Leila Malthus Email & Phone Number

New Zealand

Wellington & Wairarapa, New Zealand

Lighting Artist:Kiddets - Pukeko Pictures, Marketing Style Guide Lighting and CompositingThunderbirds Are Go!' Season 3, in collaboration with Pukeko Pictures, ITV and Weta Workshop - Lighting Assets for the Marketing Style Guide. - Compositing final renders in Photoshop, digitally painting in fur, dust, particle and fire effects. - Troubleshooting alongside artists in house and communicating promptly with production. Software used:Maya 2017… Show more Lighting Artist:Kiddets - Pukeko Pictures, Marketing Style Guide Lighting and CompositingThunderbirds Are Go!' Season 3, in collaboration with Pukeko Pictures, ITV and Weta Workshop - Lighting Assets for the Marketing Style Guide. - Compositing final renders in Photoshop, digitally painting in fur, dust, particle and fire effects. - Troubleshooting alongside artists in house and communicating promptly with production. Software used:Maya 2017, Photoshop CC 2017, Windows, Google Mail and Microsoft Excel_________________________________________________________________________________________________________Texture ArtistHuhu Studios- Texturing characters and props, meeting budget requirements and deadlines.- Promptly communicating with the Production team and Texture Lead.- Painting UV’s in Photoshop and rendering approvals in V Ray.Software used: Maya 2016, V Ray, Photoshop CS, Windows Show less

Assistant Technical Director and Proxy ModellerWeta DigitalApril 2015 - Dec 2015Alvin and the Chipmunks Road Chip, The BFG, The Jungle BookAssistant Technical Director: - Problem Solving Render issues. - Moving between departments, relieving work load.Proxy Model: - Problem Solving. - UV mapping. - Reducing the resolution of high resolution polygonal objects. - Texture proxy models.Software used: Maya 2016, Linux, Manuka, Mari

Snells Beach, Auckland, New Zealand

Texture Lead, Lighting Artist, Compositing ArtistHuhu StudiosVeggietales, Beast of Burden (Pitch Trailer for what is now "Mosley")Texture/ Shader Lead: - Managing a team of Texture and Shader Artists for the successful children’s animated DVD series “VeggieTales”, several Intellectual Property projects for Huhu Studios and the “Beast of Burden” (now called "Mosley") pitch trailer. - Communicating feedbacks directly with artists and encouraging them in their work… Show more Texture Lead, Lighting Artist, Compositing ArtistHuhu StudiosVeggietales, Beast of Burden (Pitch Trailer for what is now "Mosley")Texture/ Shader Lead: - Managing a team of Texture and Shader Artists for the successful children’s animated DVD series “VeggieTales”, several Intellectual Property projects for Huhu Studios and the “Beast of Burden” (now called "Mosley") pitch trailer. - Communicating feedbacks directly with artists and encouraging them in their work, reducing the amount of Director feedback. - Ensuring that work in completed to the highest standard, whilst meeting budget and time requirements. - Creating procedural shaders to speed up workflow. - Pipeline RnDCompositing Artist: - Compositing Keys and shots - Creating Motion Graphics Lighting Artist: - Lighting, setting up layers and rendering Keys. - Lighting and rendering shots.Software used: Maya 2009 and 2011, Windows, Photoshop, Nuke, After Effects, V Ray, Mental Ray, Maya Software Show less

Diploma In Advanced 3D Animation, Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics And Special Effects

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