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- PERSONAL DETAILS -
Name: Gregory McKneally
Date of Birth: 30.06.76
Address: 12 Jupiter Court, Caldwell St. London, SW9 0EX
Telephone: 0776 340 7571 Email: greg*at*photonshepherds.com
Nationality: United States (UK Resident – work permit holder)
Website: www.photonshepherds.com
- EDUCATION -
2002-2003: MA
in Digital Arts at Camberwell College of Art, University
of the Arts, London
1996-2000: BA
in Art (Painting and Animation) at Yale University,
U.S.A.
1998: Certificate
in Digital Animation from Seneca College Digital
Media Centre, Toronto, Canada.
1990-1995: Upper Canada College, Graduated
with honours, winning awards in theatre and art.
- WORK HISTORY -
2002-2008: Director
and Founder of The Photon Shepherds: An independent
post-production team creating animations, video installations, promos
& shorts.
- Visual
Effects Supervisor on “The
Age of Stupid” (Feature film)
- Passion Pictures, Spanner Films.
- Director, Editor and Animation Director
on numerous promos and short films including “In Your Eyes”
(NHS), Light Noise - Mixmasters (ITV1),
Marc Almond “Baby’s on Fire” (MTV,
Channel4), Heavy Deviance –“Eastern Lights”
(MTV), Crazy P “The Time is Right”,
“Lady T”, “Sun Science” (MTV,
MTV2, VH1, Channel V), “Peace Beyond Justice”
(IJR/ SABC).
- Visual Effects
Supervisor on “The Optician”
(independent film)
- CG Supervisor/Lead
Animator on “Sun Wind” &
“Crazy” (Warner Music –
MTV)
- CG Supervisor/Animator
for “Okinawa Fashion Campaign” (Venice,
Rome, Tokyo).
- Conceptual
Artist – “Vicious Circle”
(Independent Feature)
- Recent Video
Installations for
Cube Gallery (Paris)
Videotronica (Venice), Optronica (London), Sziget Festival (Budapest),
& various other festivals, clubs and events
in the UK.
2000 – present:
Independent Film Director, Editor and Animator. Previous
clients include: Warner Music, Toyota, Virgin
Airways, Shiva Records, NHS, Addictive TV, Citykids Foundation New
York, Bluenote Productions NYC, DCTV, RAKO KFT, Malibu Rum, and
the Royal Shakespeare Company.
2004-2006:
Lecturer - 3D Animation and Post-Production Master
classes and Workshops (various institutions including SAE, LMU,
and University of the Arts, London).
2001:
Technical Director and Set Designer for Access Democracy,
an Emmy award-winning live TV broadcast
simultaneously linking urban youth from all 5 boroughs of New York
City.
2001: Director/Lead
Animator – “Coronation” - animated
30 second commercial for national broadcast in Canada. (Softimage
XSI).
2000-2001:
Animation Instructor, Seneca College Digital Media
Centre. Taught Softimage XSI and storyboard design in a production-based
environment.
- KEY SKILLS -
- Excellent
oral and visual communication skills,
able to comfortably explain and illustrate ideas to clients, other
artists, and project leaders.
- Thorough understanding
of the entire production process, from pre-production
& concept development, to production set-up and filming, through
to visual effects, editing, post-production and final output.
- Production proven problem-solving,
leadership and idea generation ability.
- Extensive
knowledge of 3D animation techniques and software (Maya
7/8.5, Softimage XSI 2/3, Boujou), as well as 2D editing,
compositing and effects software (After Effects,
Combustion, Shake, Final Cut Pro, Avid, Photoshop, Illustrator)
- Committed,
capable and passionate team member and
effective team leader, able to guide a project through to
completion under difficult conditions and tight deadlines.
- Experienced
in different aspects of 3D including Lighting,
Character Animation,
Texturing, VFX, Modeling and Rendering – strong
eye for detail
- Training in
traditional art: Painting, Drawing, Sculpture,
Photography & Storyboarding
- Languages:
Italian, French, Japanese
- Aikido:
Studied in Toronto, New York, London, & Tokyo for more than
10 years.
REFERENCES: On Request.
CONTACT:
greg*at*photonshepherds.com
www.photonshepherds.com
DOWNLOAD CV AS PDF here.
VIEW ANIMATION SHOWREEL here.
VIEW CONCEPT ART SHOWREEL here.
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