Ivelina Dobreva & Ross Gilbert

Compositing Supervisor & CG Supervisor - Axis Studios

Ivelina Dobreva – Compositing Supervisor

Ivelina is a multi-talented Compositing Supervisor, bringing with her a wealth of experience in visual effects. She first worked in Axis Studios in 2014, joining the company again in 2017 and has since worked on some of their biggest broadcast projects, including SyFy’s Happy! and BBC’s Luther. Ivelina has previously worked for some of the biggest visual effects studios in the world, including MPC, Double Negative and Animal Logic, with Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales, and Avengers: Age of Ultron among her credits.

Ivelina leads the compositing team at Axis with passion, creativity and finesse, ensuring the talents of their artists are matched with a smooth project delivery.

Ross Gilbert – CG Supervisor

Ross brings his knack for problem-solving, passion for art, and technical prowess to the Axis VFX studio in Bristol as CG supervisor. Ross has a first-class honours degree in computer graphics from Kingston University and started his career interning at a Soho-based boutique VFX studio. He went on to work at some of the world’s largest visual effects facilities, including Smoke & Mirrors, MPC and Double Negative. During this time, Ross worked on acclaimed projects such as The Jungle Book, The Martian and Netflix’s The Crown. In Bristol, Ross has acted as CG supervisor on SyFy’s Happy! and lighting lead on Aardman’s Early Man. A total all-rounder, Ross contributes at every step of a project’s delivery, from bidding and establishing workflows, to R&D pipeline improvements, troubleshooting, and on-set supervision.

Axis is a multi award winning animation and VFX studio. Specialising in diversity, we’ve built a global reputation for creating commissioned and original entertainment experiences in Film, Television, Games and Theme Parks. Spanning three UK studios, we share a fascination for the possibilities of art and technology, and a passion for discovering where imagination can take us next.

Imaginary friends: and how VFX can help you believe

In this presentation Ivelina and Ross will discuss some of the unique challenges presented working on this radically bizarre show.

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Tom Morledge

Tom Morledge

Chris Frausig

Chris Frausig

Kevin McDowell and Gerald Fitzgerald

Kevin McDowell and Gerald Fitzgerald

Tara Saunders

Tara Saunders

Michael McKenna and Brad Blackbourn

Michael McKenna and Brad Blackbourn

Paul Campion

Paul Campion

Hannah Kenton and Jonathan Wannyn

Hannah Kenton and Jonathan Wannyn

Marion Strunck and David Fleet

Marion Strunck and David Fleet

Scott Pritchard

Scott Pritchard

Zak Chamberlain, Tom Box, John O’Really, Dave Fleet and Simon Le Grand

Zak Chamberlain, Tom Box, John O’Really, Dave Fleet and Simon Le Grand

Sam Keehan

Sam Keehan

Mat Irvine

Mat Irvine

Rikki Trembath, Matt Traynar and Tom Minor

Rikki Trembath, Matt Traynar and Tom Minor

Andrew Robertson

Andrew Robertson

Milk VFX

Milk VFX

James Brennan-Craddock, Matt Kavanagh, James Hattsmith and Gen Mcmahon

James Brennan-Craddock, Matt Kavanagh, James Hattsmith and Gen Mcmahon

Dara McGarry, Sid Harrington-Odedra, Engy Jarrouj and Amy Backwell

Dara McGarry, Sid Harrington-Odedra, Engy Jarrouj and Amy Backwell

Phil Stuart

Phil Stuart

Epic Games

Epic Games

Treehouse Digital

Treehouse Digital

Sian Warren, Chris Hull, Nanna Nielsen and  Francis Ogunyanwo

Sian Warren, Chris Hull, Nanna Nielsen and Francis Ogunyanwo

Paul Franklin

Paul Franklin

Dave Cook

Dave Cook

Gabriel Arnold

Gabriel Arnold

Julian Foddy

Julian Foddy

Igor Jovanovic

Igor Jovanovic

Andy Morley & Maurizio Giglioli

Andy Morley & Maurizio Giglioli

Mikhail Gubkin

Mikhail Gubkin

Amanda Johnstone-Batt

Amanda Johnstone-Batt

Avengers: Endgame – Film Screening

Avengers: Endgame – Film Screening