Nectar short film is out!

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Hello! I wanted to share an article where Anthony Zwartouw, a CG Supervisor at Industrial Light and Magic in Vancouver, was interviewed for directing a short film called Nectar. I was given an opportunity to model and texture a crab-like surveillance camera. It took me six to eight months of production, on and off while I was working for Pixomondo. I hope you guys will watch the short film!

Click HERE for the article.


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