Eli Tucker

Current

• Creature ATD at Weta Digital

Past

• Layout ATD at Weta Digital
• 2d Animator at Darklight Corporation

Education

• Lifeway College

Recommended

1 person has recommended Eli

Connections

54 connections

Industry

Motion Pictures and Film

Websites

• Showreel
• Music Video

Eli Tucker’s Summary

Professional Experience:

- 3d Animator:

--- Weta Digital - Layout ATD
--- Weta Digital - Creature ATD

- 2d Animator:

--- Darklight Corporation - Music Video Animation

Eli Tucker’s Specialties:

- Modelling --------------- intermediate
- Texturing ---------------- advanced
- Layout ------------------- advanced
- Rigging ------------------ advanced
- Animation -------------- intermediate
- Lighting/Rendering -- intermediate
- MEL scripting --------- intermediate
- Concept art ------------ advanced
- Matte Painting -------- intermediate
- Compositing ----------- intermediate
- 2d Animation ---------- advanced

Eli Tucker’s Experience

• Creature ATD

  Weta Digital

  (Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Motion Pictures and Film industry)

  September 2009 — Present (5 months)

  Cloth and hair dynamic simulations using nCloth and Weta-digital specific toolsets. Great experience with Maya and MEL-scripting

• Layout ATD

  Weta Digital

  (Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Motion Pictures and Film industry)

  June 2009 — September 2009 (4 months)

  Placement of background geometry such as terrain and vegetation for the film' Avatar' by James Cameron. Mostly working on covering the floating mountains with foliage.

• 2d Animator

  Darklight Corporation

  (Music industry)

  December 2008 — June 2009 (7 months)

  Created 2d animations for the music video "One Man Revolution"
  
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F17GiCqs7a8&feature=related

Eli Tucker’s Education

• Lifeway College

  Diploma , Advanced 3d Animation , 2006 — 2007

  Here is my final project from 2nd year, my showreel animation:
  
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJyJdRcQOJI

Additional Information

Eli Tucker’s Websites:

• Showreel
• Music Video

Eli Tucker’s Interests:

Snowboarding, Rock Music

Eli Tucker’s Groups:

•    Weta Digital Alumni

Eli Tucker’s Contact Settings

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