Keith Kamholz is a Technical Director specializing in FX and Character Simulation. Notable work shown here includes 'Ice Age: Continental Drift' and 'Rio' (Blue Sky Studios), 'After Earth' (Tippett Studio), and Chanel/Verizon/Nature Valley commercials. Some of the 'Ice Age' shots here were featured in the Side Effects Houdini 2012 demo reel. Software used: Houdini, Maya, Realflow, Blue Sky's CGIStudio, mental ray, Nuke Recent work not shown in demo reel: 'Transformers: Age of Extinction' - Industrial Light & Magic - FX/Creature Technical Director Rigid body & cloth simulation, damage design Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3pmvkR3NbGM 'Captain America: The Winter Soldier' - Industrial Light & Magic - FX/Creature Technical Director Rigid body & cloth simulation, damage design Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7SlILk2WMTI 'Epic' - Blue Sky Studios - Character Simulation Animated various characters' garments utilizing Maya's nCloth. Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=36vrS0_goQQ View in HD here: https://vimeo.com/47668252 Breakdown (PDF) Updated July, 2013