Kate Adams

Work History

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  Training Program Manager

  Industrial Light & Magic

  February 2023 - Present

  Sydney, New South Wales, Australia · Remote
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  Learning and Development Manager

  Mighty Kingdom

  October 2020 - November 2022

  Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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  VFX Artist and Educational Facilitator

  Freelance

  May 2020 - November 2022

  Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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  Animation Learning Lead

  Technicolor

  September 2018 - May 2020

  Adelaide, Australia
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  3D Generalist

  Kojo

  June 2018 - July 2018

  Adelaide, Australia
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  vfx artist

  Park Road Post Production

  August 2017 - April 2018

  Wellington
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  Layout Artist

  Rising Sun Pictures

  October 2016 - January 2017

  Adelaide, Australia
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  Layout Artist

  Animal Logic

  May 2016 - October 2016

  Sydney, Australia

  Animatic film feature for:
  
  Batman Lego Movie
  Ninjago Lego Movie
  
  -Previs Animation builds and refinements
  -Fx
  -Layout
  -Camera generation
  
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  Layout Artist

  Rising Sun Pictures

  January 2015 - April 2016

  Adelaide, Australia

  Pan
  Tarzan
  Gods of Egypt
  X-Men
  
  -Previs animation
  -Camera animation/generation
  -Final layout
  -Previs layout
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  Layout TD

  Wētā FX

  June 2014 - November 2014

  New Zealand

  Hobbit - Battle of Five Armies
  
  -Set dressing
  -Previs modelling
  -Stereo camera generation
  -Publishing of cameras
  -Layout of Assets
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  Layout TD

  Prime Focus World

  March 2012 - June 2014

  Vancouver, Canada Area

  Sin City 2
  White House Down
  The Great Gatsby
  Resident Evil Retribution
  Total Recall
  
  -Teaching new recruits
  -Set dressing
  -Technical problem solving
  -Rendering and QCing of revisualization
  -Animation of key elements
  -Modeling of assets
  -Previs layout creation
  -Final layout creation
  -Previs animation creation
  -Animation and Publishing of cameras
  -Qcing of matchmove tracks
  -Providing input for a productive pipeline
  -Providing support and meeting with other depts
  
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  Layout TD

  MPC

  November 2011 - February 2012

  Vancouver, Canada Area

  Jack the Giant Slayer
  
  -Layout of Assets
  - Stereo Cameras
  -Camera design
  -Previz
  
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  Layout TD

  Wētā FX

  September 2010 - February 2011

  Rise of the Planet of the Apes
  Tin Tin
  Gullivers Travels
  Xmen First Class
  
  -Layout of Assets
  -Previs Modelling
  -Problem Solving
  -Assigning textures
  -Rough texture builds for previs assets
• 

  FX Technical Assistant

  Animal Logic

  April 2010 - September 2010

  Legend of the Guardians of Ga'hoole
  This position involved a number of supporting tasks and development, including:
  Particle creation
  Scene optimization
  Providing support to FX TD's
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  ATD

  Wētā FX

  June 2009 - December 2009

  Avatar
  
  -Dressing Assets/Layout
  -Calc SH
  -Debugging
  -Particle creation
  -Costume Assigning
  -Placement of Assets
  -Rendering
  -Problem solving

• Design Tutor

  Guangzhou School of Fine Art

  January 2009 - May 2009

  To set up a new design initiative for the school.

• Archivist

  Wanganui School of Design

  November 2008 - January 2009

  Archiving of digital media

• Freelance 3d developer

  Ruwaad

  September 2008 - November 2008

  To produce a 3d logo in motion for the company

• Freelance designer

  Zieland Productions

  September 2008 - October 2008

  To produce type in motion for televised advertisements