Andrew Lowell

Andrew Lowell

Houdini Guru, Skilled in Photoreal FX, Development

Senior Senior FX TD / Supervisor Houdini Educator / 21 yrs

Vancouver, Canada

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FX Animation Artist

Ender's Game (2013)

CG Effects Artist

Jack the Giant Slayer (2013)

Effects Animator

Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011)

Senior FX TD

Thor (2011)

Digital Artist

Sucker Punch (2011)

CG Artist

Invictus (2009)

Visual Effects Artist

Aliens in the Attic (2009)

Effects Artist

The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (2008)
VFX Demo Reel
Houdini Music Toolset Demonstration for HEX/Sidefx
FXPHD - Realistic Destruction Workflows
FX Methodologies for Simulation - Siggraph 2018
Worked in Senior FX positions at top VFX studios internationally
Trained companies/staff in Houdini
Designed, head up, and instruct for successful Houdini programs
Public Talks in Simulation/FX/Houdini
Work History

  • Program Designer and Lead Instructor

    The Animation Workshop, VIA University College

    September 2023 - November 2023
    Viborg, Denmark

    Conduct on-site classes to students and professionals. Design and orchestrate the Houdini and Simulation curriculum.

  • FX Artist

    ScanlineVFX

    June 2023 - August 2023
    Vancouver, Canada

  • Adjunct Instructor at Drexel University

    Drexel University

    April 2020 - July 2020

    Online VFX Critique of student work, FX Houdini focused. Skills: Education

  • FX Curriculum Design and Support, FX Professor

    FXPHD

    November 2008 - Present

    Skills: Education

  • Program Designer and Lead Instructor for the Houdini and Simulation pr

    The Animation Workshop, VIA University College

    April 2019 - Present
    Viborg, Middle Jutland, Denmark

    Designed and provide classes for The Animation Workshop's
    "Houdini and Simulation" program. Which focuses on learning the craft of simulation through Houdini, the Unreal Game Engine, and TouchDesigner. Skills: Education

  • Music Recording/Mixing Intern

    Emerald Entertainment

    January 2002 - May 2002

    Assisted with technical and client tasks at the top recording studio in Nashville. Learned from mixing engineers and also got to record a group I knew.

  • DVD Designer/Author

    Media Hyperium

    2002 - 2003

    Responsible for assisting the house mixing engineer with various audio tasks. Graphic designer and author for classical music and jazz DVDs and SACDs.

  • Music Recording/Mxing Engineer

    Hard Soul Records

    2004 - 2004

    Recording and Mixing engineer responsible for taking the music production from the producer and client's concept to the final mix.

  • 3D Graphics Instructor

    ITT

    2004 - 2005

    Basic instruction in 3ds Max, modeling / rendering / animation Skills: Education

  • Crowd Specialist

    Tigar Hare

    2006 - 2006
    Greater Los Angeles Area

    Fox Sports

  • 3D Graphics Instructor

    Westwood College

    August 2004 - December 2007

    Basic instruction in 3ds Max, modeling / rendering / animation Skills: Education

  • Owner

    Andrew Lowell Productions

    May 2002 - Present

    This is a solo operation geared toward independent film. I will work one-on-one with the director/producer to integrate movie quality effects and sound. These productions tend to "tie together" many parts of a film normally left to a production team such as cg/compositing, audio mix down, final editing, and DVD production

    This company specializes in cg/music integration for independent art film and music video

  • Autodesk Certified Instructor

    Autodesk

    May 2005 - Present

    One of the top educators in 3ds Max software (freelance) Skills: Education

  • Freelance Educator

    Side Effects Software

    January 2008 - Present

    Teach Houdini classes to the public / 3d graphics community in areas of specialty Skills: Education

  • Houdini/3d Developer

    Bitreel

    November 2021 - April 2023
    Boston, MA (remote)

    Design of Houdini pipeline for virtual/online 3d showrooms. Rendering and unwrapping algorithms and implementation. Database connectivity from within Houdini for artists. LOD and automation.

  • Houdini Educator

    The Animation Workshop, VIA University College

    August 2019 - Present
    Viborg, Denmark

    Designed and Headed up an innovative university program focused on the use of Simulation technology for filmmaking/games/science and media.

    Houdini, TouchDesigner, Unreal.

  • Houdini Educator

    CG Masters School of 3D Animation & VFX

    August 2018 - August 2022
    New Westminster, BC

    Houdini lectures in FX and Filmmaking for student learners.

  • Houdini Educator

    Lost Boys | School of Visual Effects

    August 2013 - March 2018
    Vancouver, BC

    Designed the world's first FX TD specific degree. Served as the sole instructor and developed a unique style of FX TD lectures and methodologies. Formulated standards in FX TD demo reels for graduates.

  • Senior FX TD

    Digital Domain

    October 2010 - May 2013
    Vancouver, Canada Area

    Hero and "One of" FX work for films.
    Tool development and pipeline integration

  • Senior FX TD

    Animal Logic

    March 2010 - August 2010
    Sydney, Australia

    Senior FX work for Sucker Punch

  • Crowd TD

    CIS Vancouver

    January 2009 - November 2009
    Vancouver, BC

    Massive and Houdini integration for full pipeline/artists

    Crowd shotwork

    Character FX for crowds (Flags, Cloth, Hair)

    Crowd Rendering

  • Senior FX TD

    Ring of Fire

    November 2008 - December 2008
    Santa Monica, California

    Music Video Destruction FX

  • Senior FX TD

    Rhythm & Hues Studios

    February 2008 - November 2008
    Los Angeles, California

    Destruction, EFX, and senior level shotwork for multiple films

  • Crowd TD

    Tigar Hare Studios

    June 2006 - September 2006
    Los Angeles, California

    Maxscripting and shotwork for FOX sports crowds

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Education

  • Audio Recording

    Webster University

    August 1998 - August 2002