Cats.

December 20, 2019

Cats is a 2019 musical fantasy film based on the stage musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber, directed by Tom Hooper. I was part of the Technical Animation team at the Moving Picture Company, London primarily focusing on skin simulations, deformations, intersection fixing, and roto-sculpting.

Task

Responsible for delivering a multitude of high quality cloth and hair simulations, along with various other character finishing tasks.

Role:

CFX Artist
Production:

Universal Studios

TRAILER

Theatrical Trailer.

Here is the first theatrical Trailer of the film, Cats. Released on 18 July 2019.

In the TechAnim department at MPC Film within the pipeline I was working between the Animation and the Lighting department mainly focusing on skin simulations, intersection fixing, collisions and roto-sculpting.

Status - Completed

Total shots worked

Seconds on screen

Working hours were spent

Banner

VFX and Production Studio.

The team

MPC Film: techanim team.

Project Management

— Chris McKenna
Techanim HOD

— Briony Warren
Department Manager

— Jannik Kuczynski
Asst. Department Manager

Leads

— Kostas Strevlos
Techanim Lead

— Matteo Dogliotti
Techanim Lead

Mentor

— Samuel Blake
Techanim Mentor

MUSIC

Memory Cats instrumental

The instrumental piece used in the showreel is an André Rieu orchestral rendition of the song, Memory Cats, originally composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber in the year 1983.