Joe Beaudoin Jr.: initial creation

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'''Blaine Lougheed''' is a Canadian visual effects professional who served as visual effects assistant and later visual effects coordinator on the [[Re-imagined Series]] of ''[[Battlestar Galactica]]''. Working under visual effects supervisor [[Gary Hutzel]], Lougheed contributed to the series' VFX pipeline across its first two broadcast seasons before advancing to a career spanning major Hollywood feature films and prestige television, including Emmy nominations for his work on ''Lost in Space'' and ''Goosebumps''.

== ''Battlestar Galactica'' ==

Lougheed joined the visual effects department of ''Battlestar Galactica'' at the series' inception in 2004, receiving credit as '''visual effects assistant''' on 13 episodes across the first season and into the second.<ref group="production" name="lougheed_imdb_bsg_vfxasst_episode_count">{{cite web|url=https://m.imdb.com/name/nm1889915/filmotype#:~:text=visual%20effects%20assistant%20-%2013%20episodes|title=Blaine Lougheed – Credits|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=April 20, 2026}}</ref> Working alongside coordinator [[Michael Gibson]] and under [[Gary Hutzel]]'s supervision, his role placed him within the on-set VFX pipeline responsible for managing plates and data, and coordinating between the production unit and visual effects vendors including [[Zoic Studios]] and [[Atmosphere Visual Effects]].<ref group="production" name="lougheed_imdb_actofcontrition_vfxdept">{{cite web|url=https://m.imdb.com/title/tt0519762/fullcredits/#:~:text=Blaine%20Lougheed%20visual%20effects%20assistant|title="Act of Contrition" – Full Cast & Crew|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=April 20, 2026}}</ref>

By the second season, Lougheed had been promoted to '''visual effects coordinator''', a role he held for 17 episodes from 2005 through 2006.<ref group="production" name="lougheed_imdb_bsg_vfxcoord_episode_count">{{cite web|url=https://m.imdb.com/name/nm1889915/filmotype#:~:text=visual%20effects%20coordinator%20-%2017%20episodes|title=Blaine Lougheed – Credits|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=April 20, 2026}}</ref> In this capacity he is credited alongside fellow coordinators [[Jonathan MacPherson]] and [[Jack Marshall]] on several second-season episodes, reflecting an expanded coordination team as the series' visual effects scope grew.<ref group="production" name="lougheed_imdb_captainshand_vfxcoord">{{cite web|url=https://m.imdb.com/title/tt0519787/fullcredits/#:~:text=Blaine%20Lougheed%20visual%20effects%20coordinator|title="The Captain's Hand" – Full Cast & Crew|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=April 20, 2026}}</ref> His tenure on the series concluded following the second season, with a combined total of 30 credited episodes spanning 2004–2006.<ref group="production" name="lougheed_imdb_bsg_series_fullcredits">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0407362/fullcredits/#:~:text=Blaine%20Lougheed%20visual%20effects%20coordinator|title=Battlestar Galactica (TV Series 2004–2009) – Full Cast & Crew|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=April 20, 2026}}</ref>

== Career ==

Following his work on ''Battlestar Galactica'', Lougheed moved into on-set VFX data work on large-scale feature film productions, serving as on-set data coordinator on ''[[w:Night at the Museum|Night at the Museum]]'' (2006), visual effects plate data coordinator on ''[[w:Eragon (film)|Eragon]]'' (2006), and on-set data coordinator and visual effects set surveyor on ''[[w:300 (film)|300]]'' (2006).<ref group="external" name="lougheed_imdb_2006_nightatmuseum_eragon_300">{{cite web|url=https://m.imdb.com/name/nm1889915/filmotype#:~:text=Night%20at%20the%20Museum%20on%20set%20data%20coordinator|title=Blaine Lougheed – Credits|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=April 20, 2026}}</ref> In 2007 he served as lead visual effects set coordinator and on-set data coordinator on ''[[w:Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer|Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer]]''.<ref group="external" name="lougheed_imdb_ff2_2007_coord">{{cite web|url=https://m.imdb.com/name/nm1889915/filmotype#:~:text=Fantastic%20Four%3A%20Rise%20of%20the%20Silver%20Surfer|title=Blaine Lougheed – Credits|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=April 20, 2026}}</ref>

He continued with on-set data work on ''[[w:The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor|The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor]]'' (2008) as a set data technician at [[w:Rhythm and Hues Studios|Rhythm and Hues Studios]], and as on-set data coordinator on ''[[w:The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008 film)|The Day the Earth Stood Still]]'' (2008).<ref group="external" name="lougheed_imdb_2008_mummy_daytheearth">{{cite web|url=https://m.imdb.com/name/nm1889915/filmotype#:~:text=The%20Mummy%3A%20Tomb%20of%20the%20Dragon%20Emperor|title=Blaine Lougheed – Credits|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=April 20, 2026}}</ref> Lougheed then served as visual effects set coordinator on additional photography for ''[[w:X-Men Origins: Wolverine|X-Men Origins: Wolverine]]'' (2009) and as on-set data coordinator on ''[[w:Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian|Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian]]'' (2009).<ref group="external" name="lougheed_imdb_2009_xmen_nightatmuseum2">{{cite web|url=https://m.imdb.com/name/nm1889915/filmotype#:~:text=X-Men%20Origins%3A%20Wolverine|title=Blaine Lougheed – Credits|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=April 20, 2026}}</ref> He served as lead visual effects coordinator and on-set data wrangler on ''[[w:Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief|Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief]]'' (2010) and visual effects data coordinator on ''[[w:Tooth Fairy (2010 film)|Tooth Fairy]]'' (2010).<ref group="external" name="lougheed_imdb_2010_percyjackson_toothfairy">{{cite web|url=https://m.imdb.com/name/nm1889915/filmotype#:~:text=Percy%20Jackson|title=Blaine Lougheed – Credits|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=April 20, 2026}}</ref>

Transitioning into coordinator roles at the supervisory level, Lougheed served as visual effects coordinator on ''[[w:Rise of the Planet of the Apes|Rise of the Planet of the Apes]]'' (2011) and ''[[w:Final Destination 5|Final Destination 5]]'' (2011), visual effects coordinator on ''[[w:Man of Steel (film)|Man of Steel]]'' (2013), and lead visual effects set coordinator on ''[[w:Seventh Son (film)|Seventh Son]]'' (2014).<ref group="external" name="lougheed_imdb_2011_2014_apes_manofsteel_seventhson">{{cite web|url=https://m.imdb.com/name/nm1889915/filmotype#:~:text=Rise%20of%20the%20Planet%20of%20the%20Apes|title=Blaine Lougheed – Credits|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=April 20, 2026}}</ref>

=== Visual Effects Supervision ===

Lougheed moved into visual effects supervision with the TNT science fiction series ''[[w:Falling Skies|Falling Skies]]'', on which he served as visual effects supervisor across 32 episodes from 2013 to 2015.<ref group="external" name="lougheed_imdb_fallingskies_vfxsup_32ep">{{cite web|url=https://m.imdb.com/name/nm1889915/filmotype#:~:text=Falling%20Skies%20visual%20effects%20supervisor%2032%20episodes|title=Blaine Lougheed – Credits|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=April 20, 2026}}</ref> He served as second-unit visual effects supervisor on ''[[w:Fantastic Four (2015 film)|Fantastic Four]]'' (2015) and visual effects supervisor on the television film ''Breed'' (2015).<ref group="external" name="lougheed_imdb_ff2015_breed_vfxsup">{{cite web|url=https://m.imdb.com/name/nm1889915/filmotype#:~:text=Fantastic%20Four%20visual%20effects%20supervisor%3A%202nd%20unit|title=Blaine Lougheed – Credits|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=April 20, 2026}}</ref>

For the 2016 Fox superhero film ''[[w:Deadpool (film)|Deadpool]]'', directed by Tim Miller and starring Ryan Reynolds, Lougheed served as second-unit visual effects supervisor. Production visual effects supervisor Jonathan Rothbart and visual effects producer Annemarie Griggs distributed approximately 1,200 shots across multiple facilities — including Digital Domain, Atomic Fiction, Blur Studio, Luma Pictures, Rodeo FX, Weta Digital, Ollin VFX, and Image Engine — with Lougheed providing on-set support for the second unit throughout the Vancouver-area principal photography.<ref group="production" name="edwards_cinefex146_deadpool_lougheed_onset">{{cite web|url=https://graham-edwards.com/smart-mouthed-glory-extract-from-deadpool-article-in-cinefex-146/#:~:text=Blaine%20Lougheed%20provided%20on-set%20support%20as%20second%20unit%20visual%20effects%20supervisor|title="Smart-Mouthed Glory" – Extract from "Deadpool" Article in ''Cinefex'' 146|author=Edwards, Graham|publisher=Graham Edwards / ''Cinefex''|date=April 2016|accessdate=April 20, 2026}}</ref> He also served as additional visual effects supervisor on the television series ''[[w:Shooter (TV series)|Shooter]]'' (2016).<ref group="external" name="lougheed_imdb_shooter_2016_addlvfxsup">{{cite web|url=https://m.imdb.com/name/nm1889915/filmotype#:~:text=Shooter%20visual%20effects%20supervisor%3A%20additional|title=Blaine Lougheed – Credits|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=April 20, 2026}}</ref>

Lougheed served as visual effects supervisor on nine episodes of the Netflix science fiction series ''[[w:Lost in Space (2018 TV series)|Lost in Space]]'' in its first season (2018), and subsequently as visual effects set supervisor for 12 additional episodes across the second and third seasons (2019–2021).<ref group="external" name="lougheed_imdb_lostinspace_allseasons">{{cite web|url=https://m.imdb.com/name/nm1889915/filmotype#:~:text=Lost%20in%20Space%20visual%20effects%20supervisor%209%20episodes|title=Blaine Lougheed – Credits|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=April 20, 2026}}</ref> His on-set visual effects supervisor work on the episode "Ninety-Seven" earned him a Primetime Emmy nomination in 2020 in the category of Outstanding Special Visual Effects. The ''Lost in Space'' entry competed against ''Stranger Things'', ''The Mandalorian'', ''Watchmen'', and ''Westworld'' in that category.<ref group="external" name="televisionacademy_lougheed_emmy2020_lostinspace">{{cite web|url=https://www.televisionacademy.com/bios/blaine-lougheed#:~:text=Outstanding%20Special%20Visual%20Effects%20-%202020|title=Blaine Lougheed – Emmy Awards and Nominations|publisher=Television Academy|accessdate=April 20, 2026}}</ref><ref group="external" name="beforesandafters_failes_2020_emmynoms_lostispace_entry">{{cite web|url=https://beforesandafters.com/2020/07/29/the-vfx-emmy-noms-are-out/#:~:text=Blaine%20Lougheed%2C%20On-Set%20Visual%20Effects%20Supervisor|title=The VFX Emmy noms are out!|author=Failes, Ian|publisher=befores & afters|date=July 29, 2020|accessdate=April 20, 2026}}</ref>

He was also second-unit visual effects supervisor on the Marvel Studios feature ''[[w:Ant-Man and the Wasp|Ant-Man and the Wasp]]'' (2018) and animation supervisor on ''[[w:A Wrinkle in Time (2018 film)|A Wrinkle in Time]]'' (2018).<ref group="external" name="lougheed_imdb_antmanwasp_wrinkleintime_2018">{{cite web|url=https://m.imdb.com/name/nm1889915/filmotype#:~:text=Ant-Man%20and%20the%20Wasp|title=Blaine Lougheed – Credits|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=April 20, 2026}}</ref> He served as second-unit visual effects supervisor on the Netflix feature ''[[w:The Adam Project|The Adam Project]]'' (2022)<ref group="external" name="lougheed_imdb_adamproject_2022_2ndunit">{{cite web|url=https://m.imdb.com/name/nm1889915/filmotype#:~:text=The%20Adam%20Project%20visual%20effects%20supervisor%3A%20second%20unit|title=Blaine Lougheed – Credits|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=April 20, 2026}}</ref> and as visual effects set supervisor on ''[[w:Carnival Row|Carnival Row]]'' (2023) across eight episodes.<ref group="external" name="lougheed_imdb_carnivalrow_2023_8ep">{{cite web|url=https://m.imdb.com/name/nm1889915/filmotype#:~:text=Carnival%20Row%20visual%20effects%20set%20supervisor%208%20episodes|title=Blaine Lougheed – Credits|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=April 20, 2026}}</ref>

He served as visual effects supervisor and additional visual effects supervisor on multiple episodes of the first season of the HBO series ''[[w:The Last of Us (TV series)|The Last of Us]]'' (2023), including "When You're Lost in the Darkness" and "Please Hold to My Hand".<ref group="external" name="lougheed_imdb_lastofus_s1_2023_episodes">{{cite web|url=https://m.imdb.com/name/nm1889915/filmotype#:~:text=The%20Last%20of%20Us%20visual%20effects%20supervisor|title=Blaine Lougheed – Credits|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=April 20, 2026}}</ref> He subsequently returned for the second season as well.<ref group="external" name="lougheed_linkedin_lastofus_s2_return">{{cite web|url=https://www.linkedin.com/in/blaine-lougheed-47919711/#:~:text=back%20on%20season%202%20of%20The%20Last%20of%20Us|title=Blaine Lougheed – LinkedIn|publisher=LinkedIn|accessdate=April 20, 2026}}</ref>

In 2025, Lougheed received a Children's and Family Emmy nomination for Outstanding Visual Effects in a Live Action Program for his work as a VFX supervisor on the horror series ''[[w:Goosebumps (TV series)|Goosebumps]]''. He shared the nomination with senior VFX supervisor Lawren Bancroft-Wilson, fellow VFX supervisors Greg Kegel, Carlo Monaghan, Justin Reimer, and Chris Van Dyck, VFX producers Matthew Lane and Sara Moore, and on-set VFX supervisor Matthew Whittaker.<ref group="external" name="vpa_2025_goosebumps_childrens_emmy_nom">{{cite web|url=https://vancouverpostalliance.com/good-news-bob-dewald-receives-childrens-and-family-emmy-nomination/#:~:text=VFX%20Supervisors%20Greg%20Kegel%2C%20Blaine%20Lougheed%2C%20Carlo%20Monaghan|title=GOOD NEWS: Bob Dewald Receives Children's and Family Emmy Nomination|publisher=Vancouver Post Alliance|date=March 5, 2025|accessdate=April 20, 2026}}</ref>

== References ==

=== Production History ===
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=== External Sources ===
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Blaine Lougheed - Revision history

Joe Beaudoin Jr.: initial creation