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Joel Codina
Joel Codina
Concept Art and DMP at Ghost VFX/ Director / VFX Supervisor
Copenhagen, Denmark

Summary

Joel Codina, originally from Barcelona and currently based in Copenhagen, is a young director and producer who is also beginning to make a name for himself as a visual effects supervisor in feature films and shortfilms.

After studying animation and working as a concept artist at wellknown studios such as 23Lunes Creative Animation Studio and Ghost VFX,where he contributed to high-profile projects like Star Wars: The Mandalorian, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, Fast & Furious X, and more, Joel has expanded his career into directing and producing.

Most recently, he produced and directed his new project Game Night, which consolidates his creative vision and demonstrates his ability to lead international teams in complex productions. In addition to his work in visual effects for film and television, Joel is focusing on supervising VFX on larger-scale productions, further expanding his influence in the audiovisual industry.

His career blends a strong artistic foundation with storytelling skills, positioning him as an emerging figure in directing and creative supervision within the world of film and visual effects.

Skills

Concept ArtEnvironment DesignCharacter DesignMatte PaintingIllustrationStoryboarding

Software proficiency

Photoshop
Photoshop
ZBrush
ZBrush
Blender
Blender
Keyshot
Keyshot
Marvelous Designer
Marvelous Designer
DAZ Studio
DAZ Studio

Productions

    • Movie
      Mermaid Killer
    • Year
      2021
    • Role
      Director, Production Designer, VFX sup, and more
    • Company
      Personal project
    • Movie
      Troll
    • Year
      2022
    • Role
      Concept Artist & Matte Painter
    • Company
      Ghost VFX
    • TV Production
      Star Trek Strange New Worlds
    • Year
      2021
    • Role
      Concept Artist & Matte Painter
    • Company
      Ghost VFX
    • TV Production
      Star Trek Picard
    • Year
      2022
    • Role
      Concept Artist & Matte Painter
    • Company
      Ghost VFX
    • Movie
      Slumberland
    • Year
      2022
    • Role
      Concept Artist & Matte Painter
    • Company
      Ghost VFX
    • TV Production
      For All Mankind
    • Year
      2021
    • Role
      Matte Painter
    • Company
      Ghost VFX
    • TV Production
      Star Wars: The book of Boba Fett
    • Year
      2021
    • Role
      Matte Painter
    • Company
      Ghost VFX
    • TV Production
      Shadow and Bone
    • Year
      2021
    • Role
      Concept Artist & Matte Painter
    • Company
      Ghost VFX
    • TV Production
      Locke & Key
    • Year
      2021
    • Role
      Matte Painter
    • Company
      Ghost VFX
    • TV Production
      Clarice
    • Year
      2021
    • Role
      Concept Artist & Matte painter
    • Company
      Ghost VFX
    • TV Production
      Star Trek: Discovery
    • Year
      2020
    • Role
      Concept Artist & Matte Painter
    • Company
      Ghost VFX
    • TV Production
      Star Wars: The Mandalorian
    • Year
      2020
    • Role
      Matte Painter
    • Company
      Ghost VFX
    • Video Game
      Farlight Commanders
    • Year
      2021
    • Role
      Concept Artist & Matte Painter
    • Company
      Farlight Games Industry

Experience

  • Director / Production Designer / VFX supervisor and more at Mermaid Killer shortfilm
    Afghanistan
    October 2021 - October 2022

    Mermaid Killer is a life action shortfilm with vfx about pirates and monsters.

    The shortfilm was done with the help of around 80 profesionals around the world.

    We shoot on spain and we made most of the pre and posproduction between denmark and the rest of the world.

  • Concept Artist & Matte Painter at Ghost VFX
    Copenhaguen, Denmark
    January 2021 - Present

    Concept Artist & Matte painter for some shows under NDA

  • Concept art & Mattepainting trainee at Ghost VFX
    Copenhagen, Denmark
    July 2020 - December 2020

    Star Wars: The Mandalorian ( Disney +) 2020 - Matte Painter

    Star Trek: Discovery (Netflix) 2020- Concept Artist & Mattepainter

    Clarice 2021- Concept Artist

    https://ghost.dk/

  • Freelance Concept Artist at Farlight Games Industry
    Spain
    July 2019 - September 2019

    Concept Art and Matte Painting for Farlight Commanders

    http://www.farlightgamesindustry.com/

  • Junior Concept Artist at 23Lunes-Creative Animation Studio
    Barcelona, Spain
    May 2019 - June 2019

  • Concept art intern at 23Lunes-Creative Animation Studio
    Barcelona, Spain
    April 2019 - May 2019