Erik Reed Email & Phone Number

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

• Joined the CFX crew for Trolls Band Together, Kung Fu Panda 4, and The Wild Robot
• Built a Vellum flag wind preset that was used by all artists on a sequence in KFP4
• Developed naturalistic wind motion for meadow, forest, and cliffside environments
• Learned DreamWorks’ pipeline including their custom hair solver Willow and Moonray
• Simulated garments to emulate materials like felt, silk, leather, cotton, plastic, and paper
• Constructed Houdini setups for capes blowing in the wind and troll hair in zero-gravity

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

• Finished CFX shots for Nimona, Fast X, The Garfield Movie, and Coyote vs. Acme
• Trained new employees on DNEG’s pipeline and asset management toolset
• Assisted new Houdini users on navigating custom Vellum cloth rigs
• Participated in a “rescue week” to help another team deliver multiple shots before their deadline
• Simulated a variety of CFX items including capes, curtains, ropes, cables, coats, and long hair

Stamford, Connecticut, United States

• Created a production-ready Vellum hair wind rig for the hero character on Luck
• Developed an accessible HDA for first-time Houdini users completing wind shots
• Produced and polished nCloth and nHair simulations for a variety of characters
• Collaborated on long shots with other artists to deliver simulations before deadlines
• Led two training sessions on optimizing Vellum hair and wrote detailed documentation to explain the Houdini wind workflow step by step

Greenwich, CT

• Simulated cloth and hair for shot production using Qualoth and Houdini Vellum
• Tailored garments using Marvelous Designer for feature film characters
• Facilitated a team-effort to create modular costumes for background characters
• Wrote and taught an internal cross-training course on garment technical modeling
• Organized documentation within my department as our designated recordkeeper
• Tested Qualoth rig templates and material properties for simulated garments

Clemson, South Carolina, United States

• Taught Marvelous Designer Skills Exchange workshop for students and faculty
• Advised students on costume and character designs drawn from stylized concept art
• Created curriculum for Visual Foundations I and II, including lessons in shape language, gesture, figure, and portrait drawing, color theory, and charcoal still life
• Instructed students how to pre-produce animations, pitch storyboards, and craft visual narratives while considering framing, value, and timing

Clemson, SC

• Created a 30-second animation in ten weeks with a team of six students
• Collaborated with DreamWorks’ mentors to develop production techniques
• Organized assets using Linux pipeline and maintained progress in Shotgun
• Designed storyboard/ pre-vis and completed layout with another team member
• Developed Nuke tree organization and composited Arnold AOVs for all shots

Master Of Fine Arts - Mfa, Digital Production Arts

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Media Production / Editing, Writing, And Media (English)