Tim Cunningham

Product Manager

Fontana, California, United States28 yrs 7 mos experience
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Key Highlights

  • Managed teams of up to 400 across multiple countries.
  • Produced two feature films from script to international distribution.
  • Served as primary client liaison for an Academy Award-winning studio.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Film and Visual Effects Production expert with extensive project management experience.

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Visual EffectsFeature FilmsFilmPost ProductionFilm ProductionCommercialsCompositingArtDigital CompositingScreenwritingProducingMatte PaintingAfter EffectsProduction ManagementVFX Supervision

About

I am an experienced creative producer / project manager and filmmaker with a passion for story telling through motion pictures. As a client facing producer I have experience managing mixed discipline teams of designers, digital artists, software developers, and production personnel as large as 400 across multiple facilities in multiple countries and project budgets of $30M+. For the Academy Award © winning studio Rhythm & Hues I served as the primary client liaison responsible for bidding and negotiating the scope of work, communicating project status to stakeholders (internal and external), and facilitating client requests. I was responsible for creating and managing both budget and schedule for the work within the facility’s pipeline to successfully deliver a show as contracted. I worked closely with studio management to build the supervisory team and identify key resources for a given project, determined the internal show structure and sequence assignments for efficient utilization of the show resources, and adjusted our production approach to meet ever changing client needs. I have served as both VFX Producer and Supervisor on smaller projects, managing both schedule and budget along with designing effects solutions and supervising shot work from plate photography through final delivery. Having produced two feature films from script through international distribution as well as multiple short format projects I am comfortable with all aspects of narrative story production - development, writing, fund raising, producing, directing, editing, post-production, marketing, distribution, and deliverables. I can work as a one man show or efficiently drive a full-scale film crew.

Experience

28 yrs 7 mos
Total Experience
3 yrs 8 mos
Average Tenure
25 yrs 3 mos
Current Experience

Netflix

Visual Effects Producer - The Boroughs (S1)

Feb 2025Present · 1 yr 2 mos

Prime video & amazon mgm studios

Visual Effects Producer | Supervisor - Upload (S4)

Jun 2024May 2025 · 11 mos

Marvel studios

Visual Effects Producer - Agatha All Along

May 2022May 2024 · 2 yrs · Los Angeles Metropolitan Area

Legendary entertainment

2 roles

Visual Effects Producer - Carnival Row (S2)

Jan 2021May 2022 · 1 yr 4 mos

Visual Effects Producer - Carnival Row (S2)

Jul 2019Apr 2020 · 9 mos

Netflix

Manager, Production Workflows and Experience for VFX Infrastructure, Technology, & Operations

Apr 2020Jan 2021 · 9 mos · Los Angeles Metropolitan Area

Mighty coconut

Executive Producer | Creative Director | Partner

Jun 2014Mar 2019 · 4 yrs 9 mos · Austin, Texas Area

  • Mighty Coconut is a full service Animation and VFX studio in Austin, TX. We provide work for hire services as well as develop original IP.
  • As Executive Producer I oversee project / script breakdown for bidding / budgeting, develop and maintain project schedules, and serve as client facing producer for both new and existing business. In addition to producing projects I also serve as one of the studio's primary creative directors supervising design and execution of visual effects and animation projects.

Rhythm & hues studios

4 roles

Visual Effects Producer

Dec 2009Feb 2013 · 3 yrs 2 mos

  • Served as primary client liaison responsible for bidding and negotiating the scope of work, communicating project status, and facilitating client requests. Created budget and schedule for the work within the facility’s pipeline to successfully deliver a show on deadline and on budget. Worked with studio management to build the supervisory team and identify key resources. Determined the internal show structure and sequence assignments for efficient utilization of the show resources. Adjusted production approach to meet changing client needs.
  • produced shows of 500+ shots
  • produced multiple projects at a time
  • directly managed team of 30-40 production members and supervisors
  • indirectly managed team of 350+ designers, digital artists, software developers, and support personnel across multiple facilities
  • managed outsource vendors
  • Credits
  • Into the Storm (2013 - Warner Brothers / New Line)
  • Snow White and the Huntsman (2012 - Universal Pictures, Academy Award nominated)
  • X-Men: First Class (2011- 20th Century Fox, VFX Bakeoff, Cinefex cover selection)
  • State of Play (2009 - Universal Pictures)

Digital Producer

Mar 2007Nov 2009 · 2 yrs 8 mos

  • The Wolfman (2010 - Universal Pictures, Digital Producer)
  • Land of the Lost (2009 - Universal Pictures, Digital Producer)
  • Alvin and the Chipmunks (2007 - 20th Century Fox, Digital Producer)

Digital Production Manager

Oct 2006Feb 2007 · 4 mos

  • - Evan Almighty (2007 - Universal Pictures, Digital Producer)

Production Coordinator

May 2006Sep 2006 · 4 mos

  • Animation and Editorial
  • Night at the Museum (2006 - 20th Century Fox, Digital Production Manager)

Hammerhead productions

VFX Art Department Coordinator

Apr 2004Sep 2004 · 5 mos · Greater Los Angeles Area

  • Coordinated for the environment design and matte painting department for "The Chronicles of Riddick".

Studio (c)

Visual Effects Producer

Jan 2004Jan 2005 · 1 yr · Greater Los Angeles Area, Guatemala

  • Fever Pitch (2005 - 20th Century Fox)
  • Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe (2005 - Disney / Walden Media, Academy Award nominated)

Cinesite

Visual Effects Coordinator

Jan 2002Jan 2003 · 1 yr

  • - X-Men 2: X-Men United (2003 - 20th Century Fox)

Freelance

Filmmaker

Jan 2001Present · 25 yrs 3 mos · Austin, TX

  • I successfully wrote, produced, directed, and negotiated international distribution for the independent features Xtracurricular (2003) and Sick Boy (2012). I periodically serve as a freelance visual effects producer / supervisor on smaller budgeted projects such as The Insatiable (250 shots) in 2006 and Pepe and Santo vs America (40 shots) in 2009. Experienced with all aspects of live action motion picture production from IP development through distribution deliverables.

Centropolis effects

Visual Effects Coordinator

Aug 1999Dec 2000 · 1 yr 4 mos

  • Eight Legged Freaks (2002 - Warner Brothers)
  • What Women Want (2000 - Paramount Pictures)
  • The Patriot (2000 - Columbia Pictures)
  • End of Days (1999 - Universal Pictures)
  • Stuart Little (1999 - Columbia Pictures, Academy Award nominated)

Cinesite

Visual Effects PA / Coordinator

Jan 1997Jan 1999 · 2 yrs

  • For love of the Game (1999 - Warner Brothers)
  • Message in a Bottle (1999 - Warner Brothers)
  • Chill Factor (1999 - Warner Brothers)
  • Virus (1999 - Universal Pictures)
  • Practical Magic (1998 - Warner Brothers)
  • Armageddon (1998 - Touchstone, Academy Award nominated)
  • The Postman (1997 - Warner Brothers)

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