David Seager joined ILM's Vancouver studio in the summer of 2017. Shortly after graduating, he pursued a career in visual effects. He joined Square USA on the groundbreaking film Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within. Over the next 20 years, David proceeded to work for Centropolis FX, Sony Pictures Imageworks, and the Moving Picture Company on such films as Matrix Reloaded & Revolutions, The Aviator, Men in Black 3, Maleficent, Game of Thrones, and The Hunger Games. Additionally, his career has spanned everything from pipeline engineering and shader writing to post-production team supervision and on-set VFX supervision. David grew up in Indiana and received his Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Mechanical Engineering from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology and Clemson University, respectively. He has lived in Vancouver for the past five years with his wife and three sons.
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