3D Coordinator

In 2021, my role at Floyd Country Productions changed to that of a 3D Coordinator. My responsibilities in that role were to manage collaboration in the establishment and maintenance of standards and practices of the 3D department, to be intimately familiar with all roles and responsibilities, provide and balance resources, track project schedules across all productions, innovate existing workflows and tools, attend meetings taking detailed notes, and coordinate with production to ensure efficient deliveries.
Additionally, I was responsible for purchasing assets, 3D outsource management, legal clearance awareness, and providing coverage for any other role that might be in need. Highlights:

  • Lead the design of a scalable and efficient workflow/pipeline for the 3d department’s relaunch

  • Onboarded and updated returning team members on the changes to the 3d department.

  • Worked with outsourcing partners to help improve production specific tools.

3D Technical Artist

Technical Art Videos
Benedict Arnold's Carriage Rig
Benedict Arnold's Carriage Rig

An overview of the rigging that I did for Benedict Arnold’s carriage for America: The Motion Picture

An overview of the rigging that I did for Benedict Arnold’s carriage for America: The Motion Picture

AT-AT Rig
AT-AT Rig

A brief rundown of the rig for the London bus AT-AT hybrid that was created with the help of InstantRig for America: The Motion Picture.

A brief rundown of the rig for the London bus AT-AT hybrid that was created with the help of InstantRig for America: The Motion Picture.

Distance Render Setup
Distance Render Setup

DRS is a plugin for 3ds Max and LPM that allows for the automation of pass/layer setups based off of distance from camera. Coded to my design specifications by Felix Joleanes and maintained by myself it saved Floyd County Productions countless productive hours.

DRS is a plugin for 3ds Max and LPM that allows for the automation of pass/layer setups based off of distance from camera. Coded to my design specifications by Felix Joleanes and maintained by myself it saved Floyd County Productions countless productive hours.

As a 3D Technical Artist at Floyd County Productions, I worked to find and create tools, administer the 3D Department's render farm, help establish best practices, rig vehicles and characters, and be the go-to technical resource for 3ds Max, V-Ray, Deadline, Blender, and all related plugins. Highlights:

  • Designed a distance based pass management system for creating layered psd render (Distance Render Setup) saving countless hours of artist time.

  • Helped unify the 3d department under a single software saving the company time and money on software.

  • Trained artists coming from C4D and Maya on the use of 3ds Max.

  • Worked with outside companies to report bugs and suggest feature improvements.

  • Evaluated performance, features, and plugins for Blender as a possible alternative to current workflows.

  • Expanded the feature set of 3rd party plugins for I/O between 3ds Max and Blender.

  • Kept software up to date as needed based off of stability and performance reports from community.

  • Helped transition department to Linear Workflow and the use of EXR data format for simplified rendering setup and delivery.

  • and much, much, more….

3D Lead

3D Lead Videos
America: The Background Naming
America: The Background Naming

Background naming convention documentation that I created with Nuri Keli

Background naming convention documentation that I created with Nuri Keli

Starting in 2018 I was chosen to lead a team of 3d Artists which were responsible for the modeling, uvw mapping, texturing, layout, lighting, animating, and rendering of 3D assets for America the motion picture. Shortly after the movie wrapped we started working on pre-production on a Netflix tv show project prior to it being transitioned to another studio. Highlights:

  • Instituted improved workflows for faster iteration of work

  • Created standardized documentation to simplify training

  • Created rigged 3D Maquettes that could be transfered with hierarchies intact to Toon Boom Harmony for posing and reference and for use in the previz process.

  • Transitioned my team from in person working to work from home during the pandemic with an increase in productivity

Junior Compositor

In the late summer of 2020 I was given the opportunity to assist the compositing process on America The Motion picture. This was a great opportunity to follow a shot from the beginning of the 3d process all the way through the end of the compositing process.

3D Environment Artist

3D Environment Artist
Archer: Dog Fight
Archer: Dog Fight

This video shows the skyscape for Archer S9E4 that I created using 3ds Max, Booleans, vertex colors, opacity maps, and forest pack. I combined geospheres, baked materials, scattered planes, and adjusted placement to create diverse and organic cloud environments. I created 3 different multiple mile environments for this episode

This video shows the skyscape for Archer S9E4 that I created using 3ds Max, Booleans, vertex colors, opacity maps, and forest pack. I combined geospheres, baked materials, scattered planes, and adjusted placement to create diverse and organic cloud environments. I created 3 different multiple mile environments for this episode

3D Environment Compilation
3D Environment Compilation

In this video is a compilation of the establishing shots and environments that I worked on while at Floyd Country Productions.

In this video is a compilation of the establishing shots and environments that I worked on while at Floyd Country Productions.

Conan O'Brien ft. Archer
Conan O'Brien ft. Archer

In 2014 I moved from being an Illustrator to a 3D Environment artist. My first significant task was to model and texture the LA River, Sixth Street Viaduct, North Broadway Bridge, and other historic landmarks for Conan on TBS. Once themodeling and initial texturing was done it was sent to the talented Andrea Sipl for final texture painting.

In 2014 I moved from being an Illustrator to a 3D Environment artist. My first significant task was to model and texture the LA River, Sixth Street Viaduct, North Broadway Bridge, and other historic landmarks for Conan on TBS. Once themodeling and initial texturing was done it was sent to the talented Andrea Siple for final texture painting.

Archer: On the Rocks
Archer: On the Rocks

Archer Season 8 saw us entering Dreamland. I was lucky enough to do all modeling, shading, simulation, spinning, and rendering for the ice, glass and whiskey. After which the extemely talented Dominic Maschler did all animation post setup and compositing.

Archer Season 8 saw us entering Dreamland. I was lucky enough to do all modeling, shading, simulation, spinning, and rendering for the ice, glass and whiskey. After which the extemely talented Dominic Maschler did all animation post setup and compositing.

Starting in 2014 I was brought into Floyd Country Productions 3d Department as an environment artist. As a 3D environment artist it was my job to translate designs, story boards, and verbal direction into modeled, UVW mapped, textured, lit and rendered .psd's. Highlights:

  • Modeling and doing the first pass of textures of the LA River for our segment for Conan O’brien.

  • Modeling, testing, and slicing of the Pirate Virus prize for the 2016 scavenger hunt that went on to win the Emmy for Outstanding Creative Achievement in Interactive Media — Multiplatform Storytelling

  • Design, layout and technical testing for our first all 3ds Max pipeline for the ice cube shot on Archer Season 8 Episode 1

  • Modeling the main facades for Seasons 7, 8, and 9 of Archer.

  • Design and layout for all dogfight shots for Season 9 Episode 4 of Archer.

  • Modeling, texturing and rendering all assets of the Plaza de Armas for Season 7 Episode 11 of The League.

  • Sculpting the hot springs for Hit Monkey

Illustrator

Illustrated key poses for the characters for FX/FXX's hit TV show Archer. Highlights:

  • Season 6 Episode 1 Cobra Whiskey bottle for the beginning of the season.

  • Use of Adobe Illustrator's Blend tool to create multiple body files quickly for the Krieger Clones for the final 2 episodes of Season 5.

  • Testing of Adobe Illustrator's Width tool prior to its adoption in the pipeline to increase speed of the completion of illustrated assets. (a method that was integrated years later into production)

  • Using 3D assets as reference for props that will be seen at multiple angles