Daniel Morales

Work History

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  Lead Creature FX Artist

  Image Engine

  September 2022 - August 2023

  Vancouver, BC

  Created realistic simulations of Cloth, Hair, Fur, Skin, and Muscles for film and TV while leading a small team of artists, training/onboarding new team members, and upkeeping department documentation.
  
  Lead the following projects...
  The Mandalorian Season 3 (2023)
  - Lead a team of 3-5 artists
  - Created cloth and wire simulation rigs in Houdini
  
  The Three-Body Problem: Season 1 (2023)
  - Lead a team of 3-7 artists
  - Created complex fur simulation rig for photoreal hero chimpanzee
  
  Kraven the Hunter (2024)
  - Lead a team of 3-7 artists
  - Created highly detailed cloth simulation rig for hero digi-double
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  CFX Artist

  Image Engine

  November 2020 - September 2022

  Vancouver, Canada

  Created realistic simulations of Cloth, Hair, Fur, Skin, and Muscles for film and TV. Worked on the following projects...
  
  Venom: Let There Be Carnage (2021)
  - Simulated skin, cloth, and environment effects. Major skin fixing work on Digi-doubles. Maya/Houdini
  - Created Cloth and Hair simulation setups in Maya & Houdini
  
  Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore (2022)
  - Simulated hair, skin & cloth effects in Houdini
  - Co-created simulation setup for slow motion hair/cloth sim scene
  
  The School for Good and Evil (2022)
  - Simulated cloth & feather effects in Houdini
  - Created simple feather simulation rig
  - Helped train new team members.

  
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  CFX Artist

  Method Studios

  October 2017 - October 2018

  Vancouver, Canada

  Responsible for designing, simulating and delivering elements in shots that involve cloth, hair or other specialist technology, including setups for character effect simulation. Also responsible for character and scene cleanup post-animation/simulation.

  

  

  

  

  
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  Technical Animator

  MPC

  January 2017 - October 2017

  Vancouver, Canada

  Responsible for delivering high quality dynamic cloth and hair simulations, as well as
  carrying out skin fixing tasks. Many times, we were required to troubleshoot issues
  throughout the pipeline.
  
  In my time there I worked on:
  
  - A Wrinkle in Time (2018)
  - Justice League (2017)
  - The Mummy (2017)
  

  

  

  
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  Technical Animator

  MPC

  December 2014 - September 2015

  Vancouver, Canada

  Responsible for delivering high quality dynamic cloth and hair simulations, as well as
  carrying out skin fixing tasks. Many times, we were required to troubleshoot issues
  throughout the pipeline.
  
  In my time there I worked on:
  - Monster Trucks (2017)
  - Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016)
  - Goosebumps (2015)

  

  

  
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  Tour Gude

  Full Sail University

  February 2013 - September 2014

  Winter Park, Florida

  My position involves the set up and take down of the monthly Full Sail Behind the Scenes Tour, as well as guiding the guests along their respective tours. Customer relations and quick problem solving skills were required to perform properly.