Known for Visual Effects
David "Dave" Hodgins is a British-born visual effects supervisor at Digital Domain. He began his career as an animator and rigger, gradually working his way up to a supervisory role. Over the years, Hodgins has served as Visual Effects Supervisor on a wide range of feature films, many of which were produced by major studios. His credits include The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (2008), Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011), Ender's Game (2013), Power Rangers (2017), as well as large-scale tentpoles such as Captain Marvel (2019) and Thor: Ragnarok (2017). On "Captain Marvel," Hodgins and his team were responsible for the complex visual effects that brought the alien Skrulls' transformations to life — creating organic, skin-based morphing effects grounded in naturalistic detail rather than stylised science-fiction caricatures. For "Thor: Ragnarok," he led a large team (spanning Los Angeles and Vancouver) that produced 188 shots for the film, including the creation of an entire alien world — Sakaar — complete with its chaotic cityscape, spaceships and high-speed chase sequences. Perhaps the most recognised highlight of his career came with Black Widow (2021), where, as Visual Effects Supervisor, he oversaw a team of around 250 artists working across multiple studios (Los Angeles, Vancouver, Montreal) to deliver some 320 VFX shots. These included monumental sequences: the CG destruction of the Red Room, intense skydiving stunts, and the climactic battle. For this work, Hodgins — along with colleagues Hanzhi Tang, Ryan Duhaime, James Reid and Edmond Smith III — was awarded the HPA Award for Outstanding Visual Effects – Theatrical Feature in 2021 for "Black Widow."
Filmography
8 films


Blue Beetle
2023 · 2h 8m
country: United States
Recent college grad Jaime Reyes returns home full of aspirations for his future, only to find that home is not quite as he left it. As he searches to find his purpose in the world, fate intervenes when Jaime unexpectedly finds himself in possession of an ancient relic of alien biotechnology: the Scarab.


Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania
2023 · 2h 5m
country: United States
Super-Hero partners Scott Lang and Hope van Dyne, along with with Hope's parents Janet van Dyne and Hank Pym, and Scott's daughter Cassie Lang, find themselves exploring the Quantum Realm, interacting with strange new creatures and embarking on an adventure that will push them beyond the limits of what they thought possible.


Black Widow
2021 · 2h 14m
country: United States
Natasha Romanoff, also known as Black Widow, confronts the darker parts of her ledger when a dangerous conspiracy with ties to her past arises. Pursued by a force that will stop at nothing to bring her down, Natasha must deal with her history as a spy and the broken relationships left in her wake long before she became an Avenger.


Captain Marvel
2019 · 2h 4m
country: United States
The story follows Carol Danvers as she becomes one of the universe’s most powerful heroes when Earth is caught in the middle of a galactic war between two alien races. Set in the 1990s, Captain Marvel is an all-new adventure from a previously unseen period in the history of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.


Thor: Ragnarok
2017 · 2h 11m
country: United States
Thor is imprisoned on the other side of the universe and finds himself in a race against time to get back to Asgard to stop Ragnarok, the destruction of his home-world and the end of Asgardian civilization, at the hands of a powerful new threat, the ruthless Hela.


Power Rangers
2017 · 2h 4m
country: United States
Five ordinary teens must become something extraordinary when they learn that their small town of Angel Grove — and the world — is on the verge of being obliterated by an alien threat. Chosen by destiny, our heroes quickly discover they are the only ones who can save the planet. But to do so, they will have to overcome their real-life issues and before it’s too late, band together as the Power Rangers.


Independence Day: Resurgence
2016 · 2h
country: United States
We always knew they were coming back. Using recovered alien technology, the nations of Earth have collaborated on an immense defense program to protect the planet. But nothing can prepare us for the aliens’ advanced and unprecedented force. Only the ingenuity of a few brave men and women can bring our world back from the brink of extinction.