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Vancouver, Bc, Ca

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Worked on the animated feature “Leo”.

Sydney, Australia

Projects:Animated Feature - “Mia And Me – The Hero of Centopia”Animated TV Series - Marvels, “What If?”

Auckland, New Zealand

Worked as a contracted Animation lecturer.Responsibilities include but not limited to:• Mentoring students understanding of Animation workflows and principles through daily presentations, live demos and assessments.• Managing and facilitating student’s development throughout the module.• Assessing and providing comprehensive feedback/grading of formatives and final assessment to further aid students growth.

Project: Peter Rabbit 2

Changchun, Jilin, China

Sent as a Guest Lecturer on behalf of Media Design School developing students understanding of animation and industry workflows.

Wellington & Wairarapa, New Zealand

Project: Animated TV Series - “The Thunderbirds Are Go!”Responsibilities include but not limited to:• Comprehensive sequence creation and cinematography based of storyboards (characters, vehicles, cameras and props).• Previsualisation of miniature sequences, using specially created camera rigs, and environment assets to mimic real world conditions, which is then used by the onset miniatures crew.• Refining narrative and visual cinematography with directors often making multiple alterations and variations during the process.• Defining and troubleshooting potential asset issues which may conflict with director’s vision or cause issues further down the pipeline.Postvis responsibilities include but not limited to:• Further refining sequences with directors and making any final alternations as needed.• Polishing and finalizing CG cameras, vehicles, prop animations and character blocking.• Implementation and troubleshooting of CG assets into miniature photogrammetry and plates.• Rigorous continuity checks between sequences and overall episodes.

Auckland, New Zealand

Worked as a Animator & Layout Artist for a range of television commercials.

3D Animation & Visual Effects, Animation

Diploma In Digital Creativity