Traditional and Computer Aided Design and Graphics
Los Angeles, California, USA, Terra, Solar System Sol, Milky Way Galaxy, Local Group, Virgo Super Cluster, Local Universe
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Traditional and Computer Aided Design and Graphics Los Angeles, California, USA, Terra, Solar System Sol, Milky Way Galaxy, Local Group, Virgo Super Cluster, Local Universe |
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Most of my two decades in the entertainment industry have been designing and building models for Visual Effects. Member Visual Effects Society.  My Visual Effects career began in June 1978. I had taken a class in Architectural Model Making at Cal Poly, Pomona where I was pursuing my Architecture Degree. The instructor was a Visual Effects fan who had sold a few models to Battlestar Galactica and he gave me four phone numbers. One of these numbers connected me to Wayne Smith, who unknown to me, was a Theme Park enthusiast. When I mentioned my 1/1200 scale Theme Park model that I had designed and built, he had to see it. Within a few days, I was working as a model maker on Buck Rogers in the 25th Century. Over the years, I expanded my skills and started doing Prop Shop and Special Effects. For health reasons, I wanted to get away from the chemicals and dust of model making. In 1990, I began working with CAD, starting with CAD-Key but quickly switched to the more popular AutoCAD ©. I returned to college in 1993 and completed my Design degree in 1994. I returned to Model Making for 15 months to replenish my savings. I spent these 15 months working as Visual Effects Model Maker on Batman Forever and Independence Day - both the box office winners of their respective summers of 1995 and 1996. Three weeks after wrapping on Independence Day, I began my new career of Visual Effects and Computer Specialist Set Designer on Batman and Robin and never looked back. I left Model Making voluntarily to pursue something I liked better and my last two Visual Effects Model Making jobs were top rated projects. I now have a number of Visual Effects Set Design credits to my name while also working on more conventional set Design. |
 Designing miniatures. |
 Visual Effects Set Design. |
 Visual Effects models, Special Effects. |
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Visual Effects Art Direction Credits. Ramayan, 1997 Tomy Toys, 1981 |
Visual Effects Set Design Credits. The Polar Express, 2003 Shrek, 1997-1998 Batman and Robin, 1996-1997 Outbreak, 1994 Lucky Goldstar, 1992 |
Visual Effects Model Maker Credits (partial). Independence Day, 1995-1996 Batman Forever, 1995 Attack of the Fifty Foot Woman, 1993 Lucky Goldstar, 1992 Acura Commercial, 1992 Toys, 1992 Batman Returns, 1991 Honey, I Blew Up the Kid, 1991 Solar Crisis, 1989-1990 Tales from the Crypt, 1989 Abyss, 1989 Isuzu Commercial, 1988 Child's Play, 1987 Horizons-Choose Your Tomorrow (EPCOT), 1983 Playtex Commercial, 1983 Jovan Dial-A-Tan Commercial, 1981 Tomy Toys Commercial, 1981 Sasson Jeans Commercial, 1981 One from the Heart, 1981 Safari Rally, 1981 Body Heat, 1980 Galactica 1980, 1980 Roadie, 1980 Battlestar Galactica,1979-80 Cheach and Chong's Next Movie 1979 Airport '79, 1979 Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, 1979 |
| Note: These drawings and images are presented here for portfolio purposes only. These drawings are not available for sale or to be given away in hard copy or digitally in any scale. I will be happy to show hard-copy during a legitimate job interview for Set Designer. |
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