Avi Katz

Work History

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  CG Supervisor

  Arc Productions

  April 2011 - Present
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  Head of Studio

  Barajoun Entertainment

  November 2016 - December 2017

  Dubai

  As Head of Studio, I was responsible for:
  Breaking down and bidding new projects - including their movie, Mirlo.
  Proposing different approaches to handling complex scenes and visual effects.
  Reviewing the daily progress of the Artists in all departments.
  Planning the technical development required to augment the pipeline - to improve quality, consistency, visibility and efficiency.
  Planning the development of a Production Management system.
  Drawing up the technical and workflow specifications for outsourcing work to external vendors.
  Participating in the Story development and writing the lyrics for three songs in the Movie.
  Interviewing and recommending candidates for the Movie.
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  CG Supervisor, Gnomeo & Juliet

  Starz Animation

  February 2009 - May 2011
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  CG Supervisor, Hoodwinked 2

  Starz Animation

  April 2008 - February 2009
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  Head of Scene Prep, Character Finaling & Final Layout

  Starz Animation

  November 2006 - April 2008

  · Oversee Scene Prep - the assembly and delivery of shots to the Animation Department (internal/external) that augment the Rough Layout shots with “production ready” assets (characters and props), in an environment that supports the path-of-action (sets).
  · Oversee Character Finaling – augmenting character and prop rigs to support poses and/or interaction not handled by the current design. General QA for Animation that identifies and resolves animation issues magnified by rendering.
  · Oversee Final Layout – addressing the final composition of a shot with respect to camera revisions, the continuity and placement of assets, and matte painting integration.
  · Oversee Sweatbox Rendering and Delivery to Lighting – preparing and converting shot files from Maya to Mental Ray and rendering. Reporting on errors, quality, and aesthetic issues arising from the renders.
  · Managing three teams of artists (ten plus) who look after the roles defined above on two feature films.
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  Senior Level Technical Director

  Starz Animation

  August 2006 - October 2006
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  Pipeline Development Team Supervisor

  IDT Entertainment

  July 2005 - August 2006

• Production Engineer

  DKP studios

  June 2004 - July 2005
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  Camera & Lighting Supervisor

  Calibre Digital Pictures

  2003 - 2004
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  Lighting Technical Director

  Calibre Digital Pictures

  2001 - 2003

• Houdini FX Artist

  Monster By Mistake

  2000 - 2000

• Lighter/Compositor

  Monster By Mistake

  1998 - 2000

• Freelance Technical Illustrator

  The Cane Group (aka The Digital Gallery)

  1996 - 1998

• Freelance Model Maker

  Nova Product Development

  1996 - 1997

• Freelance Industrial Designer

  Thomas Pigeon Design Group

  1995 - 1997