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A N D R E W M C P H I L L I P S
OBJECTIVE
Position within which I can utilize my CG Supervising, lighting, look-dev and team
development experience.
KEY STRENGTHS
Extensive on-the-box experience in CG Supervising both Animated Feature and Visual
Effects films.
Led agile R&D pipeline development on large-scale Feature productions.
Hands-on lighting and look-development in various proprietary and non-proprietary
renderers and pipelines.
Enjoys pragmatic training, development, casting & mentoring with large and small teams.
Works well with clients, supervisors, crew and production to help deliver on-budget
successful projects within challenging deadlines.
On-set data collection experience with large scale studio commercials and personal
projects.
M.F.A Studies in Computer Animation. BA. Photography, Film and Television.
Helped unify tool-sets, work-flows and QC procedures on multi-studio productions.
EDUCATION
[ 1993– 1997 ] Rochester Institute of Technology. Rochester. New York. U.S.A
Kodak scholarship student studying on the M.F.A program in Computer Animation.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
[ 2014 - Current ] Sony Picture Imageworks. Vancouver . BC. Canada
CG Supervisor (staff)
Hotel Transylvania 2
Angry Birds ( on-the-box lighting technical director work)
[ 2012 – 2014 ] Method Studios. Vancouver. BC. Canada
CG Supervisor
The Maze Runner (promoted to Senior CG Supervisor)
Night At the Museum 3. Secret of the Tomb.
The Great Gatsby
White House Down (as Lighting Supervisor)
RoboCop (proof-of-concept look-dev work)
[ 2012 -2012 ] Moving Picture Company. Vancouver . BC. Canada
Lighting/Look-development
Man of Steel ( short-term 911 work)
[ 2010 – 2012 ] Toonbox Entertainment . Toronto. On. Canada
2. CG Supervisor
The Nut Job. “Nut's and Robbers” teaser
[ 2008 -2010 ] Starz Animation. Toronto . On. Canada
Lighting Lead
Gnomeo and Juliet
[ 2006 – 2008 ] Laika Animation. OR.
USA
Interim CG Supervisor/Head of Shot Finaling/Senior TD
Jack and Ben (Laika Feature Animation project never completed)
[ 2004 – 2006 ] CORE Animation. Toronto. On. Canada
Lighting Lead
The Wild
Ant Bully
Gnomeo and Juliet (proof-of-concept work)
[ 2004 – 2004 ] Vanguard Animation. London. England
Lighting Lead
Valiant
[ 1999 – 2004 ] PDI/DreamWorks.. Palo Alto/Redwood City. CA. USA
Lighter/Senior Lighter/Commercials CG Supervisor
Shrek 3D
Shrek 2
Minority Report
A.I. Artificial Intelligence
Mission Impossible 2
ANTZ Imax
Hong Kong Phooey ( proof-of-concept work)
Supernova
Monster.com ( 6 commercials as VFX Supervisor)
L'Oreal. Featherlash (commercial as VFX Supervisor)
Intel Blue Aliens
[ 1997 – 1999 ] Dream Quest Images. Simi Valley. CA. USA
Lighter/Generalist
Mighty Joe Young
PERSONAL WORK.
Blood Will Tell
(2007)
Blood Will Tell was invited to World Première at the Toronto
International Film Festival. After much success in the festival circuit, it
won the, Grand Jury Award at Slamdance International Film Festival. The
festival screenings culminated with Blood Will Tell being selected for a
four week, exclusive run at the IFC Film Center in New York.
Doll (2016) My new personal project is a live action/vfx short about Voodoo.
TECHNICAL SKILLS
Maya Houdini (working knowledge)
V-Ray Python/mel (working knowledge)
Renderman PDI/DreamWorks/Sony Proprietary
Mental Ray Nuke . Digital Fusion
Arnold Katana