J Hurst Resume

Simulation-Specific Skills and Solvers: CLO3d, Marvelous Designer, Pattern Drafting (Practical and CG), nCloth, Physbam, Syflex, Qualoth, Carbon, Vellum, Fabric.
Programs: Maya, Zeno, Katana, Houdini, Nuke, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe After Effects.

Role: Simulation TD
Projects: Moana 2, Once Upon a Studio (short)
Duties: Create and tailor CG costumes in Marvelous Designer, Setup cloth and collider rigs in maya and proprietary software. Adjust costume setup scripts according to character and production needs. Assess workflows and contribute to documentation of pipeline.

Role: Lead CFX Artist
Project: She-Hulk, Black Adam, Call of Duty (Commercial);
Duties: Assist in development of character costumes based on concept art and on set costumes. Adjust CG costumes in Marvelous Designer. Setup cloth simulation rigs Houdini with Vellum solver. Assist and train shot artists with rigs and various pipeline tools. Work closely with other departments on assets and flag needs that the CFX department would have. Run Shots and address notes on shots.

Role: Creature Effects Artist
Project: Fast and the Furious 9
Duties: Create cloth setups for digi-doubles utilizing carbon and vellum solvers in Houdini. Run shots, post fix
simulations in Houdini, support and train shot artists using my setups and train others new to Houdini. Run shots, post fix simulations in Houdini according to notes and simulation needs.

Role: Character Simulation Artist
Project: Spies in Disguise
Duties: Run cloth simulation on characters using Maya with the solver Quoloth. Cleanup and post-fix cloth according to shot needs. Troubleshoot errors and repair any broken assets before sending to lighting.

Role: CFX Artist
Projects: Avengers 4 - Endgame
Duties: Setup costume with Houdini using Carbon solver. Support artists using setup and maintain it through production. Run simulations in shots; adjust simulation and/or add post-fixes according to client notes.

Role: Creature TD
Project: Aquaman
Duties: Asset development and maintain cloth rigs for various characters and digi-doubles. Adjust specific costume for last minute concept changes. Assist newer artists in learning the pipeline and work with artists utilizing digital assets (Mera jellyfish-dress and crowd assets). Simulation of cloth and hair of digital characters in shots, adjust post-fix simulations using proprietary tools.

Role: CFX Artist
Projects: Avengers 3 - Infinity War
Duties: Create/tailor CG costumes in Marvelous Designer based on concept art from the client. Work closely with modeling, surfacing, and FX departments to create Red Skull costume. Using mesh generated from Marvelous Designer, setup costume with Houdini using Carbon solver. Support artists using; setup and maintain it through production. Run simulations in shots and add post-fix adjustments according to notes.

Role: CFX Artist
Projects: Beauty and the Beast
Duties: Create and tailor CG costumes in Marvelous Designer for digital replacement using patterns sent from the Wardrobe Department. Adjust CG costume according to client and departmental notes. Work closely with multiple departments in particular modeling and surfacing. Setup the cloth with Maya using nCloth. Run simulations in shots, support artists setups, add post-fix simulation adjustments according to notes.

Role: Creature TD
Projects: Transformers 4, TomorrowLand, Warcraft, Avengers 2
Duties: Simulation of cloth and hair of digi-doubles and CG characters. Simulation of rigid body destruction simulation. Modify simulations based on client feedback. Adjust costume based on feedback and check costume back in according to production needs. Work individually or in a team depending on project needs.

Role: Creature Effects Technical Director
Project: Gravity
Duties: Tailor patterns in Marvelous Designer and set up costume pieces for simulation. Work with multiple departments for CG costume creation on short deadlines and turn-around times. Develop and help setup corrective pre-simulation shapes that rigging could roll into the costume for animation feedback and cfx use to generate first-pass simulation. Support artists with the costume in shots.

Role: Cloth Technical Director / Sr. Visual Effects Artist
Project: Strange Magic
Prepare the characters for costume setup and extract sim meshes from high-resolution models.
Worked closely with modeling department to create test-runs of the costume before high-res garment was finished.; Adjust costume according to notes.

Role: Cloth Technical Director
Project: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 1
Prepped the Dementor character for costume setup for setup artist by creating collision body, hood mesh, and modifying sim mesh for better interaction. Assisted in setup of costume for character, ran simulations for shots and adjusted simulation settings and/or post-fixed any problems according to direction of the shot.

Role: Cloth Technical Director
Project: Alice In Wonderland
Set up costumes for CG characters and body doubles based on concept art, cg models, and the costumes used on set. Specific characters setup: Stayne, Alice Growing dress, March Hare, White Queen Horse, Frog Footmen, and Monkeys, co-setup Tweedles. Run difficult "one-off" shots that could not run smoothly with basic setup because of animation issues or costume limitations. Support shot artists using the costumes the setup artists created.

Role: Cloth Technical Director
Project: A Christmas Carol
Setup on costumes based on concept art, physical costumes, and art direction. Work with modeling department on creation of sim garments and beauty garments. Create collision bodies for costumes and adjust costumes and collider objects according to notes

Role: Cloth & Hair Technical Director
Project: Beowulf
Ran cloth and hair simulation for shots on Beowulf. Tweak hair simulations and garments as needed for the camera view, action of characters, and the direction of the shot.

Role: CG Modeler
Project "Chaotic"
CG Modeler for Flash Animated TV Show entitled "Chaotic." Modeled, textured, rendered and rigged various props and machines in Maya according to art direction and given designs.