Michael Rogers

Work History

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  Sr. CG Lighting Artist

  LAIKA/house

  May 2022 - Present

  Hillsboro, OR
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  Sr. Character Surfacing Artist

  Animal Logic

  May 2021 - December 2023

  Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

  Client: Netflix for The Magician’s Elephant
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  Sr. Surfacing + Lighting Artist

  Warm & Fuzzy

  April 2021 - April 2021

  Los Angeles Metropolitan Area

  Client: Genies
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  CG Supervisor

  Maximum Effort

  January 2021 - January 2021

  Los Angeles Metropolitan Area
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  Sr. Surfacing + Lighting Artist

  HAUS Los Angeles

  August 2020 - October 2020

  Los Angeles Metropolitan Area
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  UE4 Artist

  Red 6

  August 2020 - September 2020

  Santa Monica, California, United States
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  Surfacing + Lighting Artist

  Brand New School

  May 2020 - June 2020

  Los Angeles Metropolitan Area

  Client: Merrill Lynch
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  Surfacing Artist

  Method Studios

  June 2019 - May 2020

  Melbourne, Australia

  Clients:
  Paramount Pictures for Terminator: Dark Fate
  Columbia Pictures for Jumanji: The Next Level
  Columbia Pictures for Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway
  Tencent Pictures for Fengshen Trilogy
  New Line Cinema for The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It
  Esperanto Filmoj for The Witches
  Marvel Studios for Shang-Chi and the Legend
  of the Ten Rings
  New Line Cinema for Mortal Kombat
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  Sr. Surfacing + Lighting Artist

  Oddfellows

  April 2019 - May 2019

  Portland, Oregon

  Client: FX Networks
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  Sr. Surfacing + Lighting Artist

  Elastic

  February 2019 - May 2019

  Santa Monica, California

  Clients: Google and Microsoft
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  Lead Surfacing + Lighting Artist

  Alma Mater

  September 2018 - February 2019

  Greater Los Angeles Area

  Clients: Oral B
  
  Warner Bros for The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part

• Surfacing, Lighting, Compositing Lead

  ODDBALL ENTERTAINMENT LIMITED

  October 2018 - December 2018

  Santa Monica, California, United States

  Client: 20th Century Fox
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  Sr. Surfacing + Lighting Artist

  Elastic

  August 2018 - September 2018

  Santa Monica, CA

  Client: Apple
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  Sr. Surfacing Artist

  Oddfellows

  August 2018 - August 2018

  Portland, Oregon

  Client: Google
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  Sr. Surfacing Artist

  HouseSpecial

  July 2018 - August 2018

  Portland, Oregon Area

  Client: Cole Haan
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  Sr. Lighting Artist

  Zoic Studios

  June 2018 - July 2018

  Culver City, California

  Client: CBS for Magnum P.I.
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  Sr. Surfacing + Lighting Artist

  Elastic

  May 2018 - June 2018

  Santa Monica, CA

  Client: Dell
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  Sr. Surfacing + Lighting Artist

  Oddfellows

  April 2018 - April 2018

  Portland, Oregon Area
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  Sr. Surfacing + Lighhting Artist

  Psyop

  October 2017 - March 2018

  Venice, CA

  Clients: Supercell and Uber
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  Sr. Surfacing + Lighting Artist

  Buck

  November 2017 - November 2017

  Greater Los Angeles Area

  Client: Apple
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  Sr. CG Artist

  Faraday Future

  April 2017 - October 2017

  Greater Los Angeles Area

  My responsibilities included modernizing the pipeline and testing different methods of streamlining redundant tasks.
  Creating and ingesting assets that were shared across departments.
  Texturing, look development, lighting, modeling, animating and compositing shot elements for use in both public and investor videos.
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  Surfacing Artist

  Psyop

  February 2017 - April 2017

  Venice, California

  Clients: Honda, Supercell
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  Surfacing Artist

  Brand New School

  February 2017 - February 2017

  Greater Los Angeles Area

  Client: Nabisco
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  Texture Artist

  Scholar

  November 2016 - December 2016

  Greater Los Angeles Area

  Client: Dairy Farmers of Canada
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  Surfacing + Lighting Artist

  Method Studios

  October 2016 - November 2016

  Santa Monica, CA

  Client: Target
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  Lead Surfacing + Lighting Artist

  Psyop

  February 2016 - September 2016

  Greater Los Angeles Area

  Clients: Riot, Gameloft and Cricket Wireless
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  Lead CG Artist

  Prologue Films

  June 2016 - July 2016

  Greater Los Angeles Area

  Client: Disney for Beauty and the Beast (2017)
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  Instructor for Texture 2

  Gnomon School of Visual Effects, Games + Animation

  January 2016 - June 2016

  Greater Los Angeles Area

  Instructor for Texture and Shading 2. Teaching advanced workflows in Mari and Arnold from texturing the core channels for a shader, to the more advanced techniques like layer and mask sharing across channels to creating RGB masks for further shader refinement during the look development process.
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  Model + Texture Artist

  Luma Pictures

  November 2015 - February 2016

  Santa Monica, California

  Clients: Universal Studios, Coca Cola
  
  Marvel for Deadpool, Captain America: Civil War and Doctor Strange
  
  Red Wagon Entertainment for The Divergent Series: Allegiant

  

  

  

  
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  Instructor

  lynda.com

  October 2015 - November 2015

  Carpinteria, California

  Mari instructor.
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  CG Artist

  The Mill

  May 2015 - June 2015

  Los Angeles, California

  Client: Cannes Lions for Saatchi & Saatchi New Directors' Showcase.
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  CG Artist

  Psyop

  April 2015 - May 2015

  Venice, CA

  Client: Cricket Wireless.
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  Lead CG Artist

  MPC

  March 2015 - April 2015

  Santa Monica, California

  Clients: Keurig, Sprint, Discover, Raid & Honda.
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  CG Artist

  Buck

  March 2015 - March 2015

  Los Angeles, California

  Client: McDonald's.
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  CG Artist

  We Are Royale

  February 2015 - February 2015

  Los Angeles, California

  Client: Nike.
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  CG Artist

  Visual Creatures

  February 2015 - February 2015

  Los Angeles, California

  Client: Gamefly.
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  CG Artist

  The Mill

  November 2014 - February 2015

  Los Angeles, CA

  Client: Google.
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  CG Artist

  Framestore

  October 2014 - November 2014

  Culver City, CA

  Client: Target.
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  Lead CG Artist

  Zoic Studios

  August 2014 - September 2014

  Culver City, CA

  Client: Sony.
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  Lead CG Artist

  Imaginary Forces

  June 2014 - August 2014

  Clients: Toyota & MAXON.
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  Lead CG Artist

  We Are Royale

  April 2014 - May 2014

  Client: Nike.
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  CG Artist

  Imaginary Forces

  March 2014 - April 2014

  Clients: Sapporo & Toyota
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  Mari Instructor

  FXPHD

  January 2014 - March 2014

  Exploring the vast and wonderful world of Mari by texture painting a detailed jet pilot after her vehicle has crash and burned.
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  Layout Modeler

  Blur Studio

  January 2014 - March 2014

  Client: Microsoft for Halo 2: Anniversary Edition cut scenes.
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  Lighting Artist

  Buck

  December 2013 - December 2013

  Client: McDonalds, pitch for new happy meal campaign.
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  Lead CG Artist

  Imaginary Forces

  July 2013 - November 2013

  Client: S2 Games, video game cinematic and trailer pitch for Strife.
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  Look Development Artist

  Traceback Studios

  August 2013 - September 2013

  Client: Traceback Studios
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  Lighting Artist

  LOGAN & SONS

  June 2013 - July 2013

  Client: Apple Inc, pitch for iPhone 5s / 5c event.
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  CG Artist

  Buck

  April 2013 - May 2013

  Clients: Target, Phillips 66 and Wonka (pitch).
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  Lead Look Development Artist

  LOGAN & SONS

  April 2013 - April 2013

  Client: Sony, advertising campaign for infamous: Second Son.
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  Texture Artist

  Scholar

  March 2013 - March 2013

  Client: Toyota.
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  Lighting Artist

  Buck

  January 2013 - February 2013

  Clients: Telstra, Best Buy and Conoco.
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  Lead Texture Artist

  Pixomondo

  August 2012 - October 2012

  Client: Warner Bros for Beautiful Creatures.
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  CG Artist

  The Mill

  June 2012 - July 2012

  Clients: Chase, Amway and Honda.
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  CG Artist

  Buck

  May 2012 - June 2012

  Clients: MTV and Best Buy.
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  Lead Texture Artist

  Digital Domain

  April 2012 - April 2012

  Client: Marvel for Iron Man video game cinematic.
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  Lighting Artist

  Mirada Studios

  March 2012 - March 2012

  Client: JCPenny.
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  CG Artist

  Buck

  February 2012 - March 2012

  Clients: Keebler and Boost Mobile.
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  Lighting Artist

  Zoic Studios

  January 2012 - January 2012

  Client: Toyota.
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  CG Artist

  Buck

  October 2011 - November 2011

  Client: Toyota.
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  Lighting Artist

  Mirada Studios

  September 2011 - September 2011

  Clients: IBM and Expedia.
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  Texture Artist

  Rhythm & Hues Studios

  February 2011 - August 2011

  Client: Fox for Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chip-wrecked!
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  CG Artist

  Method Studios

  June 2010 - February 2011

  Clients: Lexus, Cadillac, HP, Comcast, Harley Davidson and US Cellular. Overture Films for Let Me In.

  

  

  
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  CG Artist Intern

  The Mill

  August 2009 - August 2009

  Clients: Lexus and Sankyo.
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  IT Professional

  Geek Squad

  November 2006 - September 2007

  Repaired PCs and Macs; sold repair services; assisted in other departments’ sales.

• IT Professional

  Currey Adkins

  August 2005 - August 2006

  Same as before.

• IT Professional

  Computers Plus / Lone Star Title

  February 2004 - April 2005

  Troubleshot PCs, networks and printers for personal clients and personal computer technician for title company’s 5 locations.

• Web Designer

  University of Texas at El Paso

  April 2003 - August 2003

  Created and modified web pages for professors.
  
  Operated a summer academy to instruct faculty members on how to create their own web sites.

• IT Professional

  Currey Adkins

  October 2001 - July 2002

  Built hundreds of PCs for multiple clients and customized accordingly.
  
  On-site and local repair of PCs.
  
  Networked facilities for new clients.
  
  Troubleshot PCs including hardware and software.
  
  Networked facilities for new clients.
  
  Experience with troubleshooting printers.
  
  Provided technical support to several plants in Juarez, Mexico
  (ECS/Kane Magnetics, IOS).
  
  Experience with troubleshooting phone systems (VoIP).