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Roger Kupelian

Concept Artist / World Designer / Digital Matte Painter

Senior Matte Painter / Senior Concept Artist / 23 yrs

Los Angeles, CA

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Digital Matte Painter

The fate of the furious (2017)

Matte Painter

Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (2010)

The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (2008)

Matte Painting Supervisor

Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007)

Matte Painter

The Chronicles of Riddick (2004)

Conceptual Artist

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)

Digital Matte Artist

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)

Digital Matte Painter

Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within (2001)

Matte Painter

I Still Know What You Did Last Summer (1998)

Matte Painter / Lead Compositor

I'll Be Home for Christmas (1998)

Digital Artist

T-Rex: Back to the Cretacious (1998)

2D Animator

Halloween H20: 20 Years Later (1998)

Concept Matte Artist

The Lord of the Rings (1978)

Skills

Matte Painting Storyboarding Look Development Digital Compositing Compositing Rendering

Software

Photoshop After Effects Cinema 4D

"Space Jam" was my first VFX art dept Job, followed by many films, TV Shows, and Commercial Spots including "The Lord of the Rings Trilogy", "Alice in Wonderland", "Flags of Our Fathers", Marvel Films, etc. Worked on a number of continents as a lead DMP. Created my own Graphic Novel Series. Good Lead Designer or Team Player. Rounded 2D skillset including traditional Media (oils, Pencils, kitbash miniatures etc)

Work History

Matte Painter, Concept artist

The Mill

April 2014 - August 2018

los angeles
Creative Director/Lead Brush

Invader Digital Visual Effects Inc.

June 2006 - August 2018

Art Director/Creative Lead
Lead Creative

Fugitive Studios Entertainment

May 1997 - August 2018

Currently releasing Own Graphic Novel series, East of Byzantium: War Gods and Warrior Saints..
Method Studios

April 2014 - April 2018
Digital Domain

April 2014 - April 2018
Matte Painter/ Concept Artist

Digital Domain

August 2016 - March 2017

Playa Del Rey
Lead Matte Painter/ Concept

JAMM

March 2016 - May 2016

Concepts and Digital Matte Paintings, as well as art for large format printing (Billboards for example)
Lead matte painter lead concept

MPC

2014 - May 2016

Visualizing the Director's (or Art Director's) vision, helping organize and execute conceptual works and matte paintings
Lead matte painter lead concept

MPC

2014 - April 2016

Development and Conceptualization, Matte Painting and Set Extensions,
Senior Matte Painter

DuMonde VFX

2010 - 2014
Digital Matte Artist

Pixomondo

2011 - 2012
freelance matte painter

Sony Pictures Imageworks

2009 - 2010

digital matte paintings as well as some concept
matte painter

Rhythm & Hues Studios

2004 - 2010

concepts and matte paintings
matte painter

Rhythm & Hues Studios

2004 - 2010

Concepts to final renderings of matte painting shots.
matte painter

The Syndicate

2009 - 2009

matte paintings
Digital Matte artist

Asylum

2008 - 2009

Terminator:Salvation Matte Painting Work
matte painter

Entity FX

2008 - 2009

Various Matte Painting Duties, Including The Spirit
matte painter

Motion Theory

2005 - 2006
matte paint lead

Digital Domain

2004 - 2006

Flags of Our Fathers and Aeon Flux Matte Painting Concepts, Execution and Supervision
matte painter

CIS Hollywood

2004 - 2004

Concepts/ Matte Paintings for Constantine and Ultraviolet
Senior Matte Artist

Wētā FX

January 2001 - December 2003

new zealand

Concept Art, Matte Painter
senior matte artist

Wētā FX

2001 - 2003

Concepts to final renderings and animation of Digital Matte Painting shots
Concept, Matte Artist

Square USA

2000 - 2001

Concept artist, Matte Artist
digital matte painter

Dream Quest Images

1999 - 2000

Concept/matte paintings
matte painter/concept artist

Cinesite

1995 - 1998

concepts, storyboards and matte paintings as well as special development animation.