Muqeem Khan
Muqeem Khan is a Pakistani who started working in the Hollywood visual effects industry in 1996.
Education
Khan received a Master of Arts in industrial design in 1996 with specialization in computer graphics and animation from and the at Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio. He also obtained his Bachelor of Science degree in industrial design from the same university in 1994. Later on in 2022, he obtained a multidisciplinary PhD from the Extended Reality Collaborative, School of Communication and Creative Industries at Charles Sturt University in Australia.Beyond his achievements in design and visual effects, Dr. Khan is also known as and is a licensed herbalist, pulse reader and a recognized TED speaker. He has continued his family's Unani medicine tradition through his entrepreneurial venture, . He was also awarded a research grant Undergraduate Research Experience Program in 2011 and in 2013 National Priorities Research Program from Qatar National Research Funds. He is currently a visiting professor at the .
Career
Khan has spoken on VFX in motion pictures, animation and emerging technologies.Film credits
- Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within – July 2001 Visual Effects, Square, Honolulu, Hawaii • Visual effects, Rigid/Soft body dynamics and Deformations
- Armageddon- December 1998 Visual effects, Dream Quest Images, The [Walt Disney Company], California • Sparks, fire and debris for the exploding shuttle
- Deep Rising – January 1998 Visual effects, Dream Quest Images, The Walt Disney Company, California • Digital rain and tracking of digital cameras
- George of [the Jungle (film)|George of the Jungle] – July 1997 Visual effects, Dream Quest Images, The Walt Disney Company, California • Visual effects and elephant's interaction with the ground
- Flubber- November 1997 Visual effects, Dream Quest Images, The Walt Disney Company, California• Visual effects for clouds and wisps • Compositing and digital elements for the 3D environment
- Sherdil- March 2019 Visual Effect, NK Pictures Islamabad • VFX Advisor