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Radium
August 2005 - February 2009
Staff Matte Painter. Occasional CG Lead & Art Director.
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Giant Killer Robots
February 2005 - August 2005
Matte Painting on the New York sequence.
Projects were "The Fantastic Four" under VFX supervisors Peter Oberdorpher, John Vehger & Mike Schmitt, "The Posiedon Adventure" under Mike Schmitt, and the James Blunt video for "Wisemen" with John Vegher. |
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Art Director / Matte Painter / Environments Lead |
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Tippett Studio
July 2002 - January 2005
I was engaged in developing processes for Digital Environments and Digital Actors. Assisted in Look Development, Keyart creation and Art Direction.
Projects were "The Matrix: Revolutions" under VFX supervisor Craig Hayes, "The Stepford Wives" under Scott Souter and "Son of the Mask" under Tom Schelazney. |
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Industrial Light & Magic Digital Matte Department.
January 2001 - March 2002
Projects were "Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones" under the supervision of John Knoll, "The Mummy Returns" under John Berton, and "Men In Black II" again under John Berton.
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Stargate SG1
February 1999 - December 2000
Supervisor; James Tichenor.
Duties involved all aspects of the creation of digital matte paintings, from creating the conceptual designs and production illustrations to building the matte paintings to supervising the final compositing.
Aspects of this were: working with the supervisor and production designer to design the matte paintings and to determine the most efficient way of integrating sets with digital set extensions * scouting locations for filming * sourcing filmed reference materials, photographing set and reference materials as required * commissioning, art directing, and building physical and 3d models required for matte painting elements * supervising the filming of elements required for compositing * commissioning and art directing over flow matte paintings from vendors * breaking down scripts, following production schedules, scheduling and coordinating compositing sessions involving matte paintings * executing and supervising final compositing sessions involving matte paintings * created a database to track projects.
~ Nominated for three Emmys and two Gemini Awards for Best Visual Effects in a television series.
~ Credited as co-Supervisor of Visual Effects with James Tichenor for the episode 'Beneath the Surface', July 2000.
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Matte Painter / Graphics Supervisor |
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Vancouver Magazine, Vancouver British Columbia.
April 1996 - November 1996
Magazine layout and digital manipulation of graphics and images.
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Adbusters Magazine, Vancouver British Columbia.
November 1995 - April 1996
Magazine layout, digital compositing & manipulation of photographs and images, graphics, and website design.
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Commercial Illustration and Design |
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April 1991 - November 1995
Created posters, illustrations and graphics for editorial publications and design firms, working with traditional painting and printmaking techniques and a Macintosh computer.
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University of British Columbia
Vancouver British Columbia.
March 1995
Macromedia Director Multimedia course.
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Ontario College of Art
Toronto Ontario.
September 1989 - March 1991
I graduated from the Ontario College of Art after studying for three years in both the Communication & Design and Fine Arts programs, focusing on design for print, painting, printmaking and bookmaking. Finishing with various awards and scholarships, including Fourth Year Overall Award in Communication & Design, 1991.
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Concordia University
Montreal Quebec.
July - August 1990
History and Literature.
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My interests range from hiking and mountain biking to old & new motorcycles; from computer aided design and multimedia explorations to woodworking. I occasionally build furniture for my home. I enjoy traveling and plan trips when I can. I have a passion for old sci-fi films.
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