Umesh Shukla Email & Phone Number

Thousand Oaks, California, United States

Pushing the boundaries of AI generative art and 3D printing technologies, while integrating insights from diverse disciplines through my ventures: Dfuseart, Mascot3D, and Anyskull

Greater Los Angeles Area

Refining production and creative pipeline for VR/AR/Web based applications.

Greater Los Angeles Area

• Created over 250 interactive and AR apps based on children picture books with internationally recognized celebrities, authors and illustrators.
• Successfully raised $22 million over time, hired talent, established studios across two countries, established pipelines and production practices.
• Directed and produced three shorts films to establish the company’s uniqueness. These films are currently being distributed by National Film Board of Canada and Scholastic.
• Helped create industry firsts in non photo-real rendering tools with 4 patents for the company
• Won numerous industry awards for the animated films and interactive storytelling apps including Appy, Tillywig and Parents Choice.
• Recognized as The “Digital 25: Leaders in Emerging Entertainment” from the Producer’s Guild of America and Variety magazine.

Ontario CA

Helped Maed By Aliens Inc, the brand owner of Plushland trade mark to build the next gen licensed stuffed toy company. Design stuffed toys with AR targeting.www.plushland.com

Los Angels

Designed and taught two 8 week long classes on User Experience Design

Glendale California

• Hired to guide the establishment of a 3D production pipeline for animated feature films
• Worked with senior company executives to evaluate and recommend technologies from PDI, DreamWorks and 3rd party vendors.
• Working with directors and look development supervisors to establish the look for feature film Shark Tale.

Burbank California

• As a director, developed a short film for the Fantasia series using unique graphic techniques, green lit by the studio executives.
• As a VFX supervisor of a 3D animated feature film titled Club Wildlife, worked closely with the directors, producers and show supervisors to bring the desired look to script that remained within the defined budget.
• As a Digital Effects lead for the company, worked closely with multiple shows including Atlantic, Emperors New Grove and Home on the Range to establish a company wide uniform approach in tools, techniques and training.
• Worked closely with the Director and Production Designer on the development of Feature Film Fraidy’s Cat.

Venice California

• As a supervisor for the film Titanic, worked with animators, motion capture techniques, compositors and technologists to integrate digital people to live action footage.
• As a sequence supervisor for lava effects for the film Dante’s Peak, worked with effects animators, compositors and shader writers to create the lava sequences.
• Worked as an animator for the rat sequence for the film Island of Dr Moreau to bring digital rats to life.
• Worked on various television commercials as a CG supervisor.

Singapore

• As the lead animator worked on multiple television commercials and motion graphic sequences for South East Asian markets.
• Worked with agency creative on storyboards to make better use of 3D animation and digital compositing effects.

Sydney Australia

• As part of a two-person crew, animated groundbreaking 3D animation for TV commercials and network identity for Australian and New Zealand markets.

Singapore

• Established one of the first 3D animation facilities in Singapore and successfully marketed it to advertising agencies.