Work History

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Sam is a Visual Effects Artist residing in Adelaide South Australia with his wife Anna and his daughter Maia.

Sam was born in a South Australian country town called Jamestown in 1972.

He grew up under his Mother's care in Adelaide South Australia where he lived with his sister Emma and his brother Tom.

Sam attended East Adelaide Primary School, Glenunga High School and Scotch College. His adult education consisted of a Honours Degree in Biochemistry at the University of Adelaide and a Diploma in Applied Design (Multimedia) at Modbury TAFE.

Sam has worked at a variety of jobs over his career, such as molecular research into inflamatory bowel disease and malting of barley for beer production. Before moving onto a career in digital content creation.

Currently Sam is enjoying a career in Visual Effect Production for Hollywood feature films. He has worked on features full time for the past 5 years and is now a member of the Visual Effect Society.

Please explore this web site to find out about Sam and his body of work

Title Project Type Client Employer Role(s) Supervisor(s) Start Date End Date
The Last Dragon Hidden Pearl Film Independant : Director , Mario Andreacchio Rising Sun Pictures
RnD TD : Scales and Fur
Lighting and Shading TD
CG Supervisor
 VFX Supe: John Dietz December, 2009 May, 2010
Avatar (2009) Film LightStorm / Fox Studios Weta Digital Lighting TD
VFX Supe: Joe Letteri
Sequence Supe: Wayne Stables
 July, 2009 November, 2009
Terminator Salvation Film Warner Brothers Rising Sun Pictures
Lighting TD
Technical Lead
CG Supervisor: Ben Pashke
VFX Supervisor : Sean Mattias
Producer : John Dietz
 January, 2009 April, 2009
Watchmen Film Warner Brothers Rising Sun Pictures Digital Compositor
VFX Supervisor : Dennis Jones
VFX Producer : John Dietz
 November, 2008 December, 2008
Harry Potter 6 : Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince Film Warner Brothers Rising Sun Pictures
Pipeline Developer
Lighting TD
Shading TD
CG Supervisors: Phil Barrenger and Dan Bethell
VFX Supervisor : Greg Yepes
VFX Producer : Charlotte Langthorne
 December, 2007 April, 2009
The Ruins Film DreamWorks SKG Rising Sun Pictures
Lighting TD
Pipeline Support
VFX Supervisor: Ken McGraw
CG Supervisor : Malcolm Humphreyes
 September, 2007 January, 2008
Get Smart Film Warner Brothers Rising Sun Pictures
CG Supervisor
Generalist TD
Lighting TD
VFX Supervisor : Tony Clark
Producer : Andrea Blundell
 August, 2007 September, 2007
The Seeker : Dark is Rising Film Warner Brothers Rising Sun Pictures
Pipeline Developer
Lighting and Shading TD
VFX Supervisor : Gregory Yepes
Producer : Martin
 February, 2007 August, 2007
28 Weeks Later Film Fox International Rising Sun Pictures Camera Tracking VFX Supervisor : John Dietz February, 2007 April, 2009
Harry Potter 5 : The Order of the Phoenix Film Warner Brothers Rising Sun Pictures Lighting TD January, 2007 April, 2007
Where the Wild Things Are Film Warner Brothers Pictures Rising Sun Pictures
Lighting/Shading/Rendering TD
Pipeline Development
VFX Supervisor : John Dietz
CG Supervisor : Phil Barrenger
 November, 2006 September, 2007
Charlotte's Web Film Paramount Pictures Rising Sun Pictures
Rigging
Pipeline Development
Shading
Support TD
VFX Supervisor : John Dietz
CG Supervisor : Phil Barrenger
 March, 2005 August, 2006
A Sound of Thunder Film Warner Brothers Pictures cgCharacter for VFXPC
Rigging
Pipeline Development
Muscle Simulation
Fluid Simulation
VFX Supervisor :
CG Supervisor :
March, 2004 November, 2004
PALAS Jewellery Web PALAS Anna Hodge Web Developer
Anna Hodge
Anna Diamond
Eran Svigos
 September, 2002 April, 2016
Assured : Save Big Bikkies Television Commercial Aquired Home Loans Self Employed
Animation
Modelling
Texturing
Lighting
Rendering
None August, 2002 August, 2002
Manpower Computer Based Training Interactive Manpower Australia Quoin Technology
Mutimedia Author
Multimedia Programmer
 Chris Green February, 2002 April, 2002
Instructor @ Mad Academy Training Students Mad Academy Trainer Sam Papas August, 2001 September, 2004
Land Information NZ Computer Based Training Interactive Land Information New Zealand
Quoin Technology
Quoin Ethnic Earth
 Multimedia Author Chris Green August, 2001 March, 2002
Logan City Council Web Logan City Council Queensland Quoin Technology Web Developer Chris Green July, 2001 November, 2001
Lecturer @ TAFE SA Training Students TAFE SA Lecturer None July, 2001 April, 2009
HealthSouth Injury/Surgical Animation Web Healthsouth Torson Pty Ltd Head of Digital Media Mark MacAllister June, 2000 November, 2000
NBC Olympics 2000 Web Quokka Sports via NBC Torson Pty Ltd Head of Digital Media Mark MacAllister November, 1999 March, 2000
Human Musculoskeletal System Interactive Venture Capital Torson Pty Ltd Head of Digital Media
Mark Snoswell
Mark MacAllister
 January, 1998 March, 2005
For the good of Beer : Thermostability of 1,3-1,4 alpha beta glucanase in barley Science University of Adelaide Horticulture Viticulture and Oenology Deptartment Research Officer Prof Peter B Hoj February, 1995 June, 1996
Bovine Insulin Like Growth Factor Binding Protien 2 Science University of Adelaide Student
Student
Protien Expression
Recombination DNA Manipulation
PCR Mutagenisis
Protien Purification
John Wallace
Goran Forsberg
 January, 1994 November, 1994
Messenger RNA expression of IGFII during gut disease Science Gastroentorology Department at Womens and Children's Hospital Research Assistant January, 1993 December, 1994
Yeast Pyruvate Carboxylase Science University of Adelaide Volunteer DNA Sequencing
Michelle Walker
John Wallace
 June, 1992 February, 1993