Syndrome Studios
Ultimate Animals
Project Lead / TD
Created many quadruped rigs for animal animations. Developed several pipeline tools using Python. Created textures for many animals. Used Shave and a Haircut to create animal Fur. Setup lighting for various scenes. Created particle systems for swarms and fluid effects. Did a number of animal character animations, and managed the animation pipeline. Setup and managed final renders.
2014-11-03 to 2015-03-27
Fall Out Boy - "Centuries"
Sr. Generalist / Crowd Sim TD
Worked primarily in crowd simulations using Golaem and Maya. Created and rigged Roman characters for crowd sims. Did lighting, texturing and rigging on Roman Colosseum. Handled most of the camera tracking using SynthEyes. Populated the Colosseum with crowds and setup shots for final rendering.
2014-08-04 to 2014-10-24
Pause Festival Title Animation
Maya Generalist, Match-Mover
Match-moved plates, Created and Animated various shots and elements for integration into the plates.
2014-01-03 to 2014-01-21
People's Choice Awards Stage Graphics
Maya Generalist
Modeled, Textured, rigged and animated several various Stage Graphics for the 2014 People's Choice Awards
2013-10-18 to 2014-01-03
Disney XD Commercial Bumpers
Maya Generalist
Created graphic elements for commercial bumpers
2013-12-16 to 2013-12-20
EDC (Electric Daisy Carnival) Title Animation
Maya Generalist
Created a series of dynamic effects, including CG fireworks, Fluid Effects, Streamers, Butterfly swarms and Confetti. Also built several animation rigs and did some lighting and texturing.
2013-11-04 to 2013-12-06
Various Projects
Maya Generalist
History Channel graphics, Katy Perry Stage Graphics, People's Choice Award Graphics, Electric Daisy Carnival graphics. Work is usually between one day and three weeks at a time on various projects. Some projects I only work as an animator, others I cover the gamut of needs for the effects desired.
2012-09-14 to 2013-11-14
Katy Perry Stage Graphics
Maya Animator
Created and animated stage graphics for display at a live event. Used some mathematical formulas in a MEL script to animate many of the parts.
2013-05-20 to 2013-05-22
The Bible - Title Graphics
Z-Brush, Maya Artist
Created graphic elements for promotional content.
2013-02-15 to 2013-02-16
Smash 5 / Bang Bang
Nova: Making Stuff
Maya Generalist
Worked on title sequence and various graphics for the show. This included modeling, layout, texturing, lighting, dynamics and animation for two parts of a five part title sequence. The modeling included robotic quad-copters, trains, and a wide assortment of other environmental elements. Dynamic effects included particle swarms and hair/string dynamics. Animation included camera animation and robotic animations, partially in particle swarms, and partially on robotic arm sequences. Some of the dynamics included rock slides and spray can effects, simulating paint on a surface. Lighting and texturing was a large part of my work on the entire title sequence and for many of the show graphics as well.
2013-09-30 to 2013-10-17
Sassoon Film Design
Journey to the South Pacific
Maya Animator, Match-Mover
Maya modeling, Synth-eyes camera tracking, and Maya match-move and animation. This was for an IMAX Documentary.
2013-07-10 to 2013-08-23
Geisler Graphics
Do or Die
3DS Max Animator
Worked primarily as a 3DS Max layout and animation artist on the National Geographic Show, "Do or Die". The show covered a wide range of topics from week to week and required use of MadCar, Biped, CAT and VRay as well as some minor work in AfterEffects. All animation was done in 3DS Max. Only minor modeling, texturing and lighting was done.
2013-05-15 to 2013-08-09
Hoax Films
The LeBrons
CG Supervisor / TD
Worked as a lighting and rendering TD and Supervisor on an animation series, "The LeBrons". I worked on lighting the environments and setup rendering for them. I also helped junior artists solve technical problems, and created a number of pipeline tools using both MEL and Python. The tools I created had a range of functions from complex scene rebuilding and setup, Light Rig duplication, to camera tools for the artists. Some of my work included solving more complex Nuke Compositing problems, such as setting up 3D Projection environments for artists, and solving matte and depth issues for artists.
2013-03-18 to 2013-04-26