James Dunlop

Work History

• 

  Modelling / Rigging

  Animal Logic

  August 2014 - December 2018

  Sydney

  Modelling / Rigging

  
• 

  Modelling Rigging

  Blackbird

  August 2014 - August 2014

  Sydney

  Quick turn around job modelling Rigging Body Double / Model Train Track for TVC

• Series Technical Director

  Purple Pictures

  August 2013 - July 2014

  Sydney, Australia

  AS Series Technical Director I was responsible for designing and implementing the pipeline and processes for Bubblebath bay a 52 ep kids TV series.
  Starting from the ground up this was a challenging role to get all the steps of production up and running using the shotgun pipeline toolkit.
  Overview of roles / tasks performed:
  -Pipeline design and build using python / pyqt4 / maya / shotgun pipeline toolkit
  -Documentation
  -Training
  -Various Modelling / Rigging tasks
  -Building on the base FX design porting into the pipeline with further development for interactive wakes etc
  -Core Archive implementation to handle the dense vegetation of the show within the scope of using maya and mentalcore.
  -Setting up the TD dept and github processes for code sync and collaboration when TDs came on board.
  
  more info:
  https://www.anim83d.com/index.php/port/purple-pictures-essential-media?start=1
• 

  Freelance

  Ink Project

  August 2013 - August 2013

  Sydney

  Helping push through char rigging / animation / general td stuff for idents for tv station
• 

  Freelance

  Liquid Animation

  June 2013 - August 2013

  2x Character Modelling & Rigging
• 

  Senior 3D Generalist

  Animal Logic

  April 2010 - April 2013

  Sydney

  During my time at Animal Logic I performed many Rigging / Modeling / Animation roles, scripting rigging tools in python in maya for speeding up general daily tasks and supporting the rigging workflow, as well as having the opportunity to be Modelling Lead for the Harry Potter Stereo Transfer and Leading DHA and AT&T.
  
  FILM | -- HungerGames p2 - td mocap to anim rigs for Fuel sequence
  FILM | -- Ironman 3
  TVC | -- Kit Kat Beat Boxing Hipp - Rigging Bird and Hippo
  TVC | Hyundai Santa Fe - Modelling Billboard
  TVC | Sydney OperaHouse Graphic Intro
  TVC | TAC - Rigging bike and biker
  TVC | Coke Polar Bears Superbowl - Previs modeling environments Zbrush / Maya
  TVC | Dept of Health - CG Lead 2x tvc, modeling / rigging / animation
  TVC | SBS Billions - Rigging | Animation on ice opening shot
  MusicVid | Hilltop hoods - Rigging | Animation
  TVC | Rams - Rigging ram 2x tvc
  TVC | Elantra - The big Small Car, Rigging Arms, Modeling roofCleanup
  FILM | Harry Potter 2D-3D Xfer - CG Modeling Lead / Modeling.
  TVC | Dept of Health - CG Lead (near end of job) / Prop Rigging / Animation
  TVC | CW Bank - Rigging Axolotl
  TVC | Kia One Epic Ride - Prop Rigging (missle/chopper/boat)/Alien Body Rig
  TVC | Nike Escape - Rigging / Snake Pit Animation
  TVC | ING Direct - Rigging / Animation
  TVC | AT&T Dolls - CG Lead / Rigging / Animation Cleanup
  TVC | Kraft Cheese - Rigging / Blocking Animation
  TVC | Bundy Bear - Rigging

• Freelance

  Klinik Design

  November 2009 - April 2010

  ICU, Transformer Set, Commbank, TheLab, Life and Stuff
  Modeling / Animation
  
  Fanimania:
  Acting Head of 3D:
  Character rigging
  Pipeline setup/scripting
  Animation / animation xfer
  Rendering
  3D producing
  Responsible for rebuilding all 3D boxes and setting up renderfarm during this job
• 

  Freelance

  Digital Pulse

  October 2009 - December 2009

  WildLife Park Crocodile
  
  Modeling / Texturing / Rigging / Animation / Iighting

• Freelance

  XYZ Networks

  October 2009 - October 2009

  Chef show
  Opening titles Ribbon
  Rigging /Animation
• 

  Freelance

  Digital Pulse

  September 2009 - September 2009

  Samsung Humming Bird
  Rigging / Character Animation

• Freelance

  Cutting Edge - Brisbane

  June 2009 - August 2009

  Gulaku TVC
  Char Modeling / Char Rigging / Character animation / Pro Model + Rigging
• 

  Freelance

  zspace

  June 2009 - July 2009

  20 to One
  Some texturing / Lighting work for logo development (not final was quick turn around for pres)
  
  ABC Zoch
  Rigging / Modeling / Animation

• Company Director / Freelancer / 3D Producer

  Shadow Studios

  August 2008 - July 2009

  _____ Shadow Specific Roles performed____
  * Various web administration aspects, sourcing / installing and co-ordinating online tools and resources.
  * Producing / managing clients / artists on below noted jobs.
  * Documentations / help dos into wikis / overviews of pipelines / various how to's etc
  * Admin admin admin :)
  
  _____Jobs / Roles performs during Shadow time_____
  ZSpace - Ribena - So you think you can Dance
  Character animation
  
  Inhouse - Amigos x3
  Model Cleanup / Rigging
  
  Mike Reeds - AAMI Swans
  Character Animation
  
  Mike Reeds - Qantas A380
  Modeling / Tail Texturing
  
  Collider - Eclipse Mints
  Modeling / Animation / 3D Production
  
  Channel 7 - Bathurst Ant
  Rigging / Character Animation / 3D Production
  
  Channel 7 - Good Loving
  Character Animation / Texturing / Lighting / Rendering / 3D Production
  
  Channel 7 - PerthID
  Character Animation / Texturing / Lighting / Rendering / 3D Production
  
  Channel 7 - Pink Panther
  Character Animation / Texturing / Lighting / Rendering / 3D Production
  
  Resolution Design - Virgin Airlines
  Modeling / Rigging / Animation
  
  Resolution Design - Colional Sportsman
  Modeling / Rigging / Animation
  
  Resolution Design - Qantas Soccerroos
  Modeling / Rigging / Animation
  
  Resolution Design - Toyota Aurion
  Modeling / Rigging / Animation
  
  Resolution Design - Previs- Mother / Kellogs / CreditCar TVC's
  Modeling / Rigging / Animation
  
  Post Modern - Rafters Intro
  Modeling / Rigging / Animation
  
  Post Modern - Olympics
  Modeling Pool Building / Camera Anim
  
  + some untracked jobs might hunt em down later

• Freelance

  Klinik Design

  May 2008 - June 2008

  Freelance Modeling, Rigging, Animation etc
  
  BattleChoirs
• 

  Freelance

  Resolution Design

  March 2008 - April 2008

  Freelance Animation etc
  Toyota
  Qantas

• Freelance 3D Generalist

  Mad Cow Pictures

  December 2007 - February 2008

  Modeling , Rigging, Animation, Texturing, Lighting
  BankWest TVC
  
  Modeling - Charlotte and Henry 4 Chars rebuilt from scans etc
  
  Modeling - In-house NDA project

• Character Animator

  Freelance - Ephemeral

  September 2007 - November 2007

  Character animating independent short film

• Freelance

  VVTA

  June 2007 - September 2007

  Setting up render pipe, rebuild of klugar car including rigging texturing, lighting and animation for web presentations of various aspects of vehicle features
• 

  Rigging / Animation

  Resolution Design

  August 2007 - August 2007

  1 Week Freelance
  Rigged / Animated Whale for DoW commerical
• 

  Freelancer

  Fuel VFX

  March 2007 - April 2007

  Commericals - Animating

  
• 

  Freelance Animator

  LeapFrog Productions

  February 2007 - February 2007

  All round 3D operations, animation, modelling, texturing, lighting, comping etc

• Freelancer

  Leapfrog Strategic Communications

  February 2007 - February 2007

  Freelance 3D
  Modelling, Texturing, Rigging, Animation etc for Pirate Ship Cut Scene
• 

  Freelance Animator

  Emerald City Design

  September 2006 - February 2007

  Generalist
• 

  Freelance Animator

  The Lab Sydney

  September 2004 - September 2006

  Freelancing for The Lab has seen me do a variety of work over the last year and a bit on mainly long format 3D jobs such as Happily Never After and character animating for Erky Perky.
• 

  Freelance 3D Animator

  Fuel

  2005 - 2005

  4ish months freelance on a Petrol Commerical
  Modelling and animation for the V Cockroach commericals

• Freelance Senior Character Animator

  Drummond Design

  2003 - 2004

  Animal Face off
  13 Eps 2.5mins per ep of animals fighting
  We created 22 animals from scratch rigged and animated etc
  Small team, hell of a lot of fun to work on, extremely tight deadlines burnt a lot of midnight oil. Had my hands wet in all kinds of areas for this project from modelling to animation
• 

  Freelance Animator

  Ambience Entertainment

  2003 - 2004

  Veggie Tales Pitch for TV Series
  Modelling / Additional Rigging / Animation
  
  Scion Commercial
  Render Wrangling (BLECK) lighting

• Fulltime Senior Animator

  BodyOnline

  2002 - 2003

  Modelling, Texturing, Rigging, Animation etc for Medical content for various products from TV to CDRom for Bodyonline using LW and Maya and Project Beaver
• 

  Freelance 3D

  GMD

  2002 - 2002

  Canon Camera Commercial
  Modeling / Texturing / Lighting / Assist animation

• Freelance Senior Animator

  Halo Pictures

  2001 - 2002

  Rigged animated and rendered an EEL for
  Gorillaz MTV Bites `The Eel’
  
  Created with Trevor Wells a on of content for a Pitch for a TV series called Space Scout

• Freelance Animator

  Anglican Media

  2001 - 2001

  Freelance Job creating several inserts for a TV Show

• Freelance Online Avid Editor

  Touchdown Productions

  2000 - 2001

  Offline /Online AJ Hackett `Can you hack it?’ 7 Eps

• Freelance Online Avid Editor

  Channel 7 Australia

  2000 - 2001

  Cut such shows as
  Olympic Flame updates
  Bishop, Chef and Fisherman
  Olympic Sunrise
  AMV music show
  Back to the Bay
  Short Flim `The Characters’
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  Freelance Online Editor

  TVNZ

  1999 - 1999

  Online/Offline Millennium project ‘99

• Freelance Animator

  Saban International

  1999 - 1999

  Animated 4 shots for a TV show via a friend of mine at the time for a show called Xyber 9 in LW 3D

• Freelance Animator

  Digital Sparks

  1999 - 1999

  Made a 30second spot of a little pig for Digital Sparks freelance.

• Freelance Online Editor

  Touchdown Productions

  1998 - 1999

  Cut long format shows by myself and with directors such as
  Get your Act Together
  Ground Force
  Medical File
  Tight Five
  Weddings
  Dreams Come True
  Changing room
  In the Face of Fear 13 eps
  AJ Hackett Sky Tower Jump

• Part Time LW/Maya Demo Monkey

  Digital Video Technologies

  1998 - 1999

  Numerous Nationwide demonstrations of LW and Maya software to various audiences.

• Fulltime 3D Animator

  UNITEC NZ

  1998 - 1998

  Senior Animator / Project Manager
  We created content for 4 CD Roms during this period

• Fulltime Digital Masters/Armadillo

  Online Editor

  1996 - 1997

  Senior Avid Media Composer Editor / Online editor
  Edited on both nonlinear and linear suites cutting a range of TVCS and long format shows

• Program prep for various sky channels.

  SKY TV

  1994 - 1995

  freelance

• Fulltime Senior Promos Editor / Trainer

  ATV Regional TV

  1994 - 1995

  Editing promos
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  Animal Logic

  ? - Present