Lance Winkel
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Galleries and Content
Within an Endless Sky
Remastering Within an Endless Sky
Remastering Within an Endless Sky
Written and directed by Lance Winkel
First film made in Maya at CalArts
Remastering Within an Endless Sky
Remastering Within an Endless Sky
Remastering Within an Endless Sky
Production Blog: Lessons and techniques for the restoration and remaster of a film to 2K
Story, Concept, and Illustration
Remastering Within an Endless Sky
Story, Concept, and Illustration
Gallery of concept art, story development, published illustrations
Commercial Reel
Commercial Reel
Story, Concept, and Illustration
3D Generalist and Previsualization Artist, Lead Animator and Character Setup Artist, Technical Director and VFX Supervisor
Photography
Commercial Reel
Model-making
Gallery of published and commissioned landscape and nature photography
Model-making
Commercial Reel
Model-making
Award-winning, curated, and commissioned practical modeling work. Visions made real!
Design and Product Development
Fall Haven CTF: The Story of Fall Haven
Fall Haven CTF: The Story of Fall Haven
Gallery of exhibited and commissioned sculptural, product, and concept design work
Fall Haven CTF: The Story of Fall Haven
Fall Haven CTF: The Story of Fall Haven
Fall Haven CTF: The Story of Fall Haven
Gameplay design from role-playing saga to story driven capture the flag
Fall Haven CTF: Rooftop Conflict
Fall Haven CTF: The Story of Fall Haven
Fall Haven CTF: Rooftop Conflict
Gallery of in-game renders remastered for the Quake II RTX Engine
Fall Haven CTF: Isolated Depths
Fall Haven CTF: Original Gallery
Fall Haven CTF: Rooftop Conflict
Gallery of in-game renders remastered for the Quake II RTX Engine
Fall Haven CTF: Original Gallery
Fall Haven CTF: Original Gallery
Fall Haven CTF: Original Gallery
Gallery of in-game renders from the original Quake II GL engine
About the Artist
Who I am...
- I am an award-winning filmmaker, multi-disciplinary artist, designer, educator, and craftsperson. My work extends from traditional media to advanced 3D sculptural and design, model making, animated and traditional filmmaking, and photography.
- I am a writer and educator
- My commercial work extends from previsualization, animation, and effects production to product design and interface design for accessibility and usability.
- I wear many hats and my passion is building collaborative teams across traditionally siloed disciplines.
Formlabs Ambassador
- An educator and designer, committed to inspiring and educating current and future designers while working to promote and support the Formlabs community and 3D SLA printing ecosystem.
- Demonstrating new techniques across the range of Formlabs products, materials, and services to push the boundaries of the platform.
- Identifying and finding intuitive and workable solutions that benefit the Formlabs community.
Product Development and Design
- Advise startups to develop new brands and define brand identities.
- Work with existing brands to hone and adapt existing products into new markets or to better tailor to existing customers.
- UI/UX, CX, and visual communication strategy
- Design for use and accessibility
- CAD, modeling, sculpture, and visual design
- Collaboration and communication with marketing and engineering leadership to define specifications, budget, and deadlines.
- Web, mobile apps, and consumer products
Globally Recognized Professor
- USC Viterbi School of Engineering
- USC Roski School of Art and Design
- USC Iovine and Young Academy
- Otis College of Art and Design
- Irvine Valley College
- Product development
- UI/UX, CX, and visual communication strategy
- Modeling and Computer Aided Design
- Animation and film development
- Story, script treatment, storyboard, and previz
- Prototyping and 3D printing
- Game design, asset development, and scripting
Award Winning Animated Filmmaker
- "Within an Endless Sky"
- Grand Prize in Digital Cinema, Keio Research Institute
- Best Animated Short Film, Newport Beach Film Festival
- Palm Springs International Film Festival
- SICAF (Seoul International Computer Animation Festival)
- SIGGRAPH Computer Animation Festival
- First animated short film made in Maya from CALARTS
Commercial Production
- 3D Generalist and Previsualization Artist
- Lead Animator and Character Setup Artist
- Technical Director and VFX Supervisor
- Image G / Ikonographics
- Clients include: Ford Motor Company, Nissan Motor Company, Warner Brothers, J. Walter Thomson, and Luminary Films