Martin Bell

Work History

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  postvis supervisor

  Proof Inc

  December 2018 - March 2019

  London, United Kingdom
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  Previs Artist

  Proof Inc

  April 2018 - November 2018

  London, United Kingdom
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  previs/postvis supervisor

  Proof Inc

  July 2019 - December 2019
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  Previs supervisor

  Proof Inc

  March 2020 - June 2020

  London/Prague

  “Cinderella” (2021) - Sony/Columbia
  “The Wheel of Time” (2021) - Sony/Amazon
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  Storyboard artist

  Villager

  August 2019 - August 2019

  London, United Kingdom
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  Previs co-supervisor - “The Little Mermaid”

  Proof Inc

  September 2019 - December 2019

  Pinewood Studios, London, UK
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  Postvis Supervisor

  Proof Inc

  January 2018 - March 2018
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  Previs Artist

  Proof Inc

  October 2017 - January 2018
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  Postvis artist

  Proof Inc

  June 2017 - September 2017

  London, United Kingdom

  Working with the Director, VFX Supervisor and Postvis Supervisor. Responsible for tracking plates in Syntheyes, animating creatures and CG cameras in Maya, compositing in Nuke.
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  Previs Artist

  Proof Inc

  November 2016 - June 2017

  Pinewood Studios, London

  Creating animated previs shots and sequences for JURASSIC WORLD: FALLEN KINGDOM. Working with the Director, VFX Supervisor and Previs Supervisor.

  
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  Animator/Director

  Yes, Commissioner?

  November 2013 - November 2016

  United Kingdom

  Director and animator on CGI and motion graphics projects for commercial, film and TV projects. Clients have included NFL, Roche, Vornado, Valtech, AMD, and more.
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  Maya Springboard Trainer

  Animation Mentor

  April 2012 - June 2012

  Teaching Maya to Animation Mentor Springboard students via their online e-learning campus.
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  Freelance animator

  The House of Curves

  April 2012 - June 2012

  London, United Kingdom

  Animator on projects for clients Sony Max and Louis Vuitton
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  Freelance character animator

  Drive Productions

  November 2011 - December 2011

  Character animation on 4D Projection for HP TouchSmart computer. Animation was projected on the Maritime Hotel, New York, December 16th 2011 - the first ever character animation projected onto a building this size. See it here - https://vimeo.com/34091418 (I animated the first 80 seconds in their entirity, in just over 2 weeks).
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  Freelance animator

  Seed Animation Studio

  October 2011 - November 2011

  Computer animator on stop motion-style commercials for 'Baked Rolz' and 'Baked Stix' products, using Softimage XSI.
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  Freelance character animator

  Kazoo Creative

  September 2011 - September 2011

  Character animator on "Doctor Who - The Gunpowder Plot" video game cinematics, using Maya.
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  Character Animator

  Animagine Studios

  June 2011 - September 2011

  Character Animator on photorealistic CG US advertising campaign for children's fashion label "Pearls & Popcorn". As well as facial animation for motion-captured characters, duties included mocap cleanup and liaising with simulation and rendering departments to provide the most efficient animation data.

• Senior Technician & Part-time lecturer

  Kingston University

  June 2007 - June 2011

  London, United Kingdom

  Faculty of Art, Design & Architecture. Maintaining lab equipment and assisting students with the use of a very wide range of animation motion graphics and graphic design software. I also held workshops and lectures about the use of Adobe Photoshop and Autodesk Maya.

• Senior 3D Artist

  XPI Simulation

  June 2006 - June 2007

  London, United Kingdom

  Creating low polygon 3D models and animations for real-time simulations, using Multigen Creator and Autodesk 3D Studio Max.

• Junior 3D Artist

  Primary Image Graphics

  June 2005 - October 2005

  London, United Kingdom

  Creating low polygon
  3D models for real-time simulations, using Multigen Creator.