Projects
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Project History

Hawkins Game trailer.[2012] this was a spot for E3

·         Transferred game models into Maya, applied lighting and texturing in Vray.

 

Toyota Commercial.[2012] 60/30 second spot for Rogues Gallery.

·         Lighting and Texturing of car and some environment.

Frankenstein 3d ride film.[2011-2012]

·         This was a project for Hollow 4d that involved modeling, Lighting, Texturing and Animation as well as some compositing.

 

Aston Martin Commercial. [2012] 60 second spot. Client: Gentleman Scholar.

·         Lighting and texturing of city night sequence and desert sequence.

Expedia Commercial. [2011] 30 second spot. Client: Motion Theory/Mirada

·         Texture and Lighting.

Absolute Vodka Commercial. [2011] 30 second spot. Client: Motion Theory/ Mirada

·         Texturing and Lighting

Prehistoric Assassins. [2010] Discovery Channel. Client: Workaholics Productions. CGI heavy 1hr. documentary which focused on prehistoric sea creatures. Producer: Workaholics Prod.

·         VFX supervisor and CGI project manager.

·         Managed a team of five animators producing approximately 200 shots

·         Project CGI budget management.

·         Shot assignment and job coordination.

·         Artistic Duties included character rigging and animation, modeling, texturing, lighting and rendering for the Elasmosaurus sequence.

Creatures Inside Us.[2010] Discovery Science. Client: Workaholics Productions. CGI heavy 1 hr. documentary focusing on the role that bacterium plays in the human body.

·         CGI project manager and animation supervisor.

·         Managed a team of 6 animators.

·         CGI budget management.

·         Shot management and assignment.

·         Also contributed cg animation and artistic services.

 

Cosmic Collisions. [2009] Discovery Channel. Client: Workaholics Productions. 1 hour Science documentary focusing on galactic collisions and other space impacts.

·         CGI project manager and animation supervisor.

·         Supervised a 4 man team of animators.

·         Also contributed cg animation and artistic services.

Predators of the Past. [2009] History Channel. Client: Workaholics Productions. 1 hour documentary about prehistoric creatures.

·         CGI project manager and animation supervisor.

·         Supervised a 3 man team of animators.

·         Also contributed cg animation and artistic services.

 

Prehistoric Monsters Revealed. [2008] A&E television networks. Client: Workaholics Productions. 1 hour documentary about prehistoric creatures.

·         CGI project manager and animation supervisor.

·         Supervised a 4 man team of animators.

·         Also contributed cg animation and artistic services.

 

Beyond the Big Bang. [2007] History Channel. Client: Workaholics Productions. 1 hour documentary regarding the creation of the universe.

·         CGI project manager and animation supervisor.

·         Supervised a 6 man team of animators.

·         Also contributed cg animation and artistic services.

 

Comets, Prophets of Doom. [2006] History Channel. Client: Workaholics Productions. 1 hour science documentary about comets.

·         CGI project manager and animation supervisor.

·         Supervised a 4 man team of animators.

·         Also contributed cg animation and artistic services.

 

UFO Files, Alien Engineering. 2 parts [2006] History Channel. Client: Workaholics Productions. 1 hour documentary regarding ufo technology.

·         CGI project manager and animation supervisor.

·         Supervised a 3 man team of animators.

·         Also contributed cg animation and artistic services.

 

Meteors: Fire in the Sky. [2005] History Channel. Client: Workaholics Productions. 1 hour documentary outlining the science of meteors.

·         CGI project manager and animation supervisor.

·         Supervised a 4 man team of animators.

·         Also contributed cg animation and artistic services.

 

The Day the Earth Stood Still,[2008] 20th Century Fox. Vfx: Flash Filmworks

·         Animator. Helicopter sequence Lighting test

The Guardian, [2006] Touchstone Pictures. Vfx: Flash Filmworks

·         Animator, Texture artist and model modifications for cargo ship

The Pacific,[2010] Touchstone Pictures. Vfx: Flash Filmworks

·         Animator, Modeler, Texture artist and Lighting for many battle scenes.

·         Received an Emmy.

All About Steve, [2009] Fox 2000 Pictures

·         Vfx artist. Worked on several shots for a tornado sequence. These shots required hard body dynamics as well as wind dynamics.

Career Highlights

Ghosts of the Abyss

James Cameron’s 3D Titanic documentary for IMAX

As animation supervisor, I worked directly with Jim to help develop techniques for converting 2D to 3D, along with 3d animation.

Aliens of the Deep

James Cameron’s 3D deep sea exploration documentary for IMAX

Modeling work mostly

The Pacific

HBO series

I received a group Emmy for my work in effects, modeling & animation.

Chrysler Commercial

Digital Domain

I was a member of the Lighting and Texturing team.

Nascar Commercial

Digital Domain

I was a member of the Lighting and Texturing team.

Kenmore Commercial

Digital Domain

I was a member of the Modeling and Texturing team.

Idiocracy

Motion picture by Mike Judge

Environment modeling

Nascar Racers

Saban Entertainment Cartoon

Supervised Animation Crew. Some animation

UFO hunters

History Channel-The Phoenix lights episode

On screen appearance as a digital artist recreating and analyzing ufo sighting.

 

Skill Set

 

My primary software toolsets are, in order of proficiency:

  • Lightwave 11
  • Modo 601
  • Zbrush 4.5
  • Maya 2012
  • After Effects
  • Photoshop