
Person
Stephen Burchell
Crew · Santa Cruz, California, USA
Biography
Born and raised in the Santa Cruz area of California, Stephen began making LEGO stop-motion films around the age of eleven. Throughout junior high and high school, he continued to build his skill set, learning professional editing software such as Apple Final Cut Pro, Adobe After Effects, and Blender 3D. Stephen also learned a great deal about documentary filmmaking while documenting his high school youth group's annual disaster relief trips. During junior college, Stephen collaborated with several friends to help build a YouTube channel called Action Studios (formerly Tri-Hards), primarily working as a cinematographer and visual effects supervisor. In 2016, Stephen was accepted into the Film and Television Production program at the University of Southern California, where he continued to build his network and portfolio working on many student productions. Since graduation, Stephen has lived in the Los Angeles area, and works as a render and stage technician on the Avatar sequels in Manhattan Beach. He also works as a freelance visual effects supervisor and artist.
Known for

Space Waves
Visual Effects

Sympatico
Visual Effects

The Blistering Blundering West
Visual Effects

Clothesline
Visual Effects

Summon a Fiend
Editor

12 Days of Christmas
Visual Effects

Jeremy
Visual Effects

There Is No Antimemetics Division
Visual Effects Supervisor

Survival Skills
Visual Effects Art Director

Boléro
Visual Effects Supervisor
Filmography
- 2026The Blistering Blundering WestVisual Effects
- 2024There Is No Antimemetics DivisionVisual Effects Supervisor
- 2023JeremyVisual Effects
- 2021Space WavesVisual Effects
- 2021Are You Still There?Visual Effects
- 2021ClotheslineVisual Effects
- 2020SympaticoVisual Effects
- 202012 Days of ChristmasVisual Effects
- 2020Survival SkillsVisual Effects Art Director
- 2019BoléroVisual Effects Supervisor
- 2018A Cake For LizzieGrip
- 2018Summon a FiendEditor
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