Michael Waltl
3D | FX Artist
3D | FX Artist
Resume
Main skills
3D Generalist with focus on FX animation
- particle FX
- dynamic simulations (rigid body dynamics, cloth, hair)
- fluid simulations (Maya fluids, Realflow)
-modelling
-shading and lighting
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Work experience
Trixter Film GmbH - Munich
October 2008 - March 2009
Lead FX Artist on Ninja Assassin
As Lead FX TD I created several setups for particle and fluid sims to create various effects like bursting stones, splintering wood and flying embers. Realflow and Maya fluids were used to do blood simulations for the fighting scenes. I also worked on matchmoving and lighting on some shots.Double Negative - London
June 2008 - September 2008
3D Smoke FX Sequence Lead on James Bond - Quantum of Solace
As 3D smoke fx sequence lead I prepared setups for particle and fluid sims for the smoke TDs and helped solving problems as well as organizing and scheduling meetings and giving creative/technical advice.Pictorion das Werk - Munich
April 2008 - May 2008
FX Artist on LASSA commercial
I created particle and fluid simulations to create dust and debris for a tyre commercial. The biggest challenge was to create believable dust that comes very close to camera. Compositing was done in Fusion and Flame.Double Negative - London
January 2007 - February 2008
Lighting TD on Hellboy 2 - The Golden Army
As lighting TD I worked on the "Toothfairy" sequence where I did several lighting setups and worked on establishing a render and lighting pipeline for the other lighters on the sequence.Lead 3D Artist on Cloverfield
As lead 3D artist on Cloverfield I worked on several shots including a fx shot for an electronic shop where all glass windows had to be shattered.I also was responsible for the destruction of the brooklyn bridge where I did a lot of rigid body simulation, particle fx, fluids and hand animation on the foreground elements of the sequence.
FX TD on 10.000BC
As FX TD I worked on the "Slave Uprising" sequence where I did the whole destruction of the pyramid including the animation of the golden top falling down and destroying all the scaffolding and the pyramid itself.My tasks included modelling of the scaffolding, some texture work, rigid body dynamics, particles for additional stones and sand, fluids for main dust, maya hair for ropes and different sorts of manual animaitons.
Lighting TD on Harry Potter 5
As lighting TD I worked on the "Hall of Prophecies" sequence where I did several lighting setups and precompositings with REX (Double Negatives Inhouse Maya to Renderman converter) and shake.Liga01 Computerfilm GmbH - Munich
January 2005 - January 2007
3D Generalist
At Liga01 I was mainly working for commercials where I did everything from modelling to textering, shading, animation, effects, compositing and tracking.commercials I worked on: Dresdner Bank, Premiere, Schwäbisch-Hall, MBC, Arena, ...
FreshFX GmbH - Salzburg
September 2004 - October 2004
FX Animator
For FreshFX I worked on a commercial for Braun where I did water simulations with Realflow.Black Mountain Studios - Stuttgart
September 2003 - February 2004
3D Generalist
I worked on several commercials and openers for the Disney Channel where I did some modelling, shading, rigging and animation.I also worked as modeller on the movie project "A Sound of Thunder" where I modelled some buildings and rail-tracks of Chicago.