EXCEPTIONALLY CRAFTED
VISUAL EFFECTS TAILORED
TO ELEVATE YOUR STORY
AND MAXIMIZE
YOUR PRODUCTION VALUE
ABOUT CASUARINA STUDIOS
Established in 2021 in Vancouver, B.C., Casuarina is a full-service 2D and 3D visual effects studio dedicated to crafting exceptional VFX for feature films and episodic entertainment. Our team of seasoned industry professionals excels at delivering both simple and complex visual effects, ensuring your creative vision is realized on time and within budget. Casuarina was founded by VFX veteran Gregory Watkins, who brings over 25 years of experience as an artist, entrepreneur, and leader in the creative industries.
In 2023, Casuarina served as the sole VFX vendor for the critically acclaimed feature film The Order, starring Jude Law and Nicholas Hoult. In 2024, we contributed to all episodes of Season 2 of The Recruit for Lionsgate, streaming on Netflix, and served as the lead VFX vendor for the post-apocalyptic series Earth Abides, which aired on MGM+.
Casuarina has achieved security clearance for Lionsgate and Amazon MGM and is actively pursuing TPN certification. Additionally, we carry Cyber Security Liability Insurance to ensure the utmost protection for our clients.
We are passionate about creating stunning visuals, but we also value a healthy and sustainable work-life balance—a principle often at odds with the fast-paced demands of our industry. With this in mind, we expanded to Barbados in 2022, offering a distinctive VFX work location that embodies this philosophy.
Our Barbados studio is a cottage-style space nestled among mature tropical trees, just one block from the beach on the vibrant south coast, surrounded by shopping, restaurants, and nightlife. Our Vancouver studio is set up currently for work-from-home with our servers, workstations and render farm co-located in a secure data-centre where we maintain a small IT office with our own dedicated full time IT support. We believe our unique location offerings gives us an advantage to recruit top talent so that we may serve our clients even better.
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OUR WORK
We proudly invite you to view our body of work up to 2024. We have had the tremendous opportunity to work on some challenging projects encompassing a range of work from
post-apocalyptic environments, creatures, science fiction, action and invisible VFX.
Casuarina Studios 2024 VFX Demo Reel
MEET THE TEAM
VFX Supervisor / Co-founder
Gregory Watkins
With over 25 years as an artist, entrepreneur, and leader, Gregory has been instrumental in establishing and growing multiple studios with notable credits spanning Godzilla, Guardians of the Galaxy, San Andreas, Stranger Things S2, and Rampage. He loves the magic of cinema and the immense teamwork required, working with passionate people fostering their personal value in the pursuit of a shared vision.
Compositing Supervisor
Philip Lorentzson
Originally from Sweden, Philip began a career in visual effects across several countries in Europe before settling in Vancouver in 2015. He was part of the team behind the VFX for Game of Thrones S8, earning them an Emmy for Outstanding Visual Effects. Driven by creative challenges, Philip wakes up ready to push boundaries. Outside of work, he thrives on travel and extreme/multi-sports like skydiving, skiing, and triathlons.
Senior Production Coordinator
King Lui Palomo
King brings a decade of experience across episodic and feature projects. His recent credits include The Last of Us (Season 1), Kraven the Hunter, Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery, Tracker (Season 1) and Time Bandits (Season 1). He thrives on the creative and logistical challenge of bringing complex sequences to life by bridging vision and execution with clarity, precision, and a deep respect for story.​​
Studio Manager / Co-founder
Annita Watkins
Annita brings her experience building and managing her own graphic design client roster, training in project management at UBC, and successfully raising two young adults, to help keep all the gears turning at Casuarina. Allergic to procrastination, driven by an old school sense of hard work, she believes if a thing's worth doing, it's worth doing well. She enjoys a good story whether a VFX laden sci-fi or reading a novel in her garden.
CG Supervisor
Marcello Carvalho
Marcello has over 25 years of VFX experience, but above all, he deeply loves what he does. Crafting beautiful, meaningful images through teamwork, creativity, and technology is his passion. He's led teams on major films like Spider-Man and The Hunger Games, but it's the process—mentoring, solving, creating—that truly drives him. For Marcello, it’s not just about the pixels; it’s about heart, vision, and storytelling.
VFX Editor / IO technician
Jordan Suedfeld
Jordan is a highly organized, detail-oriented post-production professional with deep experience in VFX editorial. He's led editorial teams juggling multiple shows, contributing to series like Upload, Raising Dion, I'm a Virgo, and The Fall of the House of Usher. Passionate about film, Jordan understands the importance of both creative and technical skills, exercising both as a VFX editor supporting his team.
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VFX Producer
Joanna Lui
Joanna has a decade of VFX experience on feature films and episodic projects, quickly rising from coordinator to producer. Some credits include Deathnote, Rampage, Stranger Things S2, I'm a Virgo, and Raising Dion. Earlier, she worked in casting, stage management, and at Vancouver Film School. She loves breaking down a script, seeing it come alive in photography, then adding the magical finishing touches of VFX.
Prep Supervisor / Culture & Engagement
Brooke McGowan
Brooke brings over a decade of VFX compositing and team leadership to Casuarina, helping build a culture valuing quality, collaboration, and creativity. She's inspired by the magic of visual storytelling and how VFX connects people, sparks emotion, and shifts how we see the world. Brooke is passionate about supporting great work and creating a space where people feel empowered to grow and do their best.
Emmy winning VFX Supervisor / Compositor
Doug Campbell
Doug's VFX experience over 40 years earned him an Emmy win for his supervision on Game of Thrones S3. He spearheaded monumental sequences like the Unsullied Army and the epic 5-mile Ice Wall. He has contributed to three Oscar-winning VFX films: Dune, First Man, and Blade Runner 2049. His love for the craft and helping other aspiring artists still burns bright.
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IT / Pipeline Technical Director
Damien Sathanielle
Damien brings a decade of VFX experience, progressing from Jr Sys-admin to full studio IT and pipeline infrastructure design and build. He also developed creative skills as a compositor contributing to projects for Netflix, History, and The CW. He combines a passion for problem-solving and collaboration with a commitment to empowering teams, helping them innovate and deliver their best work to the screen.​