Experience

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  Sunrise Animation Studios

  • Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

  • Senior CFX Artist, Young David Shorts & The David Movie

    • Jan 2023 - Present
    • Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
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  Triggerfish Animation

  • South Africa
  • Animation
  • 1 - 100 Employee

  • Lead CFX Artist. "StarDust": Kizazi Moto: Generation Fire

    • Aug 2022 - Jan 2023

  • Lead FX&CFX Artist. “Aau’s Song” StarWars: Visions Volume 2

    • Mar 2022 - Aug 2022

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  BlackGinger

  • Cape Town Area, South Africa

  • Houdini FX Artist

    • Sep 2017 - Apr 2022
    • Cape Town Area, South Africa

    Houdini Fx Artist. Working on Feature Films,Game Cinematics & Commercials.

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  Pixel Thieves

  • Cape Town Area, South Africa

  • Co Founder & Creative Director

    • Jul 2015 - Sep 2017
    • Cape Town Area, South Africa

    Pixel Thieves is the creative collaboration of Art Directors, Dimitri and Angelo.Specializing in designing and developing the visual style for Commercials, Channel Branding and Title Sequences

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  Dimitri Zachos DESIGN / DIRECTION / VFX

  • Cape Town Area, South Africa

  • Creative Director , Motion Designer and VFX Artist

    • Jul 2015 - Sep 2017
    • Cape Town Area, South Africa

    Creative Director, Motion Designer and VFX artist for broadcast design, commercials,Main titles and VFX.-Script writing. -Concept Development.-Creative Direction and Art Direction.-Motion Design. -VFX.-Onset Supervision.

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  Ensemble Post

  • Cape Town , South Africa

  • Creative Director and VFX Supervisor

    • Jan 2014 - Dec 2015
    • Cape Town , South Africa

    Creative direction for Commercials,Motion Design and VFXIncluding Supervision,Budgeting and Scheduling

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  Clockwork VFX

  • Cape Town Area, South Africa

  • Freelance Motion Designer

    • Jan 2014 - Jan 2014
    • Cape Town Area, South Africa

    Design art directable particle effects.

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  Conduit Productions

  • Cape Town Area, South Africa

  • Freelance VFX Artist

    • Dec 2013 - Dec 2013
    • Cape Town Area, South Africa

    Art Directed liquid simulations

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  Ensemble Post

  • Freelance Motion Designer

    • Oct 2013 - Nov 2013

    Design and Animate Channel Ident.

  • Freelance Motion Designer

    • Sep 2013 - Oct 2013

    Design and Animate Channel Ident.

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  Embassy & Snap Productions

  • Cape Town Area, South Africa

  • Freelance VFX artist

    • Oct 2013 - Oct 2013
    • Cape Town Area, South Africa

    Art Directed Liquid Effects

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  Ensemble Post

  • Freelance VFX artist and Motion Designer

    • May 2013 - Jun 2013

    3D Motion Graphics and Art Directed Fluid effects

  • Freelance VFX artist

    • Mar 2013 - May 2013

    FX Work... Particle Effects,Rigid body Dynamics,Fluids and Liquid effects.

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  Conduit Productions

  • Cape Town Area, South Africa

  • Freelance VFX Artist

    • Mar 2013 - Apr 2013
    • Cape Town Area, South Africa

    Art Directed liquid FX

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  THE VIDEO LOUNGE PAN AFRICA

  • Cape Town Area, South Africa

  • Freelance VFX Artist

    • Mar 2013 - Mar 2013
    • Cape Town Area, South Africa

    Art Directed liquid simulations.

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  Ensemble Post

  • Cape Town Area, South Africa

  • Freelance VFX artist

    • Nov 2012 - Dec 2012
    • Cape Town Area, South Africa

    FX Work... Particle Effects,Rigid body Dynamics,Fluids and Liquid effects.

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  THE VIDEO LOUNGE PAN AFRICA

  • Cape Town Area, South Africa

  • Freelance VFX Artist

    • Aug 2012 - Sep 2012
    • Cape Town Area, South Africa

    Art Directed liquid simulations

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  Blue Bolt VFX

  • Cape Town Area, South Africa

  • Feature Film VFX Data Wrangler " Long Walk to Freedom"

    • Jun 2012 - Aug 2012
    • Cape Town Area, South Africa

    Gather Camera Data, Set measurements & diagrams, photo references & Texture capture.

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  Conduit Productions

  • Cape Town Area, South Africa

  • Freelance Motion Designer

    • Mar 2012 - May 2012
    • Cape Town Area, South Africa

    3D Motion Graphics and VFX

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  Motif Studios

  • Cape Town Area, South Africa

  • Freelance VFX artist

    • Jan 2012 - Feb 2012
    • Cape Town Area, South Africa

    Art directed liquid simulations.

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  KIller Robot VFX

  • Cape Town Area, South Africa

  • Feature Film Onset VFX Data Wrangler "Flight of The Storks"

    • Dec 2011 - Dec 2011
    • Cape Town Area, South Africa

    Gather Camera Data, Set measurements & diagrams, photo references & Texture capture.

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  The Fort

  • Cape Town Area, South Africa

  • Lead Motion Graphics/VFX Artist

    • Jun 2010 - Nov 2011
    • Cape Town Area, South Africa

    Motion Graphics and VFX work