BIO

  • 16+ years of experience as a multi-disciplined 3D Generalist with a focus on Lighting and Look Development for Movies, TV, Commercials, Music and Advertising Campaigns.
  • Strong skills in modeling, texturing, layout, lighting, animation, rendering and compositing as well as working in 3D production pipelines.
  • Highly versed in current render engines such as Redshift, Arnold and V-Ray.
  • Efficient in managing work flow through positive communication and thrives in a team environment and prioritizing tasks.
  • Adaptable and flexible.
  • Would love to contribute my experience and expertise in an inspiring environment where I'll be creatively challenged in collaboration with like-minded creatives.
  • Currently live and work in Los Angeles, CA.       

PROJECTS

  • FILM TITLES: Wonder Woman, XXX: The Return of Xander Cage, Entourage, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Insidious 3, Fury, Warcraft

  • FILM & TV VFX: The Rig, Made For Love, Slumdog Millionaire, Outpost, Agents of SHIELD, Sleepy Hollow, Dead Set, MI High

  • TRAILERS: Candy Cane Lane, The Avengers - Endgame, Gaurdians of the Galaxy 1 & 2, Doctor Strange, Pixels, Cinderella, The Equalizer, The Jungle Book, Maleficient, The Purge Election Year, Need For Speed, Robocop, Mamma Mia.

  • COMMERCIALS: John Deere, Lego Education, Peloton, Ray Ban, Bet MGM, SKII, The North Face, Walmart, Sony Playstation Gran Turismo 6, Dodge Ram, Renault

  • ADVERTISING: Fanatics, WhatsApp, Microsoft XBox, Mereceds-Benz, Renault, Marvel Studios, Disney, Sony, Evian, CBS, Nokia, Reebok, Samsung, Discovery Channel, Sony Playstation and Vodafone.

  • EXPERIENCE: Sea World Abu Dhabi, Kennedy Space Center: Gateway Space Journey, Disneyland Projection Shows, Hollywood Bowl Projection Shows

  • MUSIC:

    Jay Sean ft. Lil Wayne, Mr. Miniature, Lisa Hannigan, Jules Holland


SKILLS

  • MODELING
  • TEXTURING
  • ANIMATION
  • LIGHTING
  • RENDERING
  • LAYOUT
  • LOOK DEV
  • ENVIRONMENTS
  • COMPOSITING
  • PROJECTION MAPPING
  • VFX
  • MOTION GRAPHICS
  • 2D/3D DESIGN
  • MAIN TITLE DESIGN
  • STYLE FRAMES

MATT

EDUCATION & AWARDS

  • BSc (HONOURS) COMPUTER ANIMATION

    (2002 - 2005) University of Portsmouth, Hampshire, UK

  • A-LEVEL GRAPHICAL COMMUNICATIONS

    (1996 - 1998) Brooklands College, Weybridge, Surrey, UK

  • A-LEVEL ENGLISH LANGUAGE

    (1996 - 1998) Brooklands College, Weybridge, Surrey, UK

  • GOLDEN TRAILER AWARD - BEST MOTION POSTER - 2 GUNS

    I created 2d effects for the '2 Guns' (Denzel Washington & Mark Wahlberg) motion poster that won it's category at the 15th Annual Golden Trailer Awards in Los Angeles, CA.

  • VIRTUAL REALITY TECHNOLOGY AWARD (1ST PLACE)

    Dissertation titled "Human Responses to a Virtual Roller Coaster Environment: A Pilot Study", 2005. I designed and created the rollercoaster in 3DS Max, implemented it into the VR suite, then conducted a range of experiments to identify human responses to immersive VR.


TOOLS

  • MAYA
  • CINEMA 4D
  • 3DS MAX
  • MODO
  • REDSHIFT
  • ARNOLD
  • V-RAY
  • SUBSTANCE PAINTER
  • AFTER EFFECTS
  • PHOTOSHOP
  • ILLUSTRATOR
  • PREMIERE
  • NUKE
  • UNREAL ENGINE