Rob Winfield

Background

About Rob Winfield

For roughly the past 23 years, I’ve worked as a Flame Artist, crafting beautiful and believable imagery of both impossible and mundane things. I’ve been credited as both a Lead & Senior Artist. But, really, I’m just one of those enthusiastic workaholic (voluntarily so) Flame Artists who just loves and lives the job, always aiming to produce the highest caliber work. I’m primarily a freelancer, unless you count my frequent stints at The Mill, which qualify more as resident permalancer. I’ve also got my own company for all those 1099 gigs, titled Big Electric Cat, LLC, through which I’ve contributed to a who’s who of VFX post houses. To name a few … Kevin VFX, Chapeau FX, Framestore, Logan, Luma, The Mission, Digital Domain, Gentleman Scholar, A52, Zoic, Method, Ntropic, Motion Theory, Hydraulx, and of course, The Mill. These days, my focus is mainly commercials, but I also participate in a variety of films, TV episodics and music videos. Essentially, I can do whatever you need in the compositing world, with the extra-added artistry that a seasoned Flame Artist provides. I’m comfortable amongst the most difficult client-driven finishing sessions, and am quite effective in handling the shifting carpet of 2D on-set supervision. I’m also capable of aiding the bidding and design process. And whatever a given project requires, whether I’m there to lead, or lend my support, I’m there to offer my “A” game. Flame skills include both the usual and unusual suspects: designing on the fly, comping the impossible, making CG believable, crafting/extending incredible and unremarkable environments, restoring youth and healthy complexions, keying the unkeyable, tracking the untrackable, and ensuring that everything conforms and delivers even in the most daunting of timetables. I’m also pretty handy with Photoshop, and can maneuver my way through Nuke or After Effects. And back in my early days, I used to be a Senior Broadcast Designer. I did it for six years, won two BDA (Broadcast Design Association) awards, and still draw upon that knowledge today. Check out my work at: