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Welcome,
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my name is Manuel Macha and what you´re
currently looking at, is my home in the world wide web.
I turned my passion for CG into my profession and started
freelancing, some time back.
Right now, I'm working as a Lighting-TD / Generalist-TD at Animal Logic.
If you have any comments or questions regarding my work, please
dont`t hesitate to contact me.
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Date of
Birth |
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| 08.10.77 |
| Nationality |
| German |
| Languages |
| German, English, French |
| My profile |
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CV / Shot-Breakdown
Please feel free to download
a PDF-version of my current CV. It contains all information
from this page, such as work experience, software-skills and
contact data. It also includes a short shot-breakdown for
my demo reel and some
letters of recommendation from my previous employers.
A more detailed shot breakdown is available for download as well, listing my contributions for each individual shot on my demoreel. |
Career Objectives
I'm a CG-generalist with comprehensive knowledge in all areas of 3D-Production. I possess in-depth knowledge and experience in modeling, rigging, animation and texturing, lighting, rendering, composting and mel-scripting.
My ambition is to attain a responsible position in a creative production environment that gets me involved in the decision-making processes throughout the course of VFX-creation. I’d like to constantly develop my artistic and technical skills and to create the highest possible quality of visual effects. |
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Work Experience
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Position
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Client
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Responsibilities |
From
11.2007 |
Lighting-TD / Generalist-TD |
Animal Logic,
Sydney, Australia |
Lighting, Rendering and Compositing for commercials and feature films. |
06.2007 -
11.2007
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Senior Technical Director
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Lucasfilm Animation Singapore
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Lighting, Rendering and Compositing shots on the upcoming "Clone-Wars" Full-CG TV-series. Developing and maintaining tools and UI’s for the TD-department. |
03.2007 -
06.2007
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Technical Director
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Lucasfilm Animation Singapore
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08.2005 -
03.2007 |
Character Animator
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Lucasfilm Animation Singapore |
Animating characters and creatures on the upcoming "Clone-Wars" Full-CG TV-series. |
03.2005 -
07.2005
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CG-Artist
TV-Commercials |
Fin Design & Effects,
Sydney, Australia |
Working as a generalist in all aspects of 3D-creation on the
production of tv-commercials for international clients.
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04.2004 -
03.2005
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Modeling Supervisor
“X and I”, Full CGI-Feature Film |
Paprikaas Animation Studios, Bangalore, India;
A.S.P. Roma, Italy |
Supervising the modelling of characters, sets and props; maintaining
a consistent high artistic and technical quality of the models
and integrating them into the production pipeline.
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02.2004 -
04.2004
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Modeling, Texturing Artist
“A Sound of Thunder”, Feature Film |
Black Mountain GmbH,
Stuttgart, Germany |
Modelling and texturing of photo-realistic set-extensions.
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12.2003
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Animator, Lighting Artist
“Pepito”, TV-Commercial |
Fiftyeight 3D GmbH,
Wiesbaden, Germany |
Animation, lighting, splitting the shots in different render
passes.
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10.2003 -
11.2003
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CG-Artist
Architectural Visualization |
Schering AG;
Schreiber & Friends,
Berlin, Germany
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Modeling, texturing, rendering and compositing. |
08.2003 -
09.2003
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CG-Artist
“conTENT”, Architectural Visualization |
HeidelbergCement AG;
Schreiber & Friends,
Berlin, Germany
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Modeling, texturing, rendering and compositing. |
03.2003 -
04.2003
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CG-Artist
“informationobjects”,
3D-animated imagefilm |
informationobjects AG,
St.Gallen, Switzerland |
Concept, modeling, texturing, animation, rendering, compositing
and editing.
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03.2002 -
05.2002
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CG-Artist
Industrial Visualization |
Troester GmbH & Co KG,
Hannover, Germany |
Concept, modeling, texturing, animation, rendering, compositing
and editing.
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06.2000 -
07.2000
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CG-Artist
Industrial Visualization |
Troester GmbH & Co KG,
Hannover, Germany |
Concept, modeling, texturing, animation, rendering, compositing
and editing.
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08.1999 -
09.2000
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Graphics Artist for web- and multimedia solutions |
Tricus Systemhaus GmbH, Dormagen, Germany |
Creation of websites and multimedia applications, using Adobe
Photoshop and Macromedia Flash
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Education
| Duration |
Education
Institution |
Qualification |
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09.2000 -
09.2003 |
The German Film School,
Berlin |
Graduated with a diploma in animation. |
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08.1998 -
09.2000 |
FH-Düsseldorf,
(University for Applied Sciences) |
4 terms “media techniques” |
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08.1997 -
09.1998 |
Alternative Service |
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Untill
04.1997 |
Bettina von Arnim Gymnasium, Dormagen |
Abitur (HSC) |
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Software-Skills
| 3D-Software |
Skill Level |
2D-Software |
Skill Level |
| Maya |
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Photoshop |
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| DeepPaint3D |
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Shake |
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| Syflex 2.0 |
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Nuke |
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| Zbrush 2 |
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Fusion |
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| Softimage XSI |
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combustion* |
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| 3ds max |
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AfterEffects |
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| Minolta Vivid 700 3D-Scanner |
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edit* |
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Premiere |
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MatchmoverPro |
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| Operating Systems |
Linux and Windows. |
Additional Skills
| Modeling |
Polygon- and Nurbs-modeling, good hard-surface modeling skills. |
| Texturing |
Proficient in creating hi-res textures, using both 2D- and 3D Paint Applications (Photoshop/ DeepPaint 3D). |
| Rigging |
Advanced rigging techniques like squash'n'stretch, expressions, utility nodes and automated setups, using MEL scripting. |
| Animation |
Experienced and fast animator. Good understanding of the principles of animation, timing, weight... |
| Rendering |
Experienced in working with Mental Ray/Custom Shaders, complex shading networks and Multipass Rendering for compositing/lighting purposes. |
| MEL Scripting |
Writing custom tools and UI's, in order to optimize workflow and streamlining the production pipeline. |
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Awards and Publications
| Dronez |
Sundance Online Film Festival 2004 |
Film nominated |
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International 3D-Awards 2003, Copenhagen |
Film nominated in the category “Best Student Animation” |
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Animago Award 2003 |
Film won 1st place in the category “Education / Animation
/ Science Fiction” |
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Kurz & Schön Festival 2004, Cologne |
Film won 3rd place |
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Exposé 1 Artbook |
Still image published |
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| The Gift |
Animago Award 2003 |
Film won 1st place in the category “Education / Compositing
/ Special Effects” |
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| Bokksakk |
Animago Award 2003 |
Film won 1st place in the category “Education / Animation
/ Super Short Film” |
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Animago Award 2003 |
Still image won 2nd place in the category „Education
/ Still / Creature“ |
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| Voodoorama |
Prix du Film d'Animation Vues d'Afrique, Canada |
Film nominated |
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| Several awards and interviews
on internet-sites like CGtalk, CGchannel, 3Dtotal, 3Dfestival
and Alias.com |
I’m also writing Maya-related
articles and workshops for DIGITAL PRODUCTION, the leading German-language
DCC magazine. |
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Letters of Recommendation
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All contents on this site, unless otherwise stated ©
Manuel Macha 2005
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425 kB, PDF 
