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Brought on board to help hit a tough deadline on a specific project. 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.
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.
I am a semi-regular contributor to AEtuts+, teaching the growing online community my tips and techniques for 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.
Created and composited visual effects for five short films, exceeding the directors expectations. I met the challenge of tackling each shot from start to finish, whilst keeping the production well under budget. The latest short film we worked on saw me Visual Effects Supervise the shoot from a remote location. During post-production, I lead a team of visual effects artists who were located around the world, and co-ordinated the successful completion of the production.
Used advanced techniques to pull mattes from extremely under-lit greenscreens. Resolved frame rate and color space issues preceding the compositing of stock footage. Added texture, re-lit and changed details on plastic gun props to make them look metallic. Animated different components of the guns to replicate how they fire in the real world. Additionally created the opening title sequence for the short film, Twist of Fate.
Part of a small team providing rotoscoping and clean-up services for music video Start Saving Me by Mike Corrado. Shots were filled with detailed organic shapes, which made each shot quite challenging. Also supplied the company with photorealistic eye replacements, crowd duplication and additional rotoscoping for their in-house short film.
Independent visual effects artist and compositor for Seattle-based production company, Trico Films. Generated and composited high quality visual effects for numerous sequences involving gun fire, explosions, and re-lighting of acting talent.
Produced a short animated film for the Australian Capital Territory Government, to be shown at a seminar for newly-graduated teachers. It was aimed at helping newly graduated teachers understand what their work atmosphere would be like, and how to deal with their problems. I was approached one week before the seminar with a blank page. I was able to effectively manage both the client's and my own time, which ensured our tough deadline was reached.