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Helena Packer-Burnson
Visual Effects Supervisor

Helena Packer, founder of the all-inclusive visual effects company Whodoo Efx, has designed and supervised visual effects for a wide range of films, television, video games, and awardwinning commercials.

With a strong creative design background Helena has been in the forefront of developing cutting edge visual effects systems such as Harry Digital Compositing and the Discreet Logic Flame. Helena brings with her the experience as Artistic Liaison at Quantel interfacing with R & D
scientists, visual effects artists, and the advertising industry.

At both Encore, as the in-demand “Harry” expert, and Helena Efx (a company she formed in partnership with Crossroads Films), she specialized in high profile national commercials and top rated television programming. Subsequently she was named VP of Encore’s visual effects facility R!OT, spearheading their international award-winning advertising campaigns.

Helena is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences and the Visual Effects Society.


Film credits include:
Charlie Wilson’s War
X2
Failure to Launch
Anamorph
The Stepford Wives
The Tuxedo
House on Haunted Hill
Television credits include:
Twin Peaks
Hill Street Blues
L.A. Law
Doogie Howser, M.D.
The X-Files
Sisters

   
Commercials include:
Mercedes-Benz, Nike, Coca-Cola,
McDonald’s, Toyota, Sunkist, Honda,
Travelocity, Mattel, Hefty, Taco Bell,
Magnavox, Carl’s Jr., Texaco, Cadbury,
Lexus, Miller Beer, Chevy, Dodge,
Overstock.com, Nintendo
Video Games include:
Command and Conquer: Red Alert 3







Sarah Paul
Visual Effects Producer


Sarah is the Visual Effects Producer for Whodoo Efx., recently finishing production on over 200 effects for Mike Nichol’s feature film “Charlie Wilson’s War.” Sarah’s other feature projects with Whodoo Efx include “Anamorph” starring Willem Dafoe, and “Failure to Launch” starring Matthew McConaughey.

Shortly after graduating from The Savannah College of Art and Design, Sarah started a Multimedia 3D Visualization Company called Digital Hardhat, serving as owner and Creative Director. As creative director Sarah applied her client’s construction ideas into 3D visualizations and VO presentations with video interviews for events and marketing. Projects included: 3D visualization for the Georgia World Congress Center, A 3D presentation for a new Sports Stadium in Gwinnett, GA, as well as many malls, home developments and churches in the southeast.

In 2001, Digital Hardhat merged with RCMS Group and Sarah stayed on as Creative Director running the outsource division with RCMS International in Hyderabad, India (RCMS India).  Here, she was responsible for all interactions with the clients and creative team. Sarah developed all processes for delivery and communication of the 3D Visualization division concerning outsourcing creative work to the team in India.

During this time, Sarah also worked on Independent films such as “Freez’er”, “Ghost of the Needle”, and “Dark Remains” serving as Visual Effects Supervisor, Artist and Executive Producer.

Today, Sarah continues her work at Whodoo Efx as the primary liaison between the VFX crew and the Owner/VFX Supervisor, Helena Packer-Burnson. She is chiefly responsible for delivering the project on time and within budget, negotiation of crew rates, and the day-to-day management of Whodoo Efx including IT.

Sarah is a member of the Visual Effects Society.

Our very talented freelance Artists:


David Alexander
Eric Bruno
David Brzozowski
Marla Carter
Billy Higgins
Yoshiko Hirata
Darren Kiner
Roger Kupelian
Janice Lee
Michele Moen
Joe Morrison
Harry Paakkonen
Mike Saz
Andrea Shear
Terry Shigemitsu
Leigh Rens
Keith Yakouboff
Fabio Zapata
 

 
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