Kenneth Chua

Work History

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  Senior Camera Technical Director

  Wētā FX

  August 2022 - Present

  Wellington, Wellington Region, New Zealand · Hybri
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  MatchMove Artist

  ScanlineVFX

  June 2016 - Present

  Vancouver, Canada

• Health and well-being

  Career Break

  January 2022 - July 2022

  Singapore
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  Matchmove Artist

  Double Negative

  September 2012 - January 2016

  Matchmovers/Trackers create camera motion files matching the original background plate photography for use in 3d applications using commercial and proprietary software.
  
  In addition, bodytracking involves using digi-double rigs to reproduce actors' motion. In essence, Matchmovers prepare the 3d scene for other artists down the pipeline.
  
  Projects done:
  - Rush
  - Fast and Furious 6
  - Vatican
  - Hunger Games: Catching Fire
  - Thor: The Dark World
  - Transcendence
  - Jupiter Ascending
  - Hercules
  - In the Heart of the Sea
  - Interstellar
  - Exodus: Gods and Kings (
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  Senior Matchmove Artist (Camera / Bodytrack)

  Double Negative

  September 2012 - January 2016

  Matchmovers/Trackers create camera motion files matching the original background plate photography for use in 3d applications using commercial and proprietary software.
  In addition, bodytracking involves using digi-double rigs to reproduce actors'​ motion. In essence, Matchmovers prepare the 3d scene for other artists down the pipeline.
  MM Reel : https://vimeo.com/137834025
  Please message me for password

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  
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  Tech Runner

  Double Negative

  March 2012 - August 2012

  - Render Wrangling: supporting the designers as they feed their work through the distributed rendering system
  - Workstation Support: directly supporting the designers in the facility
  - Image Quality Control: monitor calibrations, projector calibrations, maintaining viewing environments etc
  - Misc: generally helping the Technology Department with their day to day tasks

• Web / Graphic Designer

  Simply Games LLP

  September 2011 - November 2011

  Work from Home

  Freelance Web / Graphic Designer in Simply Games on Project Sheep Village from SuccessCorp Japan: https://www.success-corp.co.jp/
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  3D Layout Artist

  Sparky Animation

  March 2011 - May 2011

  New Industrial Road

  Working as a 3D layout artist:
  1) Arrange 3D Assets into scene from storyboard
  2) set key poses for Animation to animate
  3) Camera adjustment and arrangement into the scene.

• IT Residential Trainer

  Learning Edvantage Pte Ltd

  2007 - 2008

  Geylang Methodist Secondary School

  1) Teach and prepare lesson plans for ‘N’ Level Students for their ‘N’ Level CPA project work
  
  2) Update and Maintaining School Website
  
  3) Support school IT Clubs
  
  4) Enrichment Programmes (Photo-Editing, Poster Design, Blogging, Usage of E-Portal) using Photoshop, Fireworks, Dreamweaver, Flash)
  
  5) Provide IT Support for teachers and do misc jobs given from HOD(IT)