Karl Herbst is a VFX Supervisor at Sony Pictures Imageworks, currently supervising work on Sony Pictures Animation’s “Vivo.”

Previously, Herbst supervised Warner Animation Group’s “Smallfoot” and Sony Pictures Animation's “Hotel Transylvania 2.” He also served as CG Supervisor on “Hotel Transylvania,” “The Smurfs,” “Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs,” and “The Smurfs 2.”

Herbst's Imageworks credits also include the Academy Award®-nominated “Surf’s Up” and “Monster House.” 

Prior to joining Imageworks, Herbst worked on films such as “Mystery Men,” “Elektra,” “Garfield: The Movie,” “Scooby Doo,” “Ice Age,” “X2: X-Men United,” “Men in Black 2,” “The Skeleton Key,” and “Serenity.”

Herbst also worked on commercials for clients Nesquik, Coca-Cola, Intel, Disney, Xerox and La-Z-Boy. Herbst is a graduate of Clemson University.