Michael Ralla (VFX Supervisor) is a visual effects supervisor and Audiovisual Media engineering graduate from Stuttgart’s Hochschule der Medien (HdM). He began his VFX career at Scanline VFX in Munich in 2004, after initially training as a sound engineer and even pursuing a career in heavy metal drumming. Inspired by the pioneering short film 405, he shifted his focus to compositing. Ralla’s professional journey has taken him around the globe, with roles at Animal Logic in Sydney, Framestore in London, MPC in Vancouver, and later Digital Domain and Industrial Light & Magic (ILM) in Los Angeles and San Francisco. His studio experience also includes time at Marvel Studios and additional high-profile facilities. His work has earned industry recognition, including a Visual Effects Society (VES) Award for Outstanding Compositing in a Photoreal Commercial for Welcome Home (2018), shared with Steve Drew, Alejandro Villabon, and Peter Timberlake. He has also received multiple nominations from both the VES and the Hollywood Professional Association (HPA) for his contributions to projects such as The Tragedy of Macbeth (2021) and several high-profile commercials.

James Alexander (VFX Producer) is a prominent Visual Effects Consultant and Producer currently based in Los Angeles. He is widely recognized for his high-level production roles at major studios like Marvel Studios, Warner Bros., and Paramount Pictures. Alexander began his career in London at The Mill in 2001, initially working in commercial traffic and scheduling. Over the following two decades, he transitioned into senior production leadership roles across the globe. He has received two award nominations, including a Primetime Emmy nomination for his contributions to television visual effects.

Guido Wolter is a seasoned and passionate VFX Supervisor with over seventeen years of industry experience. His drive to produce exceptional images for his clients has enabled him to deliver a wide range of projects during his career, including “Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga” (2024), “Mickey17” (2025), “Sinners” (2025) and “Star Wars: Episode VIII” (2017). Guido also has an extensive credit list as both Compositing Supervisor and On-Set VFX Supervisor from his time at Rising Sun Pictures, Animal Logic and One of Us.

Nick Marshall began his VFX career at DNEG London in 2009, working as a roto and paint artist on films like Scott Pilgrim vs. The World and Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows Pt1 and Pt2, before moving into a matte painting role for Captain America: The First Avenger.  Since then Nick has occupied various roles as a matte painter, concept artist, environment generalist and compositor, before eventually moving into the Head of Environments and Generalists role at DNEG Vancouver in 2017. After 5 years in management, Nick jumped back into a creative role as DFX Supervisor for HBO’s The Last Of Us, which earned him an Emmy award. He continued in this position on Dune: Part 2, before leaving DNEG in 2023 to join Industrial Light and Magic as an Associate VFX Supervisor. Since then, Nick has worked on various shows such as ‘Smoke’ for AppleTV, and Ryan Coogler’s ‘Sinners’.

Espen Nordahl, Donnie Dean bios forthcoming.