Paul-Jozef Torrevillas

Work History

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  CFX Technical Supervisor

  Reel FX

  February 2014 - Present

  Dallas, Texas
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  Lead Fur Artist

  Reel FX

  June 2012 - February 2014

  Dallas, Texas

  Responsible for grooming hair and feathers using ReelFX's proprietary "Avian" grooming software as well as Shave and Haircut while working closely with the Fur Supervisor, Art Director and CG and Digital Supervisors. Assisted with troubleshooting initiatives on creative and technical issues as they arise, as well as resolving technical issues as needed. Provided critical support to the artists as well as designing, developing, implementing and maintaining new tools and process for the team. Developed artist friendly toolsets to employ efficient grooming techniques primarily using Python, PyMel, OpenMaya, Mel and CSH. Linux OS proficiency.
  Projects: Free Birds, Book of Life

  
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  Fur Technical Director

  Blue Sky Studios

  June 2008 - June 2012

  Responsible for procedurally generating and grooming hair, fur, feathers, and other organic elements using Blue Sky Studio's proprietary software while working closely with the Fur Supervisor, Art Director, and Director to achieve the final approved design. Other duties included technical troubleshooting and providing fur support to other departments. Scripted different tools, primarily using Python, Mel, CGI Studio++, CSH, and some Perl, to aide production pipeline and asset delivery. Linux OS proficiency.
  Project: Ice Age 3: Dawn of the Dinosaurs - Responsible for Hair/Fur Development for the next film, Rio.
  Project: Rio - Responsible for character and environment assets.
  Project: Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas – Lead Fur Technical Director. Responsible for converting our proprietary fur data as a deliverable to outsourced studio (Reel FX)
  Ice Age: Continental Drift – Character Lead Fur Technical Director.
  Leafmen – Responsible for updating/developing a new toolset for pipeline and fur asset delivery.

  

  

  
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  Lighting Technical Assistant

  Blue Sky Studios

  December 2006 - June 2008

  Aided in setting up minimal light rigs for the first render passes of each shot. Translated maya data into studio proprietary software CGI Studio++. Responsible for the initial quality check of all shots moving into final lighting. Other duties included technical troubleshooting, render management, rough compositing with Shake, and intermediate PERL scripting. Ran departmental meetings to finalize/lock assets for final lighting stages. Linux OS proficiency.
  Project: Horton Hears a Who, Surviving Sid, Ice Age 3: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
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  Visual Effects Artist

  Omation

  June 2005 - July 2006

  Created complex effects for various shots in the film; including dust, milk, debris, smoke, fire, grass and grass collisions, rigid/soft body dynamics, feathers, rope and cloth. Scripted different tools using Jscript to aide production pipeline and asset delivery.
  Project: Paramount/Nickolodean: Barnyard the Movie
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  Background Animation/Motion Capture

  Omation

  February 2005 - June 2005

  Production Assistant: Animated background characters; full animation and adding secondary animation and lipsync to complement motion capture data. Cleaned and captured raw motion capture data with ViconIQ system. Retargeted motion capture data into incidental characters using Motion Builder and SOFTIMAGE|XSI.
  Project: Paramount/Nickolodean: Barnyard the Movie

• Animator, Modeler, Effects Artist, Generalist

  Biolucid Productions

  April 2004 - January 2005

  Created complex medical animation and 3d visualizations of medical practice and concepts using Maya and After Effects.