Maia Neubig

Work History

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  Senior Rigging and Simulation Artist

  Blizzard Entertainment

  May 2020 - Present

  Irvine, California, US
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  Character TD

  Walt Disney Animation Studios

  June 2019 - May 2020

  Burbank, California

  Frozen 2
  Undisclosed Parks and Short projects
  Muscle Dev
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  Lead Creature FX Artist

  Image Engine

  August 2018 - May 2019

  Vancouver, CA

  Game of Thrones: Season 8
  John Wick 3
  Mulan
  The Mandalorian
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  Senior Creature FX TD

  Sony Pictures Imageworks

  February 2018 - July 2018

  Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

  Smallfoot (2018)
  - Fur, hair and cloth shot simulation
  - Tool development for facilitating shot work
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  Creature FX TD

  Image Engine

  May 2017 - January 2018

  Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

  Game of Thrones: Season 7 (2017)
  - Dragon wing sim rig setup and shot simulation
  
  Lost in Space (2018)
  - Prop sim rig setup and shot simulation
  
  Out of the Cradle (2018)
  - Quadruped muscle and skin simulation rig development and setup
  - Skin and fur shot simulation
  - Shot finaling
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  Fantastic Beasts 2 (2018)
  - Development of Python-based simulation rig build system
  - Wing and skin simulation rig setup
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  Senior Technical Animator

  MPC

  October 2016 - April 2017

  Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

  "The Mummy" (2017)
  - Cloth and hair simulation setup and shot work
  - Shot finaling/sculpting

  
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  Character TD

  Walt Disney Animation Studios

  February 2013 - September 2016

  "Moana" (2016)- Directed by Ron Clements and John Musker
  - Cloth and hair simulation
  - Shot finaling
  
  "Zootopia"​ (2016)- Directed by Byron Howard and Rich Moore
  - Cloth and fur simulation setup
  - Cloth, fur and muscle simulation
  - Shot finaling
  
  "Big Hero 6" (2014) - Directed by Don Hall and Chris Williams
  - Cloth and hair simulation
  - Shot finaling
  
  "Frozen" (2013) - Directed by Chris Buck and Jennifer Lee
  - Cloth and hair simulation
  - Shot finaling

  

  

  

  
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  Character TD

  Digital Domain

  October 2011 - February 2013

  "Enders Game" (2013) - Directed by Gavin Hood
  - Rigging
  - Cloth setup
  
  "Jack the Giant Slayer" (2013) - Directed by Bryan Singer
  - Cloth and rigid body dynamics setups
  - Cloth and rigid body simulation and shot finaling

  
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  Rigging Intern

  Digital Domain

  August 2011 - September 2011