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Adam is process-driven and solution-focused, with extensive experience in the design and budgeting of large complex sets in studio, on location, and animated.

 

Adam has a deep understanding of the physical, technological and creative requirements for integration of VFX across virtual and real worlds.

• Highly proficient in Unreal Engine - including developing customized pipelines - and supervising a global team of modelers, Unreal generalists, CFX and lighting specialists, and animators

• Plus: Blender; Rhino3D; Perforce; Photoshop; ShotGrid; Excel

• Excellent illustration and concept visualising skills

• Conceptual action vehicles - from design to fully operational, medieval to sci fi

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EDUCATION 

• Master’s Degree, Cross-Disciplinary Art & Design, College of Fine Arts, University of New South Wales, Sydney

• Certificate in Production Design, National Institute Dramatic Arts [NIDA] Sydney

• Qualified Mechanical Fitter – ex BHP Iron Ore Australia

 

FILMOGRAPHY

2020-2022

Production Designer, OUR FLAG MEANS DEATH Season 2, Ep’s 6,7,8. HBO Max. Prod. Designer Ep’s 1,2,3,4, 5: Ra Vincent. Executive Producers: Taika Waititi & Antoine Douiahy

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Supervising Art Director, OUR FLAG MEANS DEATH Season 2

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Supervising Art Director, ROBIN HOOD, BRON DIGITAL. Unreal Engine animated series. Production Designer: Brendan Heffernan. Executive Producer: Jason Chen

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Supervising Art Director, GOSSAMER, BRON DIGITAL. Unreal Engine animated series. Production Designer: Ra Vincent

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Production Designer, WELLINGTON PARANORMAL Season 3, New Zealand Documentary Board. Series Originators: Taika Waititi & Jermaine Clement

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Production Designer, A SOCIAL DILEMMA, Exposure Labs. Doco Feature. Premiered Sundance 2020. Nominated best documentary BAFTA 2021. Seven 2021 Emmy nominations

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2016 - 2020

Supervising Art Director, SWEET TOOTH, Hulu/Warner Bros/Downey Jnr. TV Pilot. Director: Jim Mickle. 

Supervising Art Director, THE LETTER FOR THE KING, Netflix. Production Designer: Ra Vincent. Three 2021 Emmy nominations

Supervising Art Director, PROJECT X- TRACTION, $US80M Jackie Chan movie. Director: Scott Waugh. 

Production Designer, STEEL TOWN, Chuan Films, Beijing. $US50M science fiction feature on hiatus

Supervising Art Director, I AM MOTHER, South Australian Film Corp. Science fiction. Director: Grant Sputore. Production Designer: Hugh Bateup

Supervising Art Director, PACIFIC RIM 2: MAELSTROM, Legendary Films. Director: Stephen S. De Knight. 

Co- production Designer, Supervising Art Director, ASURA, $US150m fantasy film directed by Zhang Peng.             Art Director, COWBOY BEBOP, Netflix. Production Designer: Grant Major     

          

2010 – 2015 

• The Great Wall (Art Director) 

• The Shallows (Assistant Art Director) 

• San Andreas (Head of Sculpting) 

• Mad Max: Fury Road (Concept vehicles + battle trucks design, construction & sculpting) 

• Wolverine (Steel construction) 

• The Hobbit (Sculpting)

• Superman Returns (Props and animatronics) 

• King Kong (Sculpting) 

• Narnia- The Lion Witch and the Wardrobe (Special props) 

• Stealth (Props, engineering & animatronics) 

• Star Wars 3- Revenge of the Sith (Construction steel)

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Adam is an exhibiting artist. His work has been in galleries across Australia and New Zealand and is currently contributing to Hero Complex Galleries in Los Angeles.