Michael Murdock

Michael Murdock

VFX - Motion Design - 3-D Animation

Supervisor chief creative officer / Supervisor Founder and CEO / 16 yrs

Orem, UT

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Lighting Technical Director

Ice Age: Collision Course (2016)

Lighting Technical Director

The Peanuts Movie (2015)

Motion Graphics And Title Design

Meet the Mormons (2014)

Lighting Technical Director

Rio 2 (2014)

Lighting Technical Director

Epic (2013)

Junior Lighting Artist

Ice Age: Continental Drift (2012)

Men in Black 3 (2012)

Animator

Cleanflix (2012)

Lighting/Compositing Intern

Arthur Christmas (2011)

Lighting Lead / Compositor

DreamGiver (2011)

Motion Graphics

Nocturnus

Animator

Sou da Bahia

2020 Motion Design and VFX Reel
Lighting Reel 2014
I worked with Sony Imageworks, and Blue Sky Studios (Fox Animation) as a lighting technical director and compositor for years, and now own my own company doing what I love every day! See my demo reel at www.thenuum.com
Work History

  • Chief Creative Officer

    Continuum XR

    July 2019 - Present
    Orem, UT

    Founder and Chief Creative Officer at Continuum (thenuum.com). My network of creatives is the best of the best and we create memorable experiences for the masses.

  • Animation/Motion Graphic Artist

    Murdock Motion

    2007 - Present

    Free lance motion graphics, CG, compositing, animation work for documentaries, commercials, etc...

  • Animation Producer/Director

    Nu Skin Enterprises

    August 2015 - November 2017
    Provo, Utah Area

    Produce and direct videos and interactive media for Nu Skin's global marketing team with an emphasis on animated content, motion graphics and live action, including 360 videos, Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality experiences.

  • Lighting Technical Director

    Blue Sky Studios

    January 2012 - August 2015
    Greenwhich, Connecticut

    Lighting and Compositing on feature animations: Ice Age 4, Epic, Rio 2, Peanuts.
    Utilized computer programming skills to write multiple tools to maximize production efficiency within the lighting team.

  • Lighting/Compositing Intern

    Sony Pictures Imageworks

    June 2011 - August 2011
    Culver City, CA

    Lit and composited shots on Arthur Christmas. Wrote python compositing tools for Men In Black 3.

  • CG Generalist and Motion Graphics Artist

    Infuse Med

    May 2010 - July 2011

    Motion graphics, videography, general CG work, and video editing

  • Motion Graphics Producer

    BYU Broadcasting

    April 2008 - April 2010
    Provo, Ut

    Created and designed multiple show openers and commercials for BYUtv programming. Managed team of artists. Acted as lighting supervisor, compositer and editor of the award winning short film Dream Giver https://vimeo.com/36833415

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Education

  • Brigham Young University

    2006 - 2011