Gears of War 5 - Main Title
Role: FX Artist
Client: Microsoft
Studio: A52/ Elastic.tv
Date: 2019
Responsible for the cell transformation at 00:38 - 00:49. Propagation, the lava flip (setup/ sim) and crystals growth sim (setup by Jun Kim). Exported out customized maps to texturing and shading dept for surface transformation. The blood river at 01:03 - 01:06 (setup/ sim). And the wave splashes and the ocean at 01:33 - 01:38 (setup/ sim) .
In 2019, I had the privilege of helping on some FX works for Gears of War 5 - main title sequence. Many thanks to my supervisors for having me on this project and for giving me a lot of room to grow, to learn, and to make mistakes. Especially, I want to thank my FX lead - Jun Kim, for teaching me knowledge of Houdini, pipeline, and being patient with me for lots of noobie questions and problems. I've learned and grown so much along the way. Shout out to the talented team at A52/ Elastic for this remarkable work!
Software used: Houdini.
Credits
Client: Microsoft
Agency: The Coalition
Game Director: Rod Fergusson
Cinematics Director: Greg Mitchell
Art Director: Aryan Hanbeck
Producer: Laura Kippax
External Development Manager: Carla Rylance
Brand Manager: Nicole Fawcette
Franchise Narrative Lead: Bonnie Jean Mah
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VFX & Post Production
Design Studio: Elastic
Creative Director: Noah Harris
Art Director: Nadia Tzuo
Designer: James Levy
Storyboards: Julian Bishop
Editors: Doron Dor, Rachel Fowler, Andrew Young, Jessica Ledoux
CG Supervisor: Kirk Shintani
CG Lead: Andrew Romatz
2D VFX Artists: Peter Sidoriak, Krystal Chinn, Greg VanZyl, James Gorman, Chris Russo
3D Artists: Jordon Gonzales, Colton Smarz, Josh Dyer, Mike Dupree, Michael Cardenas, Mikey Rodgers, Daniel Jenson, Danka Chiang, Jun Kim, Miguel Salek, Weiyo Sha, Mason Dash, Michael Bettinardi, Chris Meek, Caleb Ollivant, Ariana Ziae-Mohseni, Aemilia Mariani Widoddo, Ian Ruhfass
Previz Artists: Chris Leone, Paulo De Almada, Chris Clyne
Online Editors: Jim Pierce, James Buongiorno
Producer: Ashlie Iacocca
Coordinator: HJ Kim
Pitch Producer: Sarah Gamazo
Executive Producer: Luke Colson
Head of Production: Kate Berry
Managing Director: Jennifer Sofio Hall
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COLOR
Colorist: Paul Yacono
Color Assistant: Corey Martinez
Color Producer: Jenny Bright
Executive Producer: Thatcher Peterson