James Tavet

James Tavet

Matchmove/Layout Artist at ILM

Senior matchmove/layout artist / 11 yrs

Vancouver, Canada

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Digital Artist

Foroige: The Movie (2023)

Layout Lead

Peter Pan & Wendy (2023)

Layout Artist / Method Studios

Fengshen Trilogy (2023)

Layout TD

Avatar: The Way of Water (2022)

Layout Artist

Slumberland (2022)

Layout Artist

The Tomorrow War (2021)

Layout Artist

Tom and Jerry (2021)

Layout Artist

The Witches (2020)

Layout Artist

Untitled Henry & Rel Sci-Fi Project (2020)

Layout Artist

Jumanji: The Next Level (2019)

Matchmove Artist

Ford v Ferrari (2019)

Matchmove Artist

Doctor Sleep (2019)

Lead Layout Artist

His Dark Materials (2019)

Layout Artist

Terminator: Dark Fate (2019)

Layout Artist

It: Chapter Two (2019)

Matchmove Artist

Carnival Row (2019)

Matchmove Artist

Sextuplets (2019)

Matchmove Artist

Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019)

Matchmove Artist

Pokémon Detective Pikachu (2019)

Matchmove Artist

It Comes (2018)

Matchmove Artist

Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (2018)

Matchmove Artist

Skyscraper (2018)

Matchmove Artist

Animal World (2018)

Matchmove Artist

Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018)

Matchmove Artist

Lost in Space (2018)

Matchmove / Layout Artist

Tomb Raider (2018)

Matchmove / Layout Artist

peter rabbit (2018)

Matchmove Artist

Out of the Cradle (2018)

Matchmove / Layout Artist

Thor: Ragnarok (2017)

Matchmove / Layout Artist

The Mummy (2017)

Matchmove Artist

DxM (2017)

matchmove/layout artist

Kong: Skull Island (2017)

Matchmove Artist

Rings (2017)

matchmove/layout artist

Transformers: The Last Knight (2017)

Matchmove Artist

Star Trek Beyond (2016)

Matchmover

Deadpool (2016)

matchmove/layout artist

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows (2016)

Matchmove Artist

Legend (2015)

Matchmove/Layout Artist

The Walk (2015)

Matchmove/Layout Artist

Pan (2015)

Matchmove/Layout Artist

Pixels (2015)

matchmove/layout artist

Kingsman: The Secret Service (2015)

matchmove/layout artist

Jupiter Ascending (2015)

Matchmover

Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)

matchmove/layout artist

Legend (2014)

matchmove/layout artist

Game of Thrones (2011)

Transformers (2007)

Matchmove/Layout Artist

Daddy's Home (2006)

I have an extensive knowledge of camera, object, face and body tracking. I can track quickly and accurately and enjoy the challenge of this. I have worked with a variety of footage including anamorphic and GoPro as well as working with witness cameras. I am also able to create my own photogrammetry as well as working with LIDAR scans and Google Earth.

I have an in depth knowledge of 3DEqualizer, Maya and Nuke as well as a good knowledge of Boujou, 3ds Max, XSI Softimage, The Adobe Suite, Avid and Realflow.
Work History

  • Onset Sequence Supervisor

    Wētā FX

    February 2023 - Present
    Wellington, Wellington Region, New Zealand · On-si

  • Layout TD

    Wētā FX

    April 2022 - Present

  • Layout Lead

    Framestore

    January 2020 - April 2022
    Montreal, Quebec, Canada

  • Layout Artist

    Method Studios

    June 2019 - December 2019
    Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

  • Rotomation Artist

    Method Studios

    March 2019 - June 2019
    Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

  • MatchMove Artist

    Image Engine

    February 2018 - February 2019
    Vancouver, Canada

  • Layout Artist

    Rising Sun Pictures

    July 2017 - January 2018
    Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

  • Matchmove/Layout Artist

    Industrial Light & Magic

    November 2015 - April 2017
    Vancouver, Canada Area

    Camera, object and body tracking working with witness cameras.

    Projects include:

    Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2

  • Matchmove/Layout Artist

    Atomic Fiction

    December 2014 - November 2015
    Montreal, Canada Area

    Camera, object, face and body tracking / Layout / CG Camera Extensions / Crowd Animation / Reviewing Vendor work.

    Projects include:

    Star Trek Beyond
    Game Of Thrones Season 5 (Episodes 7, 8, 9, 10)
    Deadpool
    The Walk
    Rings
    Daddy's Home
    Pan
    Pixels

  • Freelance Matchmover

    baseblack

    March 2014 - November 2014
    London

    Camera Tracking / Face Tracking / 3D Roto / Post Vis Work

    Projects Include:

    Kingsman: The Secret Service
    Legend
    Deus Ex Machina

  • Matchmover

    Framestore

    September 2013 - March 2014
    Bournemouth, United Kingdom

    Camera and Body Tracking

    Projects Include:

    Guardians of the Galaxy
    Jupiter Ascending
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Education

  • 2:1 BA Hons in Creative Digital Media

    Teesside University

    2007 - 2010

  • City & Guilds 6958, Electrical & Electronic Servicing

    Leeds College of Technology

    2001 - 2003