Sebastian Ness

Work History

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  Senior Layout artist

  Pixomondo

  June 2023 - March 2025
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  Senior Layout artist

  Luma Pictures

  December 2022 - May 2023
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  Senior Layout/Previs artist

  Industrial Light & Magic

  January 2017 - December 2022

  Vancouver
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  Senior Layout artist

  Image Engine

  January 2016 - December 2016

  Vancouver
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  Senior Layout artist

  Industrial Light & Magic

  October 2015 - January 2016

  Vancouver
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  senior Matchmove artist

  Cinesite

  October 2014 - June 2015

  Camera, object and rotoanim tracking

  

  

  

  
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  Senior Matchmove artist

  Milk VFX

  July 2014 - August 2014

  Camera, object and rotoanim tracking on films and tv series. I also helped in the modeling of proxy geo.

  
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  Senior Matchmove artist

  Prime Focus World

  January 2014 - July 2014

  Object, camera and body tracking. Also assisted in the creation of assets.

  
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  Matchmove/Modeling artist

  Lipsync Post

  December 2013 - December 2013

  Briefly work at Lipsync doing Matchmoving, modeling, lighting and texturing for the film Mr. Turner.
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  Matchmove artist

  Framestore

  January 2013 - May 2013

  2D tracking, calibrating and lining up of stereoscopic cameras.

  

  
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  Matchmove Artist

  Double Negative

  November 2010 - July 2012

  2D tracking, calibration of Cameras and lining up to 3D models for use in various 2D and 3D packages. As well as recreating the movement of object/bodies.
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  Caching TD

  Double Negative

  February 2011 - September 2011

  Updating Maya scene elements to the latest versions (such as cameras and IPGs, Character rigs/costumes and Environment models). Adding preroll to the beginning of hero and crowd anim characters (from T-pose leading into the first frame of animation), in order to help the cloth and character FX departments.
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  Studio Assistant

  Double Negative

  March 2009 - November 2010

  I help in maintaining and updating the server database. I also dealt with the digital image data we received and dispatching. making sure it had the correct naming convention and processing the images required for use on the various shows.

  

  

  

  

  

• Runner

  Evolutions

  August 2008 - December 2008