James Atilano 3D Artist

Focus 360 – Vail Resort from Focus 360 on Vimeo.

Materials, Lighting and Compositing

See the animation here http://www.vimeo.com/6599621

This is a project I completed in May 2009 at Focus360. I was brought on to this project to solve the night lighting for 3 shots. Chris Moran animated the cameras and directed the modeling effort. Gabe Askew was responsible for all of the snow particle effects as well as snow mounds, snowy landscape and the snow covered street lamp in the foreground. I worked on scene materials as well as the geometry and materials for the building interiors. I also composited these shots and added lens effects. There were several more shots in this animation, but these were the shots I was most heavily involved with.

Night lighting is challenging because there is a balance between a good looking render and high render times that must be struck to meet project deadlines. I used Vray to light and render these shots and depth of field pro, a little bit of ReelSmart motion blur and combustion for compositing.

Art Direction, Animation, Materials, Lighting, and Compositing

This is a project I completed in July 2009 at Focus360. I was responsible for designing the “building blocks”, studio stage set and lighting for the project. I created concept renderings to get in-house and client approval. I also created the rough sketches for the storyboard, and worked with the team in testing the new tools created for animating the blocks. I did all of the compositing, lighting and materials for the “non-photo real” shots.

I was also responsible for animating several shots. This project was a collaborative effort and several shots were executed by my team mates. It was a fun one because we were able to explore a non typical solution for an architectural visualization project. I also had fun digging into Gabes rigged crane and adding a suction cup to it while he was on vacation!!

Project Team: Brent Chase-Project/Creative Direction, James Atilano – Art Direction+Modeling+Lighting+Animation+Compositing, Gabe Askew-Modeling+Animation+Compositing, Chris Moran-Modeling+Animation, Miguel Ortiz-Editing+Post, Artie – Script/Concept, Keith Morrison-Tool Set Creation+Scripting

Project Direction, Art Direction, Materials, Lighting, Composition and Post

These renderings were completed in January 2008 at Softmirage. The project consisted of 40 interior renderings, 18 exterior renderings and an animation showcasing the Hyland Village project in Westminster, CO. I was the project/art director. I led a team of senior artist and modelers to the projects completion. These were my favorite images. I was responsible for lighting, materials, composition and post on these images.

Materials, Lighting, Composition and Post

Here is a rendering I completed in January 2009 at Focus360. I was pleasantly surprised with how close my lighting and post editing matched with a photo taken from the site. Although, I did cheat the angle of the sun to come in from the right side of the image, the overall color temperature and bleach effect was pretty close. I flew to San Francisco to meet with BAMO the interior designer and collected project criteria. A team of artists created the furniture models and textures in this rendering. I was responsible for lighting, composition, and post.

Project Team: Wendy Burke-Project Direction, James Atilano-Art Direction+Lighting+Post, Chris Muran-Modeling+Materials, Gabe Askew-Modeling+Materials, Holly Alvarado-Texture Creation

Animation, Materials, Lighting, and Compositing

This is a frame from an animation I worked on at focus360. It was the first frame of a rack focus shot. I used Depth of Field Pro to achieve the effect in post rather than in camera motion blur in Vray. I was responsible for the animation, lighting and composition of this shot. Gabe Askew created the water and particle effects. Eric Boer provided the martini glass and oranges. This shot can be seen on my demo reel at www.vimeo.com/7138682