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ALAN LAM
Alan Lam is a matte painter who specialises in creating photo realistic environments for feature films using a combination of 2D and 3D techniques. For over 8 years he has contributed his creativity to over 20 feature films. From stylised environments for animated features to large landscapes, seamlessly integrated into live action photography, Alan’s environments are tailored to give the best result for each shot.After a childhood of drawing and film-making, for 4 years Alan was trained in the challenge of aesthetic-versus-technical at Monash University (majoring in Multimedia). He furthered his passion by studying at the Victorian College of the Arts (majoring in VFX) where he won best VFX production for his short film ‘Soroboru’.
FILMOGRAPHY
CURRENT PROJECT
FANTASTIC BEASTS: THE CRIMES OF GRINDELWALD – Matte Painter | Environment Artist
2018ANTMAN AND THE WASP – Lead Environment | Matte Painter
2017ASURA – Lead Environment | Matte Painter
JUSTICE LEAGUE – Matte Painter | Environment Artist
GAME OF THRONES: DRAGON AND THE WOLF – Matte Painter
DOWNSIZING – Matte Painter | Environment Artist
THE LEGO NINJAGO MOVIE – Matte Painter | Environment Artist
THE LEGO BATMAN MOVIE – Matte Painter | Environment Artist
GAME OF THRONES: WINDS OF WINTER – Matte Painter (Lead)
GAME OF THRONES: BATTLE OF BASTARDS – Matte Painter (Lead)
GHOSTBUSTERS (2016) – Matte Painter | Environment Artist
LION – Matte Painter | Environment Artist
RED DOG: TRUE BLUE – Matte Painter | Environment Artist
CHILDHOODS END – Matte Painter | Environment Artist
GODS OF EGYPT – Matte Painter | Environment Artist
THE SPONGEBOB MOVIE: SPONGE OUT OF WATER– Matte Painter
A MILLION WAYS TO DIE IN THE WEST – Matte Painter
KILL ME THREE TIMES – Matte Painter
MAD MAX: FURY ROAD – Matte Painter
THAT PHONE IS A BRICK – Compositor (Lead)
THE WOLVERINE – Matte Painter
I, FRANKENSTEIN – Matte Painter
THE GREAT GATSBY – Matte Painter
AFTER EARTH – Matte Painter
EMPEROR – Matte Painter
TED – Roto & Clean Up Artist
DRIFT – Roto & Clean Up Artist
GHOST RIDER: SPIRIT OF VENGEANCE – Roto & Clean Up Artist
KILLER ELITE – Roto & Clean Up Artist
SANCTUM – Roto & Clean Up Artist
THE EYE OF THE STORM – Roto & Clean Up Artist
PRIEST – Roto & Clean Up Artist
DON’T BE AFRAID OF THE DARK – Roto & Clean Up Artist
STATUS – Compositor & Matte Painter
REFERENCES
- “…ability to think though a complex, creative brief and produce a solid result that looked fantastic…”
DUDLEY BIRCH
matte paint lead
ANIMAL LOGIC
- “…technical proficiency in Nuke allowed us to streamline workflows…artistic abilities made for stunning work on screen…”
BEN WALKER
senior matte painter/environment artist
ANIMAL LOGIC
- “…a brilliant, hard-working artist whose excellent skills extend beyond Matte Painting…”
SULLIVAN RICHARD
senior matte painter/environment artist
DOUBLE NEGATIVE
- “…he really brought our assets and matte paintings to a high degree of excellence…”
ERIC McGUIRE
cg supervisor
RODEO FX
- “…His passion for matte painting and how much could be achieved with it was inspirational…”
MENELAOS PERISTERIDIS
matte painter
SONY IMAGEWORKS
- “…a fantastic artist and a great lead… strong technical knowledge, a great eye for detail and composition…”
FRANÇOIS DUMOULIN
vfx supervisor
RODEO FX