CURRICULUM VITAE SEAN SAMUELS E-MAIL: [email protected] CITIZENSHIP: Canadian LANGUAGES: English & French (written & spoken) IMDB site: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1281084/?ref_=nv_sr_2

WORK EXPERIENCE

February 2019 to Present Scanline VFX, MONTREAL, CANADA:

• Senior Matte Painter & Concept Artist, Midway, Joker

August 2014 to February 2019 ATOMIC FICTION / METHOD STUDIOS, MONTREAL, CANADA:

• Senior Matte Painter & Concept Artist, The Walk, Game Of Thrones: Season 5, Daddy's Home, Deadpool, Star Trek: Beyond, Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, The Predator.

July 2010 to July 2014 MPC - MOVING PICTURE COMPANY, LONDON, UK || VANCOUVER, CANADA || MONTREAL, CANADA:

• Senior Matte Painter & Concept Artist, Pirates of the Caribbean 4, Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows: Part Two, Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows, John Carter, Prometheus, Total Recall, Man Of Steel, 300: Rise Of Empire, The Lone Ranger, X-Men: Days Of Future Past, Into The Woods, The Amazing Spider-Man 2

May 2009 to July 2010 FRAMESTORE CFC, LONDON, : • Matte Painter & Illustrator, Guy Ritchies' Sherlock Holmes, Clash Of The Titans, The Chronicles Of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader & other film projects.

March 2009 RODEO FX, MONTREAL, CANADA: • Freelance Matte Painter Terminator Salvation (Warner Brothers)

February 2008 to October 2008 ANIMAL LOGIC, SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA: • Matte Painter & Illustrator, Baz Luhrmann's Australia, Twentieth Century-Fox Film.

November 2007 WALT DISNEY FEATURE ANIMATION, LOS ANGELES: • DMP Concept Illustrator, Bolt, Disney

file:///C/Users/Sean077/Desktop/CV_Sean_Samuels.txt[2019-07-02 8:13:12 PM] August 2007 to October 2007 MOKKO STUDIOS, MONTREAL CANADA: • Matte Painter, Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium, Twentieth Century-Fox Film. • Concept Illustrator, Changing Climates, Discovery Channel. • Concept Illustrator, Undisclosed Project.

May 2007 to July 2007 OLD BULL/YOUNG BULL PRODUCTIONS, MONTREAL, CANADA: • Visual Development Illustrator on ' The Mummy III: Rise Of The Dragon Emperor.

December 2006 to April 2007 UBI SOFT ENTERTAINMENT, MONTREAL, CANADA: • Cinematics Department live-action short Illustrator & matte painter (freelance) MOKKO STUDIOS, MONTREAL CANADA: • Concept Illustrator, Mars Rising, Discovery Channel.

November 2006 to December 2006 MOKKO STUDIOS, MONTREAL, CANADA: • The Great War docu-drama/reality TV series Galafilm-CBC joint co-production ― Freelance Matte Painting

October 2006 to November 2006 DIGITAL DIMENSION, MONTREAL, CANADA: • Wind in the Willows (HD-TV)/ BBC-CBC joint co-production ― Freelance Matte Painting

October 2006 MEDUSARTS, LAVAL, CANADA: • Ice Corp. (TV series) Gala Films ― Freelance Matte Painting & Texture

June 2006 to July 2006 CHIEN JAUNE PRODUCTIONS, MONTREAL, CANADA: • Silencers Video Game ― Matte Painting and Concept

January 2006 to April 2006 UBI SOFT ENTERTAINMENT, MONTREAL, CANADA: • 2ndary Supervising Art Director, Cinematics Department. Illustrator & matte painter

September 2005 to December 2005 CORE DIGITAL PICTURES, TORONTO, CANADA: • Silent Hill (uncredited) ― Matte Concept Artist/Painter

April 2005 to August 2005 CORE FEATURE ANIMATION, TORONTO, CANADA: • The Wild — Matte Painter

April 2004 to December 2004 EALING STUDIOS, LONDON, : • Valiant / Vanguard Animation — Matte Painter

July 2001 to January of 2004 METEOR STUDIOS, MONTREAL, CANADA: Concept & Storyboard Illustrator, Matte Painter & Graphic/ Motion Design Artist: • Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed / Warner Brothers (Matte painter—minor conceptual artist) • Dinosaur Planet / the Discovery Channel (Character Designer—conceptual artist— file:///C/Users/Sean077/Desktop/CV_Sean_Samuels.txt[2019-07-02 8:13:12 PM] Storyboard artist—matte painter) • Exorcist: The Beginning / Warner Brothers (Conceptual artist) • USS Monitor / TLC & BBC (Map graphic designer) • Secrets of the Celts / the Travel Channel (Title graphic designer) • 21st Century Outbreak / The Discovery Health Channel (Map graphic designer) • Pyramids, Mummies & Tombs / TLC – The Learning Channel (Artistic director—conceptual artist— Map graphic designer) • Journey to the Center of the Earth / The Discovery Channel (Conceptual artist—storyboard artist— Matte painter) • Anatomy of a Shark Bite / Discovery Channel (Sequence artistic director) • Giant Monsters: A Jeff Corwin Experience / Animal Planet Network (Title designer—storyboard artist) • The Hobbit Cinematic / Vivendi Universal & Sierra Games Via Meteor Studios (Storyboard artist—concept artist) • Extreme Engineering / the Discovery Channel (Conceptual artist—matte painter— Storyboard artist) • Women Pharaohs / the Discovery Channel (Title designer—storyboard artist) • Valley of the T-Rex / the Discovery Channel (Title designer—minor storyboard artist)

COMPUTER KNOWLEDGE

• ADOBE PHOTOSHOP CC 2019

• MODO 13

• DAZ-3D 4.11

• NUKE 11

• MAYA 2019

• TERRAGEN 4.2

• Z-BRUSH 2019

• GAEA

• OCTANE 4.02 file:///C/Users/Sean077/Desktop/CV_Sean_Samuels.txt[2019-07-02 8:13:12 PM]

EDUCATION

• Bachelor of Fine Arts, Cinema, Major in Film Animation Concordia University, Montreal, QC, Canada.

• International Animation Summer Program Sheridan College, Oakville, On, Canada.(studies)

• Illustration & Design Career Program DEC Dawson College, Montreal, Qc., Canada.

• Creative Arts Pre-University Program (Studies) Dawson College, Montreal, Qc., Canada.

AWARDS & SCHOLARSHIPS

Awarded the BF Lorenzetti & Associates Scholarship in April 2000 while in attendance at Concordia University for outstanding performance in a 2nd year filmmaking.

Awarded the Full Circle Award, for outstanding performance in 3D computer frame by frame film making in April 2001 while in attendance at Concordia University

Visual Effects Awards 2003 Nominee for Outstanding Matte Painting in a Televised Program, Music Video or Commercial: Dinosaur Planet

SPECIFIC SKILLS

•Minor 3-D animation (camera movement, etc) •Good Understanding of 3D pipeline •Character design •Matte Painting •Visual Conceptualization •Storyboarding

OTHER INTERESTS & ACTIVITIES

•Volunteerism •Reading •Drawing •Laughter •Creative writing (short stories, novellas & poetry) •Music (Various Artists & forms) •Film & Photography

file:///C/Users/Sean077/Desktop/CV_Sean_Samuels.txt[2019-07-02 8:13:12 PM] VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES

2000-2007 Various charities associated with faith based groups and blood drives. 1995-1997 Outreach Assistant. Christian Youth program called TRUCE. Assisting in planning and organizing activities for troubled teenagers &young adults when they are on retreats in conjunction with the Catholic Church denomination. 1992 Marshall. African National Congress 80th Anniversary Celebration on July 17th, 1992, at Mandela Park, Montreal. 1989 Traffic Controller. Tour de l'ile de Montreal. Worked with MUC police to help organize public movement.

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