Hi, I am a 3D Artist that specializes in VFX, Games, and Environments. |
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Brandon Volpe was born in Detroit and grew up on the East side of Michigan near Detroit. He has been working in 3D since 2002 when he first became interested in Architecture and Engineering and then later became a multi-media and 3D artist. He went to a great school in Grand Rapids, MI at Ferris State University in their "Digital Animation and Game Design" program. |
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Work Summary |
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As Brandon's creative career progresses, he continues to creates VFX, Games, and 3D artwork with a passion of the industry. He has been trained by Speedshape (A company in Birmingham, MI). and IE Effects (Headquartered in LA and with a studio in Traverse City, MI doing 3D stereoscopic conversions for movies including "Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows Part 2. |
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| VFX Experience |
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Working in games and VFX, Brandon enjoys both the Hi-end video, Hi-res, deeply complex work and also the low-poly, mobile, practical projects that involves a sharp eye that challenges him to create the best and most pleasing output that his clients want. |
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| Stereoscopic 3D Experience |
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During the summer of 2011 he had the privilege to be a part of some movie making magic during his internship at I.E. EFFECTS. While enjoying the summer weather in what was named the most beautiful place to live (Traverse City, Michigan), he worked on movies such as "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2", which made the biggest grossing box office opening weekend ever, and others like "The Green Lantern". His projects were to convert scenes in movies to 3D using The Foundry's software “Nuke”. |
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Buildings Experience |
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My background in Architecture and Engineering has had a great influence over my work and how I make my interiors and exteriors. This knowledge has both inspired me and made my buildings more accurate. I create real world objects as well as fictional structures. |
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| Environments Experience |
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Some of the environments that I have made were mostly completed in 2 to 3 weeks, but some of them have been completed in just a few days. I am currently working on some scenes from the "Indiana Jones" movies for my capstone project. |
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| Interests |
| I like going on the web and messing around with all the Flash sites and playing games online. I also like comics, film, animation, and anything 3D. I like playing both mobile and console games on my ipad or on my PS3. The Detroit Red Wings are my favorite sports team. Photography is another one of my hobbies and I like listening to music. |
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| Software I know |
Maya
3ds Max
AutoCAD
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe After Effects
Adobe InDesign
Adobe Flash
Adobe Dreamweaver
Adobe Premiere Pro
Adobe Soundbooth
Boujou
Vue 9.5 xStream
Zbrush
Vray
Ultimate Unwrap 3d pro
UDK
Unity
CryEngine
GameMaker
RoadKill
xNormal
Sony's Acid Pro 7.0
Propellerhead's Reason
The Foundry's Nuke
Mocha
Quicktime Pro
Wacom tablet |
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