Justin Louis

Work History

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  Sony Pictures Entertainment

  September 2021 - December 2021

  
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  Lead Technical Animator

  Skydance Interactive

  January 2024 - Present

  Santa Monica, CA
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  Senior Layout Artist and Animator

  Evil Eye Pictures

  November 2021 - December 2023
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  Lead Layout Artist and Previs Supervisor/Unreal TD

  Sony Pictures Imageworks

  April 2021 - November 2021

  Ant-Man Quantumania and Spider-Man No Way Home
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  Real-Time Visual Effects Supervisor / Technical Director

  The Famous Group

  June 2020 - November 2020

  Culver City, CA

  • Supervised Visual Effects for a 30 second car commercial and led a team of 3 artists to deliver the spot in under 4 weeks from
  concept to final editorial, all while using Unreal Engine and Houdini with water FX interactions
  • CG, Lighting Supervision and project management for a very large Esports title championship broadcast live with
  Augmented Reality (AR) and Real-Time VFX while leading a team of 9 artists in both China and USA
  • Created pitches and bid work as well as developed a Mixed Reality (MR) crowd system for sports/music events
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  VFX and Virtual Production Consultant

  Freelance

  January 2020 - June 2020

  -Sourced talent and helped bid projects for various studios
  -Setup of studio hardware and vetted motion capture and V-Cam capabilities
  -Animated and Delivered creature animation for Paramount Pictures VR project
  -Previsualization and Animation for upcoming Disney film and for an upcoming theme park attraction
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  Virtual Production Supervisor

  MPC

  June 2019 - December 2019

  Culver City, CA

  • Directly supported the Visual Effects Supervisors, Cinematographers, and Directors on virtual
  cinematography and motion capture shoots to help build their visions during film making
  • Supervised and managed efforts for a multi-site and international team of artists and stage technicians
  • Delivered a 3:30 all CG short film musical at high cinematic quality, on time, and under massive scope
  changes utilizing game-engine technology and real-time capture processes in less than two months
  • Consulted and advised productions on best practices for motion capture and virtual cinematography
  • Pitched methods and technology solutions for various potential projects and clients on behalf of MPC
  • Assisted with bidding processes and developed schedules for virtual production shoots and post-production
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  Motion Capture Supervisor

  Fox VFX Lab

  November 2017 - May 2019

  Los Angeles, CA

  • Managed all motion capture data, tracking, motion editing, and supervised the charmapping and retargeting quality
  • Led a team of 10 artists for two separate films and various projects and managed workflow and output
  • Trained all staff with Lightstorm/Giant toolsets and help establish a production pipeline
  • Created matchmoving and camera tracking pipelines and delivered shots on extremely tight schedule
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  Principal VFX Designer

  Walt Disney Imagineering

  May 2017 - November 2017

  

• Lead Virtual Production Artist and Mocap Technical Director

  Sony Interactive Entertainment America

  February 2016 - March 2017

  Playa Vista, CA
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  VFX Designer

  Walt Disney Imagineering

  June 2015 - August 2016

  Glendale, CA

  Pre-vis, character design, look development, layout, and design for Disney's theme parks and attractions.
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  Senior Layout Artist

  Sony Pictures Imageworks

  February 2012 - June 2015

  Rough Layout for Sony Pictures Animation's feature Hotel Transylvania 2 on various sequences.
  
  Rough Layout, Final Layout, and Stereo 3d dialing for VFX shows: The Amazing Spider-Man, Oz The Great and Powerful, and The Amazing Spider-Man 2.
  
  911 Matchmoving support for Captain America 2 and various shots for The Amazing Spider-Man 2.
  
  Asset modeling and Pipeline Support for Hotel Transylvania 2.

  

  

  

  

  

  

  
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  Senior Artist - Virtual Art Department

  Digital Domain

  May 2014 - July 2014

  Playa Vista, CA

  Virtual set creation, environments, and pre-vis for Jon Favreau's The Jungle Book

  
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  Animator/Motion Editor/Matchmoving Artist

  Freelance

  March 2014 - May 2014

  Greater Los Angeles Area

  Animated and edited mocap for in-game animation for Bethesda Softworks' BattleCry game.
  Matchmoving for World Cup commercial spot for 3rd party vendor.
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  Animator and Layout Artist

  Freelance

  September 2011 - February 2012

  Greater Atlanta Area

  Layout and Matchmoving for Turner Studios/Cartoon Network's television show Level Up!
  Look Development and Character Animation for Turner Studios/TNT NBA spots.
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  Motion Editor

  Wētā FX

  July 2011 - September 2011

  New Zealand

  Feature Animation Motion Capture Editing for hero and crowd shots for the Golden Globe winning film The Adventures of Tintin.

  
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  Animator, Layout artist, Matchmover

  Freelance

  February 2011 - July 2011

  Greater Atlanta Area

  Matchmoving and Layout work for Turner Studios/TNT NBA and NCAA spots.
  Matchmoving for various projects and feature films for 3rd party vendors.
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  Layout and Matchmove Artist

  Industrial Light & Magic

  September 2010 - February 2011

  San Francisco Bay Area

  Matchmoving and Layout work for shows: Transformers 3 and Cowboys and Aliens.

  

  
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  Animator

  CCP Games

  April 2009 - September 2010

  Greater Atlanta Area

  Character and Creature Animation for CCP Games North America.
  
  Created dynamic and realistic animations for characters and creatures and established character blocking and animation that works with the Animation Director’s vision and meets game design needs.
  Enhanced mocap assets and improved animation pipeline.

  

  
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  Matchmoving Artist, Animator

  Freelance

  February 2009 - March 2009

  Greater Atlanta Area

  Matchmoving and Animation for feature films and commercial spots for 3rd party vendors
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  3D Modeler

  Modea

  November 2008 - February 2009

  Dynamic and Photo-Real 3D models of cell phones for Modea's advertising and marketing campaigns for T-Mobile. Contracted outsourcing position for Modea. Also helped with their online launch of Lenox website by creating site frames in 3D.
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  Motion Editor

  Giant Studios

  March 2008 - November 2008

  Greater Atlanta Area

  Edit captured body and facial movements to closely match original motion of actors using animation techniques and IK goals while improving quality. Retargeted and edited motion and animate movements for various high end video games and feature films using Giant's proprietary software.
  
  Film credits: Avatar, Night at the Museum 2, The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor, Tron Legacy (SDCC VFX Test)
  Commercial credits: Gears of War 2
  Game credits: UFC 2009: Undisputed, Star Wars: The Old Republic, unannounced AAA Bioware and Lionhead Studios games

  
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  Pre-vis Artist and 3D Modeler

  Freelance

  May 2008 - June 2008

  Atlanta, Georgia

  3D Models, textures, and renders for The Dark Knight and Verizon promotion/website. Models and final renders were approved by Christopher Nolan and producers from The Dark Knight.
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  3D Generalist

  Hydraulx

  December 2006 - January 2008

  Greater Los Angeles Area

  Matchmoving/3D camera tracking, animation, 3D models, 3D rotomation, texture artist, problem solving on feature films, commercials, and music videos.
  
  Film Credits: Shooter, The Invasion, Fantastic Four 2, AVP-R, Dark is Rising, Jumper, and Meet Dave.
  Commercial credits: Toyota/World of Warcraft Tacoma spot, Mercury "Tree", "Soundwave" , "Synapse" spots
  Music Video Credits: Tool's Vicarious.

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

• 3D Artist

  Perpetual Motion Films

  January 2005 - July 2006

  3D models, animation, texture creation, lighting, and rendering for documentaries aired on the History Channel
  
  Feature Documentary credits: The Russian Navy: A Vision of Empire, Boneyard: Where Machines End their Lives

• Lead Artist

  Vivid M

  2005 - 2006

  develop and evolve art direction, 3D character and environment models, texture creation, animation, lighting, rendering, conceptual sketches, viral marketing 3D games

• 3D Artist

  Précis Creative

  May 2005 - July 2005

  contract position for 3D models, textures, lighting, and rendering for print ad for Horton Haulers