MIKE PORETTISupervisor - Creative Technologist - VFX Artist

Profile

Asset Supervisor and VFX Generalist specializing in surfacing, texturing, and modelling, with experience in film and television production, workflow design, and pipeline tools development.

Experience

Jan 2026 — Present

Flying Bark Productions

Asset Supervisor

Sydney, Australia
May 2021 — Oct 2025

Wētā FX

Texture Artist

Texture work for feature films and episodic productions, including Avatar: Fire and Ash, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, and Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes.

Jan 2021 — May 2021

Mr. X

3D Artist

Toronto, Canada

Short-term creature contract for a feature film.

Apr 2018 — Jan 2020

Monsters Aliens Robots Zombies

Asset Supervisor

Toronto, Canada

Managed a small team of asset artists, with responsibilities spanning quality control, workflow design, and pipeline tools development.

Apr 2016 — Apr 2018

Intelligent Creatures

Generalist

Toronto, Canada
Apr 2014 — Apr 2016

Pixomondo

Generalist

Toronto, Canada

Production work on Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon 2, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, and Marco Polo.

Earlier experience 2008 — 2014
Aug 2012 — Apr 2014

Mr. X Inc.

Assets

Toronto, Canada

The Strain, Pompeii, The Mortal Instruments, and Carrie.

2012

Intelligent Creatures

Lighting / Shading

BBC: Secret Universe of the Cell.

Jun 2011 — Mar 2012

Arc Productions

Modeller / Rigger · Lighter / Compositor

Greater Toronto Area, Canada

Modelling and rigging: June — November 2011.
Lighting and compositing: November 2011 — March 2012.

May 2010 — May 2011

Ganz

3D Artist

Digital sculpting for rapid prototyping and asset creation for game engines.

2008 — 2010

Humber College

Peer Trainer

Provided student learning support in 3ds Max as part of a small team.

Selected credits

Film & television work across studios.

  • Avatar: Fire and AshWētā FX · Texture Artist
  • Kingdom of the Planet of the ApesWētā FX · Texture Artist
  • Godzilla x Kong: The New EmpireWētā FX · Texture Artist
  • Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3Wētā FX · Texture Artist
  • Black Panther: Wakanda ForeverWētā FX · Texture Artist
  • Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of MadnessWētā FX · Texture Artist
  • Moon KnightWētā FX · Texture Artist
  • Marco PoloPixomondo · Generalist
  • Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon 2Pixomondo · Generalist
  • The Hunger Games: MockingjayPixomondo · Generalist
  • The StrainMr. X · Assets
  • PompeiiMr. X · Assets
  • The Mortal InstrumentsMr. X · Assets
  • CarrieMr. X · Assets
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