Vincent DeLay

Work History

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  CFX Artist

  Crafty Apes

  December 2021 - Present

  Vancouver, Canada
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  Character FX

  Blizzard Entertainment

  February 2018 - September 2018
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  BLOCKED

  November 2017 - December 2017
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  CFX

  ScanlineVFX

  February 2017 - October 2017
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  BLOCKED

  November 2016 - January 2017

• rigging/cloth fx

  Private

  June 2016 - September 2016
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  Cloth FX Artist

  Psyop

  April 2016 - April 2016

  Venice, CA

  worked on Maya cloth fx for an upcoming commercial
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  Cloth FX

  Digital Domain

  May 2015 - January 2016
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  Character Rigger, Pipeline, and Artist Technical Support

  Rubicon Group Holding

  February 2013 - January 2015

  Woodland Hills, CA

  Character Rigger, Pipeline, and Artist Technical Support
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  Lead 3d Artist

  Prologue Pictures

  December 2011 - September 2012

  Venice, California

  character rigging and fx for an undisclosed project.
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  Maya Instructor

  Gnomon School of Visual Effects

  September 2011 - September 2012

  Hollywood, California

  I am teaching an introduction to Maya course at Gnomon.
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  Character Rigger / 3D Generalist

  Rubicon Group Holding

  August 2011 - October 2011

  Woodland Hills, California

  Currently working on rigging and some other duties for a variety of projects. (unsure of which ones are announced so not putting any titles here)

• 3D Generalist

  The Resistance VFX

  March 2011 - August 2011

  Arroyo Grande, California

  I am a freelance artist at the Resistance. So from time to time I get to work with some of the coolest guys and gals I know. Most recently did some flocking of flying dinosaurs for 'Terra Nova'.
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  Cloth FX Artist

  yU+co

  February 2011 - February 2011

  cloth fx on game trailer 'Call of Juarez'
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  Technical Animator

  Rhythm & Hues Studios

  August 2010 - February 2011

  cloth, hair, and fur simulation and cleanup for 'Yogi Bear' and 'Hop'
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  Fluid FX Artist

  Flat Earth Productions

  July 2010 - August 2010

  Created 'blood and chum' fx for Piranha 3D using Maya Fluids
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  Character Rigger and Cloth FX

  CIS Hollywood

  April 2010 - June 2010

  'Red Dawn' - worked on rigs that have incoming mocap data. also set up some of the cloth for the same characters (all bipeds). did some particle fx too.
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  Character Rigger and Cloth FX

  CafeFX

  October 2006 - March 2010

  
  Maya Rigger / FX Cloth Animator - 'Alice in Wonderland'
   Worked on hound dog rig, red queen soldier rig, white queen soldier rig, horse rig, and alice rig. I
  was on a team of riggers, so no I did not do all the work by myself!
   Lead the cloth rigging and animation for hound dog ears, hat cloth tails, horse cloth, and alice dress
  Maya FX Cloth Animator – 'Seven Pounds'
   Did cloth animation on tentacles of jellyfish
  Maya Rigger – Halo Cinematic Trailer
   Worked on biped character rigs with a team of riggers
  Maya Rigger / Technical Animator – ‘The Red Cliff’
   Worked on biped soldiers and quadrupeds (horses) for crowd scenes, also a dove
  Maya Rigger / Technical Animator – ‘Nim’s Island’
   Worked on rigs for several creatures, including a mechanical whale, pelican, lizard, toolbelt, and
  fish. I was part of a team of riggers. Also did some cleanup on shots which I call tech anim.
  Maya FX Cloth Animator – ‘The Mist’
   Animated Maya ncloth on creature wings, set up simulations
  Maya Rigger / Generalist – ‘The Kiterunner’
   Set up rig for kite, cloth-like look
   Animated kites in a variety of shots
   Helped out with modeling and texturing for 3d backgrounds
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

• Curriculum Coordinator Instructor

  Studio Arts, Ltd

  April 2002 - October 2006

  Teach intro class covering modeling, lighting, and texturing, helped design the curriculum for
  school
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  Maya Generalist

  Pacific Title & Art Studio

  August 2006 - August 2006

  Hurricane Katrina IMAX project, particles for hurricane, texturing for planet Earth

• Maya Technical Director

  Southpark

  March 2006 - April 2006

  Created elements for shots, characters and backgrounds

• Maya Instructor

  LAUSD Venice Skills Center

  May 2005 - February 2006

  Taught a general course that covered: modeling, texturing, lighting, animation, rigging, particles,
  and more

• Maya Instructor

  California State University

  September 2004 - December 2005

  Taught a general course in Maya for beginners
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  Character Rigger

  Zoic Studios

  September 2005 - September 2005

  Created rigs for 3 bipedal characters for a commercial spot, Neopets Darkest Fairy
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  Maya Generalist

  Engine Room

  November 2003 - January 2005

  Used Maya for television/broadcast quality effects
  Created models (character and environmental), set up lighting, did texturing, rigging (specifically a
  bird) for a variety of projects
  Also did some particle and dynamics work

  
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  Maya Artist

  Picture Mill

  September 2004 - September 2004

  Worked on integrating logos and catch phrases into the commercial, text created in Maya

• Maya Instructor

  Abram Friedman Occupational Center

  March 2002 - November 2003

  Taught a general course that covered: modeling, texturing, lighting, animation, rigging, particles,
  and more
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  Maya Artist

  Stargate Studios

  March 2002 - January 2003

  Used Maya for television/broadcast quality effects
  Architectural modeling and texturing, some lighting duties and setting up cameras

• Maya and 3D Studio Max Artist

  Dreamscape Imagery, Inc

  September 2000 - January 2002

  Maya / 3D Studio Max Artist
  Used Maya and 3D Studio Max to create visual effects
  Character modeling based off of photos of an actress
  Texturing of a variety of organic and inorganic objects
  Lighting for a variety of projects
  Effects work, dynamics and particle systems