SHOWREEL

Character Animation Work

1. Legend of The Guardians (The Guardians of Ga’Hoole)
   Animal Logic, 2008–Current
   Character Animator
   • Responsible for the performance animation of multiple CG characters
   • Animation in Softimage XSI
2. Harry Potter and The Half-Blood Prince
   Rising Sun Pictures, 2008
   Senior Animator
   • Animation and post-vis of hundreds of 3D assets as part of the magical room transformation sequence.
   • Animation of various magical toys used in the Weasley Wheezes sequence.
   • Animation in Maya
   • Produced concept art and designs for the ‘armchair to human’ Slughorn Transformation.
   • Designs in Photoshop, pencil and paper
3. Knowing
   Animal Logic, 2008
   Animator
   • Keyframe animation of the humanoid aliens at the climax of the film.
   • Animation in Maya
4. Speed Racer
   Rising Sun Pictures, 2008
   Senior Animator
   • Animation and lighting of caricatured piranhas in a comedic action scene.
   • Animation in Softimage XSI
5. Charlotte’s Web
   Rising Sun Pictures, 2004-2006
   Lead Character Animator
   • Instrumental in the definition of Charlotte’s character and acting.
   • Responsible for sequence acting consistancy.
   • Trained freelancers and juniors.
   • Animated using Softimage XSI.
   • Part of Charlotte’s character design team.
   • Designed using pencils, paper and Photoshop.
   • Part of Charlotte’s CG modelling team.
   • Modeled using Softimage XSI.
6. The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising
   Rising Sun Pictures, 2007
   Lead Animator
   • Responsible for a team animating CG snakes and CG icicles.
   • CG snakes animated using XSI.
   • CG icicles animated using Maya.
7. Robot–Animation Test
   Rising Sun Pictures, 2003
   Character Animator
   • Responsible for animation of the CG robot based on a real actor.
   • Responsible for the facial animation.
   • Animation using Softimage XSI.
8. Spider–Animation Test
   Rising Sun Pictures, 2005
   Character Animator
   • Animation of a spider for Charlotte’s Web pitch.
   • Animation using Softimage XSI.

VFX Animation/Effects Work

1. 28 Weeks Later
   Rising Sun Pictures, 2007
   Senior Animator/3D & Effects Artist
   • Responsible for a full array of 3D and 2D tasks including:
     Modeling, texturing, animation, tracking, lighting, rendering and basic compositing of CG vehicles and sundry 3D assets and 2D effects.
   • 3D work in Softimage XSI.
   • Tracking in Boujou and PFTrack.
   • Compositing in Shake.
2. Sky Captain and The World of Tomorrow
   Rising Sun Pictures, 2004
   Animator/Previs & 3D Artist
   • Responsible for an array of 3D vehicles, sets and props.
   • Previs for full CG shots.
   • Responsible for the retro space rocket launch sequence.
   • Animation, modeling, texturing, lighting and rendering of the space rocket.
   • Created simple 2.5D cloud effects for the launch sequence.
   • 3D work in Softimage XSI.
3. The Core
   Rising Sun Pictures, 2002
   Animator/Previs & 3D Artist
   • Responsible for the animation CG space shuttle.
   • Previs of full CG shots.
   • Lighting and rendering the shuttle.
   • Animation and lighting in Softimage XSI.
4. The Lord of The Rings - The Return of The King
   Rising Sun Pictures, 2003
   3D & Effects Artist/Cleanup
   • Responsible for an array of 3D support elements, including smoke, lava and rock debris.
   • Basic compositing for background replacement, rotoscopy and shot cleanup.
   • 3D work in Softimage XSI.
   • Compositing in Shake.
5. The Last Samurai
   Rising Sun Pictures, 2003
   3D Artist
   • Responsible for an array of 3D support elements including weapons, blood and wounds.
   • Responsible for the creation of the CG replacement weapons.
   • Tracking and rendering.
   • 3D work in Softimage XSI.
   • 3D tracking mostly by hand in Softaimge XSI, 2D tracking in Shake.

Personal work

1. Adorable Panda–11 Second Club Animation, 2007
   • Designed and animated the character to a pre-chosen voice clip.
   • Animation in Flash.
2. Cat–Animation Roughs, 2007
   • Short animation in my personal time to train in traditional techniques in Flash.
   • Animation in Flash.
3. The Magic Umbrella - Animation Test, 2007
   • Rough but fun test as part of character design from a short animation project.
   • Animation in Flash.
4. The Magic Umbrella - Animation Test, 2007
   • As above.
5. Sir Knight Turntables, 2008
   • Walk turntables for a character from personal work.
   • Created all elements of the character.
   • Animation, modeling, lighting using Softimage XSI.
6. Bat–Animation Test, 2003
   • Created all elements of the bat animation test.
   • Animation, modeling, lighting using Softimage XSI.
   • Texturing using Photoshop.