Digital Domain Adds Four to New Vancouver Studio

Digital Domain has named four visual effects veterans to the management team of its just-opened Vancouver facility.

The company has hired Troy Brooks as studio manager, Arin Finger as studio producer, Tim Belsher as pipeline supervisor and veteran Digital Domain staffer Darren Poe as digital supervisor.

The studio is already at work, having already begun to contribute to the studio’s visual effects work for Disney’s Tron Legacy and set to start soon on Marvel’s Thor.

‘This core team provides an extraordinary foundation of talent, experience and leadership, and Troy’s background was particularly invaluable to launching this studio,’ says Cliff Plumer, CEO of Digital Domain.

Brooks is a Canada native who joins Digital Domain with over eighteen years of experience in animation and visual effects. Most recently as co-founder and CEO of PipelineFX, Brooks oversaw technology development and strategy for the company and provided consulting to film studios on pipeline workflow.

Finger has over a dozen feature film credits and held various roles on projects including A Christmas Carol, Night at the Museum, Sin City and Hellboy. Belsher was a computer graphics supervisor on District 9 and also worked on War of the Worlds, Poseidon and Star Wars: Episode III ‘ Revenge of the Sith. Poe is a thirteen-year veteran of Digital Domain and served as digital effects supervisor on Roland Emmerich’s 2012 and J.J. Abrams’ Star Trek.