Animator and Visual Effects Artist for the film 'Age of Stupid'. I created 3D models and animation for key CG scenes in the film and used Maya's dynamics and particle systems to build the exterior environment which included the ocean, sky and clouds of mist and matched it seamlessly with live footage, I also designed and created the final shot, a pullout through the lightbeam and into space. Age Of Stupid is a new cinema documentary from Oscar-winnning producer John Battsek and Franny Armstrong . This enormously ambitious drama-documentry-animation hybred stars Oscar-nominated Pete Postlethwaite as an old man living in the devastated world of 2055. Age of Stupid
Escape the Zombies: Concept Artist for an iPhone game based on the 'Minigore' series and featuring characters from the rock band Escape the Fate. Commissioned by International Celebrity Networks Ltd, the game featured characters based on the alter egos of the band members and had to reflect the style of the artwork of their albums and genre of their music and also needed to be achievable for the design and functionality of the game. The characters and backgrounds were created using Maya and Photoshop. ETF1
In Your Eyes: Lead Set Modeller. I did most of the modelling, UV mapped and created materials and textures. I created the lighting design and lights animation and much of the camera animation. I was also responsible for supervising and giving guidance to other members of the team. WON 'BEST ANIMATION' AND 'MOST INNOVATIVE ANIMATION' at International Festival of Cinema and Technology in Los Angeles. A 3D animated film commissioned by the NHS, Options and Spirited Fusion. Set in a mad graffiti-inspired vision of the not so distant future. Directed by Greg McKneally of the Photon Shepherds.
ROACHVILLE video - Producer/Director. These guys are really heavy and it was great fun working with them. I produced, directed and edited this video featuring the Rock band ROACHVILLE for a track from their forthcoming album 'Vodka and Stitches'. I did most of the camera work and created the visual effects. I also organised and managed a small team for the filmimg. Heavy sounds, double kick drum, drop tune, snarling vocals. Uncompromising, relentless hardcore Metal. The visuals do to your eyes what the music does to your ears. Roachville
Architectural visualisation. I designed and modelled a 3D visualisation of the area of Odaiba in Tokyo, I designed and mapped all of the materials and textures and did all of the lighting and camera design and animation. Partially reclaimed from the sea Odaiba is known as an area for business, tourism and entertainment as well as having an airport and busy harbour.
Ask Your Doctor: I was Lead Modeller and materials and textures artist, I designed the lighting and camera animation and created the dynamics and particle simulations as well as the doing the story-boarding and pre-visualisations. This was a series of animations commissioned by Dr. James Pimm for the online & DVD Ask Your Doctor series. The animations illustrate the function of the pancreas and the production of insulin in the human body. http://www.askyourdoctor.com
Track15: A animation produced to accompany an audio piece entitled 'Track 15', for 'Jack Daggers' of NSR Records. All 3D modelling and animation, materials and textures, lighting and camera animation. track15
Hooverface: Character design, rigging and setup, modelling and animation, materials and textures. Lighting design and camera, compositing and editing. A character who consumes caterpillars through his trumpets and has strange (mis) adventures in bizarre, crazy environments.
Living Death: An audio visual piece created to run as the background to a series of titles and credits for a film, working title 'Living Death.' All visuals used were my own work. I also created the soundtrack for this project which features music by Iannis Xennais.