BIO & CONTACT

Phinnaeus O'Connor

Currently based in Brisabane, Australia.

RECENT HIGHLIGHTS

Senior 3D generalist & FX/CFX artist

I'm a passionate, multi-skilled senior 3D Generalist specializing more recently in FX, LookDev Lighting and Rigging, with extensive experience in advertising, features, and episodic projects across Australia, China and the UK.

With over 20 years in the industry, and prior to that 17 years of illustration and graphic design for advertising and the record industries, I bring a dynamic blend of creative storytelling and broad ranging technical expertise across many disciplines that I believe will complement or support any team or project.

Past experience and main skills: 3D Techncal Animator, Rigger, Pipeline trouble shooter. FX Artist. Lighting Look Dev and compositing. CG Supervision including on set photography (textures for digital doubles), photogrammetry and scanning, on location/set tracking marker data, HDRI Photography.

Illustration, painting and murals (airbrush and brush) photo retouching and print design. Some of my earliest commisioned work included designing and illustrating rave and club flyers in the 80's. Some of which are being showcased in a book about flyer art in the UK, coming soon.

Main Software Skills
Houdini, Maya, UE5, Zbrush, Marvelous Designer, Substance Painter, Nuke,
Photoshop, Illustrator,

Lead 3D Artist - Formation Effects · Brisbane
Look development and lighting for all CG shots on Beasts Of War movie. Houdini, Karma XPU and Nuke. Rigging of 'Beast' in Maya.

Sep 2024 - February 2025· 6 months

Head of 3D - Chop Shop Post - Brisbane

Various - on site

Jul 2022 - Jul 2024 · 2 yrs 1 month

Senior FX Artist - Blackbird VFX - Sydney

Fire, Water and Fur - remote

Dec 2021 - Jul 2022 · 8 months

Senior 3D Generalist. - FX Fin Design - Sydney

Various - remote

Jun 2021 - Dec 2021 - 7 months

Rigging Lead and Animator. - Senate VFX - UK

Kingsman, The Golden Circle - remote