Brett Angelillis

Work History

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  Senior FX Artist II

  Blizzard Entertainment

  May 2021 - January 2024

  

  

  
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  Senior FX Artist II

  Blizzard Entertainment

  January 2022 - January 2024

  In addition to creating traditional pre-rendered FX in Houdini for various announcement pieces and cinematics, here are a few additional highlights from my time at Blizzard -
  
  • Established looks for fire, and dragon character FX in World of Warcraft Dragonflight In-game Cinematics (IGC). Rigs were used across the expansion in all IGC.
  
  • Experience working in-engine on both Diablo 4 and Overwatch game teams, generating Houdini geometry and textures for use in-game, or by working strictly in engine.
  
  • Built procedural rigs to assist Diablo 4 team in generating assets for use in game.
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  Temp FX Artist

  Blizzard Entertainment

  June 2021 - January 2022
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  FX Artist

  Method Studios

  March 2021 - June 2021

  Los Angeles Metropolitan Area
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  Digital Artist

  Apple Inc.

  February 2020 - March 2020

  Sunnyvale, California
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  FX Artist

  Framestore

  December 2019 - January 2020

  Greater Los Angeles Area
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  FX Artist (Cinematics)

  Blizzard Entertainment

  April 2019 - October 2019

  Irvine, California
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  FX Artist

  Zoic Studios

  February 2019 - March 2019
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  FX Artist

  We Are Royale

  January 2019 - February 2019

  Greater Los Angeles Area
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  FX Artist

  MPC

  September 2018 - January 2019
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  Houdini FX Artist

  Zoic Studios

  June 2018 - July 2018

  Greater Los Angeles Area
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  Houdini FX artist

  Framestore

  December 2017 - February 2018
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  FX TD

  MPC

  August 2017 - December 2017
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  FX TD

  Luma Pictures

  June 2017 - August 2017

  
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  FX Artist

  Framestore

  December 2016 - April 2017
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  JAMM

  October 2016 - December 2016
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  Houdini FX Artist

  Psyop

  June 2016 - September 2016
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  Houdini FX Artist

  Zoic Studios

  March 2016 - May 2016

  TV pilot and Arrow season finale fx work
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  Senior FX Artist

  Framestore

  December 2015 - February 2016

  Greater Los Angeles Area
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  Freelance FX TD/Artist

  The Mill

  May 2012 - September 2013

  Los Angeles

  Houdini Dynamics and lighting/rendering
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  Mitsubishi "Car of Tomorrows"
  March 2013
  Maya cloth FX and rendering
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  Chevrolet Sonic "Milk Run"
  February - March 2013
  Tire dust and debris FX and rendering
  Developed pipeline tools
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  OREO "Whisper Fight"
  February 2013
  Glass shatter FX/lighting and rendering
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  Toyota Avalon "The Formula"
  October - December 2012
  Car formation R&D
  Ink FX and rendering
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  Chase Liquid campaign
  May - August 2012
  Houdini FX - ground destruction, dust, dirt
  Developed pipeline and artist tools
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  Freelance Houdini FX Artist

  Logan

  May 2013 - May 2013

  Venice, CA
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  Freelance Houdini FX TD/Artist

  The Mill

  March 2013 - May 2013

  Greater New York City Area

  Chevy Camaro "Magnets"
  April - May 2013
  Hero magnet FX shots
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  Houdini FX Artist

  Method Studios

  October 2010 - May 2012

  Argo - feature (2012)
  Houdini FX - smoke sim, jet engine exhaust
  Mud - feature (2012)
  Houdini FX - lots of CG snakes
  Wrath of the Titans - feature (2011/2012)
  Houdini FX - lava fluid sim
  Mantra Lighting/Rendering - environment fog
  Verizon Arena - commercial (2011)
  Houdini FX - electricity
  Mayo Clinic - commercial (2011)
  Houdini Animation - lanterns
  Canon Stars - commercial (2011)
  Houdini FX - destruction, dust, bubbles
  Mantra Light/Rendering - above elements
  Memory Lane - commercial (2011)
  Houdini Animation - glass panes
  Vray Lighting/Rendering - glass panes
  Verizon Lightning - commercial (2011)
  Houdini FX - sparks
  Cadillac Arrows - commercial (2010)
  Houdini arrow animation

  

  

  

• Graphic designer, database manager

  Tablematters.com

  February 2010 - November 2010

  Greater Philadelphia Area

  Managed article database
  Site design changes
  Created custom graphics when needed