Phone: +61 411 224 260
Email: benmcewan@live.com
IMDb: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3229205/
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- Feature film project. Employed various techniques to create accurate mattes for both rapidly moving organic and rigid objects. Paint work ranged from recreating lost motion blur, to removing unwanted shadows, to extending the frame of shots.
- Stereoscopic conversion for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2. Created high-accuracy, articulate mattes (roto+keying) for characters and objects in each shot. Also removed unwanted objects from shots. I worked closely with Compositing Supervisor (Aaron Barclay) to deal with assets coming into the building from external vfx vendors.
- Produced articulate mattes for Hyundai TVC.
Brought on board to help hit a tough deadline for an in-flight entertainment package for QANTAS. Main duties included compositing CG renders into live-action plates and beautifying shots. Due to time restraints, I also took on matchmoving and 3D lighting work to help get the project across the line on time. Called back to complete a short motion graphics piece for a DVD for The Military Shop.
Was the sole visual effects "go to guy" both starting and completing 95% of the shots. I worked efficiently to complete set tasks to ensure the material was ready for Comic-Con 2009. Shots ranged from keying out poorly-lit greenscreens to art directing and producing photorealistic visual effects. I also supervised a one-day visual effects shoot.
Freelanced part-time whilst completing studies. Tackled complex visual effects shots for a number of international independent short and feature films. Filled a variety of roles from Motion Designer to VFX Supervisor, and was often leading teams of other artists. Clients included, but weren't limited to: ACT Department of Education, Navajo Joe Films, Chapter 4 Entertainment, Trico Films, JHM Productions, Mike Corrado.
Was a semi-regular contributor to AEtuts+, teaching the growing online community how to push the limits of Adobe After Effects. One of my video tutorials is based on an effect seen in Terminator Salvation. This attracted the attention of the person who created the effect in the film, who commended my professional techniques.