demian gordon

Work History

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  Motion capture engineer

  DreamWorks Animation

  March 2014 - Present

• Motion Capture Supervisor

  Black Powder Media

  April 2009 - Present

  Outsourcing and Consulting for the entertainment industry

• President

  Motion Capture Society

  2007 - Present

  The Motion Capture Society (MCS) is an international, professional, honorary nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing the arts, sciences, and applications of the motion capture industry.
  
  This society supports people and companies with an expressed interest in the motion capture profession and is committed to enhancing the global state of the motion capture industry. We celebrate everyone from enthusiastic beginners to the industry leaders in every aspect of our community: artists, designers, animators, programmers, directors, producers, hardware an
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  artist I

  Industrial Light & Magic

  January 2014 - March 2014

  Match move / layout dept on teenage mutant ninja turtles
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  Motion Capture Setup Manager

  20th Century Fox

  May 2013 - July 2013

  Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
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  Layout Technical Director

  Sony Pictures Imageworks

  February 2012 - January 2013

  Rough Layout, Final Layout, Stereo Layout. Motion Capture Layout lead.

  

  

  

  

  

  
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  Motion Capture Technical Director

  Digital Domain

  December 2011 - January 2012

  Working on Jack the Giant Killer
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  Senior Digital Artist

  Sony Pictures Imageworks

  January 2011 - April 2011

  part of Green Lantern Layout team. Duties included rough layout & final layout in Maya & precomp in Nuke

  
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  Motion Editor - Shrek 'Spooky Stories'

  DreamWorks Animation

  December 2010 - December 2010

  Provided motion editing for the Shrek Halloween special 'Spooky Stories'

• Second Unit Motion Capture Supervisor

  20th Century Fox - Caesar:Rise of the Apes

  June 2010 - August 2010

  Acted as the on-set 2nd unit Motion Capture Supervisor for the 'action unit' stunt portions of Caesar:Rise of the Apes. Duties included designing the camera layout methodology, overseeing the day to day activities of the on set 2nd unit mocap crew and shooting efforts, providing calibration and shot specific camera layouts for every setup on the outdoor set. The capture volume we achieved set a new world record for size and complexity while still being able to be adapted in a timely fashion for every unique film camera setup.
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  Motion Capture Consultant

  DreamWorks Animation

  2009 - August 2010

  Created camera aiming methodology for the Motion Capture Studio.
  
  Provided Motion Capture previz and pipeline work for Shrek 4, Guardians, The Croods, Kung Fu Panda 2 and Puss In Boots
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  Motion Capture Supervisor

  Sony Pictures Imageworks

  October 2001 - April 2009

  
  Supervised Motion Capture on Beowulf, The Polar Express, Monster House, I Am Legend, Hancock.
  
  Provided Motion Capture Pipeline and Production work on The Watchmen.
  
  Provided Motion Capture Pipeline, On set capture, motion tracking, Layout and Stereo Layout on Tim Burtons Alice in Wonderland and Motion Capture data and Motion Editing for 2012:Farewell Atlantis
  

  

• Motion Capture Supervisor

  spectrum studios

  2000 - October 2001

  Motion Capture Supervisor on Matrix Reloaded, Matrix Revolutions and Enter The Matrix.
  Oversaw all onset Motion Capture and data tracking.

• Motion Capture Department Head

  Mainframe Entertainment (became Rainmaker Animatio

  1999 - 2000

  Supervised Motion Capture on Heavy Gear and Action Man.
  Oversaw the tracking and shooting of 48 episodes.
  Planned and oversaw the construction of the Motion Capture Studio
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  Senior Technical Specialist II

  Electronic Arts

  1996 - 1998

  Supervised tracking, capture and solving on FIFA, NBA Live, NHL, RoadRash and College Hoops

• Motion Capture Supervisor

  Pacific Title

  1997 - 1997

  Supervised the data cleanup and solving efforts in Motionbuilder for 'The Nuttiest Nutcracker'