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Marco Andrew Staines

Marco Andrew Staines

  New Zealand

To work in the 3D industry and receive enough experience in animation and 3D modeling to start creating visuals for my own stories

My sister and I have always been storytellers. Since a young age we would perform and draw our own stories, rich with unique characters and worlds to explore. This brought me to a desire to have two creative careers, acting and designing. So after a few years spent doing theatre tours in the UK, I decided to come back to NZ and enrol at AUT, where I felt I could use my passion for drawing, acting and creating stories to make 2D and 3D animations. And here we are

Learning: Auckland University of Technology

Skills: Adobe After Affects Adobe Premiere Pro Autodesk Maya Foundry MARI Motion Builder Redshift Substance Painter Zbrush

Expertise: 2D Animation 3D Animation Concept Art & Illustration Visual Effects

  • Skipped Debut TBD
  • Skipped Player TBD
  • Skipped Contender N/A
  • Leveled up to Rookie Jun 01, 2020
  • Pro TBD

Current Education

Auckland University of Technology
Class of 2019

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