Special Visual Effects

Requirements for membership in the Special Visual Effects Peer Group

Please note that requirements (as outlined below) must be met within the four (4) years preceding one's application for membership or membership review; also, such requirements apply in each instance to the production and/or distribution of nationally exhibited audio visual works. All episodes should be a minimum of thirty (30) minutes in length unless defined otherwise specifically for short form programming. Credits from self-published programs alone do not qualify for membership in the Television Academy. Individuals who have received a Primetime, Daytime, or Children's & Family Emmy Nomination, specific to this peer group, within the past four (4) years are eligible for Active membership.

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Active Status:

Employment in one of the following positions for a minimum of two (2) years within the last four (4) years and twenty (20) episodes.

The following eligible positions can apply to both "client-side" and "vendor-side", as well as roles in related departments like Previs & Virtual Production:

• VFX Supervisor (including On-Set VFX Supervisor, Digital VFX Supervisor, etc.)
• VFX Producer
• VFX Production Manager
• VFX Coordinator
• VFX Data Wrangler
• VFX Editor, VFX Assistant Editor
• Lead VFX Artist (including Compositing Supervisor, CG Supervisor, Animation Supervisor, Compositing Lead, CG Lead, etc.)
• VFX Artist (including Compositor, Modeler, Animator, Lighting Artist, Simulation Artist, Matte Painter, etc.)
• VFX Technical Director
• VFX Creative Executive
• SFX Foreman
• SFX Supervisor
• SFX Coordinator
• SFX Technician
• Virtual Production Supervisor
• Virtual Production Producer
• Virtual Production Coordinator
• Virtual Art Department (VAD) Artist
• Virtual Camera Operator
• Virtual Production Technical Director, Operator or Artist
• Or Similar Hands-on Role

Or a qualified body of work relevant to the peer group that warrants a waiver of the above requirements. Body of Work designation has all benefits of Active membership with the exception of running for Peer Group Governor.

Associate Status:

To be eligible to join the Television Academy as a non-voting Associate Member of the Special Visual Effects Peer Group an individual must have a work history at least (1) year of employment in Visual Effects or Special Effects in any of the listed eligible positions, and a work history of at least five (5) episodes of aired content that is eligible for Emmy consideration (according to current Emmy submission rules).

updated 11.13.24

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