Max Gabl

Max Gabl

Immersion Through Realism

Supervisor Matte Painter / Lead Concept/Illustrator / 22 yrs

Culver City, CA

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Lead Matte Painter

Fire Country (2022)

Lead Matte Painter

Walker: Independence (2022)

Lead Matte Painter

The Offer (2022)

Lead Matte Painter

Walker (2021)

Matte Artist

I'm Thinking of Ending Things (2020)

Concept Artist

Raised by Wolves (2020)

Matte Artist

Tommy (2020)

Matte Artist

Lincoln Rhyme: Hunt for the Bone Collector (2020)

Matte Artist

Truth Be Told (2019)

Matte Artist

All Rise (2019)

Lead Matte Artist / Matte Artist / Environments Supervisor / Matte Art

Ball Street (2019)

Matte Artist

Magnum P.I. (2018)

Matte Painter, Art Director, 3D Environm

Strange Angel (2018)

Lead Matte Artist

New Amsterdam (2018)

Visual Effects

Wisdom of the Crowd (2017)

Lead Matte Artist / Matte Artist

American Housewife (2016)

Matte Artist / Lead Matte Artist / Digital Environments

This Is Us (2016)

Lead Matte Artist / Matte Artist

Code Black (2015)

Matte Painter, Art Director, 3D Environm

Daredevil (2015)

Lead Matte Artist / Matte Artist / Senior Matte Artist

The Last Man on Earth (2015)

Senior Matte Artist

Secrets and Lies (2015)

Matte Artist / Senior Matte Artist

Galavant (2015)

Matte Painter, Art Director, 3D Environm

The Man in the High Castle (2015)

Senior Matte Artist

Hindsight (2015)

Senior Matte Artist / Lead Matte Artist

Transparent (2014)

Owner

Riddick (2013)

Matte Artist / Lead Matte Artist

Orange is the New Black (2013)

Matte Artist

Fast & Furious 6 (2013)

Matte Artist

Luck (2012)

Lead Matte Painter, Art Director, Concep

Mysterious Island (2012)

Matte Artist

History of the World in 2 Hours (2011)

Matte Artist

No Ordinary Family (2010)

Environments Supervisor

Hawaii Five-O (2010)

Owner

Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps (2010)

Matte Artist

The Big C (2010)

Lead Matte Artist

Step Up 3D (2010)

Owner

Fair Game (2010)

Matte Artist

Modern Family (2009)

Owner

The Vampire Diaries (2009)

Matte Painter, Art Director, 3D Environm

Star Trek (2009)

Lead Matte Artist

Life After People (2009)

Matte Painter, Art Director, 3D Environm

Kings (2009)

Matte Painter, Art Director, 3D Environm

Primeval (2008)

Matte Painter, Art Director, 3D Environm

Pushing Daisies (2007)

Matte Painter, Art Director, 3D Environm

Underdog (2007)

Matte Painter

The Bronx Is Burning (2007)

Matte Artist

Primeval (2007)

Matte Painter, Concept Artist

Flags of Our Fathers (2006)

Matte Painter, Art Director, 3D Environm

Ugly Betty (2006)

Art Director / Lead Matte Painter

The Curse of King Tut's Tomb (2006)

Lead Matte Painter, Art Director, Concep

The Poseidon Adventure (2005)

Lead Matte Painter

Supernova (2005)

Digital Matte Painter

Stealth (2005)

Matte Painter

Racing Stripes (2005)

Scenic Artist

Spanglish (2004)

Scenic Artist

The Terminal (2004)

Scenic Artist

The Stepford Wives (2004)

Scenic Artist

Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004)

Scenic Artist

The Haunted Mansion (2003)

Associate Scenic Artist

Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)

Associate Scenic Artist

Mystic River (2003)

Scenic Artist

Hulk (2003)

Associate Scenic Artist

The Scorpion King (2002)

Miniature Painter

Alien: Resurrection (1997)

Lead Matte Artist

Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)
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Early on in my childhood in Switzerland, my aim was to be able to create and share convincing images with people that are only in my head, so I was constantly painting. After high school I chose to go to art school, where I studied painting and graphics. After I graduated art school, I went back to what I had been doing from an early age on: copy paintings of old masters in museums, where I learned up-close how to look at the world as a painter, dissect it visually, and translate it into a convincing illusion. At that time, while learning more and more about the enthralling, developing world of visual effects, I knew I had to move to Los Angeles at some point, if I wanted to make a living with my particular skills. In Switzerland, the world of film and advertising is very small, like the country itself, and I was involved with pretty much all available assignments for a digital artist (a bit exaggerated, but you get the idea), but it was not really enough to make a living. After moving to Los Angeles in 1997, I painted sets, then scenic backdrops, until I found my first gigs as matte painter. Nowadays I'm a real matte painter in the VFX industry!
Work History

  • Owner

    The Cells

    August 2009 - Present
    Greater Los Angeles Area

    2D/3D environments, concept/illustration: Toyota ad, Subaru Forester ad, Bacardi Rum ad, movies and tv shows Legacies, Black Lightning, All Rise, Black Monday, Walker Texas Ranger, McGyver, Hawaii 5-0, Riddick (2013), Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps, Fair Game, The Vampire Diaries, Other Lives music video, and other pilots and commercials.

  • DMP

    Method Studios

    January 2020 - January 2020
    Santa Monica, CA

  • Freelance Concept Artist, Matte Painter

    Shade VFX

    November 2019 - November 2019
    Greater Los Angeles Area

    Concept illustrations and matte paintings for Raised By Wolfes, and I’m Thinking Of Ending Things

  • Matte Painter, Art Director, 3D Environment Designer

    CBS Digital

    January 2013 - September 2019
    Los Angeles

    2D/3D matte paintings/environments, art direction, look development. Matte paintings and environments for This Is Us, Black Monday, Daredevil, Orange Is The New Black, Strange Angel, The Man In The High Castle, Hawaii Five-0, Transparent, Code Black, Last Man On Earth, Galavant, Modern Family, American Housewife, Last Man On Earth, The End, Upfronts for Star Trek, and many, many more.

  • Matte Painter, Art Director, 3D Environment Designer

    CBS Digital

    2006 - December 2012
    Los Angeles

    2D/3D matte paintings and all the new planets for Star Trek (remastered: the Original Series and The Next Generation). Matte paintings and environments for 1600 Penn, The Big C, Modern Family, The Bronx is Burning, New Amsterdam, Primeval, Pushing Daisies, Underdog, Ugly Betty, SIS, Aces (a WWII air combat concept trailer for Wolfgang Petersen), Prince Caspian trailer, Ugly Betty, Gifted Hands, Kings, Georgia O'Keefe, Three Rivers, G Force, and many more.

  • matte painter

    Radium

    2010 - 2010

  • Freelance Matte Painter

    Ring of Fire Studios

    July 2006 - August 2006

    Matte Paintings for Hawaiian Bureau of Toursism Commercial

  • Matte Painter, Concept Artist

    Digital Domain

    January 2006 - June 2006

    Concept art and matte paintings for Flags Of Our Fathers

  • Lead Matte Painter, Art Director, Concept Artist

    Larry Levinson Productions

    January 2005 - December 2005

    Supernova, The Curse Of King Tut's Tomb), The Poseidon Adventure, Blackbeard, Mysterious Island (all HD)

  • Matte Painter, Concept Artist

    Digital Domain

    March 2004 - September 2004

    Concept art and matte paintings for Stealth

  • Matte Painter

    Svengali FX

    January 2004 - February 2004

    The Celestine Prophecy

  • Matte Painter

    Christov FX

    November 2003 - February 2004

    Racing Stripes

  • Associate Scenic Artist

    JC Backings

    April 1999 - May 2003

    large realistic painted backdrops (landscapes, architecture) for Jurassic Park, The Scorpion King, Live from Baghdad, The Hulk, Spiderman, Kill Bill, The Stepford Wives, Mystic River, Terminal, and more.

  • Concept Artist and Illustrator

    Sony Development

    January 1999 - October 1999

    Concept art and final artwork for Sony Metreon, San Francisco: Illustrations and artwork for the "Moebius' Airtight Garage" gaming arcade (outside windows on Fourth Street), and for the "Where The Wild Things Are" children's playspace.

  • Comp and Storyboard Artist

    Famous Frames

    September 1997 - August 1998

    Freelance comp and storyboard artist for commercials

  • Miniature Painter

    New Deal Studios

    May 1997 - August 1997

    Miniature painter for Alien: Resurrection and Apollo 13 (under the old company name, Hunter & Gratzner Industries)

  • Digital Matte Painter

    Method Studios

    January 2021 - January 2031
    Santa Monica, CA
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Education

  • Story Boards, Model Drawing

    Associates in Art

    2001 - 2002

  • Graphics, Painting

    School of Art and Design Basel, Switzerland

    1980 - 1983