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Ross Franks
Ross Franks
ross@twistedpancreas.com (3d visualiser)
Wollongong, Australia

Summary

Twistedpancreas visualises your concepts into clear and engaging content with the help of 3D modelling, texturing, lighting, animation, rendering, photogrammetry, interactive 360 3D Panoramas, 3d printing, VR, AR, web 3D assets, 2D animation, graphic design, illustration, video and audio editing. Contact Ross at ross@twistedpancreas.com to further develop your next project.

Skills

2D AnimationIllustrationRendering3D Animation3D Modeling3D PrintingLightingTexturingGraphic DesignVector IllustrationScientific AnimationVideo EditingPhotogrammetryPBR TexturingPhysically Based RenderingBook Cover Illustrationvirtual reality3dvraudio editingaraugumented reality

Software proficiency

Blender
Blender
Animate
Animate
After Effects
After Effects
Premiere
Premiere
Audition
Audition
Unreal Engine
Unreal Engine
Metashape
Metashape
RealityCapture
RealityCapture
Twinmotion
Twinmotion
Chitubox
Chitubox
Cura
Cura
Affinity Photo
Affinity Photo
Affinity Designer
Affinity Designer
Affinity Publisher
Affinity Publisher
DaVinci Resolve
DaVinci Resolve
Word
Word
Google Drive
Google Drive
Outlook Express
Outlook Express
Discord
Discord
Zoom
Zoom
Skype
Skype
Teams
Teams
Webex
Webex

Experience

  • 3D Generalist and Multimedia Designer at Ross Franks Visuals
    Wollongong, AU
    January 2001 - Present

    Key achievement: Freelance 3D (modelling, texturing, lighting, animation, rendering, photogrammetry, 3d printing, VR, AR or web 3D assets), 2D (animation, graphic design, illustration), and video and audio editing.

  • Multimedia Resources Developer at University of Wollongong
    Wollongong, Australia
    January 2005 - July 2021

    Key achievements: Create photorealistic online interactive 3d models of cadavers for the anatomy department using the photogrammetry process. These were essential for student's learning who had limited access to the subjects and the labs even before COVID times. Also created educational VR spaces based off real world locations that normally would be difficult to access (eg dangerous factory conditions) or areas students might not have much lab time, and real world locations ( eg the Illawarra https://www.artstation.com/artwork/oAeB5W ). Create 3d objects for AR purposes https://www.artstation.com/artwork/Qr66Q8 . Create 3D/2D animations for prelabs, 3D prints, narrative driven animations and multimedia works as demonstrated in my portfolio website https://www.artstation.com/twistedpancreas .

  • 3DS Max Teacher at Enmore TAFE
    Enmore , Australia
    January 2005 - December 2006

    Taught students the basics of 3ds Max including 3D fundamentals, modelling, animation and rendering.

  • Animatics at Funnyazhell
    Sydney, Australia
    January 2004 - January 2005

    Converting storyboards into animatics to be ready for animating and lip syncing for

    the children’s tv series “Todd’s World”.

  • Multimedia Designer at I See Communications
    Sydney, Australia
    January 2002 - January 2005

    Developing 3D and online multimedia products for government and commercial clients.

  • Multimedia Designer at Webation
    Sydney, Australia
    January 2001 - January 2003

    Developing 3D and online multimedia products for commercial clients

  • 3d modeller and animator at ABC
    Sydney, Australia
    January 2001 - January 2002

    3D modelling and animating interstitials for the ABC's youth branded tv show, "Recovery".

  • Multimedia Designer at Liquidvision
    Sydney, Australia
    January 1998 - January 2001

    Developing 3D and online multimedia products for government and commercial clients

  • Stop motion animator at Ear, Nose and Throat
    Sydney, Australia
    January 1998 - January 1999

    Animating stop motion background characters for the pilot show “Larry the Labrat”.

  • Multimedia Resources Developer at Centre for Educational Development and Interactive Resources (CEDIR) University of Wollongong
    Wollongong, Australia
    January 1995 - January 1998

    Developing online multimedia resources for academic clients.