Showreel Breakdown
Please find below my breakdown of all the shots on my reel, I do try to keep it as up to date as possible but sometimes I can't put shots on here until they are released!
SHOT 01
Dennis and GnasherJellyfish Pictures
Facial rigging and development for JJ on the Beano Studios animation.
Maya, python, Mel
SHOT 02
DJISuperblimp
For this shot I had to stablise the plate, track it in PFMatchit as well as manual tracking. I also rigged the drones. Overall project support, caching exports.
Maya, Python, Vray, PFMatchit, After Effects
SHOT 03
The 10 GroupICM Studios
Matchmove, previs, animation, lighting and comp was done on this shot.
Maya, Renderman, PFMatchit, After Effects
SHOT 04
The 10 GroupICM Studios
Matchmove, previs, animation, lighting and comp was done on this shot.
Maya, Renderman, PFMatchit, After Effects
SHOT 05
Guardians of the GalaxyMPC
Camera layout, previs conversion, shot composition within the city, camera rigging.
SHOT 07
Guardians of the GalaxyMPC
Initial layout comp and animation. I animated the necrocrafts and then rendered the animation you can see in the reflections. Then the passes was comped in Nuke.
Maya, Mental Ray, Nuke
SHOT 10
Dennis and GnasherJellyfish Pictures
Facial rigging and development for JJ on the Beano Studios animation.
Maya, python, Mel
SHOT 12
British VoltPickled
All elements except final comp and grade
Maya, arnold, unreal, PFmatching
SHOT 13
Guardians of the GalaxyMPC
Matchmove ingest, set dressing of plants in Xander Mall. Fish tank set dressing.
Maya, Nuke, Mel
SHOT 14
A Touch of Cloth IIIICM Studios
I was hired by LenscareFX to produce 4 VFX shots for Charlie Brookers 'A Touch of Cloth III'. A full article on how the lightning VFX shots were constructed.
Maya, Renderman, expressions, Nuke, Genarts Sapphire
SHOT 15
Fallen MeteorICM Studios
All elements, this includes development of story, layout, previs, rendering, pipeline development.
Maya, Houdini, Fracture FX, Renderman, Nuke, After Effects, Python, Shotgun
SHOT 16
Fallen MeteorICM Studios
All elements, this includes development of story, layout, previs, rendering, pipeline development.
Maya, Houdini, Fracture FX, Renderman, Nuke, After Effects, Python, Shotgun
SHOT 18
LASecond Home Studios
All elements except asset build, the lion was a stock item. Rendered with Arnold. Animation tweaks done to stock animation. Comp and tracking.
SHOT 20
Tile ChoiceSecond Home Studios
All comp elements. Full breakdown can be found: https://www.iskandermellakh.co.uk/recent-vfx-work/
SHOT 21
The Adventures of Abney and TealRagdoll Productions Ltd
Produced a dynamic/animatable rig for the leaf tornado. Added additional dynamics utilising sprites and expressions. Rendered all the cg elements in the shot using Mental Ray and Maya Hardware.
Notepad++, Maya, Mental Ray, Maya Hardware
SHOT 22
The Adventures of Abney and TealRagdoll Productions Ltd
Produced a dynamic/animatable rig for the leaf tornado. Added aditional dynamics utilising sprites and expressions. Rendered all the cg elements in the shot using Mental Ray and Maya Hardware.
Notepad++, Maya, Mental Ray, Maya Hardware
SHOT 23
The Adventures of Abney and TealRagdoll Productions Ltd
Produced a dynamic/animatable rig for the leaf tornado. Added aditional dynamics utilising sprites and expressions. Rendered all the cg elements in the shot using Mental Ray and Maya Hardware.
Notepad++, Maya, Mental Ray, Maya Hardware
SHOT 24
Guardians of the GalaxyMPC
Fish tank plants asset layout, using different assets to create the look of the fish coral. Layout of all the plants within the Xandar Mall.
Maya, Nuke, Tractor, MPC propitiatory tools
SHOT 25
Guardians of the GalaxyMPC
Fish tank plants asset layout, using different assets to create the look of the fish coral. Layout of all the plants within the Xandar Mall.
Maya, Nuke, Tractor, MPC propitiatory tools
SHOT 26
Bernard De GommeICM Studios
All elements except some roto and live action plates. Comp, layout, simulation and rendering.
SHOT 27
The Adventures of Abney and TealRagdoll Productions Ltd
Effects work, rendering, lighting, shot management. Managed a small team of renders.
Maya, Mel
SHOT 28
Guardians of the GalaxyMPC
Matchmove ingest, camera and asset placement within the environment. Camera rig.
Maya, Nuke, Tractor, MPC propitiatory tools
SHOT 29
Guardians of the GalaxyMPC
Matchmove ingest, camera and asset placement within the environment. Camera rig.
Maya, Nuke, Tractor, MPC propitiatory tools
SHOT 30
Devils Angels and DatingHeromation
Produced a tool to make and control the pixie dust. Developed Cupids cloud tail using fluids mapped onto particles and utilsing goals. Developed a tool for Cupid/Death and the Devils hair and Tail dynamics, as well as the demon hands. Textured Death. Developed a tool to create bubbles using nPartices.
Maya, Camtasia, Notepad++
SHOT 31
Guardians of the GalaxyMPC
Fish tank plants asset layout, using different assets to create the look of the fish coral. Layout of all the plants within the Xandar Mall.
Maya, Nuke, Tractor, MPC propitiatory tools
SHOT 32
FujitsuSuperblimp
Temp character rig to interact with the cloth simulation. Cloth simulation. Scene setup, and rotoanimation.
Maya, NCloth, nuke
SHOT 33
Carlsberg AwardsSecond Home Studios
All aspects except live action, however I needed to edit the footage, etc. Animation done in Maya, exported out via Alembic to 3DS Max to render on a farm using 3DS Max/Vray. Slap comps done in Nuke. Main comp done in After Effects. Modular setup in a 3d AE workspace with locators/precomps.
SHOT 34
The Adventures of Abney and TealRagdoll Productions Ltd
Effects work, rendering, lighting, shot management. Managed a small team of renders.
Maya, Mel
SHOT 37
Dennis and GnasherJellyfish Pictures
Facial rigging and development for JJ on the Beano Studios animation.
SHOT 38
Guardians of the GalaxyMPC
Matchmove ingest, camera take over, placement of camera and ship within the environment.
Maya, Nuke