Christian Gossett Vilá

I am currently at MARVEL studios Animation working on an as yet unannounced Disney+ original series as a Story Artist.

Before the pandemic, I directed my first two episodes of live action network television for the CW on their scifi show, PANDORA.

Before my transition to directing, I did a  great deal of concept design. In my early 20's, I was hired by Lucasfilm as one of the first artists to retro-design the Star Wars galaxy and visually define its early history, starting from 4000 BLS (Before Luke Skywalker) to the rise of the Empire.

Several of my designs remain active in Star Wars canon.

I am very proud to have done several tours of duty with Sir Richard Taylor's WETA workshop New Zealand. I was in the design room on KONG and on set with the wardrobe and art department. I also had the privilege of hiring WETA to digitally paint a graphic novel of mine, which is currently in development as a series with a spec pilot written by Ashley E. Miller (THOR, XMEN FIRST CLASS).

Other credits include a two-year tour with Netflix animation from 2020 to 2021 by way of Lex & Otis, the animation studio of Zack Snyder and Jay Oliva.

Also, as a director, my first short was honored by the ICG (Local 600) with an Emerging Cinematographers Award for my friend and DP James Takata. My first visual effects-heavy short film was very well received on social media, earning almost two million dollars via crowdfunding.

 

Role with the VES

As I am half Puerto Rican on my mother's side, the opportunity to speak with underrepresented students around Southern California is something I am very grateful for. Thanks to the legendary Patricia Rose Duignan, I am part of the speaker's program. I have connected with many students, letting them know that a career in VFX is not beyond their realm of possibility.