Resume
Rachael T. Chiarella
Matte Painter
Education:
Marist College (2009-2013, Poughkeepsie, New York)
B.S. Digital Media and B.A. Fine Arts | Minor: Accounting
Dean’s List (2009-2013) | Summa Cum Laude | 3.89 GPA
The Digital Animation & Visual Effects School (2015-2016, Orlando, Florida)
VFX Production Diploma
Honors and Awards:
Academy Award for Best Visual Effects | BAFTA: 1917
Alpha Chi National College Honor Society: Member
The National Society of Leadership and Success: Member
Experience:
Sony Pictures Imageworks: Matte Painter (June 2023-Present, Montréal, QC Canada) Work in feature animation on digitally painted landscapes, skies, and cg environments. Work in feature film on dmps that include complex full background projections, complex matte paintings, skies, and crowd arrays.
- K-Pop: Demon Hunters
- A Minecraft Movie
- Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
- Goat
- The Fantastic Four: First Steps
- The Bad Guys 2
Digital Domain: Environment Artist (November 2020-June 2023, Montréal, QC Canada) Work in feature film and television on environments that include complex digital matte paintings and projections, set extensions, lookdev, texturing, modeling, and sculpting.
- Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore
- WandaVision
- Lost In Space (Season 3)
- Loki (Season 1)
- Black Adam
- Blue Beetle
Reel FX: Matte Painter (November 2019-October 2020, Montréal, QC Canada) Work in feature animation on digitally painted landscapes, cloud cycloramas, and paint-over CG models.
- SCOOB!
- Rumble
MPC: DMP/Environment Artist (May 2017-November 2019, Montréal, QC Canada) Work in feature film on environments that include complex dmps and projections, full-scale environment composition, set dressing, modeling, and texturing.
- 1917
- Godzilla: King of the Monsters
- Justice League
- Artemis Fowl
- X-Men: Dark Phoenix
MPC Academy Training: Junior Digital Matte Painter (May 2017-August 2017, Montréal, QC Canada) Trained on previous MPC movies and live footage on digital matte paintings, projections, lookdev, and modeling.
Green Harvest Production: Compositor (July 2016-September 2016, Orlando, Florida) Integrated textured CG objects and lighting onto raw film footage. Manipulated through clean plates and matte paintings.
Three To Get Ready: Partner/Co-Founder (2013-Present) One of three creators and founders of a website, graphic design, and digital media business. Work with clients to develop their brand and manage finances.
Likeable Local: Graphic Designer (May 2014-May 2015, New York, New York) Created content for social media and advertisements using typography and design. Managed ads for small businesses.
Skills:
Matte Painting, Digital Painting, Lookdev, Texturing, 3D Modeling and Sculpting, Layout/Set Dressing and Scatter, Web Design, Graphic Design, Figure Drawing, Drawing
Programs:
Nuke, Photoshop, Maya, Mari, ZBrush, Substance Painter, Mocha, Mash Procreate, Adobe Creative Suite, WordPress, CSS, HTML
