S i m o n J o n e s
3D Artist / Lighting Technical Director
239-938-4080
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2342978/
Summary:
I consider myself a technical artist. I enjoy making pictures from an aesthetic point of view but I also find it fascinating to dig into the technicalities of how we make the visual effects. Throughout my day I find myself writing scripts to speed up both my workflow and others. I’m currently pushing myself to learn shader writing in rsl as well. Not just the language but the concepts and math behind it all that will transfer to any application. I firmly believe that there is always more to be learned and my goal is to always keep pushing myself to the next level. I would say that the things I enjoy most are helping others in a team, tackling problems that require solutions and creating beautiful art.
Software:
* Maya 3D
* Mel Scripting
* Python Scripting
* Mental Ray
* XSI 3D
* Lightwave 3D
* Blender 3D
* Proprietary R&H Software
* Shake
* Digital Fusion
* Combustion
* Nuke
* After Effects
* Reel Flow
* Ulead Media Studio Pro
* Photoshop
Operating Systems:
* Linux
* Windows
* Macintosh
Professional Experience:
Rhythm And Hues September 2008 - Current
Alvin and the Chipmunks 2 (Feature Film)
* Lighting Technical Director (Proprietary in house software)
Night At the Museum 2 (Feature Film)
* Lighting Technical Director (Proprietary in house software)
Cafe FX, California June 2007 - October 2008
7 Pounds(Feature Film)
* Lighting Lead (Maya/mentalray/Digital Fusion)
Red Cliff (Feature Film)
* Lighting TD (XSI/Maya/Digital Fusion)
Nim's Island (Feature Film)
* Lighting TD (Maya/Mel/Digital Fusion)
The Mist (Feature Film)
* Lighting TD (XSI/Digital Fusion)
3DH Entertainment, Orlando, Florida Nov 2006 - June 2007
Creative Director of Lighting and Comp
Passion Pictures, London, UK Sept 2006 - Oct 2006
Gordons Gin (Commercial)
* Lighting/Compositing (XSI/After Effects)
Omation Studios, San Clemente, CA Dec 2005 - June 2006
Barnyard (Feature Film)
* Lighting/Compositing (XSI/Digital Fusion)
Reel FX Creative Studios, Dallas, Tx May 2005 - Nov 2005
"Boz the Bear" DVDs
* Lighting/Compositing (Maya 3D/Nuke)
Robots DVD short "Aunt Fanny's tour of booty"
* Lighting/Compositing (Maya 3D/Nuke)
Axis Animation, Glasgow, UK Jan 2005 - March 2005
"Colin and Cumberland" UK
*Lead Lighter/Compositing (Lightwave 3D/Combustion)
Other Projects
* Particle Effects Animation (Lightwave 3D)
* Lighting/Compositing (Lightwave 3D/Combustion)
Various Freelance Projects 2003 - 2005
* Special Effects Supervisor: Was on set as a supervisor for the effects on a low budget movie. My job was to take care of problems before it got to post and guide the director in setting up the effects shots.
* Camera man: Shot a large portion of video for a low budget movie. Using broadcast quality cameras.
* Special Effects Supervisor: For this low budget movie I was in charge of advising the director on how to shoot certain bluescreen shots. I composited all the bluescreen shots with their backgrounds and also created and animated a digital double for some shots that required it.
* Camera man / Editor: I have shot professional video at two weddings and edited one complete wedding video.
* Product Previs: For this Non Disclosure project I created a 3d animation to show investors a product.
* Freelance project for Fox searchlab: Created a 3d animation from script to final output for the opening credit sequence of a Fox searchlab film.
* Product Previs: Created a Non Disclosure 3d animation for a product show. The product won the contest partly due to my animation.
