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SURAJ NAYAK +64 21 1402331

[email protected]

www.surajnayak.weebly.com

Auckland, New Zealand

PERSONAL SUMMARY I am a passionate and skillful 3D Artist with over four and a half years of industry experience. Working with the top studios in Auckland on a wide variety of projects ranging from TV shows, feature films to high end TVCs. Mainly seeking to further my career in modelling, lighting or look development and to utilize the skills and knowledge that I am constantly acquiring through working in the VFX industry. I am always committed to producing the best possible result.

SKILLS AND STRENGTH Software Maya | Redshift | ZBrush | Arnold | Nuke | Substance Painter | Vray | After Effects | Photoshop

Key Skills      

Understanding of light and its properties. Good understanding of anatomy and solid foundation in traditional art and photography. Proficient at optimizing and look dev’ing photorealistic renders. High quality organic and hard-surface modelling. Constantly developing and excellent problem solving skills from ongoing technical problem solving in 3D applications and previous on-set experience (film shooting). Quick at picking up new software and understanding its fundamentals.

ACCOLADES Winner of CAANZ Axis Awards Silver (best in category) for Visual Effects 2017 [Steinlager Tokyo Dry TVC, directed by Joel Kefali.] [Personal contribution: Lighting, look dev, texturing and some modelling. Lit and rendered majority of the shots and assisted the other artists with the lighting, ensuring consistent lighting across all shots.]

Winner of CAANZ Axis Awards Gold for Visual Effects 2016 [Air New Zealand Men in Black Safety Defenders Safety Video, directed by Campbell Hooper] [Personal contribution: Modelling, texturing, animation, lighting and rendering various 3D assets.]

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Winner of CAANZ Axis Awards Silver for Visual Effects 2016 [University of Western Sydney Jay Manley Unlimited TVC, directed by Jae Morrison] [Personal contribution: Modelling, texturing, animation, rigging, lighting and rendering various 3D assets.]

Winner of CAANZ Axis Awards Bronze for Visual Effects 2016 Winner Spikes Asia Awards Grand Prix for Film 2016 [University of Western Sydney Deng Adut Unlimited TVC, directed by Jae Morrison] [Personal contribution: Animation, lighting and look dev of the military tanks in tank missile fire shots.]

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY 3D/ VFX Artist – Freelancing at Faraway Animation, Underpants, Blockhead VFX and various other studios February 2018 – Present -

Worked on creating a futuristic city and a major asset in an international short film. Tasked with modelling, texturing, lighting and look dev’ing a variety of character shots and background shots for an animated feature and commercials.

3D/ VFX Artist – Freelancing at Blockhead VFX January 2018 – January 2018 -

Worked on creating high res detailed futuristic hard surface 3D Models from concept art. Previs for a short film.

3D/ VFX Artist – Contractor at Digipost May 2017 – November 2017 -

Worked on season 3 of 'Ash vs Evil Dead' TV Show. Assisted and trained other 3D artists in the 3D workflow used at the facility. Worked closely with the VFX supervisors to ensure their and the clients visions are met. Responsible for query checking my own work and the work of other 3D artists to ensure it is of a high standard before sending it through to the compositors.

3D/ VFX Artist – Freelancing at Blockhead VFX, Cause+FX, Digipost, Palace Studio September 2016 – April 2017 2|Page

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Taking lead and creating scene setups with lighting as templates for other artists. (Palace Studio) Working to very tight deadlines, producing high quality work for high end commercials. Working on mo-cap rigs. R&D with Yeti Fur. (Blockhead VFX) Working out a good stable workflow for a job requiring Houdini & Maya. (Digipost) Generating a field of grass and affecting it with a car moving on top leaving tire trails, using MASH for Maya. (Cause+FX)

3D/ VFX Artist – Contractor at Digipost January 2016 – August 2016 -

Working to very tight deadlines, producing high quality work for feature film – “Into the Rainbow”, 2016 and TV show – “Ash vs Evil Dead” Season 2. Managing the 3D pipeline solo on the TV show, coming up with creative solutions to meet and exceed client’s vision. Helping setup 3D workflows for smooth and efficient flow of data between 3D and 2D Depts on the feature film. R&D and Look dev’ing assets to use in production on long form projects. Creating 3D for use in a stereoscopic feature film.

3D/ VFX Artist – Freelancing initially, then Fulltime at Beryl ltd July 2014 – December 2015 -

Working to tight deadlines, producing high quality work for high profile commercials. R&D’ing and learning new software/techniques quickly to use in production with short deadlines. Creating 3D for use in a VR project. Modelling a wide variety of high detailed assets. Extending backgrounds and extensive matte painting on stills using Photoshop.

3D Artist/ VFX Artist/Photographer - Freelance jobs at Mandy VFX, Zsofi Pictures and others February 2013 – August 2014 -

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Creating a Rugby ball and lighting, texturing and rendering and compositing it into a live action plate to replace the original ball. (Mandy VFX) Vfx compositing on two complex shots. Involving modelling, dynamics, lighting, rendering, roto, tracking, object removal. (Short film Hadir and The Deep by Zsofi Pictures) Taking photos in harsh lighting conditions, color grading and touch up in Camera Raw. (Charity Concert “Rock On 2013”) 3|Page

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Asset modelling, texturing, lighting, animation, dynamics and rendering in Maya; post work in Nuke. (For an engineering student)

EDUCATION Bachelor of Art and Design - 3D Animation and Visual Effects Media Design School, Auckland Graduated: November 2013

Diploma in Character Animation Level 5 and Level 6 Freelance Animation School (Animation College NZ), Auckland Graduated: December 2010

PERSONAL QUALITIES      

Positive attitude Good listener and I pay attention to detail Flexible, honest and reliable Team oriented Adaptable to changing situations Proactive and able to handle minimal supervision

INTERESTS AND HOBBIES Photography | Drawing | Books | Archery | Video games | Soccer

REFEREES Available on request.

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