DANIEL MOORE Layout Artist & Onset Photographer

CONTACT ABOUT ME
Vancouver, V6K 1H6 During my career in visual effects, I have worked in layout, tracking & matchmove, also very
experienced onset.
778.681.6467
What I would bring to any company is a strong knowledge of 3d and 2d skills, organisation and
danmoore3d@gmail.com a good knowledge of visual effects and cg pipelines. I pride myself on being a great leader and
working hard.
I am always looking to improve in all areas as an artist and strive to reach the highest level.
The ideal company for me would find ways to challenge me and help me reach my goals.
My career aim in the next five years is to become a VFX Supervisor.

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EDUCATION EMPLOYEMENT
LAYOUT ARTIST
Filmmakers Foundation
Method Studios, Vancouver | January 2017 - PRESENT
LONDON FILM ACADEMY
London U.K
SNOWPIERCER: 2018 | MESSIAH: 2018 | THE CHRISTMAS CHRONICLES: 2018 | GODZILLA:
2013
King of Monsters 2018 | BLACK PANTHER: 2017 | THOR: Ragnarok 2017 | SPIDERMAN:
Homecoming 2017
Computer Visualization and
Animation (B.A Hons.)
• Layout Lead on Godzilla, Black Panther & Christmas Chronicles.
BOURNEMOUTH
UNIVERSITY • Technical responsibilities and workload include: concept layout, mocap, environment and scene
2007 - 2011 building and camera animation from initial concept to final delivery
• Work closely with the VFX Supervisor to plan and develop the look of shots
Foundation Art Degree • Attend all dailies to review tasks when requested
KINGSTON COLLEGE • When required travel to on-set locations for data collection, represent the studio on set and
London U.K manage onset photography and witness cameras
2006 - 2007 • Process on-set data when required, including photogrammerty, Lidar, Totalstation data for use
in tracking, modeling and lookdev
• Use skills in other areas such as Comp to better my work
TECHNICAL • Keep track of updates across departments to keep Layout up to date and correctly handed off
SKILLS

Auto Maya SENIOR TRACKING ARTIST

3dequalizer Method Studios, Vancouver | September 2015 – January 2017
Agisoft Photoscan
Adobe Photoshop SPIDERMAN: Homecoming 2017 | THOR: Ragnarok 2017 | OKJA 2016 | GUARDIANS OF THE
Nuke GALAXY 2 2016 | FANTASTIC BEASTS 2016 | DOCTOR STRANGE 2016 | POWER RANGERS 2016 |
Pixologic Zbrush KING ARTHUR: Legend of the Sword 2015 | NINE LIVES 2015 | THE DIVERGENT SERIES: Allegiant
Boujou 2015
Houdini
Adobe Premier Pro CS3 • Tracking Lead & Onset Photographer on Power Rangers.
Final Cut Pro 7 • Camera and Body tracking
Windows • Photography – onset reference photos, witness cameras, textures, HDR images, setting up
Linux OS tracking assets to help the team with difficult shots.
 DANIEL MOORE Layout Artist & Onset Photographer
EMPLOYMENT CONTINUED
MATCHMOVE & LAYOUT ARTIST
Method Studios, London | May 2015 – August
2015
ANT-MAN 2025 | GEOSTORM 2015 | CAPTAIN
AMERICA: Civil War 2015 | RACE 2015
• Camera & Object tracking and Roto
animation.
• Layout CG scenes with full vehicle
animation.
• Modelling and rigging a prop for the
company to use for roto animation.
CAMERA ASSISTANT
SPARE CHANGE FILMS, LONDON | AUGUST 2013
• 1st camera assistant/focus puller on a
Music video
KEY GRIP
Cute Little Buggers Films Ltd, Oxford | June 2013
– July 2013
CUTE LITTLE BUGGERS 2017
• Working with the camera team as a Key
Grip
• Setting up a Dolly track for smooth
camera panning shots
• Using a Jib and getting up a slider for the
camera
• Visual Effects Assistant Supervisor -
supervising what was needed for the film
to successfully create visual effects
• Placing Tracking markers and getting HDR
images with the use of a Light ball
• Extra – worked as an extra in the film
MATCHMOVE ARTIST
The Senate VFX, London | March 2012
DARK SHADOWS 2012
• Camera and Body tracking,
• Improving the scan model, modelling
facial blend shapes for roto animation
ONSET DATA CAPTURE TD
The Moving Picture Company, London | October 2013 – May 2015
A MONSTER CALLS 2015 | PAN 2015 | EXODUS 2014 | MALEFICENT 2014 |
INTO THE WOODS 2014 | GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY 2014 | CINDERELLA
2014 | FRANKENSTEIN 2014 | NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM 2014 | TARZAN 2014
| JUNGLE BOOK 2014 | BATMAN v SUPERMAN: Dawn of Justice 2014
• Lead VFX data wrangler on Tarzan.
• Onset Camera data & Lighting references
• Survey data & measurements
• Witness cameras
• Photography – Photobooth, textures, HDR images, reference images,
Roundshot.
• Lens grid shoots
• Elements shoots
• Post processing
• Working abroad – Spain
Prop Shop (via MPC)
STAR WARS VII 2014 | SPECTRE 2014
• Lead texture photographer
MATCHMOVE ARTIST
One of Us, London | December 2012 – January 2013
UNDER THE SKIN 2013
• Body tracking
• Picking up shots to help finish tracking, general help to reach deadlines
on shots
• Animation – taking feedback and editing the shot to the Directors
requirements
JUNIOR MATCHMOVE ARTIST
The Moving Picture Company, London | August 2011 – February 2012
WRATH OF THE TITANS 2011 | DARK SHADOWS 2012 | WORLD WAR Z 2013
• Camera and Object tracking
• Setting up and using Witness cameras to help with camera tracking
• Going through shots from an external company checking tracks and
scene layouts, and incorporating them into the MPC pipeline
• Correcting Lens distortion to fit scene lidars
• Modelling objects/props for scene layouts and tracking purposes
• Modelling environments to match the camera track, which was be
used further down the pipeline.
• Solving the camera problems that zoom shots produce