Sam Berry

Sam Berry

Senior Rigging Artist / 19 yrs

London, United Kingdom

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Digital Artist

The Jungle Book (2016)

Lead Rigger

Victor Frankenstein (2015)

Rigger

Seventh Son (2015)

Lead Creature Rigger

Godzilla (2014)

Lead Creature Rigger

X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014)

Lead Creature Rigger

300: Rise of an Empire (2014)

Lead Creature Rigger

The Lone Ranger (2013)

Lead Creature Rigger

Skyfall (2012)

Lead Creature Rigger

Prometheus (2012)

Lead Creature Rigger

Dark Shadows (2012)

Lead Creature Rigger

Wrath of the Titans (2012)

Lead Creature Rigger

Harry Potter and Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011)

Creature Rigger

Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011)

Creature Rigger

X-Men: First Class (2011)

Creature Rigger

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (2010)

Rigger

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010)

Technical Director

Kerwhizz (2008)

CG Artist

Those Scurvy Rascals (2005)

Work History

  • Lead Creature Rigger

    MPC

    June 2011 - Present

  • lead rigger

    MPC

    March 2010 - March 2015

  • Creature Rigger

    MPC

    March 2010 - June 2011

  • Lead TD

    Blue Zoo Productions

    January 2008 - March 2010

    Overseeing modelling, texturing and character setup
    Character Setup
    Research and Development
    Programming
    Pipeline Management

  • Guest Tutor

    Bournemouth University

    October 2009 - December 2009

    Tutor for 3rd year Rigging Masterclass project

    Setting a character setup project brief
    Tutorials and presentations to students
    Grade advisor

  • Lead TD

    Blue Zoo Productions

    February 2008 - February 2009

    Overseeing modelling, texturing and character setup
    Character Setup
    Hair systems
    Pipeline Management

  • Guest Tutor

    Bournemouth University

    October 2008 - December 2008


    Tutor for 3rd year Rigging Masterclass project

    Setting a character setup project brief
    Tutorials and presentations to students
    Grade advisor

  • TD

    Blue Zoo Productions

    August 2006 - January 2008


    Modelling and Texturing
    Character Setup
    Lighting and Rendering
    Compositing
    Writing MEL tools

  • Guest Tutor

    Bournemouth University

    October 2007 - December 2007


    Tutor for 3rd year Rigging Masterclass project

    Setting a character setup project brief
    Tutorials and presentations to students
    Grade advisor

  • Character TD

    Blue Zoo Productions

    January 2006 - August 2006


    Modelling and texturing environments, props and characters
    Character setup
    Pipeline Tools

  • Animator

    Blue Zoo Productions

    August 2005 - January 2006


    Modelling, texturing, animation, lighting and rendering and compositing on various TV projects.

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Education

  • Bournemouth University

    2002 - 2005