ALEX NICE_resume

ALEX NICE

Professional 2D and 3D Artist

Phone: 925.899.6423

zandernice@hotmail.com

OBJECTIVE

Any opportunity that allows me to use my artistic skills as a Matte Painter, Concept/layout Artist, or as a CG Generalist in a professional studio environment with the goal of creating world class digital imagery for broadcast and film.

EXPERIENCE

Digital Domain

2012 · Matte painter for "Rock of Ages" feature

Relavant VFX

2011 · Matte painter for "Hess" tv spot

Pixomondo

2011 · Matte painter for "Hugo Cabret" feature directed by Martin Scorsese (VES nomination)

Pixomondo

2011 · Matte painter for "Transformers" tv spot

Digital Domain

2011 · Matte painter for "Amaz'n" tv spot (VES nomination)

Prime Focus

2010 · Matte painter for "Tron Legacy". Feature film by Disny Pitures

Svengali FX

2010 · Matte painting and 3d Modeling for "Priest.". Feature Filmby Sony Pictures

Uncharted Territory / Sony

2008-2009 · "2012" Matte Painter and 3d Modeler. Created environment background matte paintings and 3d projection scenes (in Nuke and in 3dsMax) for the "Las Vegas in Ruins" and "LA destruction" sequences as well as created fully unwrapped hero models of environment Buildings and scene assets.

Sway Studios

2008-2009 · CG generalist and Matte Painter. Worked with sway on multiple national commercial car spots depicting all CG environments and vehicles rendered in Vray, and composited in Nuke.

Visual Forensics, San Ramon, CA

2002-2008 Played a pivotal role in delivering over thirty 3D animated simulations and accident reenactments to be used as evidence in multi-million dollar high profile courtroom trials.

Responsibilities included:

Recreation of scientifically accurate accident scenes in 3D. Modeling, texture Mapping, lighting, and general sene assembly
Character, Vehicle, and Camera Animation while following the guidlines provided by Scientists and Accident Reconstructionists.
Camera Tracking HD footage
Production Coordination of large scale HD film crews, scheduling and procurment of shooting locations such as airports, train stations and documentary protography.
Worked with numerous Lasic patients who's surgerys had been botched - Aided in developing exemplary evidance of damage done to their eyes.

Precision Simulations, Grass Valley, CA

2005-2008 · Provided client with scientifically accurate 3D models and scenes for numerous 3D simulations to used as evidence for courtroom litigation purposes.

Character Designer / Modeler - Contract

2005-2007 · Provided 3D cartoon characters and model design sheets for a proposed children’s television show at the rate of one finalized, animation ready character per month.

Temple Games, San Leandro, CA -

2004-2005 · Provided client with eighteen high resolution, full color, fantasy Illustrated game card designs depicting game characters in various situations for a board game titled Chizo Rising.

Sabel Engineering -

2004 · Product Design Visualization - Provided client with detailed, 6 minute 3d animation of highly technical Automatic Product Packager. Final animation was edited with sound and delivered on DVD to be used as marketing material.

Advanced Stent Technologies -

2004 · Provided client with several sophisticated 3d medical animations depicting an Angioplasty of a human artery, for medical training and presentation purposes.

Litigation Animation, San Jose, CA

2004· Created courtroom simulations involving pedestrians and motor vehicle accidents. Assisted in the filming of multiple accident reenactments.

Cycore, San Mateo, California

2001 · Contributed to the development of PuppetTime Producer, an interactive web event driven animation tool during the dotcom boom.

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

• Excelent Skills in Matte painting as well as Concept and Layout for film

• Solid grasp of traditional art mediums Oils, Watercolor, Pastels

• Ten years experience in 3ds Max dating back to 3d Studio dos R1

• Expert skills in Photoshop and Painter for digital matte painting and image manipulation

• Skills in AfterFX and Nuke

• Full understanding of image formats such as .EXR - 16 and 32 bit formats, as well as accounting for Gama and Luts.

• Working knowledge of rendering systems such as VRAY and Mental Ray for production pipeline

• Strong Understanding of setting up 3d Projections in 3dsMax, C4D, XSI and Nuke,

• Excelent understanding of Film and HD digital video production pipelines

• Understanding of other tools such as Boujou Tracking, Image Stitching, and HDRI protography.

EDUCATION AND RELEVANT COURSES

Art Academy San Francisco

Diablo Valley College