Resume
Hugo JACKSON
Creative Director/Computer Graphics Lead
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(in charge of leading teams involved with creating Computer Graphics and Visual Effects for Commercials and Feature Films)
Senior Lookdev/Lighting/Environment/Assets Artist
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(creating compelling and realistic assets, environment and shot lighting for Commercials and Feature Films done via Computer Graphics software)
- Education
2007-2011
Master's Degree/Certificate level II in Animation & VFX (graduated with honours)
(ESMA, Montpellier FRANCE). Ipax Sony pictures member.
2020
Elementza - Hard Surface Modeling Course
Udemy - Multiple Unreal Engine Courses
- Experience
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2021-2025
Unlisted (Sydney) - Creative Director/CG Lead
Projects
Fifa Women's World Cup 2023 (Director, CG lead, Lookdev, Lighting, Comp)
Sonic 2 Echidnas Backstory (Creative Director, CG Lead)
Officeworks Christmas Campaign (Director, CG lead, Lookdev, Lighting, Comp)
Onepass Flying Penguin Campaing (CG Lead)
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2019-2021
Buck (Sydney) - CG Lead/Senior Lighting/Look development Artist/Comp
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2017-2018
Iloura/Method (Sydney) - Senior Lighting/Look development Artist
Projects (films)
Outlaw King
Skyscraper
Wrinkle In Time
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2011-2016
The Mill (London) - CG Lead, Modeling, Look Development, Lighting and Rendering.
Projects (commercials/music videos)
Assassin’s Creed - Origins Trailer (lighting, lookdev)
Canon - Boundaries (lighting)
Netto - Easter Bunny (lighting)
Lexus - Shift (lighting, lookdev)
Waitrose - Epic Flight Christmas Ad (lighting)
Top Gear/Wired - Blackbird (lighting)
Martini - Time (CG Lead)
Dell - Love your work (CG Lead, look development, lighting, rendering)
Pepsi - Blue Card Delivery (lighting, environment, rendering, compositing)
John Lewis - Man On The Moon Online (CG Lead, modeling, look dev, lighting, rendering)
Galaxy - Duet Chocolate Bar (modeling, animation, look dev, lighting, rendering)
Comfort - Genie Big Bang (Lead look dev, lighting and rendering)
BBC Music - God Only Knows (modeling, look dev, lighting
Comfort - Blossom (Lead look dev, lighting and rendering)
Lexus - Facet City (modeling, look dev, lighting, rendering)
Brickell Miami - City Center (look dev, lighting, rendering, compositing)
Samsung - Galaxy Note 3 (CG Lead, modeling, lookdev, lighting, rendering)
James Blake - Retrograde (modeling, look dev, lighting, rendering)
Fruit d’Or - Hugo (modeling, layout, rendering)
Heineken - Crack The Case (environment, lighting, rendering)
2011
Electroshock - short movie
+10 millions views on Youtube
3rd prize by jury at ESMA, Montpellier FRANCE
(co-director, environment design, modeling, texturing and shading, animation, lighting and rendering)
2010
BUF Company (Paris) - Internship, Look Development, Lighting.
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Personal Projects
Game assets
Sid Meier's Civilization V Units creation and in-game implementation.
Age of Empires/Total War buildings environment creation.
- Skills
Hard Surface Modeling, Texturing, Shading, Look Development, Lighting, Rendering, Environment Modeling and Look Development, Compositing.
Basic Rigging and Animation.
Complete understanding of PBR Workflow and Color Management/OCIO.
Pipeline development
- Softwares
Maya, Photoshop, Nuke, Katana, Lightroom, Quixel Mixer/Megascans, Substance Painter, Unreal Engine, Premiere, After Effects.
- Renderers
Redshift, Unreal Engine, Arnold, Vray, Renderman.
- Languages
French - Native
English - Native
- Activities, interests
Photography, Interior Design, Music, Guitar, Food, Woodworking, Surfing, Rugby, BBQ