Andras Kavalecz Email & Phone Number

Andras has started creating CGI in 1989 on the Atari ST. Since then he worked in the TV/Film and Computer Games industry were he held positions such as Principle Artist, Lead Artist, Lead VFX artist and CG supervisor. His career started 1994 in the German Computer Games industry and in 2003 he moved to London to work at Passion Pictures and on a CGI TV series in Pinewood Studios just outside of London. In 2006 he moved to San Francisco where he worked on projects such as Alien Covenant, MARS, Stranger Things, The Walk, Agent’s of SHIELD, GRIMM, Minority Report.In January 2016 he founded CheckPointVFX, LLC – an independent VFX boutique specialized in look-development and in the creation of high-detailed 3d assets and textures.Publications:3D Look Development in Modo : Tutorial DVD for The Gnomon WorkshopEnvironment Creation using Modo : Tutorial DVD for The Gnomon Workshopproduction experience using * Maya* Mari* Vray 2* Modo* Nuke* Lightwave 3D* Zbrush* After Effects* Premiere* PhotoshopPast positions :* CG Supervisor* LookDev Artist (3d modeling / texturing / shading / lighting)* principal artist* vfx artist (lead & senior positions)* character artist (designer, modeler, animator)* technical director (lighting and scene setup)* studio manager Companies I have worked for:Atomic Fiction, CoSA vfx, Hivefx, NcSoft, Lucasarts, EA Games, Passion Pictures, Indestructible prod. Comp, MBA Studio, FX Studios, Sunflowers Entertainment

Listed skills include Maya, Texturing, Visual Effects, Lighting, and 35 others.

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  Staedtische Wirtschaftsschule Nuernberg / Germany