Motoki Nishii

Motoki Nishii

Senior Modeler / 17 yrs

Los Angeles, CA

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Environments Supervisor

Avatar 3 (2025)

Environments Supervisor

Avatar: The Way of Water (2022)

Visualization Artist

Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins (2021)

Asset Lead

Power Rangers (2017)

Asset Lead

Beauty and the Beast (2017)

Asset Lead The Third Floor

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)

Previsualization Artist The Third Floor

Max Steel (2016)

Previs / Postvis Artist The Third Floor

Suicide Squad (2016)

Previs Artist

The BFG (2016)

Visualization Artist

Warcraft: The Beginning (2016)

The Third Floor

Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials (2015)

Previs / Postvis Artist

Fast & Furious supercharged (2015)

Previs / Postvis Artist

Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)

Previs / Postvis Artist

What Lives Inside (2015)

Previs Artist

The Maze Runner (2014)

Previs Artist

Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)

Previs Artist

Hercules (2014)

Previs Artist

Harry Potter and the Escape from Gringotts (2014)

Previsualization Artist

Edge of Tomorrow (2014)

Previs Artist

X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014)

Artist

Godzilla (2014)

Previsualization Artist

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (2013)

Previs Artist

Oblivion (2013)

Previsualization Artist

Flight (2012)

Previsualization Artist

Total Recall (2012)

Previsualization Artist

Men in Black 3 (2012)

Previs/Postvis Artist

The Avengers (2012)

Head of Modeling

Battleship (2012)

Pre Vis Artist

War Horse (2011)

Previsualization Artist

Arthur Christmas (2011)

Head of Modeling

Immortals (2011)

Previs Artist

Thor (2011)

Head of Modeling

Thor: God of Thunder (2011)

Previs Artist

Iron Man 2 (2010)

3D Environment Artist

Alice in Wonderland (2010)

Fluid Dynamics Assistant

The Guardian (2010)

VAD Lead

Avatar (2009)

Previs Asset Creator

Ring of Gundam (2009)

Artist

Teddy Scares (2006)

Work History
  • Environment art director

    The Third Floor

    April 2021 - Present
    Los Angeles, CA
  • 3D Artist

    Lightstorm Entertainment

    February 2016 - April 2021
  • Head of Modeling

    The Third Floor

    August 2008 - February 2016

    Previs Artist for Peter Berg's "Battleship"
    Previs Artist for D.J. Caruso's "I am Number 4"
    Previs Artist for Kenneth Branagh's "Thor"
    Previs Artist for Jon Favreau's "Iron Man II"
    Previs Artist for Tarsim Singh's "Immortals"
    Previs Artist for Steven Spielberg's "Warhorse"
    Previs Artist for "Ring of Gundam"
    Previs Artist for Blizzard's "Starcraft II"

  • Virtual Art Department Artist

    Lightstorm Entertainment

    August 2006 - August 2008
  • VAD artist

    James Cameron's Avatar

    2006 - 2008
  • Software Engineer

    Linspire

    2003 - 2005
Education
  • Digital Animation and Visual Effects School

    2006 - 2007
  • University of California, San Diego

    1999 - 2003