vfx demo reel 2011

Bryan Chen vfx demo reel for 2011

Complete with breakdown

Complete

ShipCrashOnMt

GeoLight&RotoTest

spent the day makin some simple model to place in d solve, i started to realise my project seem to b a little harder den it seem. only after d models r built den i started to realsie i have to do quite a bit of maskin and also i have to consider the shadow of the buildin castin on d mountain surface.

Rough out te idea

Sci-Fi Base scene over the Mt, did some rough design of the base tat im goin to model this afternoon

Match moving

I just did some match move on some really easy shot i found online, its really just to get myself onto doing some cg again, mayb some vfx, im kinda lookin at getting into a position where i can do vfx but most of my work will b still on modelin,kinda like d idea where ur work is goin to appear in d findal out put ^^







the original plate looks like tis,
the plan is to create a totally different world on the other side.

btw i did some touch up of a very old vfx shot, d idea was just to complete a shot tat i started a few yrs ago, i think bout 2 yrs ago, still i think it was bad plannin back then and i think even after touching up, i think it still need lots of work haha...

reduce the sand in front

Update of Maya Fluid Twister

manage to cheat a little just to get d sand to look as if its movin towards d twister, plus added much more sand flying around in d air, well as for the twister to form there must prob b very strong wind and sands should b all over the place

1st test on a single twister

From a video i took some where i figure it was kinda the perfect place to start, just that i might need a bit of help on the part where the sand on the ground are surpose to move towards the wind of the twister, or even i thinkit might be moving away... hmmm.. im not sure.

still trying

i figured that it might b a little too much for me to handle for a mini project on my own, so as a little personal project i think since im still new to this whole fluid thingy in maya, am im actually doing this as i read through a tutorial from a bk i got from d librabry so i think i should try to scale down the project alittle

Concept for Tawister project

inspired by x-men the movie the ability of Storm, i thought of makin my very own twister in sg city, will b workin on it today.

Hair spline inTwister

i use a fluid to create the twister plus another fluid to make the dust at the bottom then with a dynamic hair spline to shape the twister

PlayBlast of the tornado

Heres a playblast of the tornado, trying to make 2 fluid work togather, at this stage i think its hardly a complete yet, i am goin to make it spin a path tat hits some building, maybe even composite it into a video, hmm... might need to do some matchmoving.

Im goin to try something new here, i never did a tornado b4 so im goin to try makin one with help of maya fluid. Heres a screen shot of my viewpot.

ConceptPaint

Heres another concept paint i did for the night, just about 2 hr. I am trying to do more so that i don't lose touch with the basics.

Little Break From 3D

ConceptPainting

Just thought of doing a concept paint to get away from 3D for awhile, will get back to my Kuzco soon

Just an idea after looking surfing the web for ideas. I saw some underwater scene on youtube and kinda thought of creating concept of my own too.

I have done up a simple texture with help of Roadkill for d UV unwrap, i'm going to very quickly go into rigging as soon as i can, i think i prefer to do rigging den to do a very high res detailed texture in mudbox, maybe its cos this kinda character prob really isn't so much like a character u would see in Gears of war or somethin like tat, so sculpting it seem a bit going too far with it.

Did the model some time back. i think its a bout a year ago before i join Double Negetive, now finally had the time to work on it. I remember trying to find time to complete it, but i think i got carried away with other things. its time to work on fixing some topo n UV unwrap Kuzco, after which i will paint it with some very simple flat color, cos my aim is to get to riggin fast.

Heres my latest resume. I am still working on my demo reel.

Resume
I am proficient in a number of applications like 3DEqulizer, Maya, 3ds max, Mudbox, Zbrush, Aftereffects, Combustion, Realflow, Photoshop, Toonboom studio, Syntheyes, Painter and SketchUp.
I was lecturing at ITE Collage Central Macpherson campus, an institution that trains ‘O’ levels and ‘N’ levels graduates into working professionals. I was appointed as the Class advisor for a graduating class for a year and have made many other contributions to the campus.
For 2 years I have been teaching students the software Maya, ToonBoom Studio and ToonBoom Digital Pro. I know a wide range of disciplines from modeling, texturing, rigging to animation.
I was offered a 3 year contract renewal however at that time I wanted to peruse more exposure in the industry therefore I turn it down. But I was contracted to work on a game prototype for games design department in ITE, it was more of a teaching model. After which I still lecture at ITE part-time on and off.

I had work freelance for a few companies before I started lecturing at ITE. I am dedicated to my work, often regarded as both a good friend and a mentor to my students. I am a good team player and am always keen to learn from others.

I took up a few certification courses at 3d sense and I have always been actively participating in events like CG Overdrive and keep myself updated. I am meticulous and dedicated to my work.

I am able to perform in various discipline of a production but I am really more interested in modeling and VFX. I sincerely hope to be considered for this position and the opportunity to contribute the organization. I have enclosed a copy of my resume, which details my experience and qualifications. Please email me at cxd_bryanc@yahoo.com . Thank you for your time and consideration.
Following are link to my online portfolio:
http://brainnivfx.blogspot.com/
http://coroflot.com/XD_Ent

Sincerely,
Bryan Chen XiangDian

PERSONAL DATA
Full Name : Bryan Chen XiangDian
Gender : Male
Date of Birth : 13 May 1983
Marital Status : Single
Nationality : Singaporean

SUMMARY
Seeking a position where proven skills in matchmove, vfx, modeling and rigging will contribute. Creative, self-motivated, deadline-savvy and workflow disciplined.

PROFESSIONAL PROFILE
A team player, able pick up software relatively quick, work under stress, works well with students and has lots of patient. I am also able to establish effective rapport with team member in the company.

WORKING EXPERIENCE
08/2010 – 09/2011 Matchmover at Double Negative. Did matchmove on a few shows tat has yet to be release, the show that I worked on the most was Captain America: The First Avenger.

03/07/08 to 12/09/08 3D Games Development Project consultant ITE College Central (McPherson Campus);
Create a teaching model on creating 3D strategy game for the Games Design & Development department. Worked with a programmer from France, he did the back end (programming) and I did all the graphics from GUI to 3D model, rig and animation.
Project was build on XNA and is able to be played on Xbox 360.

09/07/08 to 30/06/08 Lecturer ITE College Central (McPherson Campus);
I have created the Specific Instructional Objectives for the modules post-Production Techniques and applied Animation Portfolio. Now teaching storyboarding and 2D Animation and aAdvance 2D animation

31/10/06 to 29/06/07 Graduate Teaching Assistant ITE College Central (McPherson Campus);
I have worked as a GTA for the modules storyboarding & 2D Animation? 3D animation Techniques and advance 3D Animation. I help created the Specific Instructional Objectives for the modules 2D Animation Techniques and advance 3D Animation? I help put together the course notes for the 2 modules.

12/2006 Video editor, cameraman & driver WritePictures;
Worked on a Project for National Library, I was able to multitask, and develop a good relation with the crew and cast.

29/08/2006 Video Trainer & video editor CreativeBITS;
I worked as a freelance video trainer for on leading primary school students to create a video documentary for competition

2006 to 2010 Drawing & Art teacher PAP Community Foundation continual learning centre;
Teach young children drawing and art & craft. (part-time job on weekends)

19/02/04 to 18/06/2006 National Service Singapore Arm Forces;
Combat Engineer and a class 4 driver.
Created two 3D tutorial animation clips for my warrant officer for his lecturing needs.
Having clean record for 2 years and was rewarded a civilian class 3 license.

08/2002 to 11/2002 Traditional Classical Animation Intern PENTAMEDIA GRAPHICS LIMITED (India, Chennai). Worked on the Buda movie production.

EDUCATION
07/2000 to 01/2004 Diploma in Digital Media Design
Nanyang Polytechnic (2003)

Additional Certifications
2005 (Permission Obtain From officer During National Service) 3dsense Professional Certificate in Creative Computer Animation (3ds max)
2005 (Permission Obtain From officer During National Service) 3dsense Professional Certificate in Advance Computer Animation (3ds max)

2007 3dsense Specialist Certificate in Digital Character Animation (Maya)
2007 3dsense Certificate in Advance Character Animation (Maya)

2008 Certificate in Digital Sculpturing in Zbrush

Software Proficiency
3DEqualizer, Pftrack, SynthEyes, Aftereffects, 3d Studio Max, ToonBoom Studio, Sound Forge, Photoshop, Maya, ToonBoom Solo, Plasma, After Effects Real Flow, Combustion, Syntheyes, Premiere pro, Mudbox, Digital Pro, MS Words
Particle illusion, Zbrush, Painter, MS Excel, Open Office, Sketch Up.
Plug-in for 3d software
Save Selection, Vray and Newsight
Game engine
Unreal 3

Awards
Bronze Award, 4As crowbar creative award 2002 ?Devil Race

HOBBIES
-Lan Games (DOTA)
-Digital Painting
-Singing (KTV)
-Drawing Comic and Character Design
-WOW, FF & Anime Character Feature Collector

I couldn't remember when i did this, but its awhile back now.

Now after a little taste of matchmove, i still want to explore more in VFX however not leaving my other skills left aside too long, i remember creating a model in maya based on Kuzco, the character designed and created for the movie "The Emperor's New Groove" within a 4hr time frame. it was really fun. All i was given was tis

I still wanna b able to do some modeling, some texturing, and some animatin from time to time.

Bryan Chen, its on my very first film credit. Yeah~

Another episode of my life, i worked at Double Negative for a little more than a year, i had the chance to work on a few shows but mostly i worked on Captain America: The First Avenger.

It was really exciting to work on it even though what I did was mostly just Matchmove, but it really felt good when the movie my favorite comic book Marvel comic. Especially when the credits appear with my name on it.