Biography

Olivier Sarda, a seasoned creative & technical visual expert, is an award nominated VFX supervisor with over 100 blockbuster film credits such as "The Gray Man," "Extraction," "Spiderman," and "Avengers," Sarda has worked on-set to create high-end commercials for clients like Nike, Honda, Toyota, Cadillac, Coors, Revlon, IBM, Chevrolet and BMW.

Besides supervising in-house post-production teams, Sarda has recently been involved with handling international VFX studios for QC / Tech checks on behalf of Netflix productions. Olivier has also been recruited for his wide skill set in real-time game engine technology / cinematics in Unreal and Unity as well as particles systems, fluid simulation and VDBs using JangaFX's EmberGen & LiquidGen.

A few years ago, Sarda transferred his deep VFX background into AR (Augmented Reality) and VR (Virtual Reality) development and technology, founding BrainGoo Studios, an independent commercial team which focused on development of mobile content in Unity.

As a creative director, Sarda developed original AR (Vuforia and Metaio) games and tech demos in Unity for Android and iOS platforms. Proficient in developing for multiple VR platforms, including Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, Samsung Gear VR and Google Cardboard, Sarda was also responsible for product strategy, business development, client relations and technology management. Sarda created Waatoodoo (iOS), a geolocation social activity network which allowed users to discover personalized activities meaningful to them.

Sarda formerly worked at Digital Domain as VFX supervisor / 2D manager, where he developed a new business model that enabled the company to quickly secure lower-budget feature work that kept the production pipeline filled and avoided overhead pitfalls.

Sarda worked at film director Peter Jackson's Weta Digital and at Cinesite London on notable films like "James Bond," "Harry Potter" and the "Band of Brothers" mini-series. Previously, Sarda joined Pacific Title Digital Studio and Pacific Title Mirage in Los Angeles, working with multi-Oscar-winning scientist Dr. Mark Sagar on photo-realistic avatars for e-Commerce solutions. Sarda also worked at DreamQuest Images and Cinesite in Burbank, as part of the team responsible for the first digital film restoration in history, "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs."
- IMDb mini biography by: Santa Monica