Lee Stringer

VFX Supervisor/Episodic Director

Currently an episodic director for a new animated series for LEGO working out of Bangkok.

Lee was working last year in Finland on the feature "Iron Sky", in addition to being the 

VFX Supervisor on the film "Renee" and working on the pilot "Exit Stratergy"

Previously serving as the CG Supervisor at Lucasfilm Animation in Singapore, Overseeing the

3D production of Star Wars The Clone Wars working with over 100 artists.

Lee has been an instructor at the Digital Animation and Visual Effects School in Orlando, FL.

Worked with Gerry Anderson on his "New Captain Scarlet" Series.

Previously he was a CG Supervisor at Zoic Studios working on the Sci-Fi

Channel's Mini Series and first season of "Battlestar Galactica."   The mini-series

was nominated for an Emmy award, and won a Visual Effects Society award in 2004.

The first season episode "33" was also nominated for a 2005 Emmy.

His other projects for Zoic  have included work as a Visual Effects Artist on "Firefly,"

which won the 2003 Emmy for special visual effects, the pilot for a new 'Lost in Space' series,

Steven Bochco's pilot for NYPD 2069, and the "Sketchernauts" commercial for Sketchers shoes.

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Lee has a broad visual effects background and his experience includes

work on feature films, music videos, commercials, theme park attractions, fully animated

episodic television, and video games. While at Foundation Imaging, he worked

on the Robert Wise Director's Edition of Star Trek: The Motion Picture and

spent several seasons on "Star Trek: Voyager." Additionally, he worked on

"Roughnecks: The Starship Trooper Chronicles" and "Dan Dare: Pilot of the

Future"  Lee was nominated for an Emmy in 2002 for his work on the ABC

made-for-television movie Superfire. He was also a teacher at the Foundation Institute.

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Prior to his career in the world of visual effects, Lee worked in IT

operations and support for JP Morgan Bank in London. He created his own

company, Digital EFX, where he specialized in visual effects and web site

design, and he sold television and film-related merchandise. Lee is

also a model maker and has created miniatures for film and television

productions, including Cartoon Network's "Space Ghost Coast to Coast."

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Lee's interest in filmmaking, miniatures and effects began at an early age watching 

the Gerry Anderson series Thunderbirds and Space 1999 while growing up in Great Britain.