Martin Halle

Work History

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  senior effects technical director

  ScanlineVFX

  July 2014 - Present

  Vancouver, British Columbia
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  Senior Effects Technical Director

  Zoic Studios

  August 2013 - July 2014

  Vancouver, Canada Area
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  Lead FX TD

  Prime Focus World

  March 2013 - June 2013

  Vancouver, Canada Area
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  Senior FX TD (Naiad liquid Simulation) Houdini

  Rhythm & Hues Studios

  September 2011 - March 2013

  Water simulation in Naiad for Hang Lee "Life of Pi"
  Currently working on destruction in Houdini for R.I.P.D.
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  Senior FX TD (Naiad liquid Simulation)

  Prime Focus World

  January 2011 - July 2011

  Water effects simulation in NAIAD

  
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  Effects TD

  Rising Sun Pictures

  June 2010 - December 2010

  Set up and tool for animation transfer between maya and Houdini. Fluid field set up for environment debris . Chain pendant simulation.

  
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  Effects and Lighting TD

  Wētā FX

  February 2009 - December 2009

  In charge of creating weapons effects and other dynamics. I created the ampsuit gun muzzle flash rig and the rig formissile smoke trail and thruster. I also did almost all the Weta missile shots... And some other rigid body dynamics for thumbling rocks, debris and smoke.
  I did some character lighting as well for the first sequence of the Hometree when Jake meet the clan.

  
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  Effects technical director

  MPC

  May 2008 - September 2008

  Water simulation for the owl ship going out of the water. Snow simulation and set-up for the Antarctic sequence. Ground shockwave missile trail for the nuke dream sequence. Development and sim for the ship crash in the snow.
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  Effects Technical Director

  Lucasfilm

  January 2008 - April 2008

  simulation for the hundreds of thousands crabs for pirates of the Caribbean 3 (lighting for the desert crabs and rain interaction and splash on Davy Jones.
  Also dust and debris simulation and lighting for Indianna jones 4.
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  Effects TD

  MPC

  2008 - 2008

  Vancouver, Canada Area
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  fx TD

  MPC

  2008 - 2008
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  Effects Technical Director

  Technicolor Group

  May 2007 - December 2007

  Destruction effects on the feature film Assembly and ice effects on Slam Dunk.
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  Effects TD

  Industrial Light & Magic

  January 2007 - May 2007

  Simulation for the hundreds of thousands crabs in Pirates of the Caribbean 3 (and lighting on the desert crabs).
  Also dust and debris simulation and lighting on Indiana Jones 4.
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  Effect Technical Director

  Lucasfilm

  January 2007 - May 2007

  Dynamic simulation and lighting for all the crabs sequence for Pirate of the Carribean at world's end
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  Technical director

  Rainmaker Entertainment

  October 2006 - December 2006

  Lighting, effects, character transfer and placment between maya and massive, compositing.
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  Lead 3D visual effects artist and Set Supervisor

  SPIN VFX

  February 2004 - September 2006

  Responsible for all 3d aspect of the studio.

  

  

  

  
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  Visual Effects Instructor

  The Art Institutes

  January 2004 - June 2006

  Teach advance effects class in maya.
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  Lead 3D Visual Effects Artist

  Stargate Studios

  March 2001 - January 2004