chris kesler

chris kesler

Freelance Concept Artist and Matte Painter

Senior Matte Painter / Concept Artist / Concept Artist / 17 yrs

Pocking, Germany

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Captain Marvel (2019)

Freelance Concept Artist

Avengers: Infinity War (2018)

Concept Artist

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (2017)

Concept Artist

King Arthur: Legend of the Sword (2017)

Concept Artist

Kong: Skull Island (2017)

Concept Artist

Ghost in the Shell (2017)

Freelance Matte Painter

The Crown (2016)

Concept Artist

Terminator: Genisys (2015)

Concept Artist

Fantastic Four (2015)

Senior Digital Matte Painter

Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)

Matte Painter

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013)

Matte Painter

The Avengers (2012)

Matte Painter

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)

Mattepainting

Zettl (2012)

Digi Matte Artist

Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol (2011)

Digi Matte Artist

Pirates of the Caribbean: Master of the Seas (2011)

Mattepainting

Men in the City 2 (2011)

Digi Matte Artist

Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011)

Matte Painter / Concept Artist

Sucker Punch (2011)

Matte Painter

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (2010)

Digital Matte Painter

Nanny McPhee Returns (2010)

Concept Artist

Kick-Ass (2010)

Matte Painter

Born of Hope (2009)

Matte Painter

Avatar (2009)

Concept Artist / Matte Painter

2012 (2009)

Work History

  • Why Ventures

    July 2018 - August 2018

  • MPC

    June 2018 - July 2018

  • Matte Painter / Concept Artist

    Framestore

    April 2018 - June 2018

  • Marvel Studios

    October 2017 - March 2018

  • Matte Painter / Concept Artist

    Framestore

    September 2017 - October 2017

  • freelance concept artist

    MPC

    August 2017 - September 2017

  • Matte Painter

    One Of Us

    May 2017 - August 2017

  • Freelance Illustrator

    Technicolor

    May 2017 - June 2017

  • Concept Artist

    Marvel Entertainment

    February 2016 - February 2017

  • Director

    Lilith Ltd

    June 2015 - May 2016
    London, United Kingdom

  • Freelance Concept Artist

    Framestore

    January 2016 - February 2016
    London, United Kingdom

    Freelance Concept Artist at Framestore Film.

  • MPC

    June 2014 - June 2015

  • Concept Artist

    MPC

    June 2014 - June 2015

  • Concept Artist

    MPC

    June 2014 - May 2015
    London, United Kingdom

  • Senior Digital Matte Painter

    MPC

    August 2013 - June 2014
    London, United Kingdom

    -Guardians of the Galaxy
    Concept Art & Matte Painting

  • Matte Painter

    Wētā FX

    November 2011 - June 2013
    Wellington, New Zealand

    The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug
    The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
    The Avengers
    Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter
    The Wolverine

  • Digi Matte Artist

    Industrial Light & Magic

    October 2010 - October 2011

    Avengers - Digi Matte Artist
    Mission Impossible 4: Ghost Protocol - Digi Matte Artist
    Transformers 3 - Digi Matte Artist
    Pirates of the Caribbean 4 - Digi Matte Artist

  • Digital Matte Painter

    ScanlineVFX

    2011 - 2011
    Freelance

    Maennerherzen 2
    Hotel Lux
    Zettl

  • Matte Painter

    Animal Logic

    March 2010 - October 2010

    Doing concepts, lookdev, Matte Painting, 3D camera projections for Zack Snyder's Sucker Punch

  • Matte Painter

    Framestore

    May 2009 - March 2010

    Matte Painter / Concept Artist
    The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
    Matte Painter (also doing textures)
    Avatar
    Matte Painter
    Sherlock Holmes
    Matte Painter
    Bits and pieces for Nanny McPhee 2
    Concept Artist
    Harry Potter: Deathly Hallows Pt.1
    Various bidding concept art for features & commercials

  • Matte Painter / Concept Artist

    Double Negative

    October 2008 - April 2009

    Concept Artist / Matte Painter
    2012
    Concept Artist
    Kick-Ass
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Education

  • MA Digital Effects

    Bournemouth University

    November 2006 - November 2007