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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.

Auckland, New Zealand

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

3D Animation & Visual Effects, Animation

Diploma In Digital Creativity