Chris Mills

3D Artist

Lyman, USA

Freelancer

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ABOUT

I'm a 3D Artist with 12 years of experience, seeking work in modeling, animation, illustration, design, materials, lighting, rendering, compositing, and photography. I have 10 years of experience in the visual effects industry, working on over 20 Hollywood feature films and commercials as a set-dresser, layout artist, and matchmover. I have 2 years of experience in the visualization industry as a generalist, providing all aspects of the 3D pipeline for a wide range of projects.

LANGUAGES

English

Native or bilingual proficiency

SKILL DETAILS

Design & Graphics

69 ₪ / hr

3D Design, Animation, & Simulation

Drawing & Illustration

Logo Design

Video, Film Editing & Conversion

Video, Animation, Flash Animation

Animation, 2d Animation, After Effects

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

November 2015 - September 2017

3D Artist

Czarnowski Display Service , Portland, ME

Provided modeling, materials, animation, lighting, rendering, and compositing for a wide range of projects in the visualization industry, including trade shows, architecture, and small business.

July 2014 - July 2015

Studio Assistant

Boaz Vaadia Studio , Brooklyn, NY

Created 3D models of maquettes using photogrammetry, produced 2D slices for print, drafted plans in SketchUp, designed book layouts with InDesign, and maintained website using HTML and CSS.

December 2014 - April 2015

CG Tutor

WyzAnt Tutoring , New York, NY

Tutored students in Maya and ZBrush.

June 2012 - May 2013

Assembly TD

Blue Sky Studios , Greenwich, CT

Set-dressed CG environments in Maya for feature films, rendered and troubleshot set dressing using command-line Linux/MEL/Python/CharStudio pipeline. Wrote extensive wiki documentation.

January 2012 - May 2012

Animator

ColSpace , New York, NY

Animated and storyboarded explanatory web videos in Flash.

January 2010 - December 2011

Animation Layout TD

Rhythm & Hues Studios , El Segundo, CA

Setup shots and provided technical support for animators on feature films and commercials. Set-dressed CG environments and wrote extensive library of departmental scripts and documentation.

May 2008 - November 2009

Layout TD

Weta Digital , Miramar, Wellington, New Zealand

Set-dressed CG environments in Maya for the film, Avatar. Converted previs to Weta pipeline, publishing assets for animation, motion edit, models, and lighting. Organized Layout department’s MEL/Python scripts in Maya as shelf buttons/menus. Wrote extensive wiki departmental documentation.

January 2005 - April 2008

Animation Layout TD

Rhythm & Hues Studios , Los Angeles, CA

Supervised animation layout team, setup shots, and provided technical support for animators on feature films and commercials. Wrote extensive library of departmental scripts and documentation.

December 2006 - December 2006

Modeler

Red Meat Design, Venice, CA

Modeled, textured, animated, lit, and rendered 3D plaque for TV Academy Award.

July 2003 - January 2005

Matchmover

Rhythm & Hues Studios , Los Angeles, CA

Matchmoved cameras, props, and actors for feature films using manual and automated techniques.

September 2002 - June 2003

Teaching Assistant

UCLA , Los Angeles, CA

Assisted instructors of the storyboard, drawing, and first-year film production classes for the graduate animation program at UCLA. Developed and assisted production of student animation projects in a variety of media.

September 2001 - September 2001