Richard Klein

Richard Klein

Available for opportunities

Senior Layout/Previs/Postvis TD - CG Generalist / Lead CG Generalist - Lighting TD / 24 yrs

London, United Kingdom

Hire Me
senior, lead and supervision
in postvis, lighting, previs, animation
Work History
  • Layout/Previs/Postvis TD - CG Generalist

    Framestore

    July 2022 - July 2024
    London, United Kingdom
  • Senior Postvis Artist

    Framestore

    August 2022 - August 2022
    London, United Kingdom
  • Layout Lead

    ScanlineVFX

    August 2021 - August 2022
    London, United Kingdom
  • Layout/Previs/Postvis TD - CG Generalist

    BLINK

    August 2020 - September 2020
    London
  • Layout Artist

    MPC

    June 2019 - September 2019
  • Final Layout Artist

    Double Negative

    September 2019 - April 2020
    London, United Kingdom
  • Layout Artist

    Double Negative

    May 2019 - June 2019
    London, United Kingdom
  • CG Assets Lead

    Brown bag films

    September 2020 - September 2021
  • Senior CG Generalist

    Technicolor

    March 2019 - March 2019
    London, United Kingdom
  • Senior CG Generalist

    Pixel 28

    April 2020 - September 2020
  • Final Layout Artist

    Double Negative

    August 2019 - February 2020
    London

    Camera final animation, set dressing and animation prep for Disney animated feature film Ron’s Gone Wrong.

  • Layout Artist

    MPC

    May 2019 - August 2019
    London

    Camera and previs character animation for the Disney film Ivan

  • Senior previs artist

    Nviz

    February 2019 - April 2019
    London

    Camera and previs character animation for the film Morbius.

  • Senior 3D artist

    Technicolor

    January 2019 - February 2019
    London

    Houdini and Arnold lighting and modelling for the BBC TV series Gentleman Jack.

  • Senior Post Vis Artist

    Proof Inc

    August 2017 - January 2019
    London

    Maya animation, vfx, lighting and comping (nuke) on Fantastic Beasts and Hobbes and Shaw

  • Lead 3D artist

    Technicolor

    February 2017 - August 2017
    London

    Maya and Arnold Lighting, VFX, modelling, animation for the TV series Britannia and for the films Lean on Pete and Fearless.

  • Contract CG Generalist

    1stAveMachine

    November 2016 - January 2017
    London

    Lighting, modeling and animation in miscellaneous projects.

  • Senior Lighting TD

    MPC

    August 2016 - November 2016
    London

    Lighting using Katana and RenderMan for Pirates of the Carribbean.

  • Senior CG Generalist

    Jellyfish Pictures

    July 2016 - August 2016
    London

    Lighting and vfx using Maya and Arnold

  • 3D Artist

    Burrows

    January 2016 - June 2016
    Essex

    Lighting for the automobile industry with Vray for 3DS Max

  • Senior 3D Generalist

    Rushes

    November 2015 - December 2015
  • Rushes

    January 2016 - March 2016
  • Animation Lab

    January 2016 - August 2017
  • Senior 3D Artist

    Liquid TV and Ground Control LLP

    July 2015 - August 2015
    London, United Kingdom

    Lighting and animating with Maya and Arnold

  • Senior 3D Artist

    BLUFF HAMPTON LLP

    April 2015 - June 2015
    London

    Lighting on Build a Bear promo with Renderman

  • Lead 3D Artist

    Prime Focus World

    December 2014 - March 2015
    London

    Lead on effects (Maya particles) and lighting with Arnold and Vray on the film "The man who knew Infinity".

  • Senior 3D Generalist

    Radiant FX

    November 2014 - November 2014
    London, United Kingdom
  • Senior 3D artists

    Glowfrog Studios

    September 2014 - October 2014
  • Senior 3D Generalist

    Saddington Baynes

    July 2014 - August 2014
    London, United Kingdom

    VRay and Maya

  • Senior 3D Artist

    Ghost VFX

    May 2014 - July 2014
    Copenhagen Area, Denmark

    Maya and V-Ray

  • Tutor

    Escape Studios

    October 2013 - January 2014
    London, United Kingdom

    Maya, 3D Equalizer and Mudbox

  • Senior 3D Generalist

    Prime Focus World

    May 2012 - May 2013
    London, United Kingdom

    Lighting, fluids, animation, rigging, modelling and particles

  • Senior 3D Generalist / Lighting TD

    Smoke and Mirrors, Finish TV, Crystal CG, Studio 66, Animagi

    April 2010 - May 2012
    London, United Kingdom

    Working on several contracts

  • 3D Generalist

    Cinesite

    September 2009 - May 2010

    Dawn Treader and Jonh Carter

  • Senior 3D Generalist/Lighting TD

    Scramble, Liquid TV, Blonde, Kombat Films, Arc Facilities, A

    December 2008 - September 2009

    Worked on several types of projects; Commercials, Olympic fly through, pack shots for commercials, a promotional film for baby wear, FMV's, stills for cars.

  • Lighting TD

    Animation Lab

    July 2008 - December 2008

    Look development using Renderman Studio

  • Lighting TD

    Red Vision

    February 2008 - July 2008
    Manchester, United Kingdom

    Lighting TD using Renderman for tv series Headcases.

  • VFX Supervisor

    Toonz animation

    September 2007 - February 2008

    Gave Direction and support and maintained the director's standards to 120 + artists

  • Pre-viz artist

    Nviz

    2006 - 2007

    Previz and Post viz for 10000 BC and Gulliver's Travels

  • Motion Editor

    Captain Scarlet

    2005 - 2006

    Motion Editing with Motion Builder

  • Freelance 3D Artist

    422

    2004 - 2006

    3D Generalist for several documentaries

  • Motion Capture Supervisor - 3D Artist

    Digital Animations

    2000 - 2002
  • Senior 3D Artist

    Casablanca Finnish

    June 1998 - May 2000

    Maya, Flame, Fire

  • 3D Artist

    Cinesite

    1996 - 1998

    3D Generalist in Batman and Robin, Air Force One, Sphere and other major productions.

Education
  • Excellency

    20 years experience in the industry

    1994 - 2013
  • Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Economics

    Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro

    1981 - 1987
  • Colegio Andrews

    1978 - 1981
  • Escape

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