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Lee Greatorex

Lee Greatorex

Event Photographer

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Head of Training in and around the Visual Effects industry

  • Education

    • ImageIreland

      2015 - 2015
      Certification + 40 hour studio time Zbrush - Digital Sculpture Completed+passed.

      Learning the ins and outs of the digital sculpture software. Gaining mentorship from Zbrush certified instructor Glen Southern. Direct classroom training was tailored for each skill level there. I gained a lot of information and advice on improving my current portfolio work and preparation for common industry production pipelines.

    • South East Derbyshire College

      2000 - 2004
      A Levels Photography, Music, Filmstudies

    • University of Teesside

      2004 - 2008
      Bachelor of Arts (BA) Post Production and Visual Effects 2:1

      Activities and Societies: Musicians Society Treasurer, Film and Photography Society Founder Learning all aspects of post production from techniques to direction/management. During the second year I started to specialise in lighting, rendering and particles using XSI, Realflow and Maya. This was carried on during my final year culminating in a dissertation titled ‘An exploration in to Photorealistic Particles’ in which I experimented and studied time saving techniques when rendering complex fluid effects.I also spent an extensive time in the Green screen studio using… Show more Learning all aspects of post production from techniques to direction/management. During the second year I started to specialise in lighting, rendering and particles using XSI, Realflow and Maya. This was carried on during my final year culminating in a dissertation titled ‘An exploration in to Photorealistic Particles’ in which I experimented and studied time saving techniques when rendering complex fluid effects.I also spent an extensive time in the Green screen studio using the motion control camera (a Panasonic HPX500 mounted on an Ultihead on a dolly system) and Flair motion control software. Show less

  • Experience

    • Self Employed

      Mar 2004 - May 2015
      Event Photographer

      Wedding and Events photography. Worked with a number of clients to ensure their big day is captured in high quality while offering good value. Managing large groups of people in a short amount of time to ensure group shots can be completed quickly and efficiently with minimum disruption to the guests and happy couple.Event photographs for a number of occasions from staff parties to sporting events.

    • Gamestation

      Jul 2006 - Sept 2008
      Sales Assistant

      Dealing directly with customers, excelling in quality service.Provided training and assistance to new starters and temporary holiday assignments.Contacting and working with PR from various AAA companies such as Nintendo, EA and Activision

    • Blizzard Entertainment

      Nov 2008 - Oct 2015
      Specialist Support Representative

      Works heavily on supporting passionate gamers from around the world. Ranging from in game issues to full account recovery and billing issues our customers may have. I have had specialist training in various support and document review techniques for verification needs.Closely working with multiple internal teams with a focus on project work. Through this I have assisted with global projects teams and the events team. This has provided a great deal of experience working in a global environment on projects which reach our offices worldwide.Always strives for new training when available at work so I can continue to be on the bleeding edge of customer support. I use this information and experience to help coach others when requested to help improve overall team performance. Show less

    • ImageIreland

      Jun 2015 - Jun 2015
      Guest Speaker/Lecturer - Introduction to Digital Sculpture

      5th June 2015 - Performed a lecture and workshop for transition year students on the basics of Digital Sculpture. Teaching them how to use Sculptris and how the film/game industry may use Digital Sculpture within their work pipeline. Created course documentation on behalf of Image Ireland to help inspire younger people with an interest in VFX to find where to get started.

    • Moving Picture Company

      Nov 2015 - Jun 2019

      Helped create and develop MPC University, an internal Learning Management System used for global cross-department training.Works closely with multiple departments, locating existing training material as well as proposing new ideas for training.Creates, tests and edits training material on MPC University, while also being the site administrator.Films and edits a wide range of video content for internal and external use.Regularly attends University relations/VFX networking events to assist the recruitment teams while also providing help and advice to those wanting to break in to the industry.Photographs internal events, staff for induction, external sites and training purposes.Helps host external VFX networks at MPC, such as VES London and SIGGRAPH ACM London Chapter for screening or VFX presentations. Show less

      • Digital Learning Lead

        Jan 2018 - Jun 2019

      • Technical Writer

        Nov 2015 - Jan 2018

    • One Of Us

      Aug 2019 - Nov 2020
      3D Generalist

    • Method Studios

      Nov 2020 - Apr 2022
      Training Specialist

    • Ghost VFX

      Mar 2022 - now
      Global Head of Training

  • Licenses & Certifications