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Fred Pienkos

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Founder / VFX Supervisor at Muse VFX
📍 Los Angeles, California, United States

Fred Pienkos is an Emmy Award-winning VFX Supervisor and the Founder of Muse VFX, with over 20 years of industry experience. A graduate of Columbia College Chicago, he leads his team on projects for major television series. Colleagues describe him as knowledgeable, approachable, and a talented leader who fosters a positive and loyal team environment.

Beyond his supervisory role, Fred is deeply passionate about the technical craft of visual effects, having authored training materials and developed custom software tools for his team. He values his professional community, expressing support for his colleagues careers, and shows a keen interest in current events affecting his community in California.

Fred won an Emmy Award for his work on "Star Trek: Enterprise" and holds five additional Emmy nominations.

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Experience
18 Years
Current Role
Founder / VFX Supervisor
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Los Angeles, California, United States
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Priorities

Topics Fred cares about

VFX Pipeline Development
He has a deep understanding of pipeline technologies and has been instrumental in building the technical backbone of Muse VFX, frequently speaking on their use of Fusion Studio.
Creative Problem-Solving
He focuses on turning clients' complex ideas into well-executed visual effects and enjoys discovering advanced techniques to solve visual conundrums for film and television.
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Career

Work history

10-2013
Founder / VFX Supervisor
Muse VFX
7-2000 - 10-2013
VFX Supervisor
Eden FX
1-2008 - 6-2008
Tutorial Author
cmiVFX
6-2005 - 8-2005
Tutorial Author
KURV Studios
12-1999 - 7-2000
VFX Artist
Digital Muse
In the press

Media appearances

Muse VFX Delivers Chilling Effects for ‘From Dusk Till Dawn’ Series. Featured in Animation World Network (AWN)
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Muse VFX creates visual effects for ‘Y: The Last Man’ with Fusion Studio. Featured in Panorama Audiovisual
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Education
9-1991 - 1-1996
BFA
Columbia College Chicago
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