Resume

James Sweeney

Virtual Art Department Supervisor

Los Angeles, United States

Summary

OBJECTIVE:
Environment Artist/VAD Supervisor

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
18 years of experience working on over 30 feature films and 10 Virtual productions.
Experience managing VAD teams on Feature Film and Episodic Productions.
Experience assisting VFX Supes and Bidding Producers with Virtual Production budgeting and artist scheduling.
Expertise with Maya, Zbrush, Substance Painter, Photoshop and Agisoft.
Proficiency with Unreal Engine 5.1, Houdini 18, Gaea, Quixel, and Marmoset Toolbag and Perforce.
Experience with VRay, Arnold and Redshift.
Hard surface and Organic Hi-res and proxy model generation for previs/postvis using Maya, and Zbrush.
On set experience as an Integration Supervisor.
UV layout and Texture generation/unwrapping skills in Maya and Houdini and environment
projections in Nuke and Maya.
Professional experience in the areas of Modeling, Texturing, Unreal Layout, Previs, Postvis, Matchmoving, Cloth, RBD, Particle simulation, Lighting, Photogrammetry and UV layout.

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Skills

Software proficiency

3ds Max

Houdini

Maya

Nuke

Photoshop

Substance 3D Painter

Marmoset Toolbag

ZBrush

Marvelous Designer

3DEqualizer

Productions

- TV Production
  Mandalorian
- Year
  2020
- Role
  Virtual Art Department Environment Artist
- Company
  The Third Floor
- Movie
  Mouse Guard
- Year
  2023
- Role
  Virtual Art Department Environment Artist
- Company
  Halon
- Movie
  Avatar 2
- Year
  2021
- Role
  Virtual Art Department Environment Artist
- Company
  Light Storm Entertainment
- Movie
  Ready Player One
- Year
  2018
- Role
  Virtual Art Department Environment Artist
- Company
  Digital Domain
- Movie
  Jungle Book
- Year
  2016
- Role
  Virtual Art Department Environment Artist
- Company
  Digital Domain
- Movie
  Independence Day: Resurgence
- Year
  2016
- Role
  Digital Artist
- Company
  Uncharted Territory
- Movie
  Captain America: The Winter Soldier
- Year
  2014
- Role
  Tracking Supervisor
- Company
  Scanline VFX
- Movie
  Into The Storm
- Year
  2014
- Role
  Tracking Supervisor
- Company
  Scanline VFX
- Movie
  The Avengers
- Year
  2012
- Role
  Tracking Supervisor
- Company
  Scanline VFX
- Movie
  Iron Man 3
- Year
  2013
- Role
  Tracking Supervisor
- Company
  Scanline VFX
- Movie
  The Wolf of Wall Street
- Year
  2013
- Role
  Tracking Supervisor
- Company
  Scanline VFX
- Movie
  Man of Steel
- Year
  2013
- Role
  Tracking Supervisor
- Company
  Scanline VFX
- Movie
  Avatar 2
- Year
  2021
- Role
  Virtual Art Department Environment Artist
- Company
  Light Storm Entertainment
- Movie
  Avatar
- Year
  2009
- Role
  Digital Artist
- Company
  Prime Focus
- Movie
  300: Rise of an Empire
- Year
  2014
- Role
  Tracking Supervisor
- Company
  Scanline VFX
- Movie
  RoboCop
- Year
  2014
- Role
  Digital Artist
- Company
  Method
- Movie
  Thor: The Dark World
- Year
  2013
- Role
  Digital Artist
- Company
  Method
- Movie
  Divergent
- Year
  2014
- Role
  Digital Artist
- Company
  Method
- Movie
  Battleship
- Year
  2012
- Role
  Digital Artist
- Company
  Scanline VFX
- Movie
  Real Steel
- Year
  2011
- Role
  Digital Artist
- Company
  Digital Domain
- Movie
  Super 8
- Year
  2011
- Role
  Digital Artist
- Company
  Scanline VFX
- Movie
  Tron Legacy
- Year
  2010
- Role
  Digital Artist
- Company
  Digital Domain
- Movie
  Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief
- Year
  2010
- Role
  Digital Artist
- Company
  Digital Domain
- Movie
  G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra
- Year
  2009
- Role
  Digital Artist
- Company
  Digital Domain
- Movie
  The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
- Year
  2008
- Role
  Digital Artist
- Company
  Digital Domain
- Movie
  Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem
- Year
  2007
- Role
  Digital Artist
- Company
  Hydraulx
- Movie
  The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising
- Year
  2007
- Role
  Digital Artist
- Company
  Hydraulx
- Movie
  The Invasion
- Year
  2007
- Role
  Digital Artist
- Company
  Hydraulx
- Movie
  Planet Terror
- Year
  2007
- Role
  Tracking Artist
- Company
  The Orphanage
- Movie
  Fantastic 4: Rise of the Silver Surfer
- Year
  2007
- Role
  Digital Artist
- Company
  Hydraulx
- Movie
  The Last Mimzy
- Year
  2007
- Role
  Tracking Artist
- Company
  The Orphanage
- Movie
  Grind House
- Year
  2007
- Role
  Tracking Artist
- Company
  The Orphanage

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