Brien Hindman

Brien Hindman

Environment Lead for Cinematics at Epic Games

Supervisor Modeler / 21 yrs

Stamford, CT

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Environment Modeling Supervisor

Moana (2016)

Environment Modeling Lead

Big Hero 6 (2014)

Modeler

Frozen (2013)

Character Modeler

Epic (2013)

Modeler

Ice Age: Continental Drift (2012)

Wreck-It Ralph (2012)

Modeler

Rio (2011)

Environmental Modeling Lead/Character Modeler

Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (2009)

Senior Modeler

Horton Hears a Who! (2008)

Modeling Lead

No Time for Nuts (2006)

Modeler

Ice Age: The Meltdown (2006)

Modeler

Robots (2005)

Currently, I am Environment Lead for Cinematics at Epic.

Prior, I was Head of Environments at Blue Sky Studios.

I was the Environment Modeling supervisor for Moana. I am also a 2017 VES award winner for Outstanding Created Environment in an Animated Feature.

I am currently working on Gigantic.

Previous Experience:
Environmental Modeling Lead for Big Hero Six
Environmental Modeling Lead for Ice Age 3
Modeling Lead for No Time for Nuts



Films:

Disney

Gigantic
Moana
Big Hero Six
Frozen
Wreck It Ralph

Blue Sky Studios:

Robots
Ice Age: The Meltdown
Horton Hears a Who!
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
Rio
Ice Age: Contiental Drift
Epic


Specialties: character and environmental modeling in Maya, illustration, sculpting, electronic music production, music video production, music video and video design post production, wildlife photography, germ warfare
Work History

  • Head of Environments

    Blue Sky Studios

    September 2018 - February 2021
    Greenwich, CT

  • Modeler

    Walt Disney Animation Studios

    January 2012 - September 2018

  • Senior Modeler

    Blue Sky Studios

    August 2002 - December 2011
Education

  • Film and Television

    NYU Tisch School of the Arts

    September 1997 - June 2000