Simon Holden joins Company 3 as a visual effects supervisor and senior visual effects artist. Holden, a freelancer for most of his career, brings broad experience in creating visual effects for commercials and numerous credits in feature films. He will primarily focus on advertising work, providing visual effects supervision on the set and through post-production, as well as performing hands-on visual effects work.
"Simon is a great talent and makes a wonderful addition to Company 3," said Company 3 president, Stefan Sonnenfeld. "He possesses strong technical skills, he is an excellent creative problem solver and will be an invaluable asset to our clients in planning and executing unique visual effects."
Holden, a U.K. native, has lived and worked in Southern California since 1989. He spent a short tenure as a staff artist at Click 3X, and has spent most of that time working freelance for many of the industry's top visual effects houses, including Digital Domain, Method Studios and RIOT. Holden's recent works include campaigns for Apple's iPod (TBWA Chiat Day), Volkswagen and Burger King (Crispin, Porter + Bogusky).
Holden began his career in England as an ink-and-paint artist. In 1982, he co-founded Moon + Parrot Prods. (later The Holden Film Co.), which specialized in visual effects oriented spots. He won numerous awards, including a Design and Art Directors Award for Outstanding 20 Second Commercial. He later was visual effects director with London's Framestore.
In addition to his commercial work, Holden's film credits include PAYCHECK, PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: THE CURSE OF THE BLACK PEARL and GHOSTS OF THE ABYSS. He also worked on the television series SMALLVILLE, BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER, STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION and THE X FILES.
Company 3 Santa Monica, is located at 1661 Lincoln Blvd. Ste. 400 Santa Monica, California 90404. For more information, call Stefan Sonnenfeld or Luis Ribiero (commercials) at (310) 255-6600.
Company 3 New York (wwwcompany3.com), is located at 535 Fifth Avenue, 5th floor, New York, New York 10017. For more information, call Marcelo Gandola at (212) 687-4000.
