Rob Bredow is currently the visual effects supervisor on Sony Pictures Animation’s Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs the taste-full comedy inspired by the perennially popular children’s book of the same name by Judi Barrett and Ron Barrett.

Bredow is renowned for his ability to mesh visual effects, animation and CG environments into a seamless whole. His most recent release was Surf's Up, Academy Award® nominee for Best Animated Feature, winner of two Annie Awards and nominated for a total of ten Annie Awards and four VES Awards. This critically acclaimed movie is the latest to showcase Bredow’s ability to create completely believable water effects that meet the requirements of both art and physics.

In 2004 Bredow completed work on Robert Zemeckis’ The Polar Express, supervising the hair, cloth and effects animation teams as well as a number of sequences in the film.

While at Imageworks, Bredow has been involved in creating many of the complex visual effects featured in Stuart Little 2 and Cast Away. He also was key to the success of the Academy Award® nominated Stuart Little, which featured a beloved mouse who became the first all-digital character to star in a live action film.

Bredow’s other credits include visual effects supervisor on the feature film Megiddo and director of R&D at VisionArt, where he developed visual effects for the films Godzilla and Independence Day, among others.

Bredow is an acknowledged expert in the field of effects animation, shading and rendering and has presented his work through various publications and conferences around the world.