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Adam began carving his career path creating films as a teenager. A Vancouver Film School graduate, he jumped into commercials and short films before embarking on specializing in the world of visual effects. Honing his craft through experience in Assets, TD and Production Management, Jewett has become a visionary creative well versed in all aspects of visual effects. An Emmy nominee, THE BORGIAS (Showtime); Adam has also been recognized with Canadian Screen Awards for his work on THE TUDORS (Showtime) and Richard Bell’s feature film BROTHERHOOD. IMDB

Ali Mio is a passionate, creative Producer with 7+ years’ experience in the screen based industry specializing in animation and visual effects. She excels at managing features and TV series from concept to completion with her eye on delivering the best creative from teams of varying sizes. Her credits include the award winning animated feature film NEXT GEN (Netflix), Jorge Gutierrez’s animated mini-series MAYA AND THE THREE (Netflix), and Tim Burton’s TV series WEDNESDAY (Netflix). IMDB

Alonso is an award-winning visual effects artist with over 20 years’ experience contributing to groundbreaking Hollywood blockbusters.  Alonso has been part of two key teams who have won Oscars for Best Visual Effects, as part of the EX MACHINA (A24) team and again in 2016 on Jon Favreau’s THE JUNGLE BOOK (Disney). Additional credits include, James Gunn’s GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY Vol. 1 & 2 (Marvel), Dan Lemmon’s WAR FOR THE PLANET OF THE APES (20th Century Fox) and Dean Devlin’s GEOSTORM (Warner Bros.) IMDB

Christa is a twenty year veteran of the film and television industry. With long standing roots in visual effects and postproduction, as a producer and business development executive, she has worked with filmmakers to deliver the best creative driven solutions for the screen. Tazzeo Morson is credited with work on the Academy Award winning feature SPOTLIGHT (Open Road Films) and the Emmy award winning television series’ GAME OF THRONES (HBO) and THE HANDMAID’S TALE (Hulu). Additional notable credits include READY OR NOT (Searchlight), LOCKE AND KEY, THE UMBRELLA ACADEMY (Netflix), and SUICIDE SQUAD (Warner Bros./DC). A founding board member and past Chair of the Visual Effects Society (VES) Toronto section, Christa is an active member of the Toronto production community. She holds a publicly appointed seat on the City of Toronto Film Board, the Ontario Creates Industry Advisory Council and is a Women in Film and Television (WIFT) Engagement Committee member. IMDB

As Senior Compositor, Ian brings many years of production experience to Rocket Science. A Gemini-award winner for Best Visual Effects for his work on Terry (2005), Ian also holds an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Special Effects for The Path to 9/11 (2006). Additional recognition includes a VES nomination for The Man Who Saved Christmas (2002), two Canadian Screen Award nominations for Titanic (TV miniseries 2012) and Wet Bum (2014), and a Gemini nomination for Best Visual Effects on Everest (2007). IMDB

John is passionately focused on how to best visually express a story. With over 35 years of experience as a Digital Artist - Animator, Compositor, and CG Supervisor, John has garnered an Emmy nomination for Best Visual Effects for HANNIBAL (NBC), a Canadian Screen Award (CSA/Gemini) for Best Visual Effects, THE ARROW (CBC) and a CSA nomination for his work on the TV series COPPER (BBC). Additional credits include six seasons of THE EXPANSE (Amazon), FARGO (FX), as well as features, DOLPHIN TALE 2 (Warner Bros.) and THE MORTAL INSTRUMENTS: CITY OF BONES (Sony). A film fan since childhood, John’s influences include Hitchcock, Kubrick, Coppola, Spielberg and Frankenheimer. IMDB

JP has delivered VFX on large scale features and streaming TV series. With over 17 years in the visual effects industry, JP recently held post at Mr. X as a VFX Producer and prior to that as Supervising VFX Producer at Deluxe, overseeing the Toronto VFX team. His credits include Scott Cooper’s ANTLERS (Searchlight), Gina Prynce-Bythewood’s THE OLD GUARD (Netflix), Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett’s READY OR NOT (Searchlight), ALTERED CARBON (Netflix), THE EXPANSE (Amazon), THE UMBRELLA ACADEMY (Netflix) and STAR TREK: DISCOVERY (CBS). IMDB  

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Peter McAuley began his career as a summer student at the National Film Archives in Ottawa, where he worked on the recently declassified AVRO Arrow collection. Upon graduating, Peter moved on to be an Assistant Editor for a busy commercial house synching dailies on a Steenbeck. Eventually, he began editing his own commercials and music videos and became a partner at Daily Post. By the mid 90s Peter was signed on to shoot commercials and music videos around the globe as a VFX Supervisor. Working for The Mill, Framestore, MPC, Technicolor, Method, with top Directors on key shoots, including Drake’s Hotline Bling with Director X, Joe Pytka’s Budweiser Superbowl spot, and Bob Hooper’s Budlight Superbowl spot.  Peter jumped in to longform in 2019, as a VFX Supervisor on Deepa Mehta’s FUNNY BOY (Array). FUNNY BOY received eight Canadian Screen Award (CSA) nominations, including Achievement in Visual Effects, Film. McAuley is currently supervising visual effects on Jean-Francois Richet’s THE PLANE (Lionsgate) and Rachel Morrison’s FLINT STRONG (MGM) after delivering on David Cronenberg’s CRIMES OF THE FUTURE. IMDB

Tom's keen technical detail and creative eye helped to fast track his career from VFX Intern to VFX Supervisor. A graduate of Confederation College with a degree in Multimedia Production and Broadcasting, Tom joined RSVFX in 2013. His credits include his Emmy nomination for work on HANNIBAL (NBC), streaming titles, HALO (Paramount +), LOCKE AND KEY (Netflix), INTO THE BADLANDS (AMC) and films such as THE NEST (d. Sean Durkin) and BYE BYE MAN (d. Stacy Title). Tom is a passionate gamer and gains inspiration from the many storytelling techniques found therein. He revels in any new technology he can get his hands on. Tom avidly utilizes motion capture, lidar and photogrammetry gear to explore new avenues for production. IMDB