Presenter

Gios Johnston is the Head of Creatures at Wētā FX. He has a passion for anatomy and creature simulation and provides leadership to ~60 crew in the Creatures department. He’s actively engaged in pushing forward the technology, tooling and pipeline used to create Wētā FX’s award-winning Creature work. Having been in the HOD role for close to a decade he also loves to see Creatures department crew grow and progress within the team and at Wētā FX. He has over 20 years' experience in Animation and Visual Effects. He's worked on key projects such as Avatar and The Hobbit Trilogy.