SAMAR SHOOL
VFX SUPERVISOR | CREATIVE TECHNOLOGIST | CTO
I'm a two-time Emmy Award-winning CG/VFX Supervisor, AI Technologist, Mixed Reality Developer, and founder of The Creative Lounge — a 100% remote creative studio delivering high-end visual effects, CGI animation, AI production, and immersive XR experiences across broadcast, film, and interactive media. In addition to two Emmy wins — for Ancient Oceans (Curiosity Stream, 2020) and National Mall: America's Front Yard (PBS, 2016), im also obliged to be recipient of 7 Emmy nominations and 6 Telly Awards for various animation work for broadcast shows.
With 25 years in the industry, my work spans television, museum exhibitions, and film — for clients including award winning Pixeldust Studios, Discovery Channel, National Geographic, Universal Studios, PBS, WebMD, and many more.
As VFX Supervisor, AI Technologist, and Head of Development at The Creative Lounge, I lead photoreal real-time rendering pipelines using Unreal Engine 5 and Unity HDRP, drive AI production workflows leveraging the latest generative platforms, direct AR/VR experiences across Meta Quest, Magic Leap, and mobile XR platforms, and manage 3D/VFX teams across projects. My toolkit spans Unreal Engine, Houdini, Maya, Unity, Da Vinci, Nuke, After Effects, and cutting-edge generative AI production platforms.
My most recent awesome gig, currently at Meta's Reality Labs, I work as part of the XR AI Experiences team — researching and developing Generative and Agentic AI workflows across Unreal Engine, Unity, Houdini, and other VFX platforms, with a deep focus on ComfyUI integrations and AI-driven asset pipelines for real-time and interactive environments.
I hold an MFA in Animation from the Academy of Art University, San Francisco, and a Bachelor of Architecture from Mumbai, India — a foundation that continues to inform my eye for space, composition, and design.
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