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Primarily focusing on Character and Creature Animation for Motion Pictures.

Having previous experience in most areas of production as a generalist I have a strong understanding of how animation interacts with other departments, lighting, fx, etc. Extensive experience in rigging, as well as in developing animation, pipeline and artist workflow tools.

Looking to work on creatively challenging and exciting feature projects. Enthusiastic to work with other talented professionals who are passionate about their craft. Previously, I’ve worked at studios in Canada, UK, Australia, and Japan.

Specialties
• character and creature animation using: Maya, XSI, 3DS Max, Motion Builder
• keyframe and mocap animation
• scripting, animation work flow tools

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*birds and bees
-”Journey 2″ New Line Cinema 2012
-Rising Sun Pictures, Adelaide, AU
-bird, bee, some camera animation, maya animation tool development
-maya

*angry dog
-”Hunger Games” Lionsgate 2012
-Rising Sun Pictures, Adelaide, AU
-creature animation on mutt sequence, maya animation tool development
-maya

*praying mantis
-”Golden Compass” New Line Cinema 2007
-Cinesite, London, UK
-praying mantis animation
-maya

*piranhas
-”Speed Racer” Warner Bros. 2008
-Rising Sun Pictures, Adelaide, AU
-stylized piranha animation, also helped out with lighting/shading
-xsi, shake

*beetle
-”Golden Compass” New Line Cinema 2007
-Cinesite, London, UK
-beetle animation, supervised rig development
-maya

*huskies
-”Golden Compass” New Line Cinema 2007
-Cinesite, London, UK
-realistic animation of huskies pulling a sled
-maya

*talking puppy
-”Air Buddies” Disney/Keystone 2005/06
-Atmosphere VFX, Vancouver, CA
-lip sync animation, matchmove supervisor, td
-maya, boujou, mel script

*space battle
-”Battlestar Galactica” NBC Universal 2005/06
-Atmosphere VFX, Vancouver, CA
-particle animation, explosions, smoke/missile trails
-animated interactive lighting, render pass breakdowns
-lightwave

*bike rider and cow
-experimental project 2006, director
-models, rigs, animation, comp, mixed media, all aspects
-maya, boujou, after effects, photoshop

*giant crab
-”Sayonara” short film director 2011
-Kyoto University of Art and Design, JP
-models, rigs, animation, comp, mixed media
-maya, after effects, toonboom, photoshop, pftrack