Sami Nikki

Sami Nikki

Gets the job done!

Supervisor CG Supervisor / 17 yrs

Finland

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Cg Supervisor

The Monkey King (2023)

Cg Supervisor

Back to the Outback (2021)

Visual Effects Artist

Bullets (2018)

Animation Director

Super Furball (2018)

Visual Effects

Singularity (2017)

Visual Effects Artist

Some Kind of Beautiful (2015)

Cg Supervisor;cgi Supervisor

Angry Birds Stella (2014)

Animator

Last Chance (2013)

Lighting Artist

Mothman (2010)

Cg Supervisor

Ben & Izzy (2008)

Lighting Artist

Zoom (2006)

Lighting Td

The Ant Bully (2006)

Lighting Artist

The Wild (2006)

Lighting Artist

Captain Scarlet (2005)
Creator
Concept To Final
CG Supervisor
CG Supervision reel
VFX Supervisor and VFX artist.
VFX Reel
CG Supervisor
Monkey King
CGI veteran with over 25 years of production experience, 16 years in a supervisory role. Solid artistic skill-set from storyboarding to final comp.
Work History

  • CG Supervisor

    Saurus

    December 2023 - May 2024

  • CG Supervisor

    Reel FX

    January 2020 - February 2023
    Montreal, Dallas · Remote

    Scoob 2020, Back to the Outback 2022, The Monkey King 2023

  • Director

    Plotwise Oy

    November 2018 - April 2019
    Helsinki Area, Finland

  • Supervisor

    Plotwise Oy

    June 2016 - March 2018
    Helsinki, Finland

    Animation director
    VFX supervision
    Pre-production and art supervision

  • Owner

    Dingbat Productions

    January 2016 - June 2016
    Helsinki, Finland

    VFX and Animation services.

  • CG Supervisor

    AnimaPoint

    August 2015 - December 2015
    Helsinki, Finland

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  • CG Supervisor

    Rovio Entertainment

    June 2014 - August 2015

    Working with outsource vendors to ensure the successful completion of the Angry Birds Stella series.

  • Owner

    Dingbat Productions

    April 2012 - February 2014
    Helsinki, Finland

    Moment of Perfection live action short film.
    Developing animated and live action projects for international markets.
    VFX for feature films.

  • CG Supervisor

    rubicon

    August 2010 - August 2011

    "Blake Double Identity" pilot episode. CG supervision on location in Jordan and the Philippines.
    "Life and adventures of Santa" supervision.

  • Director

    rubicon

    October 2010 - February 2011

    Wrote and Directed the 3d animated short "Lunch Delivery".
    R&D project for setting up the next season of Ben & Izzy.
    Successfully delivered project on time and budget.

  • Lighting Artist

    Dilated Pixels

    December 2009 - January 2010

    Houdini Lighting artist on feature "Mothman".
    Lit and rendered some 40-odd shots in 2 weeks.

  • Animator & Director

    Project Last Chance

    April 2008 - December 2009

    Created the 3D Painterly animation Last Chance.

    Premiered at the Lake Arrowhead film festival and ended the festival season at the Egyptian Theater in Hollywood.

  • CG Supervisor

    rubicon

    September 2006 - April 2008

    Helped coax the project back on track and ensure completion of first season within one year.
    Managed and trained a crew of 60 to consistently deliver high quality results.
    Provided training classes for crew to introduce more efficient working techniques.

  • Digital Artist

    Digital Domain

    November 2005 - June 2006

    Digital artist on live action feature film "Zoom". Shading and Lighting of photoreal elements consisting of both props and CG humans.

  • Lead Technical Director

    DNA Productions

    November 2004 - October 2005

    Lead Technical Director on animation feature, Ant Bully. Focusing on design and development of CG pipeline with emphasis on Lighting and Rendering. Provided expertise for all departments in terms of design and workflow.

  • Lighting Artist / TD

    Core Feature Animation

    December 2003 - November 2004

    Lighting Artist and Technical director on animated feature film "The Wild". Developed tools and procedures for Lighting department in addition to lighting shots.

  • Lighting & Shading TD

    Scarlet Digital / DNEG

    September 2003 - December 2003

    Lighting and Shading TD on animated TV series "Captain Scarlet". Worked closely with CG supervisor in the development of procedures for the Shading and Lighting department. Supervised sequence that relied heavily on integration of Matte Paintings and CG models.

  • CG Artist

    Earwax Studios

    December 1997 - September 1999

    CG elements for TV commercials.

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Education

  • BA(Hons) in Computer Visualization

    Bournemouth University

    1999 - 2002