Sammie Ma

Work History

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  Senior Sequence Lead

  Lightstorm Entertainment

  April 2021 - Present

  Projects: Avatar 2 & 3
  Side Franchise Project: Disney World - Animal Kingdom - Creature animation on the Tree of Life
  Sep 2022 - Oct 2022: Worked w/ WetaFX on final animation for Avatar The Way of Water
  
  - In charge of building and preparing virtual scenes using motion captured data, 3D animation, environment, and lighting assets for virtual production
  - Create previs animation for various creatures, vehicles and props
  - Provide live animation stage support
  - Help train, manage, and guide a team of artists to ensure they are able to complete their tasks
  - Prioritize, plan and assign out tasks according to production schedule
  - Communicate with other departments if any assets are missing or requests are needed to complete scene
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  Senior Sequence Lead

  Lightstorm Entertainment

  January 2017 - Present

  Manhattan Beach

  Project: Avatar 2 & 3

  

  
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  Sequence Lead

  Lightstorm Entertainment

  July 2019 - April 2021

  Projects: Avatar 2 & 3
  
  - In charge of building and preparing virtual scenes using motion captured data, 3D animation, environment, and lighting assets for virtual production
  - Create previs animation for various creatures, vehicles and props
  - Provide live animation stage support
  - Help train, manage, and guide a team of artists to ensure they are able to complete their tasks
  - Prioritize, plan and assign out tasks according to production schedule
  - Communicate with other departments if any assets are missing or requests are needed to complete scene
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  Sequence Artist

  Lightstorm Entertainment

  January 2018 - July 2019

  Projects: Avatar 2 & 3
  
  - Creating previs animation for both characters, creatures, and props
  - Responsible for preparing and building files for virtual production
  - Providing live animation support on a daily basis
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  Lab Associate (Animation Intern)

  Disney Research

  February 2017 - December 2017

  Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

  In charge of creating short animation assets for research projects and demos while also assisting the creative team to develop compelling experiences for a variety of guests