Audiovisual & VFX pipeline consulting
Pipeline design, development and improvement for VFX, animation and CGI studios and producers. 18 years as a pipeline TD and software developer on international productions — including the ftrack Studio team.
Pipeline for VFX and animation studios
The pipeline is the set of tools and workflows that connects every department of a production. When it works, artists focus on creating; when it fails, time and money are lost. As a VFX pipeline consultant I design, develop and improve that machinery — audiovisual pipeline and animation pipeline alike.
I work the pipeline end to end: as a pipeline TD, TD (technical director), pipeline engineer and software developer I've built tools, integrations and automations for VFX, animation and CGI. The service is open to audiovisual production in general, beyond visual effects.
What it includes: pipeline development and design, integration of production-management and audiovisual project-management tools —production tracking tools such as ftrack, Ayon or Flow—, custom tools development for DCCs, production automation of repeated tasks, and audit and improvement of existing pipelines. It is, in essence, production management and audiovisual project management solved from the technical side, not just from the spreadsheet.
Why
Why an outside pipeline consultant
Building or rebuilding a pipeline from the inside competes with day-to-day deliveries. An outside consultant brings senior TD (technical director) judgment, architecture decisions already proven on international productions, and a tool-agnostic point of view — the goal is for your studio to produce better, not to sell a particular tool.
Pricing
Pricing
The reference rate is €100–€120 per hour (international market rate for a pipeline engineer / pipeline TD); fixed-scope projects — pipeline audit, development or custom tools — are quoted per case. The prices shown are indicative and for example only: the final price varies case by case. Click "Show price" for the reference figure.
FAQs
Audiovisual pipeline — frequently asked questions
What is an audiovisual pipeline?
It's the set of tools, integrations and workflows that connects a production's departments — modeling, animation, VFX, render, editing… — so data flows without repeated manual work or errors.
Do you only work with VFX, or also animation and other formats?
My background is VFX and CGI, but the service is open to audiovisual production in general: animation, feature film, advertising or any production with a technical pipeline behind it.
Are you tied to a specific tool like ftrack, Ayon or Flow?
No. ftrack, Ayon and Flow are just some of the production-management tools out there; I work with whichever fits your studio best and, if needed, build a custom one. The offer is tool-agnostic.
Can you develop custom tools?
Yes. As a tools developer and software developer I build custom tools for DCCs, integrations and automations when off-the-shelf options don't cover the studio's case.
Do you work remotely and with international studios?
Yes. I've worked on international productions (Madrid, Wellington, Stockholm…) and the pipeline consulting service works remotely without issue.
Shall we talk about your production?
Tell me where your pipeline stands and where your studio gets stuck. On the first call I'll tell you how I'd approach it — audit, pipeline development or custom tools.