Rob Pearson VFX
VFX Artist & Pipeline TD

Fifteen years
building impossible
worlds

Houdini · USD/Solaris · Arnold · Pipeline · From feature film to episodic, crafting the tools and visuals that bring stories to life.

15+
Years
30+
Credits
AAA
Features
Houdini FX· USD / Solaris· Arnold Rendering· Pipeline Development· ShotGrid· Deadline· Maya· Nuke· Python· CG Supervision· Houdini FX· USD / Solaris· Arnold Rendering· Pipeline Development· ShotGrid· Deadline· Maya· Nuke· Python· CG Supervision·
Selected Work
All credits

Demo
Reel 2024

Showcasing VFX work across feature film, episodic, and commercial productions — simulations, USD lighting, look development, and pipeline tools in action.

SoftwareHoudini · Arnold · Maya · Nuke
PipelineUSD / Solaris · ShotGrid · Deadline
AvailableRemote · Supervisor & Artist level
Pipeline Tools
01
Image Comparison
Wipe, onion skin, and pixel diff modes for comparing render passes side by side. Built for on-set and review workflows.
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02
Farm Analytics
Self-contained HTML dashboards from Deadline CSV exports with daily render hours, per-job breakdown, and site filtering.
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03
Seq QC Submit
ShotGrid-driven sequence QC submission with programmatic Houdini Solaris LOP network building and Deadline integration.
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Open to new
opportunities

Targeting remote VFX Artist and CG Supervisor roles. Specialising in Houdini FX, USD pipeline, and production tooling for feature and episodic work.

LocationMontreal, Canada
AvailabilityRemote · Open to contract & perm
SpecialityHoudini FX · USD/Solaris · Pipeline TD
IMDbnm3810532
Filmography
Selected
Credits
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Television
Series
Credits
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Pipeline Tools

Tools &
Utilities

Custom tools built across productions — open to share on request. Built for Houdini, Deadline, ShotGrid, and general VFX pipeline workflows.

01
Image Comparison
Side-by-side render comparison with three modes: Wipe (drag divider), Onion skin (opacity blend), and Diff (pixel difference heatmap). Runs as a local Python server with Windows Explorer context menu integration — right-click any two images to compare instantly.
PythonHTML CanvasWindowsLocal server
02
Farm Analytics
Generates self-contained HTML/ECharts dashboards from Deadline CSV exports. Includes daily render hours stacked bar chart, per-job breakdown, ShotGrid fallback handling, site filtering, and full Windows/Linux cross-platform support via Rez.
PythonEChartsDeadlineRezShotGrid
03
Storage Analytics
Two-script pipeline: prewash_xls.py cleans TreeSize exports via LibreOffice headless, then the dashboard generator produces interactive HTML breakdowns by department and show. Useful for tracking disk usage across large productions without external dependencies.
PythonEChartsXLSLibreOffice
04
Seq QC Submit
PySide2 tool for sequence-level QC render submission outside Houdini. Programmatically builds LOP networks per shot (pxoShotContext → light rig → caches → camera → Arnold ROP) and submits to Deadline with correct frame ranges and camera assignments from ShotGrid.
PythonPySide2HoudiniShotGridDeadline
Image Comparison — Live Demo
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