B.S. COMPUTER SCIENCEUniversity of South Carolina 2012

EDUCATION

HoudiniLightwaveOctane PF TrackPTGuiCrazy Bump

After Effects / Premiere ProPhotoshop / LightroomIllustratorMochaFusion / ResolveDSLR

Windows / Mac / LinuxMedia EncoderPythonC++

2D TECH3DTOOLS

Directed, shot, abstract FX, edited“P for Portal” sequence, green screen cleanupEdited, green screenTitle design, edited

TECHNICAL ARTIST — ABLE vfx ablevfx.comFebruary 2015 - June 2019Projects included: NBA on TNT, Atlanta Hawks, NCAA Basketball, USGA, Bridgestone Golf, Carnival Cruise Line, Goodwilll, LG, Izod, BP, SC Lottery

Constructed custom animation systems and creature rigs Created assets and handled exchanges between packagesDeveloped dynamic simulations — rigid, pyro, clothDeveloped dynamic simulations — rigid, pyro, clothAssisted on-set VFX supervisor — HDRI creation, data wrangling, camera department communicationIngested footage and prepared projects for productionProposed and helped design new project directory structureImplemented Lightwave and Octane network renderingDeployed 10GB/s networking and 24TB RAID NAS for increased shared storage performanceHelped develop creative and write treatments for prospective projects

MMOTION DESIGNER — WIS TV wistv.comJune 2013 - February 2015Created title and info graphics for news storiesManaged quick turn around times between initial prompts and delivery

VFX/ANIMATION INTERN — Mad Monkey Inc. gomadmonkey.comMay 2011 - December 2011Assisted lead animator with secondary animationsSupported lead compositor with roto and prep work Supported lead compositor with roto and prep work

FREELANCE“Kabukiman” by RAVECOP — Music Video (2018)”Witch” — Short film (2017)“Hacked” — Short film (2014)“Kosmonauts” — Short film (2012)

FREELANCE VJApril 2014 - CurrentApril 2014 - CurrentMixed visual content to match live music actsProjection mappingOversaw rigging of projectors and cable runs

EXPERIENCE

TECHNICAL ARTISTMICHAEL SHOPPELL