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2006 demo reel | matte painting . compositing . (39 mb)

2005 graduation reel | view / download | personal work, everything done by myself unless otherwise noted in reel | (33mb).

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GOAL: Looking for contract or freelance positions in Digital Matte Painting, Compositing, or Texturing, Modeling.

EXPERIENCE:

Features:

Conversations with God | 2006 | Matte Painter, Model/Texture,Compositor
The Covenant | 2006 | Matte Painter, Texture Artist, Jr. Compositor

Apocalypto | 2006 | Paint/Roto, Model/Texture
The Holiday (uncredited) | 2006 | Matte Painter, Paint/Roto, Jr. Compositor
Primeval | 2006 | Matte Painter, Model/Texture, Paint/Roto

Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End | 2007 | Compositor
No Country for Old Men | 2007 | Compositor
Rush Hour 3 | 2007 | Matte Painter, Paint
The Midnight Meat Train | 2008 | Matte Painter, Lighting, Compositing
Henry Poole Is Here | 2008 | Lead Matte Painter, Model/Texture, Lighting, Compositing
Never Back Down | 2008 | Compositor
Untraceable | 2008 | Compositor
Possession | 2008 | Matte Painter/Compositor
City of Ember | 2008 | Matte Painter, Model/Texture, Fur TD, Lighting, Compositing
Underworld: Rise of the Lycans | 2009 | Compositor/Fur Supervisor
X-Men Origins: Wolverine | 2009 | Lead Matte Painter/Compositor
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince | 2009 | Compositor
A Serious Man | 2009 | Lead Matte Painter/Compositor


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Employment History :

May ‘06 – present
Luma Pictures Venice, CA (luma-pictures.com)
• Modeling, Texturing
• Mattepainting
• Fur
• Lighting
• Compositing

Features – Apocalypto, The Holiday, Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End, No Country for Old Men, X-Men Origins: Wolverine, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince...

January ‘06 – March ‘06
Freelance, Spooner, WI
• Modeling, Texturing and lighting
• Mattepainting
• Compositing
Features - Conversations with God

March ‘05 – Oct ‘05
Pocket Rocket Fx, Minneapolis, MN (pocket-rocket-fx.com)
• Conceptualization and concept art
• Camera animation and Match-moving
• Modeling,Texturing and lighting
• Mattepainting
• Compositing

Nov ‘04 - March ‘05
Make Visual – Internship, Minneapolis, MN (makevisual.com)
• Stylized 3d and motion graphics
• Modeling, camera animation
• Mattepainting

July ‘03 - Sept ‘03
Carschool Film-O-Rama, Minneapolis, MN (carschoolfilms.com)
• Mattepainting, Compositing

HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE:

Software I use regularly: Maya, Shake, Photoshop, ZBrush, Mudbox,
Software I use occassionally: Combustion, After Effects, Adobe Premiere, 3dsmax, Boujou 3, Final Cut Pro, Nuke, BodyPaint 3D.

OS: Proficient with Windows, Linux and Macintosh systems.

SKILLS:
• Mattepainting

• Compositing
• Concept painting
• Texture painting
• Digital sculpting/Modeling
• Lighting (Mental Ray)

EDUCATION:

Oct ‘02 – Sept ’05
The Art Institutes International Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
Bachelor of Science Degree in Visual Effects & Motion Graphics

• President’s List, 4.0 GPA
• Ai Portfolio Scholarship
• Visual Effects Student of the Quarter

 

 

   
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