Sebastian Ness

Sebastian Ness

Senior Matchmove Artist / 15 yrs

Vancouver, Canada

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Senior Layout Artist

Good Night Oppy (2022)

Digital Artist

Jurassic World: Dominion (2022)

Senior Layout Artist

The Sandman (2022)

Senior Layout Artist

Lost Ollie (2022)

Senior Layout Artist

Y: The Last Man (2021)

Senior Layout Artist

Space Jam: A New Legacy (2021)

Senior Layout Artist

Black Widow (2021)

Senior Layout Artist

Loki (2021)

Senior Layout Artist

No Time to Die (2021)

Senior Layout Artist

Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker (2019)

Senior Layout Artist

The Irishman (2019)

Senior Layout Artist

Terminator: Dark Fate (2019)

Senior Layout Artist

Aladdin (2019)

Senior Layout Artist

Bumblebee: The Movie (2018)

Senior Layout Artist

Skyscraper (2018)

Senior Layout Artist

A Quiet Place (2018)

Senior Layout Artist

A Wrinkle in Time (2018)

Senior Layout Artist

Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi (2017)

Senior Layout Artist

Transformers: The Last Knight (2017)

Senior Matchmove Artist

Logan (2017)

Senior Layout Artist

Aquaman (2016)

Senior Matchmove Artist

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016)

Senior Matchmove Artist

Deepwater Horizon (2016)

Senior Matchmove Artist

Independence Day: Resurgence (2016)

Senior Layout Artist

Captain America: Civil War (2016)

Senior Matchmove Artist / Matchmove Artist

Spectre (2015)

Senior Matchmove Artist / Matchmover

Ant-Man (2015)

Senior Matchmove artist

Kingsman: The Secret Service (2015)

Senior matchmove artist

Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb (2014)

Senior Matchmove artist

Dracula Untold (2014)

Senior Matchmove artist

Hercules (2014)

Matchmove artist

RoboCop (2014)

Senior Matchmove artist

47 Ronin (2013)

Matchmove artist

Total Recall (2012)

Matchmove artist

The Dark Knight Rises (2012)

Matchmove artist

John Carter (2012)

Matchmove artist

Skyfall (2012)

Matchmove artist

Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)

I can do mono/stereo camera tracking and rotoanim (object and character).

Whilst I have enjoyed working as a matchmove artist I would relish at the opertunity to move into a modeling position.
Work History
  • senior Matchmove artist

    Cinesite

    October 2014 - June 2015

    Camera, object and rotoanim tracking

  • Senior Matchmove artist

    Milk Visual Effects

    July 2014 - August 2014

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

  • Senior Matchmove artist

    Prime Focus World

    January 2014 - July 2014

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

  • Matchmove/Modeling artist

    Lipsync Post

    December 2013 - December 2013

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

  • Matchmove artist

    Framestore

    January 2013 - May 2013

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

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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
Education
  • The Manchester Metropolitan University

    2004 - 2008