Biography

Ian Comley joined Industrial Light & Magic's London studio in 2014 as CG Supervisor on Star Wars: The Force Awakens which led to a VES Award nomination for Outstanding Animated Performance. Comley served as CG Technology Supervisor for four years, with an eye on both global strategic direction for key areas of ILM technology (including Facial Capture, Look Development and Lighting) and local strategy for the rapid expansion of the London team, including embedding ILM TV. At the same time, he also contributed CG Supervision for Daniel Espinosa's Life and Star Wars: The Last Jedi. His move to Associate Visual Effects Supervisor saw him take on ILM's largest and most ambitious Digital Human project.

Comley began his career at Framestore, rising through the ranks over a 10 year period in the pursuit of creating incredible imagery, including establishing and heading the Pipeline Department, then as Look Development Lead for Alfonso Cuarón's multi-award-winning Gravity (including a VES Award win for "Outstanding Created Environment"), a role which also saw him develop 'Rocket Racoon' for Guardians of the Galaxy, 'Aslan' for Narnia: Voyage of the Dawn Treader and 'Paddington Bear' for Paddington, the show which saw him first step up as CG Supervisor.

As a father of two boys, Comley prioritises spending time with family, as well as making music and photography. He has also participated in the UK Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Maths (STEAM) program, has been speaker at SIGGRAPH, FMX, SCA and Ciclope, and ran Master Classes at the National Centre for Computer Animation.
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Award-winning Visual Effects Supervisor Ian Comley has delivered widely acclaimed, boundary-pushing imagery, creatures and digital humans for projects including ABBA Voyage, Star Wars, Guardians of the Galaxy, Paddington and Alfonso Cuaron's Gravity.

He is Academy and BAFTA Award nominated for his work on Gareth Edward's The Creator, and winner of multiple Visual Effects Society Awards for The Creator, ABBA Voyage and Gravity.

Alongside supervising character-driven projects and a background in Look Development/Shader Writing, he has spearheaded global studio pipeline and technology at both Framestore (Head of Pipeline) and Industrial Light & Magic (CG Technology Supervisor).

As father to two boys, Comley understands, prioritises and promotes healthy work/life balance for his teams, and where possible, fits in music and photography.

He participated in the UK Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Maths (STEAM) programme, has been speaker at SIGGRAPH, VIEW, FMX, SCA, Ciclope, and ran Master Classes at the National Centre for Computer Animation and Visual Effects Society.
- IMDb mini biography by: Ian Comley