Willie Pan
Pasadena,CA
Summary
Highly passionate about animation storytelling and the develop processes involved in cinematic creation. Eager to learn newest technology
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
Work History
Visualization Artist
Halon Entertainment LLC
06.2022 - 08.2023
- Collaborated with other artists on various movies, TV shows and game projects.
- Established character blocking, camera positioning and animate camera movement.
- Experienced in creating and handling layout animation in cinematic shot with 20+ characters within.
- Skilled in operating Unreal 5 sequences, strong knowledge of lighting, animating and rendering.
- Helped develop animation library, pipeline, and work flow by inputting and testing between Maya and Unreal 5.
- Worked with motion capture animation cleanup in Unreal 4 and Maya.
- Assisted in creating final animation for the game "Remnant 2" trailer, enhancing interactive with performance and camera movement.
- Communicated with lead and artists to achieve multiple works in limited time.
- Participated in tracking and comping shots in post-visualization production using Syntheyes and AE.
Previs Artist
Proof, Inc
04.2021 - 05.2022
- Participated in multiple movie projects in creating previs shots
- Solid understanding of scripts and storyboard, and ability to translate into 3D production ready sequence of shots.
- Worked in area of animation, layout and editing.
- Worked in close collaboration with supervisors to modify shots as the best achievement to reach clients` expectation.
- Helped to simulate measurement of camera set in 3D into actual shooting set.
Previs Artist
The Third Floor
01.2021 - 03.2021
- Established previs shots from storyboard.
- Revised shots from supervisor`s feedback.
- Enhanced previs shot looks by combined vfx elements in AE.
Animator & Previs Artist
Day For Nite
03.2020 - 12.2020
- Established series of previs shots from storyboard.
- Created key frame animation assets.
- Learned to render shots using Unreal Engine.
Education
No Degree - Pixar Class Mentorship
The Animation Collective
San Francisco, CA12.2019
Master of Fine Art - 3D Animation
Academy of Art University
San Francisco, CA05.2019
Bachelor of Science - Animation And Visual Effect
Drexel University
Philadelphia, PA 06.2016
Skills
- 3D Animation
- Previs
- Tracking
- Lighting
- Compositing
- Rigging
Timeline
Visualization Artist
Halon Entertainment LLC
06.2022 - 08.2023
Previs Artist
Proof, Inc
04.2021 - 05.2022
Previs Artist
The Third Floor
01.2021 - 03.2021
Animator & Previs Artist
Day For Nite
03.2020 - 12.2020
No Degree - Pixar Class Mentorship
The Animation Collective
Master of Fine Art - 3D Animation
Academy of Art University
Bachelor of Science - Animation And Visual Effect
Drexel University
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