Tong Zhou

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    Tong Zhou

    3D Artist

    Motion Pictures and Film | Vancouver, Canada Area, CA

    Summary

    Years of working in post production for feature film and tv, plus several years of working as a traditional cartoonist has given me a pair of good at details eyes and a big variety of skills and knowledge of approaching the final look of projects. I am always up to trying new software and techniques to finishing my work more efficiently and effectively. I love pushing the my limits of speed and quality. Taking on different challenge has become the most fun part of my everyday at work.

    Film&TV Credits:
    White House Down(2013)
    The Great Gatsby (2013)
    Ender's Game (2013)
    Iron Man 3(2013)
    Resident Evil: Retribution(2012)
    Total Recall (2012)
    Men in Black 3(2012)
    Ra.One(2012)
    J. Edgar(2011)
    Final Destination 5(2011)
    Eureka (Season 4)(2011)
    TRON: Legacy(2010)
    V (Season 1) (2010)
    Devil (2010)
    The Karate Kid (2010)
    The Crazies (2010)
    Zombieland (2009)
    Eureka ( Season 3 ) (2009)
    Human Target (Season 1)(2009)
    Dragonball: Evolution (2009)
    Mall Cop (2009)
    Changeling (2008)
    Far Cry (2008)
    Passchendaele (2008)
    Outlander (2008)

    Specialties:
    Model
    Texture
    Look Dev
    Lighting
    Effects

    Software:
    Maya
    Vray
    Arnold
    Mental Ray
    3ds max
    Zbrush
    Mudbox
    Photoshop
    Mari
    Terregen

    Program:
    Mel
    Python for Maya

    Experience

    • Jun 2010 - Present
      Texturing/Lookdev/Lighting Lead, Senior 3D Generalist / Prime Focus

      Modeling, Texturing, Shading, Lighting, Rigging

      White House Down
      Residence Evil: Retribution
      The Great Gatsby
      MIB3
      Total Recall
      RA One
      Final Destination 5 3D
      Tron: Legasy

    • Sept 2012 - Dec 2012
      Light Artist / Digital Domain

      Iron Man 3
      Ender's Game

    • Jul 2011 - Aug 2011
      Senior Modeler/Texturer/Lighter / Method Studios

      Working on cg set extension for J. Edgar
      http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1616195/

    • Feb 2011 - Jun 2011
      Senior 3D generalist / Prime Focus

      Final Destination in 3D!!!
      Modeling, Texturing, Shading, Lighting, Fumefx

      Transformers: Dark of the moon.
      Fumefx,

    • Oct 2010 - Mar 2011
      Senior CG Artist / Leviathan VFX

      Eureka Season 4.
      http://www.syfy.com/eureka/

    • Jun 2010 - Oct 2010
      Senior 3D Generalist / Prime Focus

      Project : Tron Legacy
      Duties: Generating CG Clouds for various shots using Terragen/Maya

      Project : Cats and Dogs
      Duties: Stereoscopic conversion using Maya

    • Jul 2008 - Jun 2010
      Senior CG generalist / ZOIC

      Project : Dragonball Revolution
      Duties: Character modeling, texturing. Ncloth simulation.

      Project : Mall Cop
      Duties: FX artist, Texturing, Lighting, Rendering and matchmove

      Project : Eureka
      Duties: matchmove, modeling, texturing, ncloth, particle effects, look dev, lighting, animating, and rendering

      Project : Zombieland
      Duties: FX artist, modeling, texturing, animation, lighting and rendering

      Project : The Crazies
      Duties: FX artist

      Project : The Best Player
      Duties: Character modeling, texturing(will be available to show at interview)

      Project : Devil
      Duties: Modeling, texturing, lighting and FX

      Project : V
      Duties: modeling, texturing. matchmove.

      Project : NASCAR commercial
      Duties: FX(will be available to show at interview)

    • Mar 2008 - Apr 2008
      Digital Modeler and Texturer / CIS Vancouver

      Project : Changeling
      Duties: Maya/Zbrush artist working on crowd simulation for massive system Also helping building CG cityscape.

    • Nov 2007 - Mar 2008
      Digital Modeler and Texturer / Technicolor Creative Service

      Project : Kung fu Dunk
      Duties: Modeling Most of the ice sculptures on the ground after Jay Chow played some kung fu tricks and froze the whole stadium

      Project : Farcry (available to see at interview)
      Duties: Modeling the rotor blades parts and cowling part of the helicopter with high details. In charge of camera tracking of some shots.

      Project : Passchendaele (available to see at interview)
      Duties: Modeling, UV mapping and texturing

      Project : Logo animation of Whizbang (available to see at interview)
      Duties: Whizbang is the production company of Passchendaele. In charge of the whole process of making the logo animation, including model, texture, rig, animation, light and composite, etc.
      http://www.whizbangfilms.com

    • Jan 2007 - Nov 2007
      CG generalist / Spin West

      Project : Outlander
      Duties: Modeling, UV maping and Texturing Shieldhall tree and all the petrified trees and alien trees on the alien planet, all the cg elements in the FG and BG of most of the shots regarding alien planet. etc

      Project : Flash Gordon
      Duties: Modeling, UV mapping and texturing

      Project : Misui Jungle commercial
      Duties: Modeling, UV mapping, lighting, texturing and rendering the photorealistic tree

    Education

    • 2003 - 2004
      Ai of Vancouver
      diploma in visual effects and digital animation
    • 2003 - 2004
      CDIS
      Diploma in Digital Animation and Visual Effects
    • 2000 - 2002
      Tong Ji University
      Diploma in Architecture Design

    Additional Information

    • Websites:
      Portfolio, Demo Reel 2011, IMDB Profile
    • Honors:
      my family
    • Interests:
      Drawing, Music, Hiking, Movie, Action Figure, Automobile model Collection, Sleep, Slack, Mumble to myself, Family Time, Goof with my kid, being childish sometime...anything make me feel interesting instinctively...
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