Krishnamurti Martins Costa



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CURRENT WORK STATUS

Full time position at Industrial Light + Magic (ILM)

CURRENT VISA STATUS

O-1 Class work visa

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Award winning artist with a solid understanding of a diverse range of computer graphics techniques: organic modeling, texturing, character animation. Demonstrates the ability to work in teams and to complete jobs on time.

WORK EXPERIENCE

• 2008 - current - Industrial Light + Magic (ILM) - Senior Digital Artist - San Francisco, CA - USA
• 2007 - 2008 - Lucasfilm Animation Ltd - Senior Modeler - San Rafael, CA - USA
• 2005 - 2007 - CafeFX - Digital Artist / 3D Generalist - Santa Maria, CA - USA
• 2006 - 2007 - Pixologic's ZBrush 3.0 – Software Beta Tester
• 2004 - 2005 - Omation Studios - Character Animator - San Clemente, CA - USA
• 2004 - current - CGTalk/CGSociety – Forum Leader
• 2003 - Pixologic's ZBrush 2.0 – Software Beta Tester
• 2003 - Mister Grafix Produções – CG Artist - Brasília, DF - Brazil
• 2003 - current - 3d4all - Brazilian CG Forum - Founder / Administrator - Brazil
• 2002 - current - Personal Project – 3D Short Movie "SenzaAzione"
• 2001 - 2002 - Award Winning Short Movie "O Lobisomem e o Coronel" - Art Director, Lead Animator, Modeler - Brazil
• 1987 - 2003 - Banco do Brasil - Animator, Designer, Illustrator - Brazil
  
  

CREDITS (click on the posters to go to the websites)

	Star Wars: The Clone Wars (3D Animated TV Series) - (2008) Senior modeler - Lucasfilm Animation Ltd USA
	The Mist - (2007) - creature modeler / texture artist / character animator - CafeFX
	Evan Almighty - Universal (2007) - Character Animator - CafeFX
	Pan's Labyrinth (El Laberinto del Fauno) - Picturehouse (2006) - Character Animator / Facial Rigger / Character Modeler / Texture/Shader Artist - CafeFX 2007 Oscar Winner on the following categories: Achievement in Art Direction Achievement in Cinematography Achievement in Makeup
	Snakes on a Plane - New Line Cinema (2006) - Character Animator / Texturing / Shader Artist - CafeFX
	Zathura - Columbia Pictures (2005) - uncredited Modeling (Zorgon's armour), texturing (Zorgon's body and armour) - CafeFX
	Barnyard, The Movie - Paramount Pictures (2006) Character Animator - Omation Studio
	Fantastic Four - 20 Century Fox (2005) - uncredited Very small participation (a few facial blend shapes for Mr. Fantastic digital double) - CafeFX

MY PRESENTATIONS (LECTURES & WORKSHOPS)

• 2007 - Gnomon Workshop: Live! - December 2007 - Los Angeles, CA - USA - Link
• 2006 - Academia de Animação e Artes Digitais - São Paulo - Brazil - Link
• 2006 - Cadritech - Maratona High-End CG - São Paulo - Brazi - Link
• 2006 - CafeFX - ZBrush Basics for VFX Artists - Santa Maria, CA - USA - Link
• 2006 - Gnomon School / ZBrush User Meeting - Los Angeles, CA - USA - Link
• 2004 - Cadritech - Workshop Antropus - São Paulo - Brazil - Link

JUDGING

• 2006 - EON - Worlds Within Worlds - CGChallenge XX - Link
• 2006 - The Journey Begins - CGChallenge XIX - Link
• 2005 - Spectacular - CGChallenge XVIII - Link
• 2003 - current - Raph.com - Link

SOFTWARES

Maya, ZBrush, Photoshop, After Effects, Corel Painter among others

SKILLS

Organic Modeling / Character Animation / Texturing

EDUCATION

• 2000-2004 - 5th year Bachelor's Fine Arts - Universidade de Brasília - Brazil
• 2000 - Alias/Wavefront Maya 3.0 Introduction - SISGRAPH - São Paulo - Brazil
• 1998 - Softimage 3D 3.8 Introduction - SISGRAPH - São Paulo - SP – Brazil