VITA Kariem Saleh
Director, Animator & VFX Artist

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Years of Professional Experience: 7 - 8

Skills:

• Direction and conception of animated and life action film
• 3D Animation (Maya, 3ds Max)
• 3D Modelling, Rigging, Texturing, Shading, Rendering
• Compositing (Nuke)
  

Education:

• since 2008 Filmakademie Baden-Wuerttemberg, Animation Student, Germany
• 2008 Rise Visual Effects, VFX-Intern, Berlin
• 2007 Stan Winston Studios, 3D artist / moldshop intern, Los Angeles

• 2007 USC School of Cinematic Arts, Summer Program, Los Angeles

• 2006 Robert Koch Gymnasium (High School), Abitur, Clausthal-Zellerfeld

• 2003-2006 FSG Art School, Clausthal-Zellerfeld

Former Employers:

• Rise Visual Effects, Berlin [3D artist, character animator]

• Scanline VFX, Duesseldorf   [3D character animator]

• Trixter, Munich   [stereoscopic compositor]

• Studio Soi, Ludwigsburg   [compositing artist]
• Liga_01 Computerfilm, Hamburg   [3D artist]

• Unexpected, Stuttgart [3D artist]

Directorial Projects:

• 2016 „Song Of A Toad“ [Animated Short 5,5 Min.]
• 2015 „Tiger“ [Animated Short 4 Min. for german TV]
• 2013 „I Know An Animal – Whale Riddle“ [Animated Short 2 Min. for german TV]
  
• 2013 „A Hedgehog's Visit“ [Animated Short 5,5 Min.]
• 2010 „Winter in Bejing“ [Life action short 11 Min.]
• 2009 „El Estable“ [Life action short 8 Min.]
  
• 2009 „The Worlds Wisdom“ [Animated short 5 Min.]

Projects Animation / Visual Effects:

2016:

•   „Babylon Berlin“

            [animator – series SKY, Rise Visual Effects]

•   „Doctor Strange“

            [animator – feature film cinema, Rise Visual Effects]

•   „Dobendan - Sore Throat“

            [character animator - commercial, DFGN]

2015:

•   „Captain America - Civil War“

            [animator – feature film cinema, Rise Visual Effects]

• „Ostwind 2“

           [compositing artist – feature film cinema, Farm Studios]

2014:

•   „Die fünf Freunde 4“

            [compositing artist – feature film cinema, Farm Studios]

• „Toertel“

           [compositing lead-artist – pilot animated series, Studio Soi]

2012:

•   „Cloud Atlas“

            [animator – feature film, Rise Visual Effects]

• „The Silent Mountain“

            [previs artist – feature film, Rise Visual Effects]


2011:

• „Gruffalo’s Child“

            [compositor, BBC animated christmas special, Studio Soi]

• „Hotel Lux“

            [animator – feature film, Scanline VFX]

• „When Santa fell to Earth“

            [character animator – feature film, Scanline VFX]

• „Green Lantern“

            [stereoscopic conversion – feature film, Trixter]


2010:

•   „Telecom – Spacemax“

            [modelling, rigging and animation of a CG character, for an on-stage
            presentation by the German Telecom, Rise FX]

• „The Coming Days“

            [3D artist – feature film, Rise FX]


2009:

• „The Gruffalo“

            - 2010 Academy Award nomination
            [compositor – BBC animated christmas special, Studio Soi]


2008:

• “The Tree Investigators in The Secret of Terror Castle”

            [3D animator – feature film, Rise FX]

• “Last Cowboy Standing”

            [3D artist – feature film, Rise FX]

• “The Last Station”

            [previs artist – feature film, Rise FX]


2007:

• “Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull”

            [assistent moldmaker – feature film, Stan Winston Studio]

• “Crash Test Kid: The 2008 Dodge Grand Caravan”

            [3D artist – commercial, Stan Winston Studio]

• Halo 3 “Believe”

            - 2008 VES Award
            [3D artist – commercial, Stan Winston Studio]