As the Visual Effects Supervisor for SHREK and SHREK 2, Ken Bielenberg oversaw the production of 2 of the biggest summer blockbuster films, providing both creative and technical supervision to the digital artists who brought the big green ogre to the screen.  His work as the VFX Supervisor on ANTZ and SHREK led to British Academy Award nominations for Special Effects.

His career with PDI/Dreamworks began in 1990 after graduating from the Rochester Institute of Technology and a term at the New York University.  During his 15 year stint at PDI/Dreamworks, Bielenberg worked on countless commercials including spots for Matchlight, Lego, BP, Mercedes and the Clio award-winning 'Penguins' spot for Halls.  In addition, he contributed to the effects work in the feature films ANGELS IN THE OUTFIELD, ERASER and HEART AND SOULS.  He also served as a technical director for the Emmy winning TV special, "The Last Halloween" and for the 3-D animated segment of the The Simpsons' 1995 Halloween Special.

FILMOGRAPHY

2006I WANNA BE A REPUBLICANDirector

2006ALMOST INFAMOUS                              Director

2006EQUALITY UProducer

2005Shrek 3(pre-production)Visual Effects Supervisor

2004Shrek 2Visual Effects Supervisor

2001ShrekVisual Effects Supervisor

1998AntzVisual Effects Supervisor

1996EraserEffects Artist

1994Angels In The OutfieldLead Technical Director

1993Heart and SoulsEffects Artist

TELEVISON

1995The SimpsonS "Homer3"Lead Technical Director

1995The LAST HALLOWEENAssistant TD

COMMERCIALS (partial list)

Halls "Penguins"Technical Director

MatchlightTechnical Director

BP "Flying Engines"Technical Director

MercedesEffects Artist

LegosTechnical Director

BenedrylTechnical Director

ApplebeesTechnical Director

Radebeger BeerSupervisor

MichelobEffects Animator

ListerineTechnical Director

Ben GayTechnical Director

RemaxTechnical Director

KROGERTechnical Director

SHORTS

2002    Just RyanDirector, Writer