Todd Groves

Todd Groves

Film Maker
Visual Effects Artist and Filmmaker

Santa Monica, California

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December 2015
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About Todd

I am a film maker and visual effects artist. Earlier this year, the film "Genesis: The Future of Mankind is Woman", a sci-fi dark comedy ran the film festival circuit. It received the Audience Favorite Award at the Palm Desert film festival. Two more festivals followed, where it also received praise from audiences alike.

When not working at VFX studios, I am working on. short films from my home studio. I use DaVinci Resolve for VFX, editing, and sound editing, and rendering finals. I use Nuke when working at various effects houses, such as FuseFX and Zoic Studios.

I am always open to working on small independent films. And enjoy developing short films as a means of keeping my creative juices flowing. I would love to work with colleagues I meet here at Stage 32. I am also pursuing acting work. The director of "Genesis" is developing a feature film with a part for me in mind. Let's hope the pandemic ends soon and we all can get back to producing new projects.

Unique traits: I love horror and science fiction films.

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  • Wonder Woman

    Wonder Woman (2017)
    Film Visual effects

  • Kong: Skull Island

    Kong: Skull Island (2017)
    Film Visual effects

  • Logan

    Logan (2017)
    Film Visual effects

  • xXx: Return of Xander Cage

    xXx: Return of Xander Cage (2017)
    Film Visual effects

  • Assassin's Creed

    Assassin's Creed (2016)
    Film Visual effects

  • Resident Evil: The Final Chapter

    Resident Evil: The Final Chapter (2016)
    Film Visual effects

  • Rogue One

    Rogue One (2016)
    Film Visual effects

  • The Great Wall

    The Great Wall (2016)
    Film Visual effects

  • Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

    Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016)
    Film Visual effects

  • Doctor Strange

    Doctor Strange (2016)
    Film Visual effects

  • Jack Reacher: Never Go Back

    Jack Reacher: Never Go Back (2016)
    Film Visual effects

  • Inferno

    Inferno (2016)
    Film Visual effects

  • The Magnificent Seven

    The Magnificent Seven (2016)
    Film Visual effects

  • Sully

    Sully (2016)
    Film Visual effects

  • La La Land

    La La Land (2016)
    Film Visual effects

  • The Conjuring 2

    The Conjuring 2 (2016)
    Film Visual effects

  • Terminator Genisys

    Terminator Genisys (2015)
    Film by Alan Taylor (Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi and Thriller) Visual effects When John Connor (Jason Clarke), leader of the human resistance, sends Sgt. Kyle Reese (Jai Courtney) back to 1984 to protect Sarah Connor (Emilia Clarke) and safeguard the future, an unexpected turn of events creates a fractured timeline. Now, Sgt. Reese finds himself in a new and unfamiliar version of the past, where he is faced with unlikely allies, including the Guardian (Arnold Schwarzenegger), dangerous new enemies, and an unexpected new mission: To reset the future...

  • San Andreas

    San Andreas (2015)
    Film (Action, Drama and Thriller) Visual effects In San Andreas, California is experiencing a statewide earthquake that goes on record as easily the biggest earthquake in history. Dwayne Johnson plays Ray Gaines, a helicopter rescue pilot for the Los Angeles Fire Department, who is trying to find his daughter, Blake (Alexandra Daddario), who is in San Francisco amidst the chaos. Ray's estranged wife, Emma, is forced to turn to Ray for help, as he is her last resort. Together they journey to save their daughter. Written by The Twiz

  • Mad Max: Fury Road

    Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)
    Film by George Miller (Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi and Thriller) Visual effects An apocalyptic story set in the furthest reaches of our planet, in a stark desert landscape where humanity is broken, and almost everyone is crazed fighting for the necessities of life. Within this world exist two rebels on the run who just might be able to restore order. There's Max, a man of action and a man of few words, who seeks peace of mind following the loss of his wife and child in the aftermath of the chaos. And Furiosa, a woman of action and a woman who believes her path to survival may be achieved if she can make it across the desert back to her childhood homeland. Written by Production

  • Avengers: Age of Ultron

    Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)
    Film by Joss Whedon (Action, Adventure and Sci-Fi) Visual effects When Tony Stark tries to jumpstart a dormant peacekeeping program, things go awry and Earth's Mightiest Heroes, including Iron Man, Captain America, Thor, the Incredible Hulk, Black Widow and Hawkeye, are put to the ultimate test as the fate of the planet hangs in the balance. As the villainous Ultron emerges, it is up to the Avengers to stop him from enacting his terrible plans, and soon uneasy alliances and unexpected action pave the way for a global adventure. Written by Marvel Studios

  • Intelligence

    Intelligence (2014)
    Television (Action, Drama, Sci-Fi and Thriller) Visual effects A drama centered on a high-tech intelligence operative who is enhanced with a super-computer microchip in his brain, and the director of the elite government cyber-security agency who supports him.

  • The Blacklist

    The Blacklist (2013 - 2014)
    Television by Jon Bokenkamp (Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance and 1 More) Visual effects A highly articulate, erudite and intelligent businessman and mastermind, "Red" Reddington, has allegedly been on the "10 Most Wanted List" of various U.S. law enforcement agencies for over 20 years. The legend is that Red is as elusive an Artiste as he is clever; Red built and controls a veritable labyrinth of creative enterprises coupled with uncanny ability to gather and finesse information at the drop of a hat. On the first day at FBI for a new female profiler fresh out of Quantico, Red offers to bandy wits with the FBI. Red promises to deliver various criminals and plots previously unknown to any branch of law enforcement... and all Red requests in return is to choose his muse. Written by LA-Lawyer

  • Death Dream

    Death Dream (2012)
    Film Visual effects

  • Mirror Mirror

    Mirror Mirror (2012)
    Film by Tarsem Singh (Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family and 1 More) Visual effects After a beloved King vanishes, his ruthless wife seizes control of the kingdom and keeps her beautiful 18-year-old stepdaughter, Snow White, hidden away in the palace. But when the princess attracts the attention of a charming and wealthy visiting prince, the jealous Queen banishes the girl to a nearby forest. Taken in by a band of rebellious but kindhearted dwarfs, Snow White blossoms into a brave young woman determined to save her country from the Queen. With the support of her new friends, she roars into action to reclaim her birthright and win back her Prince in this magical adventure comedy that will capture the hearts and imaginations of audiences the world over. Written by Relativity Media publicity

  • Water for Elephants

    Water for Elephants (2011)
    Film (Drama and Romance) Visual effects After his parents' death, Jacob Jankowski is left penniless and homeless. Events lead him to joining the circus as their vet, working under their unstable boss August whose violent tendencies give everyone reason to be cautious around him, including his beautiful and quiet wife Marlena, whom August is very possessive of and who Jacob finds himself soon falling in love with. Written by mel47

  • Faster

    Faster (2010)
    Film (Action, Crime, Drama and Thriller) Visual effects A lone man, recently released from prison, seeks out the people from his past who he believes betrayed him. While he forces each to atone for their sins, he must also face what meting out vengeance will do to his immortal soul. Meanwhile, he's not the only one looking to settle old scores. Hired by the man responsible for the events which lead him to prison, an eccentric contract killer follows his every move. Scenes of them crossing paths, sometimes violently, are interspersed with the assassin's self-realizations of how to deal with struggles within his own life. As if old enemies & hired guns aren't enough, a young female detective begrudgingly works alongside a veteran investigator looking to simply survive his last two weeks on the force before retirement, as they seek out the brazen ex-con who has been blazing a path of gasoline-powered destruction in his vintage Chevelle. Written by StoutOfHeart

  • Our Family Wedding

    Our Family Wedding (2010)
    Film by Rick Famuyiwa (Comedy and Romance) Visual effects "Our marriage, their wedding." It's lesson number one for any newly engaged couple, and Lucia and Marcus are no exception. In Our Family Wedding, they learn the hard way that the path to saying "I do" can be rife with familial strife. When they return from college and too suddenly announce their marriage plans, they soon discover that their fathers - two highly competitive over-the-top egos - can wreak a major amount of havoc on their special day. With insults flying and tempers running high, it's anyone's guess if the alpha dads will survive to make it down the aisle in one piece. Lucia's mother is busy planning the wedding of "her" dreams and the only levelheaded one in the bunch is Angela, the groom's father's best friend and lawyer, who manages to keep her cool when the madness reaches a crescendo. With only weeks to plan their wedding, Lucia and Marcus soon discover the true meaning of love and find there is truth to the saying - that when you marry someone, you marry their ... Written by Fox Searclight Pictures

  • Krews

    Krews (2010)
    Film by Hilbert Hakim (Action, Crime, Drama and Thriller) Visual effects A botched car-jacking forces two white-collar criminals to take refuge in the home of the thugs that accosted them. Over the course of one explosive, unpredictable night, worlds collide, fortunes shift, lives are cast aside and the most unsuspecting of heroes walks away with a multimillion dollar score. Written by Method Fest

  • Gulliver's Travels

    Gulliver's Travels (2010)
    Film by Rob Letterman (Adventure, Comedy, Family and Fantasy) Visual effects Lemuel Gulliver has been working in the mail room of a New York daily newspaper for the past ten years. Afraid to put himself out there, he considers himself a loser, as do all his peers. One day, after having finally had enough, he decides to declare his flame to the beautiful Darcy Silverman, the newspaper's travel editor and one of Gulliver's only friends...only to chicken out at the last minute and instead tell her that he'd like to try his hand at writing a column. Darcy accepts and sends him on an assignment to the Bermuda Triangle. There, Gulliver becomes shipwrecked and ends up on the island of Liliput, where he is twelve taller than the tallest man. For the first time, Gulliver has people looking up to him... Written by Happy_Evil_Dude

  • No Ordinary Family

    No Ordinary Family (2010)
    Television by Jon Harmon Feldman (Action, Comedy, Drama and Sci-Fi) Visual effects The Powells are a typical American family living in fictional Pacific Bay, California, whose members gain special powers after their plane crashes in the Amazon.

  • All About Steve

    All About Steve (2009)
    Film by Phil Traill (Comedy and Romance) Visual effects Mary Horowitz writes crossword puzzles for the Sacramento Herald. She's loquacious to a fault. When kids at a career day make fun of her for being single, she accepts a blind date with Steve, the cameraman for a CNN-like news network. Within minutes she decides he's the man for her. He's quickly put off by her constant verbiage and over-the-top advances; he makes an off-hand remark about going on the road with her, and splits. She's moonstruck, writes a sappy crossword puzzle, loses her job, and decides to follow him as the news team crisscrosses the Southwest; Steve's team eggs her on. Then she falls in a mine shaft, and she and Steve become a story; is it a love story? Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>

  • Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian

    Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (2009)
    Film (Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family and 1 More) Visual effects Ben Stiller returns as night watchman Larry Daily, now a successful business man, who gets back to the museum just in time to find that he needs to get his friends out of trouble. This new installment takes us to the Smithsonian, and introduces us to new characters, such as Amelia Earhart, General Custer, and many more!

  • Devil's Creek

    Devil's Creek (2009)
    Film by Mohit Ramchandani (Short, Drama, Horror and Thriller) Visual effects When a small town preacher is saved from a near death experience by a park ranger, he soon finds that his rescuer quickly becomes his captor.

  • Flashforward

    Flashforward (2009)
    Television (Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi and Thriller) Visual effects After the entire world's population blacks out for approximately 2 minutes and 17 seconds, which in effect causes the entire world to see a glimpse of life 6 months into the future, an elite FBI task force is formed to investigate who/what caused the global blackout, whether the events foreseen were simply flashes or true events of what's to come, and whether or not it could possibly happen again... Written by Anonymous

  • Fringe

    Fringe (2009)
    Television (Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi and Thriller) Visual effects The FBI teams up with a formerly-institutionalized scientist - who was performing experiments on the fringe of real science - and his son to investigate weird crimes that are seemingly part of a larger pattern, and may be connected with a global company called Massive Dynamic. Written by Ron Kerrigan <mvg@whidbey.com>

  • Duplicity

    Duplicity (2009)
    Film (Crime, Romance and Thriller) Visual effects Ray works for MI6, Claire for the CIA. She burns him in Dubai. Jump ahead five years: he sees her in Grand Central and confronts her. Both now work in industrial security for corporate giants whose CEOs hate each other. Flashbacks fill us in: is it coincidence that he sees her in Grand Central? In about a week, one of the firms is going to announce a revolutionary product. Under the guise of helping that corporation's rival, can Ray and Claire work their own theft and find an independent buyer? To work together, using the corporate rivalry to their advantage, they would have to trust one another - difficult, if not impossible. Or, is one playing the other? Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>

  • (500) Days of Summer

    (500) Days of Summer (2009)
    Film (Comedy, Drama and Romance) Visual effects After it looks as if she's left his life for good this time, Tom Hansen reflects back on the just over one year that he knew Summer Finn. For Tom, it was love at first sight when she walked into the greeting card company where he worked, she the new administrative assistant. Soon, Tom knew that Summer was the woman with whom he wanted to spend the rest of his life. Although Summer did not believe in relationships or boyfriends - in her assertion, real life will always ultimately get in the way - Tom and Summer became more than just friends. Through the trials and tribulations of Tom and Summer's so-called relationship, Tom could always count on the advice of his two best friends, McKenzie and Paul. However, it is Tom's adolescent sister, Rachel, who is his voice of reason. After all is said and done, Tom is the one who ultimately has to make the choice to listen or not. Written by Huggo

  • The X Files: I Want to Believe

    The X Files: I Want to Believe (2008)
    Film (Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi and Thriller) Visual effects Fox Mulder and Dana Scully both worked at the FBI as partners, a bond between them that led to their becoming lovers. But now they're out of the FBI and have begun new careers. Scully works as a staff physician at a Catholic hospital. Her focus these days is on a young boy with an incurable brain disease. Administration wants to give up on him. Scully, who feels a special bond with the boy, does not. Meanwhile, Mulder's focus is on clipping newspaper articles, throwing pencils into his ceiling and writing about the paranormal. Scully and Mulder are brought together as partners again when a special case requires Mulder's expertise and Scully is prevailed upon to convince him to help. The case involves a pedophile priest who claims he is having psychic visions regarding the whereabouts of a missing FBI agent. Written by J. Spurlin

  • American Son

    American Son (2008)
    Film by Neil Abramson (Drama, Romance and War) Visual effects The story of a young Marine, fresh from Camp Pendleton, who is forced to confront the complexities of adulthood and a volatile home life during a four-day Thanksgiving leave.

  • Nim's Island

    Nim's Island (2008)
    Film by Mark Levin (Adventure, Comedy, Family and Fantasy) Visual effects Nim Rusoe is a girl who joins her father, a scientist, when he does research on marine life on an island. It's just the two of them but she spends her time making friends with all the animals she encounters, chatting on the computer and reading the adventure books of Alex Rover. When her father goes to do some research but when a storm strikes the island he doesn't come back, she gets worried and frightened. She then e-mails Alex Rover hoping that he will come but what she doesn't know is that Alex Rover is a woman who is agoraphobic and germaphobic. But her creation comes to life and eggs her to go. Unfortunately she has never gone anywhere before and is denied her necessities like her sanitary gel by the customs officer at the airport. In the meantime, Nim tries to be strong while waiting for Alex to arrive. Written by rcs0411@yahoo.com

  • The Comebacks

    The Comebacks (2007)
    Film by Tom Brady (Comedy and Sport) Visual effects Lambeau Fields lives a middle-class lifestyle in America along with his wife, Barb, and a gorgeous daughter, Michelle, who he has brought up as a son. Lambeau is a failure and has virtually given up on his career as a football coach. Then his friend, Freddie Wiseman, encourages him to re-enter this field, and he does so by re-locating to Plainfolk in Texas and joins the Heartland State University. It is here he will meet some of the most pathetic players, and quite disillusioned he goes about to find new-comers. He finds a kicker in Jasminder Featherfoot, provided of course, he keeps her involvement secret from the rest of her family. Then he finds Lance Truman, whose drag queen dad has brought him up more like a tom-girl. With these additions and others Lambeau sets forth to include his team in the next Super...Er...Toilet Bowl 2 series, and it is here that he will find that Lance fumbles a lot; Barb is not quite faithful as she seems; he will soon be in jail for Indecent Exposure; ... Written by rAjOo (gunwanti@hotmail.com)

  • Bug

    Bug (2006)
    Film by William Friedkin (Drama, Horror and Thriller) Visual effects Having escaped her abusive ex-husband Goss, recently released from state prison, Agnes, a lonely waitress with a tragic past moves into a sleazy, rundown motel. Her lesbian co-worker R.C. introduces her to Peter, a peculiar, paranoiac drifter and they begin a tentative romance. However, things aren't always as they appear and Agnes is about to experience a claustrophobic nightmare reality as the bugs begin to arrive... Written by alfiehitchie

  • Hoot

    Hoot (2006)
    Film by Wil Shriner (Adventure, Comedy and Family) Visual effects The story of a young man moves from Montana to Florida with his family, where he's compelled to engage in a fight to protect a population of endangered owls, and that a tough girl at his school named Beatrice has some connection with the barefoot boy, who has some connection with vandalism at the construction site. When they realize that a population of endangered burrowing owls is threatened by new construction the kids decide to take on crooked politicians and bumbling cops in the hope of saving their new friends. Written by Anthony Pereyra {hypersonic91@yahoo.com}

  • Idiocracy

    Idiocracy (2006)
    Film (Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi and Thriller) Visual effects Officer Collins has been spearheading one of the US Army's most secretive experiments to date: the Human Hibernation Project. If successful, the project would store its subjects indefinitely until they are needed most. Their first test subject - Joe Bowers - was not chosen for his superiority. Instead, he's chosen because he's the most average guy in the armed services. But scandal erupts after the experiment takes place, the base is closed, and the president disavows any knowledge of the project. Unfortunately Joe doesn't wake up in a year, he wakes up in 500 years! But during that time human evolution has taken a dramatic down turn. After waking up, Joe takes a prison-assigned IQ test and finds that he's the smartest guy alive! Awaiting a full presidential pardon if he can solve one of the country's biggest problems - the dwindling plant population, Joe races against time to solve this problem. But in doing so he alienates half the country in the process! Can he make things right ... Written by halo1k

  • Little Manhattan

    Little Manhattan (2005)
    Film by Mark Levin (Comedy, Family and Romance) Visual effects In Manhattan, 10-year-old Gabe finds his first love when he meets his former kindergarten mate, eleven-year-old Rosemary, in his karate classes. Confused with his new feelings and with the divorce process of his beloved parents, Leslie and Adam, he experiences the delightful unknown sensation of being in love for the first time. Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

  • Keep Your Distance

    Keep Your Distance (2005)
    Film by Stu Pollard (Drama, Mystery, Romance and Thriller) Visual effects In the perfectly normal town of Louisville, KY, there is a perfectly normal man living the perfect life. David Dailey is a man who has it all: A great career, a community that adores him, and an enduring marriage. But beneath the surface, David's idyllic world is crumbling. He's haunted by a series of mysterious notes that warn of an imminent fall from grace. His sultry wife Susan is hell-bent on expanding the horizons of their sex life - with or without him. His longtime assistant Whit is gunning for his job. And he finds himself increasingly attracted to Melody Carpenter, a curious stranger he instinctively trusts because she doesn't know him well enough to betray him. Complicating matters, Melody's jilted boyfriend Sean, a charming and talented trust fund baby, regards David and Melody's fledgling friendship with contempt. As his jealousy seethes deeper, he concocts a devious plan to win her back, unaware his overly protective father has ordered his number one ally to keep an eye ... Written by Lunacy Unlimited Productions

  • Star Party

    Star Party (2005)
    Film by Paul Curley (Horror and Sci-Fi) Visual effects

  • Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights

    Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights (2004)
    Film (Romance and Drama) Visual effects In November 1958, the American teenager Katey Miller moves with her parents and her younger sister to Havana. Her father is an executive of Ford expatriated to Cuba, and Katey is an excellent high school senior student that misses her friends. The family is lodged in a fancy hotel, where Katey accidentally meets the local teenage waiter Javier Suarez. Later she sees Javier dancing in a public square and they become friends, but he is fired from the hotel because her acquaintances have seen them together. Katey invites Javier to participate of a Latin Ballroom Contest in the local Palace club to help him to raise some money, and she secretly meets him in the La Rosa Negra nightclub for rehearsals. Later they fall in love for each other in times of revolution. Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

  • Miracle

    Miracle (2004)
    Film (Biography, Drama, History and Sport) Visual effects The inspiring story of the team that transcended its sport and united a nation with a new feeling of hope. Based on the true story of one of the greatest moments in sports history, the tale captures a time and place where differences could be settled by games and a cold war could be put on ice. In 1980, the United States Ice Hockey team's coach, Herb Brooks, took a ragtag squad of college kids up against the legendary juggernaut from the Soviet Union at the Olympic Games. Despite the long odds, Team USA carried the pride of a nation yearning from a distraction from world events. With the world watching the team rose to the occasion, prompting broadcaster Al Michaels' now famous question, to the millions viewing at home: Do you believe in miracles? Yes! Written by Sujit R. Varma

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