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Spec board/reel of my work from 2009, including projects currently in production. I consider myself a VFX generalist with a strong focus on animation. I am very interested in utilizing techniques often reserved only for high-end visual effects for more traditional 2d/3d animation hybrids. Integrating good design with technology in ways it hasn’t been done before.

technical.reel 2010:

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An overview of some of the rigging/technical work I have done. Including:

-Maya Camera rigs
-character rigging
-layout/scene rigging
-camera projection (Maya/Nuke)
-dynamics

Here is an overview of the type of work I am proficient in but please feel free to ask if you are interested in more specific details.

technical:

Autodesk Maya
-Extremely proficient in entire 3D animation pipeline from start to finish
-Modeling, Rigging, Skinning, Animation, Rendering (RenderMan and MentalRay)
-MEL scripting one-off tools to make each project more efficient
-3D for vfx, fluids, dynamics, and capturing on set details for recreation of environments
-Texture painting and procedural textures, UV mapping
-Pre-visualization of complex scenes and shots

The Foundry Nuke
-vfx compositing and tracking using 2D/3D system
-Re-Rendering in Nuke’s powerful 3D system instead of going back to 3D package
-Managing lens distortion and camera tracking
-Rig-removal, clean plates
-Python scripting, creating new tools
-Translating camera, lighting, geometry from 3D packages into Nuke
-Multi-pass compositing
-Matte painting and set extension
-Animation for Motion Graphics

Adobe After Effects
-translating from 3D packages into AE and back again
-2D/3D compositing and tracking
-Efficiently managing rotoscoping and keying work
-Motion graphics design and animation
-2D character rigging and animation
-Scripting and expressions

Adobe Production Suite
-Using Photoshop, Illustrator, and other design tools in production
-Editing in Adobe Premiere Pro
-Digital storyboarding and rapid concept development in Photoshop
-Creating new brushes/tools

I am also experienced working with:
CINEMA 4D
Dragon Stop Motion
PFTrack
Modo
Mocha
Mari
Final Cut Studio

traditional:
-Extremely proficient in hand-drawn animation production from concept to completion. Including storyboarding, animatics/previs, keyframing, testing, clean-up/coloring, sound recording, and music production
-Stop-motion animation production (I love applying CG rigging methods to real world characters!)
-On set production and data management for traditional video/digital cinema productions
-Experience and familiarity with DSLRs, RED ONE digital cinema camera.

Many of these projects were group efforts, if you would like to know more about my specific involvement on any project take a look at the project section of my site or feel free to ask.

I always have a number of personal projects in progress that you can find hints of all around my site. Anyone that would like more information about any of these can simply ask and I will be happy to provide any of the technical or creative details.

Please let me know if you have any questions or comments! A lot of this work will be appearing in full form in upcoming and current projects or on my next reel and some of these assets may soon be available on this site.

andrew.hake
816.806.8745
andrew@andrewandoru.com

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