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    Lighting Reel - 2020

    REEL BREAKDOWN

    1. ADDAMS FAMILY LIVING ROOM (AUG 2019) - Feature Film (MGM)
    - Wrote a Katana Lua OpScript that animates objects in the scene based on vectors perpendicular to the camera plane.
    - Proof of concept can be found at: geogebra.com

    2. SAUSAGE PARTY (AUG 2016) - Feature Film (Sony Pictures)
    - Created Sequence Light Rigs
    - Lighting in Maya with RenderMan 19.4 ; compositing in Nuke

    3. TROLLHUNTERS Season 2 (DEC 2017) - TV Series (Netflix)
    - Created Sequence Light Rigs
    - Lighting in Maya with Arnold 4 using alShaders; compositing in Nuke

    4. WRECK-IT RALPH (OCT 2012) - Feature Film (Disney Animation)
    - Lighting in Maya with DLight with RenderMan; compositing in Nuke
    - Click here for the trailer in the official site.

    5. MINIONS (MAR 2012) - Despicalbe Me Motion Ride (Universal Studios, Florida)
    - Lighting in Maya with RenderMan; compositing in Nuke

    6. CRABS AND PENGUINS (May 2012) - Commercial for Coca-Cola/McDonalds
    - Lighting in Maya with RenderMan; compositing in Nuke
    - Click here to see the full short on the official site.

  • Stereo Reel - Spring 2015


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    REEL BREAKDOWN

    1. FROZEN (OCT 2013) - Feature Film (Disney Animation)
    - Created multi-rig stereo setup based on layout mono camera.
    - Helped composite stereo elements
    - Click here for the trailer in the official site.

    2. TOOLS - Created Tools for Disney's stereo pipeline using mel and python.
    - This is a notes tool that auto-generates all the stereo information from a Maya scene to an image sequence.

    3. PERSONAL STEREO PHOTOGRAPHY
    - Personal stereo photography using my own Lego rig and two iPhones

    4. LEGO STEREO RIG
    - This is a stereo rig made from Legos -- it has an adjustable inner-ocular (inner-axial)

  • Generalist Reel - Spring 2012


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    GENERALIST REEL BREAKDOWN

    1. STRATEGO (Sep 2011) - Commercial for Stratego website.
    - Lighting and compositing. Rigging the Miner character. Resposible for some modeling, textures, additional rigging, animation, and FX.
    - Click here to see the full commercial on the official Spin Master site.

    2. LINKING LOGS (Mar 2009) - Class Assigment.
    - Textures, lighting and compositing.

    3. BOWLING BOB (Oct 2011) - Short Film.
    - Responsible for everything.

    4. ALIEN (May 2010) – Class Assigment.
    - FX, lighting and compositing.

    5. MECHANICAL ANGLER FISH (Apr 2010) - For Showreel.
    - FX, lighting and compositing.

    6. GLASS MUSHROOMS (Oct 2011) – For Showreel.
    - Responsible for everything.

    7. STIX (May 2010) – Short Film.
    - Responsible for everything.

    8. LIGHTHEARTED (Dec 2010) – Short Film.
    - Concept, photography, rigging, FX, lighting, compositing and some matchmoving.

    9. DIGITAL MISHAP (Dec 2008) – Short Film.
    - Modeling and rigging.

    10. THE LONGEST MOMENT (Aug 2009) – Short Film.
    - Rigging and some animation.

  • Rigging Reel - Fall 2011


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    RIGGING REEL BREAKDOWN

    1. MINER RIG for STRATEGO - Commercial for Stratego website.
    - Click here to see the full commercial on the official Spin Master site.

    2. STIX (Mar 2010) – Short Film.

    3. BETA RIG for LIGHTHEARTED (Dec 2010) – Short Film.

    4. WOODY RIG for BOWLING BOB (Dec 2010) – Short Film.

    5. ARROW RIG (Oct 2011) – Freelance Project.