Resume

Edward Grad

Matte-painter - Concept Artist - Art Director

New York, NY, United States

Summary

- Expertise matte-painter, concept artist, art director with over 15 years of experience in
Feature Film, Animation, TV, Commercials, VR
- Primarily focused on matte painting, concept art, visual development and art direction
- Expert in VFX and CG environments, former stuff at Digital Domain, Walt Disney Animation, Rhythm & Hues, MPC
- Over 20 years of expertise work using Photoshop, 10 years of experience using Maya 3D
- Strong drawing skills digitally and on paper, BA in Fine Arts
- Highly organized person, quickly adapted to studio’s environment, with extensive supervising experience
- Worked on two Oscar winning for Best Animation features at Disney Animation 2013 and 2014, EMMY in 2011

Demo-reel Feature Film/TV https://youtu.be/TsmTA6UHrj0
Demo-reel Advertising & Game: https://youtu.be/ORPmojeKkSQ

Skills

Software proficiency

Photoshop

Maya

Lightroom

Nuke

After Effects

Illustrator

Combustion

Reel

Productions

- Movie
  Bill & Ted Face the Music
- Year
  2020
- Role
  Senior Matte-painter / Concept Artist
- Company
  Shade VFX working collaboration with Lucasfilm and ILM
- Movie
  Frozen
- Year
  2013
- Role
  Matte Painter, Look Development Artist
- Company
  Walt Disney Animation
- Movie
  Big Hero6
- Year
  2014
- Role
  Matte Painter, Look Development Artist
- Company
  Walt Disney Animation
- Movie
  Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
- Year
  2007
- Role
  Compositor, Matte Painter
- Company
  Warner Bros. IMAX
- TV Production
  Boardwalk Empire
- Year
  2010
- Role
  Matte painter, 3D Artist, Art Director
- Company
  Brainstorm Digital
- Movie
  The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2
- Year
  2015
- Role
  Concept Artist
- Company
  yU+co
- Movie
  Immortals
- Year
  2011
- Role
  Matt Painter, Concept Artist, 3D Modeler
- Company
  Rodeo FX
- TV Production
  The Tudors
- Year
  2007
- Role
  Matte Painter, Concept Artist, 3D Generalist
- Company
  CORE Digital Pictures
- TV Production
  Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
- Year
  2015
- Role
  Matte Painter, Concept Artist, 3D Generalist
- Company
  MARVEL, Fuse FX
- TV Production
  Gotham
- Year
  2015
- Role
  Matte Painter, Concept Artist, Art Director, 3D Modeler
- Company
  CoSa VFX
- Movie
  The Walk
- Year
  2015
- Role
  Matte Painter, Concept Artist, Texturing Artist
- Company
  Atomic Fiction
- TV Production
  Arrow
- Year
  2016
- Role
  Matte Painter, Concept Artist
- Company
  Zoic
- TV Production
  Ballers
- Year
  2017
- Role
  Matte Painter, Concept Artist
- Company
  The Molecule LA
- Movie
  Zoolander 2
- Year
  2016
- Role
  Matte Painter, Concept Artist
- Company
  Artery VFX
- Movie
  R.I.P.D.
- Year
  2013
- Role
  Matte Painter, Concept Artist
- Company
  Rhythm & Hues
- Movie
  The Three Musketeers
- Year
  2010
- Role
  Matte Painter, Concept Artist, 3D Modeler, Art Director
- Company
  Rodeo FX
- TV Production
  Fargo
- Year
  2014
- Role
  Matte Painter, Concept Artist
- Company
  FX
- TV Production
  The Astronaut Wives Club
- Year
  2015
- Role
  Matte Painter, Concept Artist
- Company
  CoSa VFX
- TV Production
  Manhattan
- Year
  2015
- Role
  Matte Painter, Concept Artist
- Company
  CoSa VFX
- Commercial / Advertisement
  Apple Commercial - The Rock x Siri
- Year
  2017
- Role
  Senior Matte Painter, Concept Artist
- Company
  The Mill
- Commercial / Advertisement
  Capital One Commercial Mona Lisa
- Year
  2018
- Role
  Matte Painter, Concept Artist
- Company
  MPC
- Movie
  Seventh Son
- Year
  2014
- Role
  Matte Painter, Art Director
- Company
  Rhythm & Hues
- TV Production
  The Men Who Built America
- Year
  2012
- Role
  Matte Painter, Concept Artist
- Company
  Brainstorm Digital
- Movie
  Violet & Daisy
- Year
  2011
- Role
  Matte Painter, Concept Artist, Art Director
- Company
  Brainstorm Digital
- Movie
  Piranha
- Year
  2010
- Role
  Matte Painter, Concept Artist, 3D Generalist
- Company
  Intelligent Creatures
- Movie
  The Bang Bang Club
- Year
  2010
- Role
  Matte Painter, Concept Artist, 3D Modeler
- Company
  Intelligent Creatures
- Music Video
  Katy Perry - Chained To The Rhythm. Music video.
- Year
  2017
- Role
  Matte Painter, Concept Artist
- Company
  Mirada
- Movie
  Our Home
- Year
  2009
- Role
  Matte Painter, Concept Artist, 3D Modeler, Texturing Artist, Art Director
- Company
  Intelligent Creatures
- Movie
  Hoodwinked Too!
- Year
  2008
- Role
  Matte Painter, Concept Artist
- Company
  Starz Animation
- Commercial / Advertisement
  Star Wars Target Commercial
- Year
  2016
- Role
  Matte Painter, Concept Artist, 3D Modeler
- Company
  Psyop
- TV Production
  Heroes - Reborn
- Year
  2015
- Role
  Matte Painter, Concept Artist, 3D Modeler
- Company
  Stargate Studios
- TV Production
  Legion
- Year
  2018
- Role
  Matte Painter, Concept Artist
- Company
  MPC LA (Technicolor)
- TV Production
  Cambria
- Year
  2018
- Role
  Matte Painter, Concept Artist, Art Director
- Company
  Logan TV
- Video Game
  Wolfenstein Youngblood. Video Game trailer
- Year
  2018
- Role
  Matte Painter, Concept Artist
- Company
  MPC
- Commercial / Advertisement
  Discover Card - Peggy Commercial
- Year
  2010
- Role
  Matte Painter, Concept Artist, Art Director
- Company
  The Mill

Experience

Matte painter at DreamWorks Animation
Glendale, California, United States of America
January 2018 - January 2018
Matte Painting Supervisor at MPC LA Advertising - Technicolor
Culver City, California, United States of America
January 2017 - January 2018
Fulltime Matte painting supervisor 2017-2018

Freelance Senior Matte Painter, Concept Artist, Art Director 2014-2017
Matte Painter, Concept Artist, 3D Generalist, Art Director at The Mill
Los Angeles, CA - New York, NY, United States of America
January 2010 - January 2017
Matte Painter, Concept Artist, 3D Generalist at Psyop
Los Angeles, California, United States of America
January 2016 - January 2016
Matte Painter, Concept Artist, 3D Generalist at Fuse FX
Los Angeles, California, United States of America
January 2015 - January 2015
Matte Painter, Look Development Artist at Walt Disney Animation
Burbank, California, United States of America
January 2013 - January 2014
Matte Painter, Concept Artist at Framestore
New York, NY, United States of America
January 2014 - January 2014
Matte Painter, Concept Artist, 3D Generalist at Rhythm & Hues
El Segundo, California, United States of America
January 2012 - January 2013
Matte Painter, Concept Artist, 3D Generalist at Logan TV
Los Angeles, California, United States of America
January 2016 - January 2017
Matte Painter, Concept Artist at Mirada
Hollywood, California, United States of America
January 2016 - January 2017
Art Director at Charlex
New York, NY, United States of America
January 2011 - January 2012
Matte painter, Concept Artist, 3D Generalist, Art Director at Brainstorm Digital. HBO
New York, NY, United States of America
January 2011 - January 2012
Matte Painter, Concept Artist at Rodeo FX
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
January 2010 - January 2011
Matte Painter, Visual Development Artist at Starz Animation
Toronto, ON, Canada
January 2008 - January 2008
Matte painter, Concept Artist at CORE Digital Pictures
Toronto, ON, Canada
January 2007 - January 2008
Matte Painter, Compositor at IMAX Warner Bros.
Toronto, ON, Canada
January 2007 - January 2008
Art Director at Autodesk
Toronto, ON, Canada
January 2007 - January 2007
Art Director, Matte Painter, Concept Artist at MTV
Toronto, ON, Canada
January 2006 - January 2006
Art Director at NHL
Toronto, ON, Canada
January 1999 - January 2002

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