Showreel Breakdown

SHOT 1

The FlashScanline VFX

Layout blocking, camera intial placement, planning of CT Scanner impact, prop animation, manifest building, city environment layout, damaged carpark layout, damaged hospital ground layout

SHOT 2

Meg 2: The TrenchScanline VFX

Repo, camera repo, fixing issues with the mm so it lines up again after other departments worked with it

SHOT 3

NyadScanline VFX

repos, mm adjustments, developing a look for reviews/contact sheets. Lisaising with other departments to ensure a smooth flow of data, houdini cache converting for use in Maya

SHOT 4

The FlashScanline VFX

SHOT 5

Meg 2: The TrenchScanline VFX

SHOT 6

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.

SHOT 7

Meg 2: The TrenchScanline VFX

SHOT 8

The 10 GroupICM Studios

Matchmove, previs, animation, lighting and comp was done on this shot.

SHOT 9

The 10 GroupICM Studios

Matchmove, previs, animation, lighting and comp was done on this shot.

SHOT 10

Guardians of the GalaxyMPC

Camera layout, previs conversion, shot composition within the city, camera rigging.

SHOT 11

NyadScanline VFX

camera blocking, character and boat blocking, developing a look for reviews/contact sheets. Lisaising with other departments to ensure a smooth flow of data, houdini cache converting for use in Maya

SHOT 12

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.

SHOT 13

The FlashScanline VFX

Layout blocking, camera intial placement, planning of CT Scanner impact, prop animation, manifest building, city environment layout, damaged carpark layout, damaged hospital ground layout

SHOT 14

AlturaSuperblimp

Camera matchmove and object layout.

SHOT 15

Dennis and GnasherJellyfish Pictures

Facial rigging and development for JJ on the Beano Studios animation.

SHOT 16

The FlashScanline VFX

Layout blocking, camera intial placement, planning of CT Scanner impact, prop animation, manifest building, city environment layout, damaged carpark layout, damaged hospital ground layout

SHOT 17

British VoltPickled

All elements except final comp and grade

SHOT 18

The FlashScanline VFX

Layout blocking, camera intial placement, planning of CT Scanner impact, prop animation, manifest building, city environment layout, damaged carpark layout, damaged hospital ground layout

SHOT 19

NyadScanline VFX

camera blocking, character and boat blocking, developing a look for reviews/contact sheets. Lisaising with other departments to ensure a smooth flow of data, houdini cache converting for use in Maya

SHOT 20

Guardians of the GalaxyMPC

Matchmove ingest, set dressing of plants in Xander Mall. Fish tank set dressing.

SHOT 21

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.

SHOT 22

Fallen MeteorICM Studios

All elements, this includes development of story, layout, previs, rendering, pipeline development.

SHOT 23

Fallen MeteorICM Studios

All elements, this includes development of story, layout, previs, rendering, pipeline development.

SHOT 24

MizunoSuperblimp

Simulation, previs, realflow.

SHOT 25

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 26

FACTSPickled

All elements except final comp and grade

SHOT 27

Tile ChoiceSecond Home Studios

All comp elements. Full breakdown can be found: https://www.iskandermellakh.co.uk/recent-vfx-work/

SHOT 28

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.

SHOT 29

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.

SHOT 30

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.

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.

SHOT 32

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.

SHOT 33

Bernard De GommeICM Studios

All elements except some roto and live action plates. Comp, layout, simulation and rendering.

SHOT 34

The Adventures of Abney and TealRagdoll Productions Ltd

Effects work, rendering, lighting, shot management. Managed a small team of renders.

SHOT 35

Guardians of the GalaxyMPC

Matchmove ingest, camera and asset placement within the environment. Camera rig.

SHOT 36

Guardians of the GalaxyMPC

Matchmove ingest, camera and asset placement within the environment. Camera rig.

SHOT 37

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.

SHOT 38

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.

SHOT 39

FujitsuSuperblimp

Temp character rig to interact with the cloth simulation. Cloth simulation. Scene setup, and rotoanimation.

SHOT 40

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 41

The Adventures of Abney and TealRagdoll Productions Ltd

Effects work, rendering, lighting, shot management. Managed a small team of renders.

SHOT 42

Guardians of the GalaxyMPC

matchmove ingest

SHOT 43

House InteriorICM Studios

All elements

SHOT 44

Dennis and GnasherJellyfish Pictures

Facial rigging and development for JJ on the Beano Studios animation.

SHOT 45

Guardians of the GalaxyMPC

Matchmove ingest, camera take over, placement of camera and ship within the environment.