NYFA / ALUMNI / 3D ANIMATION & VFX + GAME DESIGN / GUILLERMO QUESADA
Guillermo Quesada
3D ANIMATOR | VFX ARTIST | GAME DESIGNER
Graduated from NYFA LA in 2017
Guillermo Quesada Páez is a Spanish seasoned visual effects and virtual production engineer known for his leadership roles in major Hollywood productions. He is recognized for his innovative work in virtual and augmented reality (VR/AR) development, particularly during his tenure at Magnopus, a visual development company based in Los Angeles.
At Magnopus, Quesada played a key role as a VR/AR Senior Engineer, helping to develop the groundbreaking virtual production system used for Disney’s 2019 remake of The Lion King. The company pioneered a virtual reality system that allowed director Jon Favreau (Iron Man, The Lion King) and director of photography Caleb Deschanel (The Passion of the Christ) shoot a film using extensive computer imagery in a physical three dimensional space. This system helped The Lion King earn an Oscar nomination for Best Visual Effects as well dominate the 2020 Visual Effects Society awards. After his work at Magnopus, Quesada moved on to roles at Prime Video & Amazon Studios, continuing his career in virtual production and engineering.
He was a Virtual Production Engineer on Fallout, The Mandalorian and For All Man Kind.
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