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Edward Grad

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Academy Award – 2014. "Big Hero 6" – Best Animated Feature. Walt Disney Animation Studios.
My latest demo reel shows 15+ years of matte-painting and CG environments work for Hollywood feature film, feature animation and TV series. Primarily using Photoshop, Maya and Nuke.  I'm focusing on photorealistic matte painting, digital set extensions, CG environments and concept art. I'm Los Angeles based senior matte painter.
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Edward Grad is a digital matte painter and concept artist based in Los Angeles, California. He has worked on Academy Award winning features and Emmy award winning TV series. During his 20-year career in visual effects, Grad has created innovative work for top Hollywood studios in L.A. and New York City, including Walt Disney Animation, Digital Domain, Technicolor, HBO, DreamWorks Animation, Marvel, CBS Studios, 20 Century FOX, Starz, MPC and Framestore.
BornJuly 19, 1976
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BornJuly 19, 1976
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    Known for

    La Reine des neiges (2013)
    La Reine des neiges
    7.4
    • Visual Effects(Walt Disney Animation Studios)
    • 2013
    Rupert Grint, Matthew Lewis, Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, and Evanna Lynch in Harry Potter et l'Ordre du Phénix (2007)
    Harry Potter et l'Ordre du Phénix
    7.5
    • Visual Effects(IMAX)
    • 2007
    Boardwalk Empire (2010)
    Boardwalk Empire
    8.6
    TV Series
    • Visual Effects
    Scott Adsit in Les Nouveaux Héros (2014)
    Les Nouveaux Héros
    7.8
    • Visual Effects(Walt Disney Animation Studios)
    • 2014

    Credits

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    Visual Effects



    • The Silence of Mercy
      • digital matte painter: Luma Pictures
      • Post-production



    • Rashida Jones in Sunny (2024)
      Sunny
      6.5
      TV Series
      • matte painter
      • 2024
    • Matt Damon and Casey Affleck in The Instigators (2024)
      The Instigators
      6.2
      • digital matte painter
      • 2024
    • Supacell (2024)
      Supacell
      7.0
      TV Series
      • digital matte painter
      • 2024
    • Laura Dern, Carol Burnett, Leslie Bibb, Allison Janney, Ricky Martin, Josh Lucas, Kristen Wiig, Kaia Gerber, and Amber Chardae Robinson in Palm Royale (2024)
      Palm Royale
      6.7
      TV Series
      • matte painter and concept artist
      • 2024
    • Mandy Patinkin, Jayne Atkinson, Linda Emond, David Marshall Grant, Danny Johnson, Lisa Lu, Pardis Saremi, Lauren Patten, Rahul Kohli, Angela Zhou, Violett Beane, and Hugo Diego Garcia in Death and Other Details (2024)
      Death and Other Details
      6.7
      TV Series
      • matte painter & concept artist
      • 2024
    • Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2024)
      Mr. & Mrs. Smith
      7.0
      TV Series
      • digital matte painting/concept artist
      • 2024
    • Christine Baranski, Audra McDonald, Donna Murphy, Cynthia Nixon, Louisa Jacobson, Morgan Spector, Carrie Coon, and Denée Benton in The Gilded Age (2022)
      The Gilded Age
      8.1
      TV Series
      • digital matte painter
      • 2023
    • Claire Danes, Dennis Quaid, CCH Pounder, Timothy Olyphant, Adia, Zazie Beetz, and Jharrel Jerome in Full Circle (2023)
      Full Circle
      6.3
      TV Mini Series
      • matte painter and concept artist
      • 2023
    • What We Do in the Shadows (2019)
      What We Do in the Shadows
      8.6
      TV Series
      • digital matte painter
      • 2023
    • Joaquin Phoenix and Armen Nahapetian in Beau Is Afraid (2023)
      Beau Is Afraid
      6.6
      • digital matte painter/concept artist
      • 2023
    • Hilary Swank in Alaska Daily (2022)
      Alaska Daily
      7.5
      TV Series
      • digital matte painter
      • 2023
    • Betty Gilpin in Mrs. Davis (2023)
      Mrs. Davis
      7.3
      TV Mini Series
      • digital matte painting/concept artist
      • 2023
    • Charlie Hunnam, Elektra Kilbey, Alexander Siddig, Antonia Desplat, and Shubham Saraf in Shantaram (2022)
      Shantaram
      7.4
      TV Series
      • digital matte painter: Fuse FX
      • 2022
    • Tony Hale, Seth Carr, Emmy DeOliveira, Marta Kessler, and Mystic Inscho in Le mystérieux cercle Benedict (2021)
      Le mystérieux cercle Benedict
      7.6
      TV Series
      • digital matte painter: Fuse FX
      • 2022
    • Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, Kathy Najimy, Doug Jones, Lilia Buckingham, Belissa Escobedo, and Whitney Peak in Hocus Pocus 2 (2022)
      Hocus Pocus 2
      6.0
      • digital matte painter
      • 2022

    Actor



    • Hendrix (2000)
      Hendrix
      5.6
      TV Movie
      • Backstage artist (uncredited)
      • 2000

    Animation Department



    • Scott Adsit in Les Nouveaux Héros (2014)
      Les Nouveaux Héros
      7.8
      • look development artist: Walt Disney Animation Studios
      • 2014

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    Edward Grad - Matte Painting Demo Reel Feature Film & TV
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    Edward Grad - Matte Painting Demo Reel Feature Film & TV

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    • Born
      • July 19, 1976
      • Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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      • Male
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      • Straight
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      • White

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      Toronto, Canada

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