Freelance 2D VFX/Comp/Media Artist

Hello, I’m a compositor/VFX/media artist looking for freelance work almost wherever I can get it. Patly for experience, partly for contacts, partly for reel material, and partly just to help others out.

– Skill Set: Compositing, Motion Graphics, Graphic/Web Design, film/video editing, screenwriting, on-set tv & film work.
– Location: Vancouver BC, but moving to East US soon.
– Speciality: 2D compositing & 2D VFX.
– Prefer paid but will work unpaid.

Check out my demo reel!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEVAeXU-cGk

Take a look at my resume (attached) and my portfolio site (here) where you can download higher-quality reels of more work, check out my other work (graphic/web design) and get in touch with me. Thanks for checking me out, I’m looking forward to hearing from you!

Attached Files
File Type: pdf BlakeJohnson_Resume.pdf (56.5 KB)

Driftlab: Reel 2009

A new reel for your viewing by the good folks at Driftlab…

Esther Stocker: Installations

Italian artist/photographer Esther Stocker creates interesting three dimensional graphs in physical space. Read a short interview with him at Don’t Panic.

UtopiaPeople recruiting 3D Modeler and 3D Character setup artists

Freelance agency UtopiaPeople (www.utopiapeople.com)recruiting 1 3D modeler (Maya 2009) and 1 Character rigger (Maya 2009) for remote work.Our client is a awardwinning postproduction company in Spain.They have been rewarded a small commercial for a well known soda brand. The company is going to produce a 100% CGI commercial in 50ths style (like 50ths pinup, see ref). You can work on remote as long as you speak English and/or Spainsh fluently.

Position 1
3d modeler needs to have experience modeling characters with proper mesh layout for rigging, modeling plus UV (6 days in total, starting Wednesday 11th available for work during the weekend).

Position 2
Maya character need to be setup/rigging expert. Client have to rig one female character using maya setup tools (in total 5 days starting around Monday 16th, available for work during the weekend).

Referencepicture of character

http://www.utopiapeople.se/news/pin-up800.jpg (Style reference for the girl, the hair is simplier than this one, less curly but a little bit longer , it is only one piece of geometry with textures of top.The skirt is shorter just above her knees.)

Dailyfee: 180-220EUR/DAY.

TO APPLY:
You must be a registered freelancer at Utopiapeople (register free at http://www.utopiapeople.com/forms/registration.php) to apply
Deadline for applications: 091106. Email job@utopiapeople.com write "Position 1" or "position 2" as subject depending on what job you are interested in. In email also write any information you want to pass on to client. Make sure that you have a online showreel available and register at www.utopiapeople.com

Cheers!
UtopiaPeople
Crew

We Were Monkey’s Land of Talk

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UPDATED with process imagery and making-of details.

It warms my heart to bring you even more darkness for the main page as we near Halloween. Directing duo, WeWereMonkeys (Mihai Wilson and Davide Di Saro), construct a dreamlike landscape inhabited by Amazonian Queen, Antiope, for Land of Talk’s “It’s Okay.”

Abstract, yet immersive; this piece evokes. It’s refreshing to see this trend of subtlety and nuance permeating animation/mixed-media work. We’ve got all the tools, but let’s worry about telling the story first. Well done Monkeys.

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Amautalab and Flamboyant Paradise: MTV Nitro Circus

Updated with Credits List and Info from Press Release

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Amautalab, who brought you ‘Tokyo Now’ and ‘Fernet 1882′, has teamed up with Flamboyant Paradise to bring you this series of fun promos for MTV Nitro Circus: ‘Mountain’, ‘Snow’, ‘Desert’, ‘Canyon’, and ‘Lake.

Nitro Circus is produced by the creators of ‘Jackass’, and features daring stunts performed by Travis Pastrana. According to the Amautalab, the plasticine material was a perfect match to reflect the resilient nature of stunt performers: ‘even while suffering these kinds of painful blows, he gets up and continues as if nothing had happened.

Beautiful and darkly humorous, they’re the perfect treat for your mid-week slump. They make me want to run out there and buy a dirt bike, helmet and life insurance against everything under the sun (and sea)!

Also check out the rest of their work here, especially the range of their quirky love-projects (under ‘Broadcast Independent’ category). However, be warned, the first three are NSFW.

Campaign: Nitro Circus

Client: MTV Networks

Product: Nitro Circus

VP Creative: Sean Saylor

Creative Director: Juan Frontini

Copywriter: Nico Sommer

Art Director: Nacho Gil

Manager WDS: Josefina Marfil

Producer: Delfina Chiesa

Director: Martin Jalfen y Javier Lourenço

Production Companies: Amautalab y Flamboyant Paradise

Stop Motion Animation: Pablo Turcatti

Art Direction: Gabo Gesualdi (Amautalab)

Director of Photography: Juan Maglione

Executive Producers: Guido Rutenberg, Antonio Vallarta

Post Production: Pablo Izaguirre (Flamboyant Paradise)

Audio: Noroeste Música y Sonido.

Spot 1: Mountain

Spot 2: Snow

Spot 3: Desert

Spot 4: Canyon

Spot 5: Lake

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VISUAL TALK WITH ALEXANDROS VASMOULAKIS.

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Alexandros Vasmoulakis’s reason for being is to communicate (so he states on his website) and communicate he does, with elaborate doe-eyed behemoth beings gracing the buildings in Greece. The size and scope of these pieces are spectacular and speak in epic visual proportions. For examples of his grandiose lessons in conveying a perceptual message, click “read on” for more.

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first reel – first hello

Hi guys,

I’ve been following vfxtalk for a while, posted few times, but I never introduced myself. The reason was simple: I had no reel and I didn’t want to say hello as a reelless compositor. 🙂

My name is Gyuri Szlamka. I currently live in Budapest and work at the largest vfx house in Hungary. I started compositing in 2007. My primary tool is Autodesk Flint, but I plan to learn Nuke in the close future.

Please enjoy and criticize my reel. It shows a variety of work done by myself or as part of our team.

Attached Files
File Type: pdf Gyuri_Szlamka_breakdown.pdf (239.7 KB)
File Type: mov Gyuri_Szlamka_Showreel_h264.mov (25.79 MB)

Vue 8 Infinite and xStream Now Shipping

E-on Software announced the immediate availability of its Vue 8 line of products for CG Professionals

New DVD – Unreal Cascade

The instructor starts off by going over the entire cascade interface and then through most of the common modules