Remo Wieland
Vancouver, Canada

cell: 1.604.782.7810
email:  remo.wieland@gmail.com

• Modeling, Texturing, Lighting, Rendering, Compositing...
  • 5 years
• Web Design / Graphic Design / Communications
  • 9 years
• Visual Arts / Illustration
  • 5 years

• Modeling, Texturing, Lighting, Rendering, Animation
  • Anthem FX, Vancouver
    • Modeling, Texturing, Lighting, Rendering for Sanctuary (TV), and Neverland (2 p movie)
  • Mr. X, Toronto
    • Modeling, Texturing, Lighting for Resident Evil Afterlife, Beastly, and The Three Musketeers
  • Troublemaker Digital
    • 3D Artist, XSI Generalist . Developing Concept art, Previsualization for Robert Rodriguez's movie Barbarella and Shorts
  • Janimation
    • 3D Artist, XSI Generalist . Previsualization, modeling and texturing for a famous Game trailer, modeling for an Orkin commercial.
      
• Compositing
  • Independent
    • wire removals and other 2D fixes to a Stereoscopic 3D feature film for Warner Brothers using Nuke from home.
  • Troublemaker Digital
    • Some tricky compositing, and enough roto work to last me a lifetime on the movie "Shorts"
• Web Design
  • Langara College
    • Senior Web Developer, developed and maintained site, developed style guides, policies, and manuals for web development, worked as teaching assistant for a web design course
  • CGA Canada
    • taught web design to their award winning Graphics department
  • Internet Portal
  • Arteknica (my own company)
    
    
• Communications
  • Langara College
    • worked as Communication's Officer, organized career fairs, worked on branding, creating marketing plans, strategic positioning.
      
  Graphic Design
  • Langara College
    • Worked in Communications and Marketing department, designed print ads, brochures, posters, post cards, motion graphics for the web, and more
      
• Illustration
  • Independently
    • short story book by Schudel Druck Press, (Basel, Switzerland)
    • business brochures for Novartis, (Cambridge, Ontario)
    • "The Interpreted World" by Cannon Press, (Hamilton, Ontario)
    • various logos
    • architectural drawings, (Zofingen, Switzerland)
    • "Learning With Shakespeare" by Little Red School House Press (Ontario, Canada)
      
      
• Visual Arts
  • Independently, exhibited in:
    • Metamorphosis, (Hamilton, Ontario)
    • Gothic Arts and Antiques, (Hamilton, Ontario)
    • Temple Gallery (Hamilton, Ontario)
    • Hamilton Convention Centre, Art & Craft Fare (Hamilton, Ontario)
    • Studio Walking Tour, Local Event (Hamilton, Ontario)
    • Christoph Merian Stiftung, (Basel, Switzerland)
      
      
      

• 2010 - present
  Anthem FX.
  Modeling, Texturing, Lighting, Rendering (Maya, Mental Ray, Vray, Renderman, zBrush, Photoshop, Vue)
  
  
• 2009 - 2010
  Mr. X Inc.
  Modeling, Texturing, Lighting (Maya, Houdini, zBrush, Photoshop)
  
  
• 2009
  Independent
  3D/2D Artist (Maya/Nuke)
  (Vancouver, BC)
  
  
• 2008
  Janimation
  3D Artist (XSI Generalist)
  (Dallas, TX)
  
  
• 2007 - 2008
  Troublemaker Digital
  3D Artist (XSI Generalist)
  (Austin, TX)
  
  
• 1999 - 2007
  Langara College
  Web Developer, Communications Officer
  (Vancouver, BC)
  
  
• 1998 - 2000
  Arteknica - Visual Design
  Owner, Designer
  (Vancouver, BC)
  
  
• 1998 - 1999
  Internet Portal
  Web Designer
  (Vancouver, BC)
  
  
• 1998
  Digital Precision Creations
  Graphic Designer
  (Vancouver, BC)
  
  
• 1992 - 1997
  Independent
  Illustrator / Visual Artist
  (Hamilton, Ontario, and Basel, Switzerland)
  
  
• 1993 - 1995
  Mc Master Concerts & Productions and Creative Arts
  Lighting Technician
  (Hamilton, Ontario)
  
  
• 1992
  Novartis (formerly Ciba)
  Environmental Worker (cleaning up a chemical spill)
  (Cambridge, Ontario)
  
  
  

• 2006 - 2007
  Vancouver Film School
  (Vancouver, BC)
  Diploma in 3D Animation & Visual Effects.
  
   
• 2000 - 2005
  Langara College
  (Vancouver, BC)
  Selected night classes including:
  3D Studio Max, C++ Programming, Management Fundamentals, Project Management, and Photography
  
  
• 1998
  Vancouver Training Institute
  (Vancouver, BC)
  Digital Media Arts
  
  
• 1990 - 1993
  Mc Master University
  Hamilton, Ontario
  Psychology & Natural Sciences
  changed my major from Natural Science to Psychology during my first year, then diversified to include such pursuits as Literature, Philosophy, and Anthropology.

Software & Programming:

• 3D:
  • Softimage XSI, Maya, Houdini, 3D studio Max, Motionbuilder, Vue
  • zBrush, Mudbox
  • Mentalray,Vray, Renderman
    
    
• Editing & Compositing:
  • Adobe Premiere, After Effects, Shake, Nuke, Boujou
    
    
• Graphic Design:
  • Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, Indesign, PageMaker, Quark Express, Corel Draw
    
    
• Web Design:
  • Macromedia Dreamweaver, Flash, Fireworks, FrontPage, Go Live
    
    
• Scripting & Programming
  • Perl, C++ (basics), HTML, Java Script, CGI scripting
    
    
    

• Languages
  • English
  • German (Fluent)
  • French (Rusty)
    
    
• Awards
  • CCAE Prix D’Excellence, 2006
    my department won in several categories in 2006 for campaigns I also worked on.
    
  • LERN Awards, 2005
    A website I designed won first place at this international event for post secondary schools from around the world.
    
    
    

available upon request.