Derek Spears

Special Visual Effects

Derek Spears currently serves as a VFX Supervisor at Scanline VFX.

His career has straddled both Art and Technology. He began working for Silicon Graphics where he helped develop the Cineon Digital Compositing System, which received an AMPAS Technical Achievement Award. From there, Derek moved to Cinesite where he helped found its 3D Computer Graphics department. He has worked on Feature Films, Commercials and Television at VIFX, Digital Domain, Pixomondo and Rhythm & Hues.

His work at Digital Domain won a Silver Clio for the spot Virtual Andre. While at Rhythm & Hues as a Visual Effects Supervisor, he won a VES award for the Feature Film The Sum of All Fears and a Bake-Off appearance for the third film in the Mummy franchise.

Derek has been involved in the resurgent era of Television, working on Visual Effects for such shows as The Walking Dead, Black Sails, The Orville, and Watchmen. He has won three Emmys and a VES award for Game of Thrones.

Derek is a member of both the Television and Motion Picture Academies and has served on the Special Visual Effects Peer Group Executive Committee. He holds a degree in Electrical Engineering and is an Instrument-rated pilot.