About Floating Rock

We Craft

Founded by passionate artists and friends, Floating Rock unites a fearless crew across 2 divisions:
world-class service work and developing bold originals.

Floaties

Lukas Niklaus, Garrick Rawlingson, Stephanie Parker and Laurent Herveic are our four Founders of Floating Rock, but you can call them the Floaties! Each driven by passion for their craft, with a dream to create unique originals, and 10+ years from the film industry, these friends established Floating Rock in 2020.
4 creative brains + assorted personalities x diverse ways of working = a vibrant, uniquely creative studio, backed by a fun and talented team aka the Rockies.

Rockies

The Rockies are our team of talented artists, production, and everyone in between. The majority of them are based in Wellington but we have plenty across the world too. Our Rockies buzz through our studio with good vibes and make an impact with their dedication and mahi (work) which feeds and creates an inspiring ecosystem! TLDR- our Rockies rock!

Meet Our Team

  • Alex Telford

    Alex Telford

    Senior Software & Pipeline Engineer

    Alex is a senior software and pipeline engineer with over 13 years experience developing plugins, tools, and pipelines for visual effects. With a focus on User Experience and artist-driven workflows his work aims to minimize friction and cognitive load of artists to enable them to do what they do best- passionately creating!

  • Benjamin Mulot

    Benjamin Mulot

    Senior Animator

    Benji, Creator of 'Kyoryu', is a passionate artist who animates with an incredible eye for timing and weight. He has animated countless creatures and characters, including “Kong vs Godzilla, “Eternals”, “Avatar: The Way of Water” and “Game of Thrones”.

  • Garrick Rawlingson

    Garrick Rawlingson

    Co-Founder // Chief Business Officer

    Garrick is a versatile professional with expertise in client outreach and creative project leadership. He has extensive experience in character and creature animation and developed his creative eye having worked for top VFX studios around the world on films like Alita: battle Angel, Peter Rabbit 2, and The Hobbit 3. His natural social skills aligned him well for connecting with people and businesses.

  • Laurent Herveic

    Laurent Herveic

    Co-Founder // Chief Creative Officer

    Laurent, has an asset creation background, specializing in facial modelling and FACS. His work on Pogo from 'The Umbrella Academy' earned the prestigous VES award nomination. His additonal work includes memorable characters for movies like 'Alita: Battle Angel' and 'Planet of the Apes'. Laurent's artistic eye leads the way when it comes to creative needs for high quality and structure for outstanding production.

  • Lukas Niklaus

    Lukas Niklaus

    Co-Founder // Chief Executive Officer

    Lukas leads Floating Rock with strategic vision and industry representation, audaciously driving the future of entertainment. His past as an Animator with credits on 'Avengers: Endgame' and 'Jungle Book', he brings deep industry expertise and insight. Passionate about innovation, he pushes the boundaries for bold storytelling within the film and games industry. 

  • Nathan Santell

    Nathan Santell

    Executive Producer

    Nathan, an Emmy-nominated Producer, is focused on drumming up business for Floating Rock on the service side of the company, ensuring projects run smoothly and he's instrumental in the development and sales of Floating Rock’s IP’s. He's worked on feature films 'Mad Max: Fury Road', 'Gravity', 'Avengers' and more. His past experiences and vast knowledge adds value when strengthening story development, managing teams, leading, and communicating.

  • Stephanie Parker

    Stephanie Parker

    Co-Founder // Chief Experience Officer

    Stephanie drives Floating Rock's marketing and its unique IP incubator, Pitchfest, which fosters new ideas in film and games. An Animator by heart, she has worked on major films like 'Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse' and 'Angry Birds', bringing creativity and precision into her work. By building innovative and engaging spaces for people to connect and create, she continues to make a positive impact in the industry.

  • Sudesh Sudevan

    Sudesh Sudevan

    Systems Administrator

    Sudesh ensures Floating Rock's infrastructure runs smoothly and securely. With a strong background in IT support and system management, he's passionate about keeping teams connected and operations efficient.

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Careers

Float with the Floaties. Rock with the Rockies. Let's make cool sh..tuff!

Hit the careers tab to express your interest.