Michael Halford
Matte Painter
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Michael Halford
Matte Painter at Animal Logic
Mid-level
Matte Painter / 24 yrs
Sydney, Australia
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Matte Painter
The LEGO Movie (2014)
Digital Artist
The Great Gatsby (2013)
Surfacing & Matte Painting Artist
Happy Feet Two (2011)
Matte Painter
Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole (2010)
Matte Painter
28 Weeks Later (2007)
Visual Development
Happy Feet (2006)
Animal Logic Matte Painter
The Great Raid (2005)
Matte Painter
The Matrix Reloaded (2003)
Currently matte painter on Animal logic's
Digital Matte Painter -
(feature only)
Unbroken
The Lego Movie
The Great Gatsby
Quiet American
Charlotte Gray
The Croc Hunter:Collison Course
Garage Days
The Great Raid
The Matrix Reloaded
World Trade Center
28 Weeks Later
Knowing
Guardians of Ga'Hoole
Lego Star Wars: The Padawan Meanace
Concept Artist-
(feature only)
Happy Feet
Darkness Falls
300 (vfx concept)
Fool's Gold (vfx concept)
Stealth (vfx concept)
VFX Art Director - TV/ TVC
multiple TVCs
David Tench Tonight
Specialties:
vfx art direction -
digital matte painting -
concept art/ look development
Work History
Matte Painter
Animal Logic
April 2001 - Present
Currently matte painter on
The Lego Movie
Education
Diploma in multimedia
Australian Academy of Design
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Bachelor's degree. in Visual Arts
Sydney College of the Arts (Sydney University)
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Post Graduate Diploma in Visual Arts
University of Sydney
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