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Khatsho John Orfali

  • Visual Effects
  • Composer
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Khatsho John Orfali
Khatsho Orfali joined Industrial Light & Magic in 1995 as a Technical Assistant and over the years has risen through the ranks to Visual Effects Supervisor. He graduated from the University of La Verne with a degree in Computer Science and Engineering. During his senior year at La Verne, he partnered with another student to build a Virtual Reality simulator.

Since 2011, Orfali has been involved in the development of the pipeline for Special Venue Ride projects such as Transformers: The Ride, which won a VES award in its category. Prior to that he worked on ILM's early crowd tools and pipeline for such films as Star Wars Episodes I, II, and III.

Orfali grew up in Jerusalem, Israel and currently resides in Sonoma County, California. Aside from his love for Visual Effects, his passion extends to music where he devotes time to composing cinematic music at his home studio.
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    • Awards
      • 2 nominations total

    Known for

    Pacific Rim (2013)
    Pacific Rim
    6.9
    • Visual Effects(as Khatsho Orfali)
    • 2013
    Battleship (2012)
    Battleship
    5.8
    • Visual Effects(as Khatsho Orfali)
    • 2012
    The Day After Tomorrow (2004)
    The Day After Tomorrow
    6.5
    • Visual Effects
    • 2004
    Anthony Hopkins, Mark Wahlberg, Erik Aadahl, Jim Carter, Peter Cullen, Laura Haddock, and Isabela Merced in Transformers: The Last Knight (2017)
    Transformers: The Last Knight
    5.2
    • Visual Effects
    • 2017

    Credits

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    Visual Effects



    • Samuel L. Jackson, Brie Larson, Iman Vellani, and Teyonah Parris in The Marvels (2023)
      The Marvels
      5.4
      • associate visual effects supervisor
      • 2023
    • U2: UV Achtung Baby Live at Sphere (2023)
      U2: UV Achtung Baby Live at Sphere
      7.3
      Short
      • visual effects supervisor: ILM
      • 2023
    • Tim Allen in The Santa Clauses (2022)
      The Santa Clauses
      6.4
      TV Series
      • visual effects supervisor
      • 2022
    • Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser (2022)
      Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser
      Video Game
      • visual effects supervisor
      • 2022
    • Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run (2019)
      Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run
      8.1
      Video Game
      • visual effects supervisor: ILM
      • 2019
    • Jurassic World: Blue (2018)
      Jurassic World: Blue
      7.3
      Short
      • visual effects supervisor: ILM
      • 2018
    • Anthony Hopkins, Mark Wahlberg, Erik Aadahl, Jim Carter, Peter Cullen, Laura Haddock, and Isabela Merced in Transformers: The Last Knight (2017)
      Transformers: The Last Knight
      5.2
      • digital models & simulations: ILM
      • 2017
    • Soarin' Around the World (2016)
      Soarin' Around the World
      8.2
      Short
      • fx supervisor
      • 2016
    • Race Through New York with Jimmy Fallon (2016)
      Race Through New York with Jimmy Fallon
      6.0
      Short
      • associate visual effects supervisor
      • 2016
    • Leonardo DiCaprio in The Revenant (2015)
      The Revenant
      8.0
      • digital artist
      • 2015
    • Ultimate Energy
      Short
      • cg supervisor
      • visual effects supervisor
      • 2014
    • Pacific Rim (2013)
      Pacific Rim
      6.9
      • lead artist: Industrial Light & Magic (as Khatsho Orfali)
      • 2013
    • Bruce Willis, Dwayne Johnson, Lee Byung-hun, Elodie Yung, Channing Tatum, and Adrianne Palicki in G.I. Joe: Retaliation (2013)
      G.I. Joe: Retaliation
      5.7
      • digital effects artist
      • 2013
    • Battleship (2012)
      Battleship
      5.8
      • digital artist: ILM (as Khatsho Orfali)
      • 2012
    • Frank Welker in Transformers: The Ride - 3D (2011)
      Transformers: The Ride - 3D
      7.7
      Video
      • digital production supervisor
      • 2011

    Composer



    • Lighter Darker: The ILM Podcast (2024)
      Lighter Darker: The ILM Podcast
      Podcast Series
      • Composer
      • 2024

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      • Kahtsho Orfali

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