Niña Laureles

Work History

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  Artiste Effets Spéciaux

  Ubisoft Montréal

  May 2022 - Present

  Montreal

  various undisclosed game cinematics
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  FX TD

  Double Negative

  July 2021 - April 2022

  Montreal, Canada

  
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  FX TD

  Method Studios

  January 2019 - July 2021

  Montreal, Canada

  

  

  

  

  

  

  
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  FX TD

  Wētā FX

  January 2017 - September 2018

  

  

  

  

  

  
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  Effects TD

  Industrial Light & Magic

  September 2016 - December 2016

  
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  3d fx artist

  MELS Studios

  July 2016 - August 2016

  Montreal, Canada Area

  

  
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  FX Artist

  Mokko Studio

  April 2016 - June 2016

  Montreal, Canada Area

  
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  FX Technical Director

  Framestore

  July 2013 - April 2016

  Montreal, Canada Area

  Used Houdini, Maya, Naiad (integrated within Maya), and proprietary RBD tools, to create effects for live action shots for two feature films. Effects include: water simulations for “Edge of Tomorrow”, R&D wedge testing for space destruction, smoke, particles, and Thermionic effects for “Jupiter Ascending”; rbd and nCloth for "Dracula Untold"; creature fx for "Paddington" doing fur and nCloth; particle fireworks and clouds using Houdini; and used Maya for cg plants in Jungle Book: Origins

  

  

  

  

  

  
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  FX Artist

  Goldtooth Creative

  April 2013 - June 2013

  Vancouver, Canada Area

  worked on multiple undisclosed projects, using Maya, Houdini, After Effects and Nuke.
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  FX TD

  Rhythm & Hues Studios

  January 2013 - April 2013

  I used Houdini to create effects for shots on "Percy Jackson: The Sea of Monsters" [2013]. I worked on shots that required wet maps, heat haze, embers, and dust hits and ground footprint debris. I used particle fluids, pyro solvers, volumes, and rbd systems to achieve these effects.

  
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  FX Artist

  Rainmaker Entertainment

  October 2012 - January 2013

  Vancouver, Canada Area

  I primarily used Maya to create effects for their Barbie animated feature, 'Mariposa & the Fairy Princess,' to be released September 2013. I used nParticles and volumes to create pixie dust and 'Magic Freeze', In addition, I also used Nuke for FX composites, and Houdini to do some R&D and testing.

  
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  Dynamic Effects Artist

  The Embassy

  July 2012 - October 2012

  I used Houdini for effects which included: a procedural bullet-fire system for bullet hits on a force field; used rigid body dynamics for ejected bullet casings; and created and animated dendrite effects for shields, on Neill Blomkamp's feature-length film, 'Elysium' [to be released August 2013].

  
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  FX TD

  Method Studios

  June 2011 - May 2012

  Vancouver, Canada Area

  - Worked on 'Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter'
  - Wedge tested RBD destruction tools during the initial bidding/RND stage of the project
  - Created embers and ambient smoke using volumetric systems, particles, and sprites in Houdini
  - Orchestrated particle emission to articulate specified art direction of embers which were sourced from volume caches, geometry and pointclouds
  - Used Nuke to slap comp elements with live action plate to submit to dailies
  - Worked closely with compositors to meet tight deadlines

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

• Data I/O & Render Wrangler

  CIS Vancouver

  June 2010 - June 2011

  Vancouver, Canada Area

  - Responsible for providing ongoing support of the studio’s rendering efforts
  - Balance the load and prioritize the render farm
  - Assist with crash error jobs
  - Participating in the day-to-day management of render farm hosts
  - Responsible for the cataloguing, archiving, restoration, and managing all data from past and present projects and the studio library.
  - Ongoing communication with the artists, the pipeline team, head of 2D and 2D Departments, and the Digital Head of Studio

• Houdini Teaching Assistant

  VanArts School

  March 2010 - June 2010

  Vancouver, Canada Area

  Assist instructors during classes; provide extra help and support to students; supervise labs

• Visual FX Artist

  Twin Engine Films

  March 2010 - May 2010

  Vancouver, Canada Area

  Created visual effects and supervised onset for Faber Drive's music video entitled, "You and I, Tonight" directed by Colin Minihan and produced by Shawn Angelski. Software used, MatchMover, Maya, Houdini, and Shake.

• Rotoscope Artist

  Independent Animated Film

  April 2010 - April 2010

  Vancouver, Canada Area

  Stop-motion animated film entitled "Ava", a film by Lucas Wareing.

• Compositor

  William Davis Centre

  January 2010 - January 2010

  Vancouver, Canada Area

  Student Film, "Loose Ends" (working title), directed by Chilton Crane in association with Emily Carr University, courtesy of VanArts.