BIO
- 16+ years of experience as a multi-disciplined 3D Generalist with a focus on Lighting and Look Development for Movies, TV, Commercials, Music and Advertising Campaigns.
- Strong skills in modeling, texturing, layout, lighting, animation, rendering and compositing as well as working in 3D production pipelines.
- Highly versed in current render engines such as Redshift, Arnold and V-Ray.
- Efficient in managing work flow through positive communication and thrives in a team environment and prioritizing tasks.
- Adaptable and flexible.
- Would love to contribute my experience and expertise in an inspiring environment where I'll be creatively challenged in collaboration with like-minded creatives.
- Currently live and work in Los Angeles, CA.
PROJECTS
- FILM TITLES: Wonder Woman, XXX: The Return of Xander Cage, Entourage, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Insidious 3, Fury, Warcraft
- FILM & TV VFX: The Rig, Made For Love, Slumdog Millionaire, Outpost, Agents of SHIELD, Sleepy Hollow, Dead Set, MI High
- TRAILERS: Candy Cane Lane, The Avengers - Endgame, Gaurdians of the Galaxy 1 & 2, Doctor Strange, Pixels, Cinderella, The Equalizer, The Jungle Book, Maleficient, The Purge Election Year, Need For Speed, Robocop, Mamma Mia.
- COMMERCIALS: John Deere, Lego Education, Peloton, Ray Ban, Bet MGM, SKII, The North Face, Walmart, Sony Playstation Gran Turismo 6, Dodge Ram, Renault
- ADVERTISING: Fanatics, WhatsApp, Microsoft XBox, Mereceds-Benz, Renault, Marvel Studios, Disney, Sony, Evian, CBS, Nokia, Reebok, Samsung, Discovery Channel, Sony Playstation and Vodafone.
- EXPERIENCE: Sea World Abu Dhabi, Kennedy Space Center: Gateway Space Journey, Disneyland Projection Shows, Hollywood Bowl Projection Shows
- MUSIC:
Jay Sean ft. Lil Wayne, Mr. Miniature, Lisa Hannigan, Jules Holland
SKILLS
- MODELING
- TEXTURING
- ANIMATION
- LIGHTING
- RENDERING
- LAYOUT
- LOOK DEV
- ENVIRONMENTS
- COMPOSITING
- PROJECTION MAPPING
- VFX
- MOTION GRAPHICS
- 2D/3D DESIGN
- MAIN TITLE DESIGN
- STYLE FRAMES
MATT
EDUCATION & AWARDS
- BSc (HONOURS) COMPUTER ANIMATION
(2002 - 2005) University of Portsmouth, Hampshire, UK
- A-LEVEL GRAPHICAL COMMUNICATIONS
(1996 - 1998) Brooklands College, Weybridge, Surrey, UK
- A-LEVEL ENGLISH LANGUAGE
(1996 - 1998) Brooklands College, Weybridge, Surrey, UK
- GOLDEN TRAILER AWARD - BEST MOTION POSTER - 2 GUNS
I created 2d effects for the '2 Guns' (Denzel Washington & Mark Wahlberg) motion poster that won it's category at the 15th Annual Golden Trailer Awards in Los Angeles, CA.
- VIRTUAL REALITY TECHNOLOGY AWARD (1ST PLACE)
Dissertation titled "Human Responses to a Virtual Roller Coaster Environment: A Pilot Study", 2005. I designed and created the rollercoaster in 3DS Max, implemented it into the VR suite, then conducted a range of experiments to identify human responses to immersive VR.
TOOLS
- MAYA
- CINEMA 4D
- 3DS MAX
- MODO
- REDSHIFT
- ARNOLD
- V-RAY
- SUBSTANCE PAINTER
- AFTER EFFECTS
- PHOTOSHOP
- ILLUSTRATOR
- PREMIERE
- NUKE
- UNREAL ENGINE