London-based VFX Supervisor and Creative Director Peter Eszenyi founded his company Lunarstorm Studio in 2018, after spending 7 years at Territory Studio as VFX Supervisor and Creative Lead. He worked on films such as Guardians of the Galaxy, The Martian, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Ghost In The Shell, Blade Runner 2049 and Pacific Rim: Uprising.
EXPERIENCE
1. Feature film, Television, commercial and experimental projects
2. Setting up and leading teams, mentoring and supervising artists, developing visual narratives and concepts, solving creative and CG/VFX problems
3. VFX and CG and Comp supervision
4. Worked very closely with directors, production designers, producers and other visual effects supervisors and heads of departments on set and throughout the post production phase
5. Script and VFX breakdown, methodology consultation, bidding and planning, pre-vis, on-set supervision, data acquisition, post-vis, post production.
6. Art direction and Concept design
7. Visual development
Feature Film and HETV Experience
2023-24 On-set VFX Supervisor - Black Doves (Netflix)
2023-24 VFX consultant - The Amateur (20th Century Studios)
2022-23 VFX Supervisor - Renegade Nell - (Disney+) Dupe VFX
2022 VFX concept design - Dungeons and Dragons - Perception NY
2022 VFX concept design - The Adam Project - Perception NY
2021 On-set GFX - In The Earth - Ben Wheatley
2021 Creative Direction - What If? - Perception NY
2021 On-Set VFX Supervisor - Dance Monsters - Realtime UK
2021 VFX Supervisor - Can I Help? - Short Film
2021 On-set GFX - Godzilla vs Kong - Studio C
2020 On-set GFX/VFX - Matrix Resurrections - Studio C
2020 On-set GFX/VFX - Suicide Squad - Studio C
2020 On-set GFX design - Midnight Sky - Studio C
2019 Prologue Supervisor - The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance (Overall Supervisor: Sean Matthiesen)
2018 VFX Supervisor - Johnny English Strikes Again - Territory Studio
2018 VFX Design Lead - Axl - Territory Studio
2017 VFX Supervisor - Pacific Rim Uprising - Territory Studio (Overall Supervisor: Peter Chiang)
2017 DFX Supervisor - Phoenix Forgotten - Territory Studio (vfx supervisor: Paddy Eason)
2017 DFX Supervisor - National Geographic: Year Million (Episode one)
2016 VFX Supervisor - Ghost In the Shell - Territory Studio (Overall Supervisor: John Dykstra, Guillaume Rocheron)
2016 CG Supervisor/Design Lead - Blade Runner 2049 - On set GFX/VFX Territory Studio
2016 VFX Supervisor - Close to the enemy (BBC series) - Territory Studio
2016 VFX Lead - Zoolander2 Prologue - Territory Studio
2015 Screen GFX/FUI (on-set) - The Martian - Territory Studio
2015 VFX and Design Lead - Hitman: Agent 47 Titles - Territory Studio
2015 Screen GFX/FUI Lead - Mission Impossible - Territory Studio
2015 Screen GFX/FUI Lead - Spy - Territory Studio
2015 VFX Supervisor - Miles (short) -Territory Studio
2015 Screen GFX/FUI (on-set) - Avengers: Age of Ultron - Territory Studio
2014 Screen GFX/FUI (on-set) - Ex Machina - Territory Studio
2014 Screen GFX/FUI (on-set) - Guardians of the Galaxy - Territory Studio
2013 Screen GFX/FUI (on-set) - Fast and Furious 6 - Territory Studio
2013 VFX and Design lead - Zero Dark 30 (on set GFX) Territory Studio
Commercials Experience
2023 On-set VFX Supervisor - Hublot - Future Deluxe
2021 On-set VFX Supervisor - Copper - Untold
2019 VFX Supervisor - various sky bet commercials
2018 VFX Supervisor - Freight Train Works - Doublewide
2016 VFX Supervisor/Design lead - Batman v Superman 360 Experience - Facebook (immersive content)
2016 VFX Supervisor - Barbarians promo (History channel)
2016 VFX Supervisor - Sudden Attack 2 Promo (Nexon)
2016 VFX Supervisor - Virgin Atlantic commercials (Alpha Century)
2014 VFX Supervisor - Heroes and Generals - Square Enix (Live action trailer)
2013 VFX Lead - Santander McLaren London F1 Street Race
2012 CG Lead - Virgin Atlantic IFE system - Virgin Atlantic
Director
2015 Director - Puzzle - Godlike (music video)
2014 Director - No ifs no buts - Life under the flightpath
2013 Director - Scifi london Teasers
WORK EXPERIENCE
2018 - Freelance Visual Effects and MGFX Supervisor
2016 - 2018 VFX Supervisor/Creative Lead - Territory Studio
2012 - 2016 Head of 3d - Territory Studio
2008 - 2012 VFX and Design Lead Freelance, MGFX Lead Freelance, Director
2007 - 2008 Head of Art - TBWA Budapest
2005 - 2006 Senior Art Director - Publicis Budapest
2004 - 2005 Art Director - Freelance
1999 - 2003 Art Director - Leo Burnett
AWARDS AND RECOGNITION
Beazley Designs of the Year 2018 Shortlist - graphic interfaces for Blade Runner 2049
Motionographer Awards 2017 - Film UI - Blade Runner 2049
No Ifs No Buts 2014 - Life Under The Flight Path
The Hollis Sponsorship Awards 2013 - Santander London Grand Prix
IVCA Awards 2013 - Santander London Grand Prix
Sports Industry Awards Shortlist 2013 - Santander London Grand Prix
Hypnosis Creative Gold Award 2008 - TBWA Christmas Card
New York Festivals Finalist 2004 - Volksbank Housing Loan Film
Golden Blade Festival: Silver Blade 2004 - Volksbank Housing Loan Film
Kreativ Magazine Award 2003 - ElectroWorld - Fisherman
Golden Blade 2003 - Agency of the Year: Leo Burnett
Golden Blade 2003 - ElectroWorld - Hot Promo
Golden Hammer: Grand Prix 2002 - ElectroWorld Opening Campaign
Golden Drum: Golden Watch 2002 - ElectroWorld Opening Campaign
Golden Drum: Golden Drumstick 2002 - Volksbank - Optimum Loan Campaign
Skills:
- direction (creative and live-action)
- VFX supervision (on-set and post production)
- leading and supervising teams
- concept creation
- idea generation
- pitch work (ideas, boards, concepts)
- project budgeting and planning
- R&D
- modelling, sculpting, texturing, lighting and shading, lookdev
- FX (particles, smoke, water)
- motion graphics
- compositing
- illustration
- storyboards
Software: Cinema 4D and Maya with Vray, Arnold and Redshift, Turbulence FD and X-particles, Houdini, Substance Painter, Realflow, Zbrush, After Effects, Photoshop, Illustrator and Nuke. Various Photogrammetry tools, Shotgun, Ftrack.