Portfolio

The banner above starts with TRON, which was the main inspiration for me to enter the field of computer graphics. Followed by all the movies, I worked on over the years - see also IMDb.

Below you will find work samples from films I worked on while at Framestore, London in the Creature FX department as well as my demo reel with work from animation films I worked on while I was at Dreamworks Animation.

Siggraph Paper
Work Samples

Framestore
Dreamworks Animation
Unity

Machine Learning

Forest Cover Types
Art Images
News Content
Mug Shots

Siggraph Paper

Before I forget, here is the siggraph paper¹ from 2008 I co-wrote with Nathaniel Dirksen and Rob Vogt:

Art-Directable Dynamic-Hair Shells in "Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa" (link opens in new tab)

Work Samples

Framestore

Developed and implemented workflow toolset
Co-developed default qualoth sim rig, amongst other things defined simulation and collision settings for Tigger and Piglet
Shot work:

Fine-tuned qualoth simulation (look, feel, wrinkles etc.)
Tweaked hair simulation, i.e. wind, walk s run, etcetera
Addressed collisions on Pooh: hair, jumper
Addressed collisions on Eeyore: hair, booklet

Created custom muscle self-collision rig for Hulk; feedback to R&D resulted in improved default muscle collision
Fine-tuned skin and muscle simulation

Dreamworks Animation

Trolls / Lead Character Technical Director

Set creative and technical direction
Oversaw technical development, including writing custom deformation operators
Oversaw motion system and body deformations work, both technical and aesthetically.
Setup character template
Identify show requirements that were not part of the usual standard template
Character rigged included: Poppy and Branch, and many more

Penguins of Madagascar / Lead Character Technical Director

same tasks as seen above
Characters rigged: Classified (wolf) and the Penguins (as seen), and others
Challenges building the penguin rig:

Wide range of motion, not only in for the legs reaching far up into the belly area, but also the mouth being able to open wide into the chest area.
Being able to use the rig for the zombie variations.

Mr. Peabody & Sherman / Lead Character Technical Director

Set creative and technical direction
Oversaw technical development on that show and coordinated the development efforts from R&D for porting an older lattice box deformer to the shows needs
Oversaw motion system and body deformations work, both technical and aesthetically.
Setup character template
Identify show requirements that were not part of the usual standard template
Rigged the lead characters Mr. Peabody and Sherman