Paul McWilliams

Paul McWilliams

Mid-level Tutor / Lecturer / 16 yrs

London, United Kingdom

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Work History
  • Instructor/Tutor

    National Film and Television School

    February 2013 - Present

    Teaching 3D Maya course and VFX along with Photoshop, Nuke, Mudbox, PF Track

  • Instructor

    Ballistic Media

    June 2012 - September 2014

    Course Instructor and Mentor with CG Society

  • Environment and Lighting TD

    Double Negative

    January 2009 - May 2011

    Films included: Inception, Harry Potter and Deathly Hallows part 2, Sherlock Holmes, Green Zone

  • Lighting TD/CG Generalist

    This Little Fish

    July 2008 - December 2008

    Lighting, Texturing, Modelling, Compositing
    Creating photorealistic renderings using set HDRI and supplemental lighting. Texture painting, camera projections, modelling and camera line up

  • Lighting TD/3D generalist

    Golden Square Post Production

    April 2008 - May 2008

    Lighting TD/3D generalist In commercials department
    Work Included: Generalist Work: Lighting, Modelling, texturing and animating

  • Lighting TD

    MPC

    September 2007 - April 2008

    Films: The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
    Work Included:
    Blocking – HDRI ambient lighting and additional lights added. Achieved technically correct lighting through matching colour and intensity of on set reference spheres. Responsible for setting up master shots to be re-used.
    Primary - Key frames rendered and feedback was addressed.
    Secondary - Addressed creative feedback and additional lighting work done. 10+ shots were taken to completion

  • Generalist: Environment TD/Texture Artist/Image Modeller/Com

    MPC

    December 2006 - September 2007

    Films: Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
    Work Included:
    Texture work – Used photographs taken on set and around London to create environment textures for a number of key CG environments in the film.
    Compositing - Worked a number of composites through to final. This included compositing green screen elements, matt paintings, smoke elements, stabilizing plates and sequence grading work.
    Image modelling - Accurately created a number of set survey models for the green screen environments. Most of this work was done using image modelling techniq

  • matchmove/enviroment projection/matt painting work

    MPC

    2006 - 2007
  • roto/prep

    MPC

    2005 - 2006
  • VFX Comprehensive Student

    Escape Studios

    2005 - 2005