London based visual effects artist Martin has worked in various fields of the creative media industry before pursuing a career in computer graphics. Originally from Graz, he gained experience in Sweden, Ireland and New York as motion graphics artist, editor and interactive installation designer. He quickly realized that he is passionate about visual effects and moved to Bournemouth/UK to study Digital Effects.
For the past 4 years he has been working as a Lead Technical Director for Framestore London, one of Europe’s biggest visual effects studios. He has specialized on look development, lighting and effects animation and has been involved in several award winning commercials. Early this year, he was Lead Effects Technical Director for “Coke Siege”, Coca Cola’s full CG Superbowl commercial. He was also involved in creating “The Tale of the Three Brothers”, a stylized sequence for “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. Part 1” and was CG Lead for Kia’s award winning commercial “This or That”, creating photoreal, human-sized hamsters rapping the streets of New York.
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Talk - Fur, feathers and effects
Martin will be talking about how Framestore London uses Sidefx Houdini to create high-end visual effects for advertising. He will show examples and breakdowns from past commercials such as “Coca Cola Siege” and explain how they took advantage of Houdini’s procedural work flow and node-based interface.