Matt Eley Email & Phone Number

United Kingdom

London, United Kingdom

London, United Kingdom

Clients 2016 - 2017:Saddingtons Baynes (01/16 - 03/16, 07/16 - 09/16)Illuminates CGI (04/16 - 06/16)TMOC (09/16 - 11/16)Taylor James (11/16 - Present• Freelance CGI Artist/Generalist specialising in Lighting, Rendering, Shader creation.• Nuke compositing and Creative Retouching to create photo-real still and animation content.

Farringdon, London

• Creation of engaging, emotive CGI content using 3DS Max for Automotive and other non-auto consumer brands including Mini, Bentley, Mercedes, Pandora, Rolex, Embraer Executive Jets.• Creative Retouching & Compositing in Photoshop to produce photoreal and emotive imagery.• Competent Nuke user compositing CG content for animation (Embraer - Timelapse, Mercedes G-code projects)• Leading teams on creative projects to delver high quality under the pressure of tight timescales.• Mentoring interns to aid their professional development. (Setting of tasks, briefs and evaluating their work)• Creating and developing pitch content both directly to potential clients, and collaboration with agencies and their clients. (AKQA & Rolls Royce, Imagination & JLR)• Oversaw complex large time-scale vehicle configurator for Mini; from early development stages with client, through to final delivery using advanced depth based layering technology. Responsible for 3D and 2D Nuke pipeline and managing Technical Dev.• Location shoot and HDRI capture for internal R&D client pitch projects. Use of pfTrack for tracking, set matching and integrating CG content in 3DS Max.• Liaising with clients to develop creative and technical solutions to their project briefs.• International working; collaborating on high pressure projects both remotely and based abroad, as well receiving training on a bespoke Automotive CG pipeline Mackevision employs in Germany and the US.

London, United Kingdom

• Creation of still and animated CGI content using Maya for primarily Automotive clients and some non-auto brands. Inc. Lexus, Honda, Toyota, Marlboro.• Responsibilities included: soft and hard surface modelling, uv texturing, lighting, camera and basic vehicle animation and matching, automotive data-prep, digital set-building and photogrammetry.• Use of mental ray and V-Ray to create realistic shaders• Collaboration with Creative Directors and Producers to meet requirements and learn new techniques and critical assessment.

London, United Kingdom

• Saddington Baynes: became key member of the team on a large scale Automotive project for Lexus/Saatchi & Saatchi. Responsibilities included lighting, rendering, modelling and scene-prep. I was later recruited as a full-time member of staff.• Casual Films/Optic Mountain - April 2009 - Sept 2009: 3D artist, After Effects compositing, Flash Development.

Job role: 3D & After Effects design/animation, Flash development, Web design, Creative brainstorming, client interfacing and pitch work.