About me
25 years visual effects experience with a thorough understanding of the film making process. Im proud to be associated with some of the top grossing films and franchises in film history. Used to work in a high pressure environment outside and within vfx facilities and I have an excellent understanding of the creative process and believe in collaboratively using vfx to help drive narrative, and visual impact. I've got a broad network of contacts within the visual effects society globally on the studio and facility sides in the US, Canada, UK, Europe & Scandinavia and in APAC
Expertise and Experience:
- Business development and networking
- Script breakdowns
- Bidding
- Budgets
- Previz, proof of concept
- Art Direction and supervision concept art
- Client facing and familiar and to be in a film making environment
- Pre-production: physical production, shot / sequence execution from lens to delivered vfx finals
- On-set supervision: Working closely and liaising with directors, producers, dops and ADs
- 2nd Unit / Splinter Unit directing
- VFX Plate unit directing
- Post production: Delivering vfx finals and interacting with all departments through production from start to end (Editorial, Costume, Art Dept, Digital Intermediate, Sound, Directors and Producers)
- Motion capture, Virtual production
- CG Environments (Natural/SciFi)
- CG Characters/Creature including facial capture
- CG Natural phenomena: Water, Fire, Smoke simulation
- CG Crowd simulation
- CG Creature (CFX) simulation
- CG Destruction: Rigid bodies, particles and soft body dynamics
- VFX Pipeline / Development
- Familiar with production renderers, Renderman, Arnold, Vray, Mantra, Clarisse, proprietary renderers
- Familiar with Nuke, Shake, Discreet Logic products
- Familiar with Maya, Houdini, Clarisse
- Strong understanding of VFX pipelines, proprietary tools and development
- Strong understanding of camera systems, digital colour specs
- Strong understanding of modern production tools and delivery systems
To date box office for all films/franchises and projects 11.5busd.