Raymond McMillan

RAYMOND McMILLAN, VES
VISUAL EFFECTS SUPERVISOR – DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY
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Member - Camera local IATSE 667 Toronto

Member - Visual Effects Society Los Angeles - VES

Member - Directors Guild of Canada – DGC

Member – The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science - AMPAS

Raymond's career as visual effects producer, director, supervisor and director of photography, has been punctuated with over 40 awards for his work including: 4 International Clios, 4 International Film and Television Festival of New York Awards, 20 Bessies, 6 New York Art Director's Awards, 8 Toronto Art Director's Awards, 3 Los Angeles Art Directors Awards, 3 Chicago Art Director's Awards, 8 Art Direction Magazine Creativity Awards and 4 Awards of Excellence from Communication Arts Magazine.

Raymond is a member of The Visual Effects Society in LA. He is on the Visual Effects Society Toronto Section Board of Managers serving as VES Section Treasurer. He chairs VES studio screenings.

Ray is a member of I.A.T.S.E. Camera local 667 as a Visual Effects Supervisor and Director of Photography. He is also a member of the Directors Guild of Canada as a Visual Effects Supervisor and a member of The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science
. Ray is an American citizen with permanent residence in Canada.
Raymond started as a classicly trained animator who worked at Children's Television Workshop in NYC. From CTW and series work moved into visual effects with commercials adding traditional & CG animation and Vfx to live action. Supervising blue & green screen shoots, stop motion, motion control and special effects.

Ray started doing Vfx work on several features and series while doing commercials. His move to long format was when Raymond was hired by Columbia Pictures to be the Vfx Supervisor and Vfx Producer on the Academy Award nominated film Fly Away Home.
Since then Ray has worked in long format visual effects on feature films and series all across the US and Canada and the World. Working directly with the studio or network and with other vfx supervisors and vfx facilities.

In 2022 Raymond was Vfx supervisor on the Apple + series Jane. It premiered on Apple + in April last year. Each episode has 2 or more realistic CG characters. The Jane series shot in studio with locations all around Toronto, as well as locations in the mountains of Alberta, Costa Rica, Mexico, LA, Catalina Island and Kenya. 45 days on locations outside of Toronto.

Jane won the 2023 Children’s Emmy Award for Outstanding Visual Effects for a Live Action Program. Season 2 of Jane premiered on April 19th 2024 and is nominated for a 2024 Children's Emmy award. Jane season 3 premiered April 18th of his year 2025.

In the fall of 2022 Ray was the 2nd unit Director of Photography and Vfx process supervisor on the feature Life with Luca: The Movie for Shaftesbury Productions.

In October of 2023 Raymond was awarded the title of VES Fellow by the Visual Effects Society in Los Angeles. In June of 2024 Ray was accepted as a member of The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science Visual Effects section.

Raymond taught a Visual Effects course part time at Sheridan College term 1 - September to December 2023, and terms - 2 and 3 January to June 2024.

Ray has worked in all aspects of studio, location, live action production, visual and special effects, post production and animation.

Role with the VES

VES Toronto Section Studio Screenings
VES Toronto Section Board of Managers
VES Toronto Section Board Treasurer