VFX supervisor Walter Schulz has joined Cuebric, a creative-led artificial intelligence (AI) production software company, as its new VFX director.

Prior to joining Cuebric, Schulz served as on set VFX supervisor for Emma Stone’s upcoming episodic show, The Curse, he was also the crowd department supervisor in projects including Godzilla vs. Kong, Spider-Man: Far From Home, and the final season of Game of Thrones—for which his work won an Emmy Award.

He was also the on set VFX supervisor for Roland Emmerich’s Midway (2019), and has worked on more than 30 major feature films and television projects throughout his career.

Schulz has been working with AI and virtual production tools since 2007, by replicating human behavior applied to digital crowds and groundbreaking work for projects such as Clint Eastwood’s Hereafter (Oscar Nomination for Best VFX 2010), also created all AI-driven digital crowds for Hugo directed by Martin Scorsese (Best VFX Oscar winner 2011). Over his extensive career, Schulz has held titles as creature developer while working at ILM (San Francisco) on projects including The Avengers and Transformers: Dark of the Moon.

Over the years, Schulz has also been active in well established Hollywood organizations as a member of the Business, Labor, and Law Committee within the Visual Effects Society, also as a judge for the VES VFX Awards. He is a current member of the Television Academy, the Hollywood Professional Association (HPA), and ACM/Siggraph for which he holds a status as “Pioneer” in the film visual effects industry having over 25 years of proven track record.

“The age of AI is here to stay, embracing the possibilities that it brings is liberating us from rigid workflows and tedious processes,” said Schulz. “Cuebric allows artists and studios of all levels to achieve their vision in faster and affordable ways.”

“Walter Schulz has an incredibly rich background in revolutionizing artificial intelligence in virtual production,” said Cuebric co-founder Pinar Demirdag. “His expertise and experience will prove to be invaluable as Cuebric continues to make strides in developing AI for virtual filmmaking that centers the humanity and creativity of artists. We are thrilled to welcome him to our small but mighty team.”