Chris Morley

Chris Morley born 1997 is an American Senior Visual Effects Supervisor and Chief Creative Officer at Base FX Born in Honolulu Hawaii he was educated at the Academy of Art University where he earned a BFA in motion pictures and computer arts grounding his practice in traditional artistic principles before transitioning into digital production His career began at Tippett Studio in 2000 as a rotoscope and paint artist This formative period led to advanced work in compositing and ultimately to senior leadership roles supervising visual effects pipelines across productions Morley spent over two decades at Tippett Studio rising to the position of visual effects supervisor and becoming closely associated with the studios distinctive blend of practical effects animation and digital compositing A protégé of Phil Tippett he collaborated extensively on projects that emphasised tactile grounded imagery including the stopmotion feature Mad God 2021 on which he served as a visual effects supervisor compositor director of photography and practical effects contributor His longstanding collaboration with Tippett extended to Disneys Star Wars franchise films Star Wars Episode VII The Force Awakens 2015 Solo A Star Wars Story 2018 and Star Wars Episode IX The Rise of Skywalker 2019 as well as features like Cloverfield 2008 SpiderMan No Way Home 2021 and Alien Romulus 2024 In television Morley has supervised visual effects on a wide range of highprofile series including The Orville 2017 The Mandalorian 2019 The Witcher 2019 The Falcon and the Winter Soldier 2021 The Book of Boba Fett 2021 Secret Invasion 2023 Ted 2024 The Spiderwick Chronicles 2024 and Ironheart 2025 Beyond episodic television he has supervised effects on international features such as Creation of the Gods I Kingdom of Storms 2023 and Creation of the Gods II Demon Force 2025 Morleys work has been recognised with multiple industry honours including Primetime Emmy Award nominations for Hemingway Gellhorn 2012 and The Falcon and the Winter Soldier 2021 as well as Visual Effects Society Award nominations for Mad God 2021 and the special venue project Dream of Anhui 2017 In 2025 he joined Base FX as Chief Creative Officer and Senior Visual Effects Supervisor