Paul McWilliams

Work History

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  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
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  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
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  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
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  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
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  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
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  matchmove/enviroment projection/matt painting work

  MPC

  2006 - 2007
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  roto/prep

  MPC

  2005 - 2006
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  VFX Comprehensive Student

  Escape Studios

  2005 - 2005