Miguel Gierran

CG Artist at Wētā FX

Wellington, New Zealand

Summary

(Masters) Master of Design Technology and (BSc) Computer Graphics graduate at Victoria University of Wellington.

My portfolio contains a wide range of projects from different types of media. I'm also exploring other mediums through side projects (generally just want to make cool stuff) as a way to learn, hone & build more skills.

Skills

Software proficiency

Maya

Substance 3D Painter

Illustrator

Photoshop

Unreal Engine

Unity

3DCoat

C++

OpenGL

Java

Premiere

MotionBuilder

Houdini

Reel

Productions

- Movie
  Avatar: The Way of Water
- Year
  2022
- Role
  Assistant Technical Director - Motion Research and Development
- Company
  Wētā FX
- Movie
  Night Light
- Year
  2022
- Role
  Director, Writer, Motion Capture, Motion Edit, Effects, Environment Artist
- Company
  Victoria University of Wellington

Experience

Creatures Assistant Technical Director at Wētā FX
June 2023 - Present
Part of the Creatures Team building puppet rigs and cloth & muscle setups/simulations
Shots Assistant Technical Director at Wētā FX
Wellington
March 2022 - June 2023
This role was assisting in a wide range of departments at Wētā FX as a Shots ATD.
VFX Artist at Universal Music Group NZ
Wellington, New Zealand
May 2021 - June 2021
Summer Researcher at Victoria University of Wellington
Wellington, New Zealand
November 2020 - February 2021
Research Project on VRLE (Virtual Reality Learning Environments)
Teaching Assistant at Victoria University of Wellington
Wellington, New Zealand
July 2020 - October 2020
Animation and Visual Effects in 3D Character Animation.

Mobile Media and Mixed Reality

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