Experience

ACG Yoobee School of Design

• Short Film Director

  • Jul 2014 - Present

  A short live integration film 'EGG' directed by Steven McNicholl. Within this team project we have a team of 9 where I was in charge of developing creatures and taking them right through to final look development.Key responsibilities:- Digital Modelling- Director/Producer- Editing- Texturing- DOP- Creature Concept- Digital Sculpting- Blendshapes

• Producer

  • Apr 2014 - Sep 2014

  A short VFX live integration project 'Irirangi' directed by Kennedy Faimanifo produced by Jacob Luamanu'vae.Key responsibilities:- Producer- Director of Photogrpahy- Weight mapping- Pre-edit



Herald on Sunday

• Freelance Photographer

  • Feb 2013 - Present

  My responsibilities involve: - Photography - News Gathering My responsibilities involve: - Photography - News Gathering



Snowgum Films

• Australia
• Entertainment
• 1 - 100 Employee

• CG Artist

  • Oct 2013 - Jul 2014

  Snowgum Films is an avant-garde film, media, and video production creative based in Melbourne, Australia. 'Troll Bridge' (In Production) An elderly barbarian accompanied by his talking horse, embark on a suicidal quest to fight a bridge troll. In a land where the undead have formed an equal rights movement, goblins are on the endangered species list and the evil Cutshade Forest is being logged; the world has truly gone mad for Cohen the Barbarian in this Discworld story by Sir Terry Pratchett. http://www.snowgumfilms.com/trollbridge/ Key responsibilities (Eye of a A'tuin): - Modelling - Digital Sculpting - Texturing - Rigging Show less

• Producer/Digital Sculpting

  • Sep 2013 - Feb 2014

  Live Integration project 'Dragosaurs' Directed by Ian Lopez, visual direction provided by Greg Broadmore - Capturing live integration texture reference for CG assets - Director of Photography - Digital Sculpting - Rigging - Producer Live Integration project 'Dragosaurs' Directed by Ian Lopez, visual direction provided by Greg Broadmore - Capturing live integration texture reference for CG assets - Director of Photography - Digital Sculpting - Rigging - Producer



New Zealand Herald

• Staff Photographer

  • Aug 2009 - Dec 2012

  My job with the New Zealand Herald was to cover the daily news for the nation's largest News Paper. Key responsibilities: - Photography - News gathering - Fashion photography My job with the New Zealand Herald was to cover the daily news for the nation's largest News Paper. Key responsibilities: - Photography - News gathering - Fashion photography



Macquarie University

• Australia
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Director

  • Aug 2012 - Sep 2012

  This short documentary was filmed over 8-10 days in the Australian arid zone (Yathong - Central NSW). We picked this location because it has fantastic reptile species diversity, and is a glorious part of inland Australia. It is aimed at high school student education, focusing on the subject of evolutionary adaptation. The documentary is also supplemented with a teaching pack freely available to schools: http://www.scienceflicks.org/ Key responsibilities: - Director - Editing - DOP - Sound Show less



Weta Digital

• New Zealand
• Entertainment Providers
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Assistant Photographer (Pierre Vinet)

  • Sep 2004 - May 2005

  During the production of 'King Kong' (2005) I was an Assistant Photographer to late 'Pierre Vinet' who worked on numerous Peter Jackson films. Pierre was a very inspirational photographer and really wanted to help me develop as a professional photographer. My key responsibilities were: - Assisting 'Pierre' in Photography - Portrait Photography During the production of 'King Kong' (2005) I was an Assistant Photographer to late 'Pierre Vinet' who worked on numerous Peter Jackson films. Pierre was a very inspirational photographer and really wanted to help me develop as a professional photographer. My key responsibilities were: - Assisting 'Pierre' in Photography - Portrait Photography

• Assistant Photographer (Pierre Vinet)

  • Jul 2003 - Oct 2003

  During the production of 'Lord of the rings (Return of the King)' (2003) I was an Assistant Photographer to late 'Pierre Vinet' who worked on numerous Peter Jackson films. Pierre was a very inspirational photographer and really wanted to help me develop as a professional photographer. My key responsibilities were: - Assisting 'Pierre' in Photography During the production of 'Lord of the rings (Return of the King)' (2003) I was an Assistant Photographer to late 'Pierre Vinet' who worked on numerous Peter Jackson films. Pierre was a very inspirational photographer and really wanted to help me develop as a professional photographer. My key responsibilities were: - Assisting 'Pierre' in Photography