Cyril Chu (BFA '01)

Biography

My time studying Fine Art at Queen's University will always have a special place in my heart. Within the walls of Ontario Hall, there lived an incredible community of people who nurtured me as an artist. A mixture of passionate expression, technical refinement and critical thinking shaped my understanding of Art. These same things continue to inform how I live my life today. I was blessed to have had the privilege of studying here.

After graduating from Queen's University in 2001, I continued my studies at Sheridan College earning a Post-Graduate Certificate in Computer Animation in 2002 followed by a Post-Graduate Certificate in Digital Effects in 2003. By September of that year, I had moved to the United Kingdom to begin my digital artist career in post-production of the feature film industry, with a specialty in creating 2D and 3D digital environments.

In the UK, I worked at London's historic Ealing Studios until 2004, helping to produce the UK's first animated feature film. In 2005, I continued my career at one of Toronto's largest visual effects companies - Mr. X Inc. - where I assisted in creating over a dozen feature films for them. I spent some time working between Toronto and Vancouver until 2008 when I joined Australia's largest visual effects company - Animal Logic. I worked in Sydney for 2 years before migrating to Singapore and joining the Southeast Asian branch of Lucasfilm - one of the world's most prestigious post-production companies. By 2012, I returned home to Canada where I continue to create computer graphics for the entertainment industry.

See a list of films that Fred has worked on at IMDb.