Mike Bain

Work History

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  Senior Lookdev TD

  Wētā FX

  May 2023 - Present

  Wellington, Wellington Region, New Zealand · On-si
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  Shader TD

  Wētā FX

  July 2015 - Present

  Wellington & Wairarapa, New Zealand

  doing environment based work in the Shader TD dept, where I create textures and shader palette for large scale environment work
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  Shader TD

  Wētā FX

  May 2021 - May 2023

  Wellington, New Zealand
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  Shader TD

  Wētā FX

  May 2020 - May 2021

  Wellington, New Zealand
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  Shader TD

  Wētā FX

  May 2019 - May 2020

  Wellington
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  shader td

  Wētā FX

  May 2019 - May 2020

  Wellington, New Zealand
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  Wētā FX

  ? - March 2017

  
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  shader td

  Wētā FX

  May 2015 - May 2016

  wellington

  

  

  
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  H.O.D of Environments

  Rising Sun Pictures

  December 2014 - May 2015

  adelaide

  Gods of Eygpt, Pan setting up the department and running a team for the duration of the shows

  

  
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  Environment Lead

  Rising Sun Pictures

  August 2014 - December 2014

  Adelaide
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  Lead Texture Artist

  Rhythm & Hues Studios

  November 2012 - July 2014

  Vancouver, Canada Area

  Show Texture Supervisor for an Alien Ride

  

  

  

  
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  HOD of Textures

  Fuel VFX

  January 2012 - November 2012

  Sydney, Australia

  Will be involved in setting up the Texture Dept for Fuel.
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  Texture Artist

  Digital Domain

  September 2011 - January 2012

  Sydney, Australia

  Was part of the texture team to do R&D on the hero characters and also build the mocap puppets for the previs team. Unfortunately the show was cut short the time being and we had to finish on the show. Lets hope it gets revived!
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  Lead Texture Artist

  Double Negative

  November 2009 - September 2011

  

  
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  Lead Texture Artist

  Framestore

  April 2009 - November 2009

  
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  3d Artist

  Wētā FX

  March 2003 - January 2009

  I have worked in Matchmoving, Models and currently working in Textures

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  
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  3D Artist

  Photon

  January 2002 - February 2003

  Worked primarily as a matchmover, but also had the privilege of doing textures, model and previs animation work

• Creatures Assistant

  JAK Australia - Star Wars

  July 2000 - August 2000

  with the team there I worked as the animatronics assistant. Helping with onset extras, character motion, buying components for animatronics team, and working with the foam lab to fill and fix prosthetics.