LINKEDIN:
linkedin.com/in/niteowlguy/

REEL:
https://vimeo.com/96264954

Dual Canadian and US Citizen
Vancouver, BC

EXPERIENCE:

Framestore — 07/2022 – 01/2024
Vancouver BC
FX TD
1899, Heart of Stone, Monarch
Procedural Magic, Environmental FX, explosions, smoke, trails
Adapted existing FX setup to accommodate custom look across multiple shots
Created custom fx setups

Method Studios — 02/2022 – 06/2022
Vancouver BC
FX Artist
Thor: Love and Thunder
Dust, smoke, magic, Environmental FX
Multiple element Houdini setup with automated farm render layers for consistent look across
shots
FX Lighting setup and pre-comp render layers in Katana
FX compositing with Nuke

Goodbye Kansas — 11/2021 – 01/2022
Vancouver BC
Senior FX TD
Halo TV Series
Large Scale Dust Storm (Haboob)
FX Lighting setup in Houdini
FX compositing with Nuke
Render engine setup and management
FX workflow management

Sony Pictures Imageworks — 01/2021 – 10/2021
Vancouver BC
FX Artist
Hotel Transylvania 4, Dr. Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
Dust, sand, smoke RBD and secondary debris
Custom Houdini tool development for consistent look across shots
Large scale dust and debris, fx set dressing, complex fx magic elements
FX Lighting setup and pre-comp render layers created in Katana
FX compositing with Nuke
FX Lighting and publish setup created in Katana
FX compositing with Nuke
Houdini pipeline tool development to automate manual tasks and sync Houdini, Katana and Nuke

Mikros Animation — 10/2019 – 04/2020
Montreal QC
FX TD
The Spongebob Movie: Sponge on the Run
Liquid simulations
Dust, sand, smoke and fire
Custom Houdini tool development for smoke and oil shots
FX Lighting setup and pre-comp render layers created in Katana
FX compositing with Nuke

DHX Media — 01/2018 – 10/2019
Vancouver BC
FX TD
Lego Ninjago
Maya nParticles used for various effects
Phoenix FD used for fire, smoke and liquid effects
Nuke used extensively to composite all FX with animated assets

Bardel Entertainment — 01/2017 – 01/2018
Vancouver BC
FX Artist
Dragon Rescue Riders, Angry Bird Blues
Houdini FLIP fluids for large and small-scale interactive water simulations
Custom Houdini tool development for shots requiring destruction or FLIP fluids
Nuke used for compositing and integration of FX assets with background plates

MPC (Moving Picture Company) — 01/2016 – 12/2016
Vancouver BC
FX TD/Artist
Ghostbusters / Sully/Dark Tower
Houdini for beam, lightning, smoke and sparks

EDUCATION:

Lost Boys Studios –01/2015 – 08/2015
Vancouver, BC
Diploma, Houdini FX TD Program

California Polytechnic State University — 09/1994 – 06/1996
San Luis Obispo, CA
Bachelor of Arts Degree
English

2009-Present
Member, Sigma Tau Delta, The International English Honor Society
Member, Cal Poly English Department Advisory Board

TRAINING / COURSES:

FX Artist Program
MPC Academy

LANGUAGES:

English
Native

SKILLS:

Houdini Unreal Maya Liquid Destruction Volumes Animation Live Action