Special effects and finishing boutique Arsenal FX has brought senior VFX artist Terry Silberman and CG lead Eli Guerron on board. They join a roster that also consists of owner/artist Mark Leiss, and Joseph Grosso, who’s been promoted to senior Flame artist.
A 20-year industry vet, Silberman was previously on staff at Solid. His credits span such clients as Honda (the “Eyes” spot for agency RPA), Monster.com (“Slots” directed by Frank Budgen of Gorgeous Enterprises and Anonymous Content for BBDO New York), Nike (“Spider” for Wieden+Kennedy, Tokyo), K-Swiss (for agency The Gale Group) and Mitsubishi (BBDO L.A.).
Silberman is adept on Autodesk platforms. His expertise spans Flint, Flame, Inferno, Smoke, Combustion, Nuke, PC, Mac, Photoshop and even Jaleo.
Guerron
While he briefly attended El Camino College in Torrance, Calif., Guerron found the VFX program lacking so he hoped for on-the-job experience. He went the internship route and apprenticed for established artists. This approach paid off as Guerron worked his way up the industry ladder, eventually becoming a CG lead and associate creative director at Blissium in Santa Monica, working on campaigns for SpikeTV and TV series such as CSI. Working alongside director Eric Bute and exec producer Jim Rutherford, Guerron oversaw the launch of SpikeTV Original TV’s series Blade and The Killpoint.
After two years with Blissium, Guerron gained broad experience freelancing for Transistor, Logan, Psyop, Imaginary Forces, and Yu+Co, among others. He had some of his most notable collaborations with directors (Frank Budgen, Lance Acord) while freelancing at a52.
Arsenal exec producer Ashley Hydrick said that Guerron’s hire allows the company to pursue more work in modeling, texture, lighting, titles and 3D.
At Arsenal, Guerron has wrapped Cadillac’s “Gallery,” a Yoplait spot directed by Ronnie Koff at Imaginary Forces, and a project for an undisclosed client entailing a collaboration with Richard Taylor, VFX supervisor on the original Tron film.
Disney Pledges $15 million In L.A. Fire Aid As More Celebs Learn They’ve Lost Their Homes
The Pacific Palisades wildfires torched the home of "This Is Us" star Milo Ventimiglia, perhaps most poignantly destroying the father-to-be's newly installed crib.
CBS cameras caught the actor walking through his charred house for the first time, standing in what was once his kitchen and looking at a neighborhood in ruin. "Your heart just breaks."
He and his pregnant wife, Jarah Mariano, evacuated Tuesday with their dog and they watched on security cameras as the flames ripped through the house, destroying everything, including a new crib.
"There's a kind of shock moment where you're going, 'Oh, this is real. This is happening.' What good is it to continue watching?' And then at a certain point we just turned it off, like 'What good is it to continue watching?'"
Firefighters sought to make gains Friday during a respite in the heavy winds that fanned the flames as numerous groups pledged aid to help victims and rebuild, including a $15 million donation pledge from the Walt Disney Co.
More stars learn their homes are gone
While seeing the remains of his home, Ventimiglia was struck by a connection to his "This Is Us" character, Jack Pearson, who died after inhaling smoke in a house fire. "It's not lost on me life imitating art."
Mandy Moore, who played Ventimiglia's wife on "This Is Us," nearly lost her home in the Eaton fire, which scorched large areas of the Altadena neighborhood. She said Thursday that part of her house is standing but is unlivable, and her husband lost his music studio and all his instruments.
Mel Gibson's home is "completely gone," his publicist Alan Nierob confirmed Friday. The Oscar winner revealed the loss of his home earlier Friday while appearing on Joe Rogan's... Read More