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I design, direct and produce video motion graphics and digital effects sequences. I am a senior 2d and 3d animator / digital artist with a career of over twenty years working with computer graphics. I originally worked for eleven years in Soho at the heart of the UK post production industry. I then co-founded the company SquareZero in Shoreditch in 2003 where we worked on events, broadcast TV, promos and other digital media. Alongside the typical applications of CGI we perfected the art of creating holographic content for the Pepper's Ghost style stage projections. I'm a natural artist who has found plenty of scope to be creative in my work making television graphics and title sequences. I have a wide breadth of experience in professional high-end CG.

I thrive on the challenge to design, solve and create any idea that can be imagined. My passion is to make inspiring visuals and put them on screen.

I am a visiting lecturer teaching Nuke and VFX at Greenwich University, London.

Specialities:
- 3d Maya Generalist
- Creative Design
- Compositing
- Motion graphics and 2d animation
- VFX Supervision
- On Set Supervision
- Bidding / Costing VFX Shots and sequences
- Delivering VFX
- Client Facing
- Pre-vis, storyboarding, animatics

Experience

  • Lecturer of VFX Greenwich University · Part-time Nov 2019 – Present 4 yrs 5 mos London, England, United Kingdom Teaching VFX compositing techniques with Nuke and AfterEffects on three university courses toover eighty students.
  • Digital 3D Artist and Motion Graphics Designer Olly Tyler Digital Graphics · Self-employed Sep 2019 – Apr 2022 2 yrs 7 mos London, England, United Kingdom Freelance 3d modeling for my own Turbosquid portfolio ( under the name Frame3d )
    Freelance motion graphics and 3d projects for varied clients.
  • Animation Director Myriad Global Media · Full-time Oct 2013 – Dec 2014 1 yrs 2 mos London, England, United Kingdom Responsible for design, management and production of animated media motion graphics at Myriad. Managing graphics team, equipment, data and services. Communicating with clients to maintain close communication of graphical requirements.
  • Founder, Head of Animation SquareZero Ltd · Full-time May 2013 – Jul 2013 2 mos London, England, United Kingdom I was in charge of all creative direction and studio productions. Managing and delegating projects from pre-production, design through entire pipeline to delivery.

    Principal point of contact with clients, tackling project scheduling, systems and database administration. Managing and hiring creative staff, organizing division of labour, implementing resources to the best possible use.

    Head of animation. Responsible for overseeing production of animators and compositors, quality control and planning at all stages of pipeline. Managing and hiring creative staff, organizing division of labour, implementing resources to the best possible use.

    My role encompassed acting as company consultant on all techniques and possibilities of post production from planning, budgeting, visual effects supervision, to technical specifications.

    I am also tackled project scheduling, client management, systems and database administration as well as updating news, online portfolios and press releases.

    I also enjoyed working on projects either as a designer or doing hands on animation or compositing work.
  • Animator / Compositor Liquid TV Graphics · Full-time May 1993 – Apr 2003 9 yrs 11 mos London, England, United Kingdom Senior animator and compositor. Responsible for most 2D projects, compositing and creative artwork in range of television broadcast, cable and commercial titles and effects sequences.

    Strong visual memory and artistic ability combined with diverse software skills. Able to create digital matte paintings, 3D models, textures and full motion integrated digital composites.

Education

  • Colchester Institute BTEC art and design, Graphics, pass 1984 – 1986