Heather Langford

Work History

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  Concept Artist/Matte Painter

  Freelance

  November 2012 - Present

  Portfolio here - https://www.artstation.com/hlangford
  
  My work includes digital illustrations, concept art (character and environment) storyboards and matte paintings.
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  Concept Artist / Matte Painter

  Studio Liddell Ltd.

  February 2020 - April 2020

  Manchester, United Kingdom
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  2d generalist

  Flipbook Studio

  September 2019 - January 2020

  Manchester

  Worked as a 2D VFX Generalist and Concept Artist on TV Drama series and Animation projects

• digital matte painter

  Space VFX

  June 2019 - September 2019

  Manchester, United Kingdom

  Worked as a digital matte painter on the BBC miniseries "Dracula"
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  Digital Matte Painter

  SPACE Film & VFX

  July 2019 - September 2019

  Manchester, United Kingdom

  Digital Matte Painter on TV Mini-series Dracula for BBC/Netflix
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  2d generalist

  Flipbook Studio

  August 2018 - March 2019

  Manchester, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom

  Worked as a 2D VFX Generalist and Concept Artist across a variety of projects, from TV Drama series to Animation.
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  Digital Matte Painter

  The Blue Virgin

  July 2018 - August 2018

  https://thebluevirgin.com/the-film/
  
  The Blue Virgin is an international short film drama with black-comedy undertones starring one of the Netherlands' most renowned actors, Pierre Bokma.
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  Paint and Roto Artist

  Framestore

  October 2016 - August 2018

  London, United Kingdom

  Worked as a paint/roto artist on feature film projects. Using Nuke, Silhouette and Mocha.

  
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  Runner - Film Division

  Framestore

  April 2014 - October 2016

  London, United Kingdom

  Working as a Runner exposed me to various projects and stages of the post-production pipeline. Responsibilities included;
  Assisting other Framestore employees in various day to day tasks, producing title cards in Photoshop for client reviews, providing on-set assistance in Mocap shoots, ad-hoc building and hospitality services, assisting and providing for clients with professionalism and punctuality, trained to use switchboard and process client calls.
  
  2D Artist Training - Concept Art/Visual Development/Digital Matte Painting/Paint & Roto. Provided with opportunities on-site to train in my specific area of interest, receiving critique from professional artists on my work and progress.

• Concept Artist

  Meadows Farm Studio

  November 2015 - December 2015

  Henley on Thames

  contracted to produce initial concepts for feature film.
  
  Responsibilities:
  Creating visual development and concepts to aid pre-production.
  Working from script and treatment to visualise ideas.
  Liaising with producer and director of photography.
  Working to scheduled production deadlines

• 2D Animator

  Pure Creative Arts

  August 2012 - September 2012

  I was sub-contracted to create a short 2D animation to accompany a movement performance.
  
  Responsibilities/ duties:
  
  Storyboard Artist - It was my duty to draft and design the short segment of 2D animation to be included in a movement performance. I therefore had to time out the actions and experiment with camera angles so I could produce an accurate storyboard for the client.
  
  Great Communication with my supervisor - Transferring works in progress, concepts and finished shots via Dropbox and keeping regular contact via Email, Twitter and Skype.
  
  2D Animator - Key framing each separate shot by hand to a set aspect ratio agreed by my supervisor using Adobe Flash and then forwarding for approval.
  Compositing/Rendering - Compiling finished shots into Adobe After Effects to conduct any post-production editing and then rendering final video.