Michael Capton Email & Phone Number

Los Angeles Metropolitan Area

Los Angeles Metropolitan Area

Los Angeles, California, United States

CG Generalist at FuseFX

Santa Monica, California, United States

Oversaw a team of artists working on a NDA project

I was brought on to CoSA as a CG Supervisor and Generalist to help bolster their team. Assisted in both building the 3D pipeline and transitioning the company to a Maya workflow. Worked toward refining the methodology for accomplishing shots in the fastest and most efficient way. Responsible for CG Supervising projects such as: Agents of Shield, Astronauts Wives Club, Reverie, and Gotham. I received an Emmy for the work on Season Three of Gotham for Outstanding Special Visual Effects in a Supporting Role in 2017.Projects worked on: Swamp Thing, Lucifer, Gotham, Agents of Shield, Station 19, CSI Las Vegas, Person of Interest, Astronaut Wives Club, The Last Ship, Templeton, Reverie – Pilot.

Acquired by Look Effects to supervise all aspects of 3D; including, but are not limited to: bidding of jobs, research and development for the creation of look and methodology for desired effects, solving high-level technical issues that arise during production, creating and maintaining the 3D pipeline, staffing, delegation and overseeing of the work, along with working on and finalizing shots. Overseen LOOK Effects grow from a small office in Los Angeles into four international locations. Projects worked on: The Secret Life Of Walter Mitty, Warm Bodies, Captain America, Black Swan, The Muppets, Alex Cross, Underworld Awakening, Tower Heist, Fast Five, Limitless, Precious, Legion, The Spirit, Bones, Lost, Game of Thrones, 24, Life on Mars, Pushing Daisies.

Acquired by Zoic Studios to head up 3D for commercials. Responsible for the supervision of all aspects of CG: bidding, methodology, R&D, staffing, delegation of work, and production of 3D elements through completion of job. Projects worked on: Cadillac, Kia, Mini R50, Broadcom, Columbo Yogurt, Jetix, University of Michigan, Mattel, Def Jam Vendetta II, NBA TV, NBA Live 2005, Spiderman 2, Van Helsing, CSI Miami.

Responsible for the creation of a variety of visual effects for commercials utilizing the latest 3D software. Other responsibilities include: bidding, conceptual visualization, R&D, setup, delegation of work, tracking, lighting, texturing, rendering, and compositing. Projects worked on; Linkin Park video, St Paul, BMW, EDS, Computer Associates, Chevy Blazer, Chevy Tahoe, Taco Bell, Harley Davidson, Motorola..

Producing a variety of effects for film and commercials.Projects worked on: Money Talks, Mortal Kombat Annihilation.

Produced a variety of 3D effects for use in television shows and film. Worked with producers and editors to achieve desired effects. Responsible for creating character animation, particle animation, modeling, lighting, and texturing.Projects worked on: Beetleborgs, Osiris, Power Rangers, Sabrena, Weird Science.

Created virtual environments to be used in CD-Rom games and web pages. Other responsibilities included: game development, art direction, production problem solving, resource management, interface design, video editing and promotional illustration