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Steve is currently developing his skills in Special FX and fluid-dynamics by learning other systems such as PFLOW, Box Tools #2 & #3, RealFlow, Rayfire, Krakatoa and FumeFX.

Steve is currently available for work in ParticleFX, Animation, & Concept.

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Recommendations

Recommendations are listed in chronological order, with most recent at the top.



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My vote is for stevie mac best full sequence entry!
Best story telling! Best VFX! Most work completed in crazy condensed schedule!
Good luck!
- Manny

Hi,
My vote goes for Steve in both categories for he is simply the best !!!
- Marina anderson

My vote goes to Stephen Macfarlane, that was just a lot of fun; made me smile. =)
- Jordan Burton

MY votegoes to Stephen Macfarlane, of course!
Greet reel, excellent music!
- Mathias Varaste

My vote goes to Stephen Macfarlane! Realy great work!
- Giedrius Liutkus

Here are my votes:
Best Visual effects = Stephen Macfarlane (StevieMac)
Best WIP thread = Stephen Macfarlane (StevieMac)
Excellent work!
I really like the posters too!
- Mandy Lam

With the greatest respect to everyone else who participated I am just knocked out by the amount of work, and the quality of the thread and final submissions, made by Stevie MacFarlane so he is getting my vote.
- Paul Forwood

My vote goes to Stephen Macfarlane.
A really great piece of work! I enjoyed it very much.
I'm amazed with the amount of work pushed in such a small timeframe,
and all the knowledge and knowhow you must have to complete a project like this.
- max0l

Stephen Macfarlane
WOW.....
- Chen

My vote goes to Stephen Macfarlane.
Good job man
- Martin La Land Romero

My vote goes to Stephen MacFarlane
Great job!
- Pablo Daniel Roldán

MY vote goes to Stephen Macfarlane
Great work Cheers,
- Asa Movshovitz

Best Visual Effects:
Stephen Macfarlane
Excellent work, nice story telling, character designs are great and environments are nice.
-Tim

I vote for Stephen Macfarlane. His was one of the last I watched and it really blew me away.
I am inspired. Maybe I'll take part in the next one. I am a noob compared to all these guys but after seeing all the great entries I'm really getting that itch to try something of my own.
- Luke

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Steve's Job title
- Particle FX / Animator Cinematico San Francisco for Xavier: Renegade Angel, Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2.
Manny Marquez - VFX super, 3d Animator/3d Artist.

Managed Stephen at Cinematico

“Stephen handled a lot of complex shots for us during Season 2 of "Xavier: Renegade Angel" What I liked about working with Stephen was his desire to keep learning. He would often talk of a new class he was taking, or a new technique he was learning through a tutorial. Even after he returned to the UK and started a new job, he is deep in study and he remains a goto guy for particle or simulation information for me.”

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Steve's Job title - Particle FX / Animator at C.H.A.S.E London for 'Heroes' Advertisement.
Darren Wall - Director, C.H.A.S.E. animation studios.

Managed Stephen at C.H.A.S.E. London

“Stephen is a very capable member of the 3D team. He is confident in responding to briefs, and taking control of scenes, bringing them up to full fruition. He is dedicated and hardworking, and brings a calm assured air to a situation. He has been a valued member of my team on Heroes.” November 26, 2007

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Steve's Job title- Company Director - Animator / 3D / Art at The Laundry.
Jonathan Rusca
- Owner / Design Consultant, The Laundry Creative Consultants Ltd.

Worked directly with Stephen at The Laundry

“Steve is my 'go to' guy for all things animation or 3D. His expertise is impressive and his creativity has got us out of some tight spots in the past! I do not hesistate to recommend him.” March 26, 2008

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Steve's Job title - Artist / Concept Designer / Animator at C.H.A.S.E London
Laura Thomas - Hired Stephen as a 3D Animator in 2006

“I would definitely hire Stephen for future 3D productions and would heartily recommend him. He has been a great person to work with, very reliable and creative and the most knowledgable person I know in the 3D area.” November 28, 2007

Top qualities: Great Results, Expert, Creative

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Robert Chandler - Creative Director & Head of Production at C.H.A.S.E. animation studios, Hired Stephen as a CGI artist / animator in 2006 for C.H.A.S.E. London

“First off, Stephen delivers. I've never known him not to. On top of that, he's punctual, hits his deadlines, and has a no-nonsense approach to creativity. And he has a deep knowledge of his art/profession which he doesn't always show off or display but it's there when you need to tap into it.” September 21, 2007

Top qualities: Great Results, Expert, High Integrity


Recent Projects

BT - Animation

FXWars - Cinematics/Animation/FX

Space Age Films - Animation/FX

Prime Focus London - Cinematics/FX

Spandau Ballet - Lighting Concepts

Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2 - Cinematics/FX

Xavier - Cinematics/FX/Anim

Spandau Ballet - Lighting Concepts

Pixel - Cinematics/FX/Anim

Mirrors Edge Intro - Cinematics/FX/Anim

Heroes TV Ad - Cinematics/FX/Anim

Cine Aqua - Cinematics/FX/Anim

Kid Samurai - Cinematics/FX

Disney - Compositing

Polly Pocket - Design/Concept

Sting - Lighting Concepts

Bob Dylan - Lighting Concepts

NEW Captain Scartlet - Cinematics/FX/TD

Microsoft Train Sim 2 - Modeling

Battalion Wars - Pre Vis/Modeling

Warhammer 40,000 - Modeling /Level Des

FireBlade - Modeling

Reign Of Fire - Modeling

Thunderbirds - Pre Vis/Modeling

Rafael - Pre Vis/Modeling

Microsoft Train Sim 1 - Modeling

Lotus Challenge - Modeling

Korean Stars 2 - Tester

Premier League Stars 2001 - Tester

Theme Park World - Tester