Andrew Roberts

Work History

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  VFX Supervisor

  Industrial Light & Magic

  November 2020 - April 2022

  Los Angeles, CA
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  Associate Visual Effects Supervisor

  Industrial Light & Magic

  December 2020 - September 2021

• VFX Supervisor

  Umma

  September 2020 - November 2020

  Los Angeles, CA
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  CG Supervisor

  ScanlineVFX

  December 2017 - September 2020

  Marina del Rey, CA
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  CG Supervisor

  Picture Shop

  July 2016 - November 2017

• Freelance

  June 2016 - July 2016

  Titles/Logos/Commercials/Pitch projects
  Scene Assembly/Shading/Lighting
  3dsmax/maya
  V-Ray/Arnold
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  Imaginary Forces

  May 2016 - June 2016

  Produced material for a pitch and worked on graphics for an upcoming title animation.
  Maya/V-Ray
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  CG Supervisor

  Uncharted Territory

  October 2015 - May 2016

  Supporting Digital Effects supervisor in completing a variety of shots for Independence Day: Resurgence.
  Responsible for review & approval of shots delivered by external (overseas) matchmove vendor
  Direct supervision of artists

  
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  VFX Supervisor

  Pixomondo

  October 2013 - October 2015

  VFX Supe - Hubei in the Air. 5 minute immersive film experience, projected on 150 degree dome, rendered at 6.5K. * Nominated for VES Outstanding Visual Effects in a Special Venue Project.
  
  FX Supe - Impossible. Chinese fantasy/action feature. Responsible for internal FX team & European vendor. 3ds max, maya, Houdini.
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  CG Supervisor

  Legendary Pictures

  August 2013 - October 2013

  Legendary Pictures. Studio Art Department - Assisting in development of hero CG character.
  Shading, lighting and compositing. 3ds max, nuke.
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  CG Lead

  Imaginary Forces

  June 2013 - August 2013

  Optimized lighting/rendering pipeline
  Look development
  maya/V-Ray
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  CG Supervisor

  Pixomondo

  October 2010 - May 2013

  CG Supe - After Earth
  DFX Supe - Snow White & the Huntsman
  CG Supe - Journey 2: The Mysterious Island
  CG Supe - Fast Five
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  Prime Focus World

  January 2010 - October 2010

  Suckerpunch
  Developed exterior & interior light rigs for train sequence
  Texture & shader setups
  Responsible for getting shots cleanly from animation through to comp
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  VFX Generalist

  Prime Focus World

  November 2008 - November 2009

  Dragonball Z, G.I. Joe. The Tree of Life, Avatar
  Lighting, Rendering, Shading, Modeling... whatever's needed :)
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  Government of Canada

  August 2009 - August 2009

  Evaluating applicants for the Graphics Animation and New Media Canada network as part of the 2009 Competition for New Networks, administered by the Networks of Centres of Excellence.
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  CG Supervisor

  Digital Dimension

  May 2006 - October 2008

  Responsible for hiring, training and ongoing support of 3D artists.
  I worked on set & with client-side supervisors and ensured notes were addressed.
  Close collaboration with DFX Supe/Comp Supe to ensure handoffs from 3D to 2D were smooth & efficient.

• Visual Effects Consultant

  Digital Eye Candy

  August 2006 - August 2006

  Delivered lectures on lighting & effects (smoke, fire, rain), focusing on observation of real-life examples and how to best emulate this using digital tools.
  Worked alongside 3D crew applying classroom theory to shots in production as part of their Maya/Renderman pipeline.
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  Senior CG Artist

  Digital Dimension

  February 2002 - May 2006

  Model, shading & lighting, animation, effects animation, title design
  Touched on most aspects of 3D, and would see shots through to completion
  3ds max, VRay, mental ray, Thinking Particles, Softimage, Digital Fusion, After Effects

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

• Technical Director

  Nueart Pictures

  February 2000 - November 2002

  CG animation studio, creator of AeroTroopers: The Nemeclous Crusade.
  Daily management of art team, technical problem solving, evaluation of new applications. Ran 'finishing' team, responsible for setting the final look of the film. Held weekly demo sessions to educate artists on available tools in 3ds max 4. Designed and established production workflow (including techniques for working in & rendering layers, naming conventions, directory structure). Established and maintain beta test relationship with discreet and key developers. Expanded render farm to 48 servers.

• Senior Artist

  HyperImage Entertainment

  September 1999 - February 2000

  Helped create 3 episodes of 'Roughnecks: The StarShip Troopers Chronicles"
  Keyframe creature animation. Geometry & texture conversion from Lightwave to 3ds max, set lighting, facial animation, motion capture assignment & secondary animation (hands, eyes etc). Developed maxscripts to accelerate facial animation, and automate repetitive tasks.

• Art Director

  Tremor Entertainment

  October 1998 - July 1999

  Supported art team, providing solutions to technical problems. Created low poly models for game demos, and led the art team in production of cinematic sequences demonstrating game concepts. Established an internship program, which included the interviewing, hiring and training of the artists & animators.

• The Design League

  February 1997 - September 1998

  Devised all art policy, including decisions on software purchases. Interview, recruit and train artists. Provide 3ds max & Power Animator support to external developers (during production of Men in Black PC). Provide rendered artwork for GameFan’s monthly magazine and website.

• Creative Technology Manager

  BITS Corporation

  March 1993 - September 1996

  Recruitment, training and ongoing support of 13 artists. As CG Supervisor I worked with an in-house team producing a 5 minute cartoon for presentation to Nintendo. Attesting to the quality we achieved, the cartoon was selected for viewing at Autodesk’s Electronic Festival throughout Siggraph 1996.
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  Autodesk

  May 1991 - March 1993

  Provide phone support to dealer network and end users of 3D Studio. I also created marketing and presentation images which were published in a variety of magazines. Speaking at graphics conferences and specialist shows throughout Europe.
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  Technical Writer

  Autodesk

  March 1990 - May 1991

  As Technical Writer I localised AutoCAD & AutoSketch documentation, adding graphics using FrameMaker on a Sun Sparcstation. During this time, I spent a number of months in Sausalito at Autodesk Inc. working with the AutoCAD programmers, writing the Installation Guide and Reference Manual for AutoCAD 11.
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  Quality Control Technician

  Autodesk

  June 1989 - March 1990

  Running regression tests on AutoCAD, AutoSketch, AutoShade, Generic CAD and AutoCAD AEC

• Communication Network Architects

  July 1987 - June 1989

  Design and implementation of database systems for CNA’s clients using SSADM. Redesigned in-house systems using Clipper and Dbase III+. Acted as consultant, meeting clients and discussing their system requirements. Trained users on the database systems I designed and provided support on CADVANCE. I spent a year drafting architectural plans for on-site use by the company’s surveyors.
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  Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

  1985 - 1987

  My first job after leaving school. The title was a mouthful, but it was an amazing start to my working career, exposing me to art, design and early computers
  
  - Designing & Producing documentation for medical students
  - Medical Illustration
  - Statistical Analysis using punchcard system & hospital mainframe