B R I A N    D A V I S
brian@thedeathknight.com
 PRIMARY  SKILLS
Project Supervision, Art Direction, 3D FX Animation, 3D Lighting, 2D Compositing,
Digital Matte Painting, Texture Painting, Online and Offline Nonlinear Editing.
 
 ONLINE DEMO REEL
SOFTWARE  PROFICIENCIES
3D Software: Houdini, Maya, Softimage, Renderman, Arnold, Mental Ray,
Amazon Paint, DeepPaint, Terragen, Jig, And, Voodoo, Electric Image, ODE, HDRI, Massive.
2D Software: Shake, AfterEffects, Elastic Reality, Ultimatte, Photoshop,
Icy, Nuke, Gimp, Commotion, Rayz, Katana, Matador.
Non-Linear Editing Systems: ImMix/Scitec VideoCube, Adobe Premiere,
AVID Media Composer, Sony Vegas, Video Toaster.

OTHER  SKILLS
Artist Supervision, Effects Design, Developing FX Budgets, Bidding, Coordination of Production Schedules, Training New Employees, Non-Linear Editing, Camera Operator, Lighting Design, Costume Design, Still Photography, use of Optical Printers, Copy/Animation Stands, And Was One Of The Prescreening Judges for the Humboldt International Film & Video Festival.

EDUCATION
BA in Film Production From The California State University at Humboldt
ROP Certifications for Computer Technician and Electronics Repair

WORK HISTORY 

Dreamworks Animation-3D Effects Artist
July2009-Present
Sony Pictures Imageworks-3D Effects TD
May 2003-July2009
Cinesite-3D Effects Technical Director
January 2003-May 2003
Creative Visual Effects (Crystal Sky)-3D Lighting TD
December 2001-July 2002
Rhythm and Hues-3D Rendering and Lighting TD
February 2001 to June 2001
Digital Domain-3D FX Technical Director
September 1999 to January 2001
Caliban Filmworks-Lead 3D Visual Effects Artist
May 1999 to June 1999
Banned From The Ranch-Art Director/Visual Effects Supervisor
November 1998 to April 1999
Blue Sky | VIFX-2D/3D Technical Director
December 1995 to October 1998
Video Image-Screen Graphics Production
June 1994 to November 1995
PixelWorks-Editor/Camera Operator
February 1992 to May 1994
JVP Concept Videos-Digital Video Effects/Camera Operator
March 1993 to January 1995

CREDIT LIST

Kung Fu Panda 2:
Baby Panda Tears. And other destruction...

How To Train Your Dragon:
Destruction, Dust, Debris...

Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs:
Spaghetti Twister, Food Dynamics, Crowd Simulations.

Body of Lies:
Missile and RPG trails.

Speed Racer:
Ice Debris...

Beowulf:
Blood, Bubbles, Misc...

Spider Man 3:
Webs, Glider Fire, Goo, etc...

Open Season: 2006 Release
Smoke, Dust, Rain, Water, etc...

Zathura: November 2005 Release
Meteors/SolarFlares/Black Hole/Other Misc Effects

Bewitched: June 2005 Release
3D Tree and Ground Displacement

The Polar Express: December 2004 Release
3D Smoke/Steam/Snow/Fire Effects

The Haunted Mansion: November 2003 Release
3D Smoke/Ghost Effects

X-Men 2: 2003 Release
3D Effects (Nightcrawler)

Karate Dog (Previously "Unleashed"): 2003 Release
3D Talking Animals/Fur

Baby Geniuses 2: 2002 Release
Talking Babies, Other Misc Effects....

Doctor Doolittle 2: 2001 Release
3D Talking Animals

How The Grinch Stole Christmas: 2000 Release
3D Clouds, Snow, and Atmospheric Effects

Stormrider: Disney Ride Film
3D Hurricane Cloud Environments

Life On Mars: Pre-Production Film Trailer
3D Space Environments

The Hollow Man: 2000 Release
Art Direction/Supervision

Vendetta: 1999 Release
Wire/Rig Removals

Star Trek, Insurrection: 1998 Release
3D Drone and Shuttle Animation, Matte Painting

Blade: 1998 Release
3D Blood Animation, Compositing

X-Files, The Movie: 1998 Release
Saucer Texture Designs

Titan AE: Pre-Production Test
3D Space Backdrops

Firestorm: 1998 Release
3D Animation, Compositing, Fire, Smoke, Etc.

Anarchy TV: 1999 Release
Title Designs and Animation

Volcano: 1997 Release
3D Fire and Smoke Animation, Compositing

The Shining: (Miniseries) 1997 Release
3D Wasp Animation, Morphs

Jingle All The Way: 1996 Release
3D Turbodisk and Jetpack Animation

Bad Moon: 1996 Release
Werewolf Morphs, Greenscreen Compositing

Rockers: (Motion Simulator Ride) 1996 Re-Release
Dynamic Color Correction, Color Timing

Escape From LA: 1996 Release
3D Underwater Animation

The Rock: 1996 Release
3D Submarine Animation, 2D Missile Animation

First Kid: 1996 Release
2D Screen Graphics Animation

Executive Decision: 1996 Release
3D Airplane Animation, 2D Screen Graphics Animation

Down Periscope: 1996 Release
2D Screen Graphics Animation

Commercial and Corporate Video Credits:
Estee Lauder, Isuzu, ITT, General Motors, Mizuno & Associates, Oakley,
University of Southern California, Jewelry TV, Giant Mountain Bikes,
United States Geologic Survey, Osaka Sankyo University, California Leathercrafts,
Cosmetic World, as well as many fashion and awards shows.

References and Demo Reel Available Upon Request

 

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