Kaj Steveman

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Kaj Steveman (born 1968 in Stockholm) is a Swedish visual effects supervisor. He was the Founder and head of Fido Film, [1] one of Sweden's most prominent special effects studios and is most known for his acclaimed work on the Swedish vampire films Let the Right One In and Frostbite. [2] He was also visual effects supervisor for Underworld: Awakening and Storm and worked as assistant director in the cult film Evil Ed. He worked as a make-up artist on The Hunters.

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Kaj left Fido November 2014. In February 2015 he founded the new, modern VFX studio FABLEfx [3] Still focusing on organic effects like CG animals and creatures. This still in combination with practical effects

As there were no special effects schools in Sweden during Kaj Steveman's youth, he had to learn most of his craft by himself, looking it up on the internet and ordering instructions film from America. [4]

Filmography

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References

  1. "Fido VFX". Fido.se. Retrieved 2012-01-25.
  2. Peter Lindholm (2008-10-29). ""Jag får ångest om jag blir bjuden på maskerad" – Metro". Metro.se. Retrieved 2012-01-25.
  3. "FABLEfx".
  4. "Aftonbladet: Här föds ett monster" (in Swedish). Mobil.aftonbladet.se. 2006-03-16. Retrieved 2012-01-25.