Experience

CAUSE AND FX

• New Zealand
• Movies, Videos, and Sound
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Houdini FX Artist

  • Dec 2022 - Present

  Making dynamic simulations for Film and TV Making dynamic simulations for Film and TV



Freelance

• Wellington, Wellington Region, New Zealand

• Visual Effects Artist (FX / Compositor / Tracking)

  • 2007 - Present



Wētā FX

• New Zealand
• Entertainment Providers
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior FX TD

  • Oct 2022 - Dec 2022

  Making dynamic simulations for Film and TV, notably a lot of volume work on Avatar2: The Way of Water

• FX TD

  • Oct 2019 - Oct 2022

  Making dynamic simulations for Film and TV, notably a lot of volume work on Avatar2: The Way of Water



Parliamentary Services - NZ First - Jenny Marcroft's Office

• Wellington & Wairarapa, New Zealand

• Parliamentary Communications and Social Media Advisor

  • Oct 2018 - Feb 2019

  Here I worked for my cousin MP Jenny Marcroft creating concepts of animated titles and lower thirds, designed a vlog's intro and outro to be used every episode (episode template), and worked to enhance the parties social media presence by designing announcements and an internal presentation. Key skills: (Adobe CC) After Effects, Premiere, Photoshop, Audition Here I worked for my cousin MP Jenny Marcroft creating concepts of animated titles and lower thirds, designed a vlog's intro and outro to be used every episode (episode template), and worked to enhance the parties social media presence by designing announcements and an internal presentation. Key skills: (Adobe CC) After Effects, Premiere, Photoshop, Audition



Wētā FX

• New Zealand
• Entertainment Providers
• 700 & Above Employee

• FX TD

  • Sep 2016 - Sep 2018

  Making FX for feature films. Largely gaseous volumetrics, RBD and particles simulations. Mortal Engines Rampage Animal World War for the Planet of the Apes Valerian Making FX for feature films. Largely gaseous volumetrics, RBD and particles simulations. Mortal Engines Rampage Animal World War for the Planet of the Apes Valerian



Yoobee College of Creative Innovation

• New Zealand
• Higher Education
• 100 - 200 Employee

• AV Tutor

  • Feb 2016 - Sep 2016

  I taught 3/4's of the new 'Animation and Film Production' Level 5 Diploma of the February intake in the Wellington campus I taught 3/4's of the new 'Animation and Film Production' Level 5 Diploma of the February intake in the Wellington campus



Wētā FX

• New Zealand
• Entertainment Providers
• 700 & Above Employee

• FX TD

  • May 2014 - Jan 2016

  I created a range of different types of dynamic simulations for the feature films: The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies Spectral Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials Krampus The BFG Pete's Dragon These included: A whole range of particle simulations Flip fluid simulations Volumetric sims - Fire / Smoke, Squibs Ground interaction effects I created a range of different types of dynamic simulations for the feature films: The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies Spectral Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials Krampus The BFG Pete's Dragon These included: A whole range of particle simulations Flip fluid simulations Volumetric sims - Fire / Smoke, Squibs Ground interaction effects



Zoic Studios

• United States
• Movies, Videos, and Sound
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Compositor / Camera tracker and Matchmover at Zoic Studios

  • Mar 2013 - Sep 2013



Look Effects

• Vancouver

• Digital Artist

  • May 2013 - Aug 2013

  FX, Compositing, Matchmoving and tracking work for feature films. Noah Gods Behaving Badly FX, Compositing, Matchmoving and tracking work for feature films. Noah Gods Behaving Badly



Anthem Visual Effects

• Animation and Post-production

• FX Artist

  • Jun 2012 - Dec 2012

  Creating a wide range of dynamic and non-dynamic effects for live action films. This work includes use of particles, fluids, RBD simulations. Creating a wide range of dynamic and non-dynamic effects for live action films. This work includes use of particles, fluids, RBD simulations.



Northwest Digital

• Vancouver, Canada Area

• FX Artist

  • Apr 2012 - May 2012

  Creating a range of dynamic effects for the promo trailer to 'The Monkey King'. Creating a range of dynamic effects for the promo trailer to 'The Monkey King'.



Krafthaus Films

• New Zealand
• Media Production

• CG Artist

  • 2011 - 2011



Genero

• United States
• Media Production
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Booka Shade music video competition winner

  • 2010 - 2010

  This was an international music video competition hosted through Genero.tv Booka Shade's song 'Teenage Spaceman' attracted hundreds of entries from across the world, through strong competition my team's entry was judged as the winner and is now the official music video for the tune. This was an international music video competition hosted through Genero.tv Booka Shade's song 'Teenage Spaceman' attracted hundreds of entries from across the world, through strong competition my team's entry was judged as the winner and is now the official music video for the tune.



Natcoll Design Technology

• Wellington, NZ

• Audio Visual Tutor

  • 2007 - 2010

  This role involved teaching video related subjects such as video production and post-production. Software taught includes: Adobe After Effects Final Cut Pro Soundtrack Pro This role involved teaching video related subjects such as video production and post-production. Software taught includes: Adobe After Effects Final Cut Pro Soundtrack Pro



The Gibson Group

• CG Artist

  • Nov 2008 - Mar 2009

  'Paradise Cafe' 'Paradise Cafe'