Katie Williams

Work History

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  Senior Digital Paint Artist

  Industrial Light & Magic

  February 2019 - Present

  Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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  Roto/Paint Lead

  Digital Domain

  June 2015 - February 2019

  Vancouver, Canada Area

  Credits: Power Rangers (2017), Independence Day: Resurgence (2016), Teresa Teng Virtual Performance (2015, 2016)
  
  Responsibilities/Skills: quality control for rotoscoping, plate prep/cleanup, rig/wire removal, character/plate reconstruction; shot planning; team management; organization; inter-departmental communication
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  Prep/Matte Artist

  Gener8 Media Corp

  June 2014 - December 2014

  Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

  Credits: Pan (2015), Pixels (2015), Insurgent (2015), The Grandmaster (2013)
  
  Responsibilities/Skills: element matte creation for stereoscopic conversion. (ex. smoke, dust/dirt, rain, snow, water splashes, lens flares, etc.), keying, tracking (3D/2D), paint, roto, procedural element recreation, matchmoving, basic compositing
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  Paint Artist

  Prime Focus World

  March 2014 - June 2014

  Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

  Credits: Maleficent (2014), Edge of Tomorrow (2014), Transformers: Age of Extinction (2014), Sin City: A Dame to Kill For (2014)
  
  Responsibilities/Skills: VFX paint plate prep/cleanup, paint for stereoconversion, basic compositing
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  Commercial Producer / 3D Rigger / 3D Animator

  LI-COR Biosciences

  July 2013 - October 2013

  Lincoln, Nebraska Area

  I produced a short flagship commercial, entitled "Darkroom Nightmares," for LI-COR for the C-Digit, the company's new chemiluminescent western blot scanner. The commercial involved live action production as well as CG/VFX integration. I managed both the production and post-production teams and was also responsible for the rigging (avian and biped) and animation of the bat and skeleton CG elements.
  
  Link to the Darkroom NIghtmares: https://youtu.be/dgf3xzEnRsk
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  Motion Graphics Artist

  LI-COR Biosciences

  August 2011 - June 2012

  
  My work with LI-COR typically involved motion graphic elements for marketing in a scientific field (bio and environmental).
  
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  Motion Graphics Artist

  Forty Two

  November 2011 - May 2012

  Lincoln, Nebraska Area

  
  Various motion graphic/animation projects for clients.
  
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  Animation and Video Production Intern

  Outpost12 Studios

  January 2011 - May 2011

  Lincoln, Nebraska Area

  
  Various video production and motion graphics work for the company and a few clients.