Alan Sonneman Matte Painter/Concept Artist

 

Employment History:

Motion Theory, Venice , CA. 11/2008
Digital Matte Painter//McCain’s Chips – A Natural Symphony

Troika, Los Angles, CA. 8/2008
Concept Artist//ESPN - Sports Center

Digital Domain, Los Angles, CA. 6/2008
Digital Matte Artist//Sobe Life Water / Summer Magic

Rhythm & Hues, Los Angles, CA. 3/2008 to 4/2008
Digital Matte Artist//The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor

CafeFX, Santa Maria, CA. 12/2007 to 1/2008
Digital Matte Artist//Nimes Island

Digital Domain, Los Angles, CA. 12/2006
Digital Matte Artist//Fox-NASCAR/Daytona 500

Speedshape, Birmingham, MI. 7/2006
Digital Matte Artist//Saturn ad campaign; Goodby, Silverstein and Partners, SF

The Orphanage, San Francisco, CA. 6/2006 to 7/2006
Digital Matte Artist In The Name of The King

Blind, Santa Monica, CA. 4/2006 to 6/2006
Digital Matte Artist// MLB 2006 All-Star Game Promotional spot for Fox Sports

The Syndicate, Santa Monica, CA.
Concept Artist// ESPN Monday Night Football

Engine Room, Santa Monica, CA. 10/2005
Concept Artist// Lionsgate Title Design

Radium, San Francisco, CA. 5/2005 to 6/2005
Digital Matte Artist// Wolverine Boot Commercial

Threshold Digital Research Labs, Los Angles, CA. 12/2004 to 4/2005
Digital Matte Artist// Theatrical backgrounds for the Crystal Cathedral

4 Wall / Morgan Creek Productions, Los Angeles, CA. 8/2004
Digital Matte Artist// The Exorcist: The Beginning

Hammerhead Productions, Los Angeles, CA. 4/2004
Digital Matte Artist// The Chronicles of Riddick

ILM, San Rafael, CA. 12/2003 to 1/2004
Visual Development Artist// The Day After Tomorrow

Giant Killer Robots, San Francisco, CA. 5/2003 to 6/2003
Digital Matte Artist// Matrix Revolution

Digital Domain, Venice, CA. 1/2003 to 4/2003
Digital Matte Artist// Secondhand Lions and Looney Tunes

Electronic Arts, Redwood City, CA. 7/2002 to 9/2002
Digital Matte Artist// Lord of the Rings - The Two Towers

GRP, St. Helena, CA 4/2002 to 6/2002
Visual Development Artist// global visualization project based on the NOAA imagery to match Apollo 17 photos

PDI/Dreamworks, Palo Alto, CA. 9/1997 to 9/2001
Senior Matte Artist // Antz - Legend of Bagger Vance - Forces of Nature -AI- Evolution

Interscope Pictures, San Francisco, CA 5/1997 to 8/1997
Visual Development Artist// What Dreams May Come

Digital Domain, Venice, CA. 10/1996 to 5/1997
Digital Matte Artist// Dante’s Peak - Budweiser Lizards - Fifth Element - Titanic

Rocket Science Games, San Francisco, CA. 10/1995 to 9/1996
Digital Matte Artist// Obsidian

Matte World Digital. Novato, Ca. 6/1995
Matte Artist// Hackers

Academy Studios, Novato, CA. 9/1994 to 4/1995
Senior Scenic Designer// museum dioramas.

Boss Films, Marina Del Rey, CA. 1990 to 1993
Assistant Matte Artist//Cliffhangers

Acme Fine Arts, Santa Monica, CA. 1985 to present
Sole Proprietor//matte paintings - murals - concept design

Teaching Experience:

  • Instructor of Studio Drawing; Otis-Parsons Institute of the Arts, Los Angeles, CA. 1990 to 1993
  • Classes taught: Life Drawing (a foundations class for beginning students)
  • Still Life Drawing (a foundations class for beginning students)
  • Instructor of Digital Media for Film; Academy of Art College, San Francisco, CA. 2002 to present
  • Classes taught: Photoshop (a projects based class)
  • Matte-painting (both for graduate and undergraduate levels)
  • Visual Effects 3 (a project orientated graduate seminar)

Education:

Northwestern University, Evanston, IL.

San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, CA. B.F.A. 1975


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