Daniel C. M. Guerra

Work History

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  Creature FX Artist

  Sunrise Animation Studios

  November 2024 - April 2025
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  cfx artist

  Jellyfish Pictures

  January 2023 - September 2024

  London, United Kingdom
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  CFX Artist

  ScanlineVFX

  May 2022 - December 2022

  London, England, United Kingdom

  Running shots comprising Hair and Cloth (including underwater), via Maya's nHair and nCloth, and Ziva dynamic muscle simulations on digi-doubles for feature film.
  Creation of hair a cloth simulation rigs.
  
  Latest projects:
  
  - "Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom";
  - "The Flash";
  - "The Meg 2: The Trench".
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  CFX TD

  Framestore

  January 2022 - May 2022

  London, England, United Kingdom

  Cloth, Muscle, Fat, Skin and Fur dynamic simulations and shot finalling on photo-real lions and actor digi-doubles on the film "Beast" with Idris Elba.
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  CFX Artist

  Axis Animation

  March 2021 - December 2021

  Bristol and Glasgow, England, United Kingdom

  Creation of Cloth/Hair sim rigs, dynamic simulation shot work in Houdini Vellum.
  
  Latest projects:
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  - "Scrooge: A Christmas Carol" the film;
  
  - "Diablo® II: resurrected" (Blizzard Entertainment) cinematic sequences;
  
  - "Gigi & Nate".
  Digital recreation and fur simulation on Gigi the capuchin monkey, used in a range of shots from extreme close up performances to wide digital stunts.
  
  - "Dead Island 2" videogame trailer;
  
  - "Destiny 2 - The Witch Queen" (Bungie) cinematic cut scenes;
  
  - Others currently undisclosed.

  

  

  

  
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  Creature TD

  Double Negative

  December 2019 - July 2020

  London, United Kingdom

  Creation of sim rigs and dynamic cloth/hair simulations in Houdini, shot finalling and sculpting for digi-doubles in blockbuster movies.
  
  Latest projects:
  “Tenet” – directed by Christopher Nolan,
  “Fast & Furious 9”.
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  Creature/Character FX TD

  Framestore

  June 2019 - November 2019

  Dynamic muscle, fat, skin, fur, hair simulations, shot finalling and sculpting for CG creatures and characters in feature films.
  
  Latest projects:
  - "Wonder Woman 1984" (DC Comics, Warner Brothers)
  - “Lady and the Tramp” (Disney)
  - "The King's Man" (20th Century Studios, Marv Films, Marv Studios)
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  Tracking/Matchmove Artist

  Framestore

  April 2019 - June 2019

  Latest project: “His dark materials” (HBO, BBC).
  
  Responsibilities:
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  - Creation of motion files, including camera and/or the object, to match the original background plate photography for high end feature film projects;
  - Geometric reconstruction of important static objects in the scene enabling the live action to seamlessly interact with CG elements;
  - Reconstructing the placement of motion files (camera or object track) in the 3D set in order to quality control the accuracy of each track;
  - Rendering wireframes of a scene geometry to be rendered and composited over the original plate to help judge accuracy of each track;
  - Worked well in a team environment, taking direction from the Lead and Production team, collaborating at the same time with other departments as required.
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  Creature/Character FX TD

  Framestore

  January 2019 - April 2019

  Dynamic muscle, fat, skin, fur simulations, shot finalling and sculpting for CG creatures in feature films.
  
  Latest projects:
  - “Detective Pikachu”
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  Tech Anim Artist

  MPC

  August 2018 - December 2018

  London, United Kingdom

  Dynamic skin/cloth (nCloth) simulations and shot finalling on photorealistic creatures for feature films.
  
  Latest project: "Dumbo" – directed by Tim Burton (Walt Disney)
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  Creature FX TD

  Framestore

  July 2017 - July 2018

  London, United Kingdom

  Photo-realistic cloth, fur, muscles and skin dynamic simulation on characters and creatures for major feature films.
  
  Latest projects:
  - "Thor Ragnarok"
  - "Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle"
  - "Christopher Robin"
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  Retoucher

  Taylor James

  January 2016 - June 2017

  London, United Kingdom

  • Retouching and image clean-up on advertising campaigns for Honda, Ford, FedEx, Nissan, Eprinex, Oilatum among others.
  • In charge of Taylor James’ extensive image library.
  
  
  Taylor James is a fully-integrated production company – collaborating with the best agencies and brands in the world, to bring creative ideas to life. We create powerful integrated campaigns for print, digital and broadcast media; maximising creative efficiencies and running full-service production solutions from concept to completion.
  
  We are a team of passionate artists, working seamlessly across our New York and London studios to deliver our clients’ vision through animation, CGI, film and photography, VFX, and post-production. We are problem solvers; our unique alchemy of creative vision and robust production-management allows us to offer maximum creative output against scheduling and budget challenges, and positions us as a global driving force in our industry.
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  CGI TD

  Framestore

  July 2015 - December 2015

  London, United Kingdom

  Creation of photo-real 3D imagery for Microsoft's global advertising campaigns.
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  3D Artist, Graphic and Motion Designer

  Freelance

  August 2006 - July 2015

  worldwide

  • Portfolio including clients such as: Krug, Fontanafredda, Winetrade, NeoNevis, Stefano Chioccioli, MareDiVino, JRP.

• Maya 3D Generalist/Senior Graphic Designer

  Little Bridge World Ltd.

  November 2011 - October 2013

  London, United Kingdom

  • Instrumental in enhancing the overall visual style of the multi award-winning Little Bridge World's educational software, adopted by more than 5 million children in over 40 countries across the globe.
  
  • Responsible for 3D asset creation such as: animations, 3D modelling and texturing of characters, props and environments to be implemented via Unity into applications and games for Pc/Mac, online and mobile social apps, iPad, iPhone, Android tablets and interactive whiteboards.
  Positive contribution throughout the iPhone game design process.
  
  • Managing several projects in partnership with Samsung, Intel and numerous public institutions and ministries of education throughout the world.
  
  • Managing graphic design of books, flyers, corporate literature and photo retouching.
  
  • Implementation of correct design procedures and mentoring of junior staff.

• Maya 3D Generalist/Graphic Designer

  Manic Monkey Ltd.

  April 2009 - November 2011

  London, United Kingdom

  Animation, 3D modelling and texturing of characters, props and environments for multi award-winning ICT company that produces educational software distributed worldwide.
  3D asset creation and animations for implementation in interactive applications and games on Pc/Mac, iPad, iPhone and interactive whiteboards.
  iPhone game design.
  Graphic design of books, flyers, corporate literature, assets for use in software and the company’s website.

• Graphic Designer

  Sillabe Srl.

  January 2008 - September 2008

  Livorno, Italy

  Book design, exhibition catalogues, posters and fliers, corporate identity and advertising for all the major italian museums and institutions (Vatican Museums, Uffizi Gallery, Palazzo Pitti in Florence: Gallery of Modern Art, Palatine Gallery, Stibbert Museum and C.N.R - Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche among many others).
  Project management from conception to completion and liaising directly with clients, managers and the Art Director.

• Maya 3D modeller, texture artist & character animator

  Idee e Soluzioni Srl.

  April 2007 - May 2007

  Milan, Italy

  Contract project creating a fully CGI music promo on behalf of Universal Music in record time as part of a team of 3D animators.

• Graphic Designer and Motion Graphics Artist

  JRP Srl.

  September 2002 - July 2006

  Milan, Italy

  Supervision of the overall look of the journal and coordination of other graphic designers within the creative division; preparation of graphical layouts, illustrations and photo retouching; liaising with editorial staff and reporting directly to the editor in chief to ensure the smooth outcome of each month’s issue. Taking care of the overall JRP brand identity.
  
  Other responsibilities: TV ads promoting the AZ Franchising magazine, aired on Italian national television (CG and live footage) / designed AZ Franchising exhibition stands / produced short corporate videos for AZ Franchising shown at exhibitions and conventions / established the AZ franchising Image Library through Digital Asset Management (DAM) software / design consulted for Mediamix Milan (company specialised in maxi-billboard advertising and organisation of events on national scale) / billboard ad design on behalf of IGP Decaux – Milan for the OPEL.

• Avid DS Compositor and Motion Graphics Artist

  Anfiteatro Entertainment Srl.

  August 2001 - July 2002

  Milan, Italy

  Directly participated in the creation of video-graphics for various mainstream programs for Italian national television, such as: “Le Iene” (ITALIA 1), “Vivere” (CANALE 5), “Scherzi d’Amore” (RAI 2), “Tema” (LA 7).
  Created the overall graphical infrastructure of the programme “Armadillo” (ODEON TV).
  Pivotal role in the creation of TV ads on behalf of Sony Music, Epic and Universal to promote CD albums for: SHAKIRA, MICHAEL JACKSON, BIAGIO ANTONACCI, RENATO ZERO and ALEXIA among others.
  Further works include spots for “Newton” scientific journal, “Il Mondo” financial publication, women’s magazine “Luna”.

• Tour Escort (summer seasons)

  Aloschi Bros. Tour Operators

  July 1997 - September 1999

  Tuscany, Italy

  working with international passengers from P&O, Royal Caribbean and Princess cruise ships visiting Tuscany's main art cities (Florence, Pisa, Lucca and others)

• freelance Adobe After Effects Technical Demonstrator

  Quadrant Video Systems Plc

  July 1999 - July 1999

  Birmingham, United Kingdom

  to Media production staff at the Birmingham International Convention Centre (venue for the 1998 G8 summit)