Irene Smirnova

Work History

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  Texture department lead

  Cinesite

  September 2018 - Present

  Montreal, Canada
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  Texture department lead

  Atomic Fiction

  June 2017 - September 2018

  Montreal, Quebec, Canada

  Worked on following:
  “Stranger things” season 2

  

  
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  Senior Texture, shading artist

  Cinesite

  January 2015 - July 2017

  Montreal, Canada Area

  Senior Texture artist, shading, modeling artist:
  "Commuter"by Joame Collet-Serra
  "American Gods" series by David Slade
  "Assassin's creed" by Justin Kurzel
  "Independence Day: Resurgence" by Roland Emmerich
  "X-men Apocalypse" by Bryan Singer
  "The Revenant" Alejandro González Iñárritu
  "Now you see me: second act" by Jon Chu
  "Last witch hunter"​ by Breck Eisner

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  
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  Rodeo FX

  June 2012 - January 2015

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  
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  Texture/lighting/lead

  Mikros Image

  February 2012 - June 2012

  Montreal, Canada Area

  responsible for modeling, texturing and shading, look development.
  
  Projects worked on:
  "Asterix au service de sa majesté" by Laurent Tirard
  "Je vous a compris" by Frank Chiche
  
  Software - Maya, Arnold, Photoshop
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  senior texture/surfacing artist

  Digital Dimension

  August 2011 - February 2012

  Montreal, Canada Area

  creating textures for characters and backgrounds for cinematic for video game
  Software - XSI, Mudbox, ZBrush, 3Delight
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  senior CG artist, generalist, look development

  Lumiere VFX Inc.

  October 2010 - April 2011

  
  Responsible for modeling and texturing of 3D environments and characters of CG feature for National Geographic.
  Sofftware - Maya, 3Delight, ZBrush
  

• senior 3d artist

  Fake Studio/RED FX

  August 2010 - October 2010

  
  responsible for 3D modelling, texturing for the trailer of the film "Immortals".
  Maya, XSI, Mental Ray
  
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  Artistic director consultant, producer, 3D artist

  Freelance

  2007 - July 2010

  
  Freelance work, numerous projects for Canadian Space Agency, Pratt and Whitney and many other companies.
  
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  senior CG artist, team lead

  Meteor Studios

  2002 - 2007

  
  technical modeling artist, texture artist, lighting artist
  
  Projects accomplished:
  
  2008 Journey to the Center of the Earth (model/texture artist)
  2005 Fantastic Four (texture artist: Meteor Studios)
  2005 Alien Planet (TV documentary) (texture artist: Meteor Studios)
  2004 Catwoman (texture artist: Meteor Studios)
  2003 Wright brothers web project: https://dsc.discovery.com/convergence/wright/flights/flights.html
  2003 Nubia (Discovery Channel documentary)
  2003 Dinosaur Planet (TV mini-series documentary) (lighting artist)
  2003 Extreme Engineering (TV series documentary) (technical modeling artist)
  2002 Expedition: Bismarck (TV documentary) (modeler)
  2003 Sierra Games cinematic "Hobbit2" video game
  
  Maya, ZBrush, RenderMan, Mental Ray
  

• senior CG artist, concept, look development

  Voodoo Arts

  2000 - 2002

  
  3D generalist
  numerous commercials and music video projects, Sierra Games video game cinematic "Hobbit1".
  
  Softimage/XSI, Mental Ray
  

• senior CG artist

  Tube Images

  1998 - 2002

  
  One of the 1st VR project - "Oceania" - CG artsit
  look development, 3D environment artist, texture artist, modeling artist
  "INUK" CBC television series
  
  Softimage 3D, Mental Ray
  

• CG artist

  PTM

  1999 - 2000

  
  Worked as a CG artist at the beginning of "Virtual Model" project.
  
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  NAD Centre

  December 1997 - December 1998