Barney's Cremaster cycle. As CG supervisor on What Dreams May Come, she supervised the ‘painted world’ sequence. The film won the 1999 Academy Award for Visual Effects, and the ‘painted world’ optical flow-based image manipulation, developed on the film, won the Academy Technical Achievement award in 2007. Continuing to maintain hands-on skills in developing technologies in large and small visual effects production companies in the US, Canada, New Zealand and Australia afforded Ansel a broad perspective on various approach in the industry of technological developments. In 2004 she travelled to Beijing as VFX consultant for Tsui Hark's Seven Swords. As digital artist she created the 10K rendering for The Hulk poster and worked on productions including Men in Black II, Pirates of the Caribbean: At Worlds End, The Hobbit: 'An Unexpected Journey, The Desolation of Smaug and Tintin. As CG supervisor on Angels & Demons she developed the pipeline, look and technical approach for rendering complex architecture. She has presented at conferences including Ausgraph, Siggraph and the Latin American Film Festival. Ansel is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (Visual Effects Branch). She is currently researching programs for ‘girls in tech’ and pathways for mentorship within professional environments. She combines artistic and technological disciplines with a director's vision to support innovative storytelling. Solo discography 1983: "No Commotion" b/w "Casa", produced by Neil Finn) References External links Karen Ansel recordings at Discogs Australian rock keyboardists Australian new wave musicians Women new wave singers Industrial Light & Magic people Living people Year of birth missing (living people) The Reels members Women keyboardists Australian expatriates in the United States