Craig Clarke

Work History

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  Lead Layout Artist

  CDW Animation

  January 2023 - August 2023

  Adelaide, South Australia, Australia · On-site
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  Lead layout Artist

  MPC

  March 2022 - August 2023

  Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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  Layout Supervisor

  Singing Frog Studio

  January 2022 - March 2022

  Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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  Lead layout artist

  Digital Dimension

  February 2021 - January 2022

  Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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  Cinesite

  September 2020 - February 2021

  
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  Senior layout artist

  Cinesite

  August 2019 - September 2020

  Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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  Lead layout artist

  MPC

  March 2019 - July 2019

  Montreal, Canada Area
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  Lead Layout Artist

  MPC

  April 2018 - February 2019

  Vancouver, Canada Area

  As a lead layout artist I am responsible for a number of tasks that include,
  
  - overseeing and supporting the layout artists on my team. Ensuring we all
  know what the plan is to complete the layout requirements for the show.
  - trusting my team to be able to get the job done, but always available when needed.
  - attending dallies and meetings
  - sequence/show diagnostic planning.
  - working with other departments to insure good communication and relationships.
  - making sure downstream departments have all the required packaging from our team.
  - working with vfx sups, art directors and cg sups for planing cg environments - conceptual design collaboration.
  - setting up live action cameras to work in cg environments
  - cg camera animation
  - understanding the more technical advance tools.
  - the ability to render quality dailies for presentation to vfx sups and clients
  - excellent set dressing skills
  - problem solving any technical issues on shots
  - preViz/postViz blocking.
  - asset and scene management/packaging plan
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  Senior Layout Artist

  Wētā FX

  September 2008 - March 2018

  Wellington & Wairarapa, New Zealand

  As a Senior layout TD I am responsible for a number of jobs that include
  
  - setting up cg or and live action camera for sequence continuity.
  - setting up live action cameras to work in a CG environment or CG set.
  - understanding the more technical advance tools.
  - cg camera set up/animation
  - rendering for presentation
  - shot dressing
  - sequence diagnostic planning and rendering
  - representing the team in dailies
  - working with other departments to insure good communication through the pipeline
  -preViz/postViz blocking.
  - building/conceptualizing cg environments
  - asset and scene management/packaging plan
  - overseeing a team on show/sequences
  - problem solving any technical issues on shots
  - communicating with other department leads
  - Showing up at dailies and meetings and having a voice.

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  
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  Wētā FX

  April 2017 - November 2017

  

  
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  Senior Motion graphics artist

  Sky Television

  2005 - 2007

  In charge of designing opening titles for sky tv shows.
  Was the first 3d artist to work at sky on titles.
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  motion graphics artist

  Free Lancer ( Self Employed)

  January 2001 - 2003

  -Creating tv commercials, tv titles and print work.
  -Conceptualizing and Creating Titles through to finished product.
  -2d and 3d animation and Motion Graphics
  -Working with clients to insure they have the best product for their needs
  -Collaborating with Art Directors