chetan rahate

About

I am a CG & Virtual Production leader with 15+ years of experience across animation, VFX, CG supervision, Virtual Production, and digital content. Over the last 1.5+ years, I have focused extensively on Generative AI and Creative Technology. My career has evolved from character animation to CG supervision, pipeline development, Virtual Production, team leadership, and technology-driven production across international feature films, television, OTT, commercials, animation, games, music videos, and digital media. Today, my focus is at the intersection of: CG + VFX + Virtual Production + Generative AI + Creative Technology As Head of CG, Virtual Production & GenAI, I lead CG, Unreal Engine and GenAI teams across project planning, bidding, production, quality, delivery, workflow development, and technology R&D. I work hands-on with a wide range of Generative AI platforms and models across image generation, video generation, image-to-video, video-to-video, AI-assisted VFX, visual development, and AI filmmaking. I also work with ComfyUI and node-based workflows, exploring practical ways to integrate AI with CG, Unreal Engine and compositing pipelines. My Virtual Production experience includes building and optimizing 300+ production-ready Unreal Engine environments, alongside extensive experience across the CG/VFX pipeline—from previs, layout and asset development to animation, mocap, facial performance, FX, look development, lighting, rendering and compositing. What drives me is not simply learning new AI tools, but solving production problems with technology. I enjoy researching emerging technologies, evaluating their strengths and limitations, designing workflows, and turning new capabilities into practical, repeatable production solutions. I believe the future of visual storytelling lies in the convergence of CG/VFX, Virtual Production, procedural workflows and Generative AI. Core Expertise: CG & VFX Supervision • Virtual Production • Generat

AI video · AI image · Prompt design · Directing · Cinematography · VFX · 3D & animation · Creative direction · Editing & post · Sound & music · Producing · Writing