James Nicholl

James Nicholl is an experienced professional in the field of creature effects and visual effects, currently serving as the Head of Creature FX at Framestore Montreal since July 2010. With a background as a Creature Effects Artist and Cloth Technical Director, James has contributed to notable projects such as "Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang," where expertise in secondary animation techniques was applied. Prior experience includes working at Framestore CFC and Lipsync Post, where James was involved in projects like "Avatar" as a Junior Rigger and the "Jungle Book" pitch tests. James holds a BA in Computer Animation and Visualisation from Bournemouth University, earned between 2003 and 2006.