Freelance
United Kingdom
- Current
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- Freelance FX Artist/TD at Space age Films
- Past
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- VFX/TD at Prime Focus London
- FX Artist at Cinematico
- FX Artist at Cinematico
- Pre Viz Mirrors Edge at C.H.A.S.E London
- Particle FX/ Animator at C.H.A.S.E London
- Company Director - Animator/3D/Art at The Laundry
- Artist/Concept/Animator at C.H.A.S.E London
- Digital Compositor/Concept at Disney
- TD The New Captain Scarlet at Pinewood Studios
- 3D Artist at Kuju Ent.
- Games Tester at EA/Bullfrog
- Education
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- Allan Mckay
- CGWorkshops
- CGWorkshops
- CGWorkshops
- Epsom & Ewell High
- Reigate School of Art & Des
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Stephen Macfarlane’s Summary
2 years freelance
8 months in the film ind
4 years as an artist in the games ind
7 months games testing
Stephen Macfarlane’s Specialties:
A great all-rounder, since i know alot of different fields of work I can see things from all points of view. I can also follow & do all thats needed for a project from sketch to screen.
Stephen Macfarlane’s Experience
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Freelance FX Artist/TD
Space age Films
(Animation industry)
August 2009 — Present (4 months)
Disney
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VFX/TD
Prime Focus London
(Animation industry)
May 2009 — August 2009 (4 months)
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FX Artist
Cinematico
(Animation industry)
September 2008 — December 2008 (4 months)
Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2.
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FX Artist
Cinematico
(Animation industry)
September 2008 — December 2008 (4 months)
Xavier: Renegade Angel
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Pre Viz Mirrors Edge
C.H.A.S.E London
(Animation industry)
December 2007 — January 2008 (2 months)
I was asked to help out on a few complicated shots for the 2d intro to Mirrors Edge. This included 1 police car shot 1 Helicopter Shot & a First Person running camera shot.
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Particle FX/ Animator
C.H.A.S.E London
(Animation industry)
September 2007 — November 2007 (3 months)
While at C.H.A.S.E. we needed someone to solely take care of all the particle FX for a trailer for Heroes. This project was hard & had some tight deadlines so some over night work was needed but it was a joy to be a part of.
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Company Director - Animator/3D/Art
The Laundry
(Public Company; 1-10 employees; Design industry)
October 2003 — October 2007 (4 years 1 month)
As one of the directors of the Laundry I'm in charge of all animation & 3D artwork.
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Artist/Concept/Animator
C.H.A.S.E London
(Animation industry)
October 2006 — September 2007 (1 year )
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Digital Compositor/Concept
Disney
(Public Company; Animation industry)
2005 — 2005 (less than a year)
I created a video presentation for The Pirates of The Caribbean DVD game, board game and card game.
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TD The New Captain Scarlet
Pinewood Studios
(Privately Held; Information Technology and Services industry)
October 2004 — June 2005 (9 months)
I was part of a team animating & putting scenes together. After the scenes were setup i would light & render them.
Episodes I Worked On:
7 Trap for Rhino
11 Achilles Messenger
18 Contact
20 Syrtis Major
24 Shapeshifter -
3D Artist
Kuju Ent.
(Public Company; 51-200 employees; Computer Games industry)
June 2000 — November 2003 (3 years 6 months)
Built 3D models for games. Textured models & animated them when needed.
Games I Worked On:
- Microsoft Train Sim 2 (PC)
- Battalion Wars (Pre Viz) (Gamecube)
- Warhammer 40000: Fire Warrior (FPS) (On-line, PS2)
- Fireblade (XBOX)
- Reign Of Fire (PS2 & XBOX)
- Microsoft Train Sim (PC)
- Lotus (PS2) -
Games Tester
EA/Bullfrog
(Public Company; 501-1000 employees; Computer Games industry)
December 1999 — June 2000 (7 months)
Played games looking for errors and followed schedules looking for glitches. Entered into a database any errors that occurred after recreating them 4 times.
Games I Worked On:
Theme Park World (PS1)
F1 2000 (PC)
Korean Stars (PS1)
Premier League Stars 2 (PS1)
Stephen Macfarlane’s Education
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Allan Mckay
Fume FX Advanced DVD 2009 — 2009
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CGWorkshops
Hollywood VFX for Live Action Integration - Allan Mckay 2009 — 2009
- Activities and Societies:
- Particle FX using 3ds Max PFlow, Afterburn & FumeFX & Real footage.
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CGWorkshops
Hollywood Digital Pyrotechnics - Allan McKay 2008 — 2008
- Activities and Societies:
- Particle FX using 3ds Max & FumeFX
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CGWorkshops
Visual Effects For Film - Allan McKay 2008 — 2008
- Activities and Societies:
- Particle FX using 3ds Max PFlow
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Epsom & Ewell High
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Reigate School of Art & Des
Animation
Additional Information
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Stephen Macfarlane’s Groups:
Wing Tsun Kung Fu
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Games Jobs - The original Iinkedin jobs group for the Games Industry
Stephen Macfarlane’s Contact Settings
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