Hello and welcome to OpenVisual FX! My name is Sean Kennedy, and this is my new blog and training site for professional visual effects using Free & Open-Source software (FOSS).

I’ll keep this intro nice and short. I’m a professional compositor and vfx artist and have been working on feature films, television, and independent projects in various effects positions since 1997. If you’re interested in exactly what projects, you can see my IMDB page here. For a few years now, I’ve been very interested in Free & Open-Source Software (FOSS), and I use these free programs both at my full-time studio jobs and when I do freelance work from home.

This blog is my outlet to share what I’ve learned. (more…)