Eddie and the Beanstalk

As Character Surfacing Supervisor, I lead the character surfacing department on the film, owning the look of the characters from early look development through to final shot delivery. I work closely with the director, production design, art department and CG supervision to translate the visual development into a surfacing strategy that is both art-directable and scalable across the full cast.

Day to day I set the creative and technical bar for the team: running reviews and dailies, giving artistic notes, mentoring artists, planning schedules and balancing quality against production needs.

Alongside supervision, I design and build tools for the department: Houdini Digital Assets (HDAs) and Solaris/USD workflows that automate repetitive tasks, standardise material setups and speed up look-dev turnarounds and reviews, so artists can spend their time on the creative work. Procedural material systems in Substance Designer and Substance Painter keep the look consistent across characters and costumes.

Eddie and the Beanstalk is Skydance Animation's upcoming feature film for Netflix, directed by Academy Award winner Rich Moore (Zootopia, Wreck-It Ralph) from a screenplay by Kelly Younger.

Gothic writer Eddie Lockhart finds himself whisked up a beanstalk to the legendary land in the clouds discovered by Jack many years before. There he meets Tess, the giant's widow, and together they set out to right the wrongs committed by Jack and restore the land to its fairytale glory.

The film is currently in production. No public imagery has been released yet.