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matte painting, personal project
concept and background painting for a University Circle, Cleveland spot with Savage VFX.
concept and background painting for a second University Circle, Cleveland spot with Savage VFX.
matte painting_personal project
3-hour billboard-city concept sketch in photoshop.
set_extension
Sea Side Heights Coaster Washed Out to Sea. 24″ x 30″. Acrylic, Wax, Oil on Wood.
Cannon Beach Water Color Study
EDUCATION
Carnegie Mellon University, 2010
Bachelor’s of Fine Arts, Studio Art (Electronic and Time-Based)
Bachelor’s of Arts, French and Francophone Studies
VISUAL EFFECTS/PRODUCTION
Visual Effects Artist for Laika, Portland, OR
July 2013 to Present
Roto, comp, paint work for feature animated films, currently The Boxtrolls.
Visual Effects Artist for Savage Visual Effects. Pittsburgh, PA
May 2012 to February 2013
Paintout/roto and matte painting work for feature films and television including House of Cards and Now You See Me.
Producer for the Waffle Shop
February to June 2011
Live television production of the Waffle Shop’s ongoing community talk show.
Compositor/Editor/Animator for Douglas Cooper’s “Pinburgh” and “Hill Dancers”
May 2009 to Oct. 2010
Brought muralist Douglas Cooper’s drawings to life by compositing green-screened characters and adding special effects and camera movements.
President of the Carnegie Mellon Filmmaking Club
January 2006 to August 2009
Produced a minimum of one student film per semester and the CMU Film Club’s Annual Film Festival along with budgeting and scheduling.
Post Production Intern for Steeltown Entertainment in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
September 2008 to February 2009
DVD title menu design for Carl Kurlander’s A Tale of Two Cities along with research and photo manipulation.