Melaina Mace

Melaina Mace

Matte Painter / Texture Artist / 15 yrs

Vancouver, BC

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CG Supervisor

The Last Of Us (2023)

Environment Supervisor

The Matrix 4 (2021)

Environment Artist

Dune (2021)

Environment Supervisor

The Foundation (2021)

Environment Supervisor

Infinite (2021)

Environment Supervisor

WONDER WOMAN 1984 (2020)

Environment Supervisor

Catch-22 (2019)

Digital Matte Painter

Bad Times at the El Royale (2018)

Environment Artist

Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018)

Environment Supervisor

Deadpool 2 (2018)

Environment Artist

Blade Runner 2049 (2017)

Lead Digital Matte Painter

Wonder Woman (2017)

Digital Matte Painter

The fate of the furious (2017)

Lead Environment Artist

Star Trek Beyond (2016)

Digital Matte Painter

The Huntsman's Winter War (2016)

Digital Matte Painter

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 (2015)

Digital Matte Painter

Seventh Son (2015)

Texture Painter

Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)

Digital Matte Artist

Godzilla (2014)

Matte Painter

Maleficent (2014)

Digital Matte Painter

Arrow: Year One (2013)

Lead Digital Matte Painter

Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters (2013)

Matte Painter

The Lone Ranger (2013)

Matte Painter

Beautiful Creatures (2013)

3D Digital Matte Painter

Man of Steel (2013)

Compositor

Bless Me, Ultima (2012)

Matte Painter

Resident Evil: Retribution (2012)

Texture Artist

Premium Rush (2012)

Digital Matte Painter

Hawken (2012)

Digital Matte Painter

Revolution (2012)

Digital Matte Painter

666 Park Avenue (2012)

Lead Matte Painter

Game of Thrones (2011)

Digital Matte Painter

Once Upon a Time (2011)

Digital Matte Painter

Arena (2011)

Compositor

Person of Interest (2011)

Digital Matte Painter

Thor (2011)

Concept Artist

Rango (2011)

Digital Matte Painter

Alice Through the Looking Glass (2010)

Digital Artist

TRON: Legacy (2010)

Matte Painting Production Assistant

Iron Man 2 (2010)

Digital Matte Painter

Arrow (2009)

Digital Matte Painter

Fringe (2008)

Digital Matte Painter

True Blood (2008)

Environment Supervisor

Venom (2004)

Work History

  • Environment Supervisor

    Double Negative

    September 2017 - Present
    Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

    Deadpool 2

  • Lead Environment Artist

    Double Negative

    September 2015 - September 2017
    Vancouver, Canada Area

    The Huntsman: Winter's War
    Star Trek Beyond
    Wonder Woman
    Bladerunner 2049

  • Matte Painting Mentor

    Think Tank Training Centre

    2016 - 2016
    Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

  • Matte Painter

    Double Negative

    May 2015 - September 2015
    Vancouver, Canada Area

  • DMP Academy Trainer / Digital Matte Painter

    MPC

    January 2015 - May 2015
    Vancouver, Canada Area

  • Digital Matte Artist

    CoSA VFX

    July 2014 - September 2014
    Vancouver, Canada Area

  • 3D Digital Matte Painter | Texture Painter

    MPC

    November 2012 - June 2014
    Vancouver, Canada Area

    Shows:
    Man of Steel
    The Seventh Son
    The Lone Ranger
    Maleficent
    Godzilla
    Guardians of the Galaxy

  • Lead Digital Matte Painter

    MPC

    December 2013 - April 2014
    Vancouver, Canada Area

    Show: Game of Thrones

  • Lead Digital Matte Painter

    MPC

    April 2013 - May 2013
    Vancouver, Canada Area


    Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters

  • Matte Painter | Texture Painter

    Pixomondo

    August 2012 - November 2012

    Show: Beautiful Creatures

  • Matte Painter

    Zoic Studios

    July 2012 - July 2012
    Los Angeles, CA

    Show: 666 Park Avenue

  • Matte Painter

    Rogues Gallery

    June 2012 - July 2012
    Culver City, CA

    Show: Hawken Trailer

  • Matte Painter

    Zoic Studios

    February 2012 - May 2012
    Los Angeles, CA


    Shows: True Blood, Fringe, Once Upon a Time, Revolution, Arrow

  • Matte Painter / Compositor

    Scoundrel Inc.

    April 2011 - December 2011
    Santa Monica, CA

    Shows: Resident Evil: Retribution, Person of Interest, Bless Me Ultima, Toyota, Nike
    • Composed and painted high-resolution, panoramic matte paintings for 3D projection.
    • Performed on location panoramic plate and HDR capture.
    • Composited shots for final, including rig removal, paint-out, keying and color-correction.

  • Jr. Matte Painter

    Scoundrel Inc.

    January 2011 - April 2011
    Santa Monica, CA

    Shows: Premium Rush, Arena
    • Performed 3D environment modeling, UV layout and texturing in Maya.
    • Composed and painted 2D matte paintings and 3D projections.

  • Matte Painting Production Assistant

    Whiskytree

    January 2010 - April 2010
    San Rafael, CA

    Shows: Thor, Tron Legacy, Iron Man 2, Rango
    • Performed 3D environment modeling, UV layout in XSI and Maya.
    • Assisted with 2D concepts, mattes and environments.
    • Conducted concept design research.
    • Provided general assistance to working artists.

  • Freelance Bios Writer

    BaselineStudiosystems

    February 2006 - January 2010

    • Researched and wrote biographical pieces on entertainment
    and media figures.

  • TV Editor

    Baseline StudioSystems

    September 2003 - February 2005

    • Tracked television projects from concept to completion.
    • Updated and maintained project database.

  • Story Department Assistant / Reader

    New Regency Productions

    October 2002 - August 2003

    • Oversaw interns and story department.
    • Wrote script and book coverage for production executives.
    • Assigned readers for coverage / proof-read coverage.
    • Prepared weekend read memos, invoices, and reports.
    • Updated development slates / performed project research.

  • Intern to Wolfgang Petersen

    Radiant Productions

    December 2002 - April 2003

    • Wrote script and book coverage for production executives.
    • Updated development slates / performed project research.

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Education

  • Vanarts

    2008 - 2009

  • Portland State University

    2006 - 2007

  • English Literature (British and Commonwealth)

    Hunter College

    2005 - 2006