Mike Wood

Mike Wood

3d Generalist / Matte Artist

Senior Environment Artist / 19 yrs

Portland, OR

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Lead Matte Painter

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022)

Digital Matte Artist

Eternals (2021)

Digital Matte Artist

Godzilla vs. Kong (2021)

Digital Matte Artist

Gemini Man (2019)

Digital Matte Artist

Avengers: Endgame (2019)

Digital Matte Artist

Mortal Engines (2018)

Digital Matte Artist

Rampage (2018)

Digital Matte Artist

Maze Runner: The Death Cure (2018)

Digital Matte Artist

Transformers: The Last Knight (2017)

Digital Environment Artist

Kong: Skull Island (2017)

Matte Painter

Between Us (2017)

Digital Environment Artist

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows (2016)

Digital Matte Artist

Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015)

Digital Matte Artist

Seventh Son (2015)

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014)

Into the Storm (2014)

Hercules (2014)

Divergent (2014)

47 Ronin (2013)

Thor: The Dark World (2013)

Iron Man 3 (2013)

The Avengers (2012)

Digital Matte Artist

Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011)

Visual Effects

Game of Thrones (2011)

Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol (2011)

Matte Painter

Life After People (2008)

Layout / Cgi Layout Artist

Jurassic Fight Club (2008)

A Scanner Darkly (2006)

Animator

Flatland: The Movie

I've been working in the film industry since 2004 with over 30 films credited as a matte painter and 3d environment generalist.
Work History

  • Environment Artist

    Wētā FX

    October 2017 - February 2024
    Wellington, New Zealand

  • CG Generalist

    Industrial Light & Magic

    May 2014 - October 2017

  • Digital Matte Artist

    Method Studios

    March 2013 - May 2014

  • Digital Matte Artist / Environment Artist

    Digital Domain

    November 2011 - March 2013

  • Matte Painter / Environment artist / Concept artist

    Freelance

    September 2011 - October 2011

  • Digimatte Artist

    Industrial Light & Magic

    April 2010 - September 2011

  • Matte Painter / VFX

    1080 Inc.

    February 2009 - April 2010

  • Layout and Tracking

    1080, Inc.

    2008 - 2008

  • Production Assistant

    Action Figure

    May 2007 - October 2007

    Shit duties. Basic PA work.

  • Animator

    Collection Agency Films

    January 2006 - November 2006

    Interned as an animator on Flatland The Movie

  • Animator

    Detour Film Production

    May 2005 - January 2006

    Worked as an animator on "A Scanner Darkly".

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Education

  • Texas State University-San Marcos

    2004 - 2007