lennon montejo

lennon montejo

Senior Technical Director / 12 yrs

Los Angeles, CA

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Character Effects Artist

Smallfoot (2018)

Cloth TD

League of Gods (2016)

Cloth & Hair Artist

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 (2013)

Technical Director

Oz the Great and Powerful (2013)

Lead Motion Editor

Avatar (2009)

Tracking

Beowulf (2007)

Tech Animator

Monster House (2006)

Motion Editor

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005)

Motion Capture Editor

The Polar Express (2004)

Work History

  • senior technical director character fx

    DreamWorks Animation

    September 2018 - Present
    Greater Los Angeles Area

  • DreamWorks Animation

    September 2018 - Present
    Greater Los Angeles Area

  • Senior Technical Director CFX - Groomer and Cloth setup/simulation Dev

    Sony Pictures Imageworks

    September 2013 - August 2018
    Culver City

    Character Fx TD

    SMURFS: THE LOST VILLAGE : April 7, 2017

    Hair Grooming/dynamics and Cloth dynamics setup as well as environment(low level ground coverage) development/dynamics.

    https://youtu.be/8LdpyRBE0aA

    Hotel Transylvania 2

    Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs 2: Environment groom & Design / Cloth-Hair simulation

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3QCJTbHU60U

    Oz The Great And Powerful: Environment groom & Design / Cloth-Hair simulation

    Bubble Voyage env groom:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=moZnHJwu1zE

    Corn Field/Grass design/groom. Cloth/Hair simulation:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&feature=endscreen&v=UhYW8AsTdeg

  • Blur Studio

    June 2010 - June 2018

    Blur: Cloth & Hair TD

  • Senior Technical Director Character FX

    Sony Pictures Imageworks

    June 2013 - September 2013
    los angeles

  • Senior Mocap Artist

    Giant Studios

    March 2007 - April 2013

    Film: 'WARCRAFT'

    Film: 'AVATAR'

    * Mocap retargeting, editing and animation with Dynamic Inverse Kinematics setups.

    * Approved final mocap edits/animation and integration.

    * Involved in the creative development, ideation and enhancements of the internal pipeline.

    * Involved in tool developement with the programmers.

    * Responsible in managing and bidding for shot turnaround.

    * Responsible for training the team in editing, animation and integration.

    * Assisted pipeline troubleshooting motion delivery with offsite artist.

  • Mocap Editor/Animator

    Giant Studios

    March 2007 - April 2012

  • Sony Pictures Imageworks

    January 2005 - March 2007

  • Mocap Editor

    Giant Studios

    January 2003 - December 2004

  • Giant Studios

    January 2003 - December 2004
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Education

  • BS in Media Arts and Animation

    Art institute Los angeles of California

    2001 - 2004