Vivek Ram

Work History

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  VFX supervisor

  Assemblage Entertainment

  May 2016 - Present
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  CG supervisor

  Assemblage Entertainment

  November 2015 - April 2016
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  Final Layout Lead

  DreamWorks Dedicated Unit

  October 2012 - March 2015
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  Layout Artist

  DreamWorks Dedicated Unit

  August 2011 - October 2012

  Work includes sweetening of Final cameras in shots, setdressing of environments based on artwork and direction and setting up the stereo in shots.
  Was also responsible for co-leading the team for Madagascar 3
  
  Currently responsible for leading the final layout team and the asset management team for the Dragons TV show.
  
  Credits:
  
  Madagascar 3 (Feature)
  
  Dragons TV - Riders of Berk(Ongoing TV Production)
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  Final Layout Artist

  DreamWorks Animation

  August 2011 - September 2012

• Independant Creative Consultant/Vfx Supervisor (Freelance)

  Vivek Ram

  April 2009 - August 2011

  Wore numerous hats working on aspects of various projects or seeing them through from concept to final. A few of them are listed below.
  
  -Art director with Games2Win on their facebook game "Junkyard Mayhem"
  Worked involved designing the look of the game and setting the standard for the assets involved. Also designed many of game elements and UI
  
  -VFX supervisor and Concept artist for Yatra.Com's TV Commercial.
  Designed and Modeled the CG Parrot. Supervised the shoot from a vfx perspective and helped in communicating the directors vision with the VFX
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  Character FX Artist

  DreamWorks Dedicated Unit

  November 2008 - March 2009

  Responsible for shot finaling, cloth and fur simulation of characters.
  
  Credits
  
  1) Merry Madagascar (2009)

  
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  Modeling Lead

  DreamWorks Dedicated Unit

  April 2008 - November 2008

  Responsible for building high quality NURBS assets.
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  Senior 3d artist

  Rhythm & Hues Studios

  September 2005 - March 2008

  Responsible for building high quality character and environment models for International Feature films. Also responsible for co mentoring the team and in cross site communication with the US office.
  
  Credits till date (Feature Film):
  
  (i) Superman Returns (2006)
  
  (ii) Fast and the Furious - Tokyo Drift (2006)
  
  (iii) Night at the Museum (2006)
  
  (iv) Happy Feet (2006)
  
  (v) Evan Almighty (2007)
  
  (vi) The Golden Compass (2007) - Winner of the 2008 Academy award for Best Visual Effects
  
  (vii) Alvin and the Chipmunks (2007)
  
  (viii) The Incredible Hulk

  

  

  

  

• Helping out as a High res sculptor. (Freelance)

  Lukewarm Media

  2008 - 2008

  Built high quality zbrush character assets for an RPG targeted towards PC and consoles.

• Concept artist and High res Sculptor (Freelance)

  Syncere Arts

  2008 - 2008

  Responsible for Designing and Building character assets for RPGs for hand held devices.

• Digital Artist (Freelance)

  Lamplighter Studios

  May 2005 - August 2005

  Built assets (Models Texture and Rig) for Console and PC Games.

• Designer (Freelance)

  DesignWurx

  2005 - 2005

  Responsible for designing websites, Logos and publicity material for clients.

• Digital Artist (Freelance)

  Mantra Solutions

  2005 - 2005

  Provided 3d visualizations/walkthroughs for architectural projects and exhibition layouts.

• Character Concept Artist (Freelance)

  Softworks Global

  2005 - 2005

  Worked on Character and Environment concept designs for games and television series.

• Faculty(Part time)

  Arena Multimedia

  2005 - 2005

  Responsible for the curriculum for 3d training. Classes were conducted to introduce both beginner and intermediate students to 3DSMax.
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  Digital Artist (Freelance)

  UTV

  2004 - 2005

  Helped with building models, texturing and Rigging for Television Series and for multiple pitch projects.

• Designer (Freelance)

  Cyclops Entertainment

  2001 - 2005

  Design of passes, poster and other publicity material for events.

• Digital Artist (Freelance)

  Phoebus Creations

  January 2003 - January 2004

  Helped with the initial setup of a 3d project and in trouble shooting workflows for ongoing 2d flash projects.

• Systems Administrator

  Mid Day

  August 2002 - March 2003

  Troubleshooting and fixing faulty systems;
  Locating and fixing problems on a LAN system;
  Designing print advertisements for clients; and
  Supervising page layout and final output before sending for print.