Christopher Mills
Mid-level Layout Artist / 15 yrs
Wiscasset, ME, United States
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Work History
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Assembly TD
Blue Sky Studios
June 2012 - May 2013-Set-dressed CG environments
-Rendered and troubleshooted set dressing
-Documented procedures
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Animation Layout TD
Rhythm & Hues Studios
January 2010 - December 2011-Setup shots and provided technical support for animators
-Scripted tools to improve animation and layout workflows
-Documented procedures
-Set-dressed CG environments
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Layout TD
Wētā FX
May 2008 - November 2009-Set-dressed CG environments
-Converted previs to Weta pipeline, publishing assets for animation, motion edit, models, and lighting
-Documented procedures and scripted tools
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Animation Layout TD
Rhythm & Hues Studios
February 2005 - April 2008-Supervised animation layout team for two films
-Developed and documented procedures
-Setup shots and provided technical support for animators
-Scripted tools to improve animation and layout workflows
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Matchmover
Rhythm & Hues Studios
August 2004 - January 2005-Tracked the camera using hand tracking as well as automated tracking techniques, including surveyed and surveyless solves
-Matchmoved props and actors with hard-body and soft-body tracking, using proprietary animation software
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Matchmover
Rhythm & Hues Studios
July 2003 - April 2004-Tracked the camera using hand tracking as well as automated tracking techniques, including surveyed and surveyless solves
-Matchmoved props and actors with hard-body and soft-body tracking, using proprietary animation software
Education
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University of California, Los Angeles
1999 - 2010 -
Bowdoin College
1991 - 1995