The Story So Far...

Last Updated: May 05 2009 |

My professional life began in 2006, when I graduated from the Savannah College of Art and Design. Where I double majored in Visual Effects and Film. During my four years there I focused mainly on Compositing and Visual Effects Supervision. And practicing in the real world what I was learning in the classroom while working on several local productions.  Most notably the feature film, “Baby Blues”, which was released by Illumination Filmworks in August of 2008.

After completing my B.F.A., I spent the first 2 months of my shiny new career doing freelance work for a studio in Quebec, Canada called Studio Virtuel Concept. Helping to finish up work on the stereoscopic IMAX film, “Dinosaurs 3D: Giants of Patagonia”. Which was nominated for a 2007 VES Award in the ‘Outstanding Visual Effects in a Special Venue Project’ category. Little did I know that my first gig was opening a door on the ground floor of a future industry changing technique.

In early 2007, I then began working as the Lead Compositor at the Detroit branch of the visual effects studio, Speedshape. Where I was first introduced to Nuke, and fell in love with the future successor of Apple’s Shake. While learning this new compositor I teamed up with other artists, including my wife Jessica, to build and develop their Nuke compositing pipeline from the ground up. This new pipeline allowed us to inflate the quality of the work we were doing, while at the same time working fast. Giving us the opportunities to work with such brands as General Motors, Chevrolet, Ford, Bush Beans, Mazda, Hummer, Cadillac, Buick, Saturn, Jeep, Saab, Hewlett Packard, Mustang, Jack Daniels, and Audi to name just a few.

Then in December of 2009, I left Speedshape and started work at Reel FX Creative Studios as a Lighter / Compositor. Once again working 5 feet away from my wife Jessica, who was recruited by Reel FX as well. Our day to day responsibilities are creating and fine-tuning lighting for use in the production of live-action and fully CG images. And also rendering and compositing those layers together in Nuke for final delivery. But more basically…we just have a lot of fun and work with some of the biggest names in the entertainment industry!

I’ve been incredibly lucky in these first few years of my still new career. And one thing they could never have prepared me for back at SCAD is just how unpredictable the years since graduation have been. But regardless of not knowing what opportunities tomorrow will bring, I still love what I do just as much as when I started. And that simple fact makes me very excited to see what the years ahead will bring in both my personal and professional life.

Brands

Chevrolet, Ford, Bush Beans, Mazda, Hummer, Cadillac, Buick, Saturn, Jeep, Saab, Hewlett Packard, Intel, Mustang, Jack Daniels, Audi, Harley Davidson, Oakley Sunglasses, Camaro.

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