Mac Miller - Balloonerism
Developed lighting and enhanced fur-based character aesthetics using advanced Solaris and USD workflows in Houdini. Leveraged USD-based multi-camera workflow for consistent lighting across sequences, demonstrating capability with modern procedural scene assembly methods.
Credits
Production Co.: Hornet
Director: Samuel Jerome Mason
Executive Producers: Greg Bedard, Michael Feder, Hana Shimizu, Miller McCormick
Producer: Heather Hardin
Animation Director: Daniel Callaby
Editor: Minseok Kim
CG Supervisor: Richard Kim
Story: Sam Mason, Roland Kennedy
Designers: Alejandro Diaz, Amalia Lage, JP Rooney, Kelechukwu Nwakudu, Laurie Herman, Margherita Premuroso, Matthew Corsillo, Mike Altman, Natalie Labarre, Sami Healy, Simone Noronha
Costume Designer: Karina Ochoa De Baker
Design Interns: Paris Powell, Patrick Sholar
Graphic Design Intern: Esther Yeseul Lee
Storyboards: Soren Bendt
Storyboard Editor: Joseph Comar
CG Technical Artist / Render TD: Joseph Chen
Pipeline: Natalie O'Leary, Rui Zhu, Joseph Chen
Pipeline Development: Nikita Shtarkman
Character Lead: Frank Lee
Modelers: David Vardanian, Giovani Kososki
CG Generalist: Angeline Rivera
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Animators: Jay Asava, Jin Jindawitchu
Lighters: Christina Ku, Jonathan Lee, Joseph Ibrahim, Laney Lai, Natalia Perez Melendez, Nicole Noel, Rui Zhu, Saad Moosajee, Sam Mason, Weichieh Yu
FX Artists: Joseph Chen, Stephen Hallquist, Sam Mason, Rui Zhu
CFX: Natalie O'Leary
Groom Lead: Jesus Fernandez
Talent Coordinator: Jon Chun
Director of Production: Karen Lawler
Head of Creative Development: Kristin Labriola
Head of Production: Dez Stavracos