) – Layout Lead; Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel (2009) – Layout.
Lead Animation Layout TD at Rhythm & Hues
December 1, 2008 - October 31, 2010
The A-Team (2010) – Layout Lead; Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel (2009) – Layout.
Associate Digital Artist / on Set VFX Photographer at Sony Pictures Imageworks
June 1, 2006 - December 31, 2008
On-set VFX photography and digital artist support for effects-heavy features; contributed to Alice in Wonderland (2010), Watchmen (2009), Hancock (2008), I Am Legend (2007), Beowulf (2007).

Education

MFA Animation at University of California Los Angeles
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 2012
BFA Film at San Francisco Art Institute
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 1999
MFA Animation at University of California, Los Angeles
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 2012
BFA Film at San Francisco Art Institute
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 1999

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Media & Entertainment, Education, Software & Internet, Professional Services, Other

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