Eric Carney

Eric Carney is a three-time Emmy Award-winning VFX Supervisor for Game of Thrones and one of the Co-Founders of THE THIRD FLOOR. Eric worked on 5 seasons of the hit HBO show as a VFX and Previs Supervisor, working with the directors and producers to plan and execute the complex filming of the innovative VFX heavy sequences.

As Chief Technology Officer at THE THIRD FLOOR, Eric is responsible for the direction and strategy of all the technology including virtual production tools and apps, as well as, their new innovative hybrid Maya/Unreal previs pipeline Mercury. Eric first started working in virtual production in 2006 with director Bob Zemekis where he saw first hand the value of virtual production. Since then, he has worked to incorporate these technologies and workflows on all projects at THE THIRD FLOOR.

Eric studied filmmaking, cinematography, and animation at NYU Film School. For the past 15 years, he has been a Previs Supervisor on everything from small commercials to large VFX driven features to groundbreaking TV shows. In his various roles, Eric always strives to interpret the vision of the Directors and Producers and serve as an integral part in bridging the gap between previs and what’s executed on-set.