Peter Althoff

ph.520.732.4682 peterwalthoff@gmail.com
Visual Effects Artist/Compositor/Animator
1515A Partridgeberry Dr Chapel Hill, NC 27516

 

 

Education:                    The Art Institute of Phoenix                                              Sept.2003- Mar.2007

Bachelor of Arts in Visual Effects and Motion Graphics

 

• Earth, Moon and Sun: Fulldome planetarium show
• Magic Tree House: Space Mission: Fulldome planetarium show
• Jeepers Creepers: Production Short
• Evolution of the Sun: Digital exhibit
• Morehead Is: Promotional video
• Morehead Regeneration: Promotion DVD
• NC Science Festival Commercial: 60, and 30 second broadcast commercials
• Solar System Odyssey : Fulldome planetarium show

 

My recruitment served as the foundation for a team of talent at the Morehead Production Studio where I pioneered the generation of “Fulldome” experiences for grade-school children and general audiences. As the creative director of “Earth, Moon and Sun” I visualized the modern adaptation of a classic analog show while spearheading the first ever Morehead original digital “Fulldome” production. The final product is currently distributed to 11 countries and 33 planetariums worldwide.  Since that success I have worked on “The Magic Tree House: Space Mission,” a planetarium adapted children’s book. The recently released “Solar System Odyssey” and an award winning production short “Jeepers Creepers,” along with multiple promotional projects for the Planetarium are also in my list of accomplishments.

Skills required- Large format 4k image processing, Animation, 2D Compositing, Matte Painting, Roto Paint and Fixes, Motion Graphics, Tracking, Shot Supervision, Break Down, and Process development.

• Paul Revere: Midnight Ride- Animated DVD
• Paul Revere: Midnight Ride Teaser- Teaser
• Patrick Henry: Quest for Freedom- Animated DVD

I Advanced the post-production process to complete two titles, participated in production meetings, painted and fixed frames, generated graphic material for distribution and DVD authoring, created end credits sequence and motion graphics, worked with and supervised multiple departments to track and composite 500+ shots.

Skills required-2D Compositing, Matte Painting, Roto Paint and Fixes, Animation and Motion Graphics, Tracking, Shot Supervision and Break Down

 

              

 

Fallen Film (www.fallenfilm.com)

• A New You- Sci-Fi Short film

Generated 3D human character for clone growing sequence and took direction for sound editing and recording.

Skills Required-Modeling, Compositing, Texturing, Animation, Rigging

 

• Back from Ashes- Music video

Shot supervision, participated in production meetings, and generated 3D thorn element for use throughout the video

Skills Required -3D Modeling, Animation

 

• Autumns End- Supplementary DVD material

Generated Motion graphics display to accompany album release, using expression driven animation and a combination of album art, along with personal photography.

Skills Required -Compositing, Motion Graphics, Digital Image Manipulation

2006 NASA ASPIRE Project-PSA

3D Pre visualization incorporating a montage sequence and 3D camera move transition in a competitive student generated PSA for NASA.

Skills Required -3D modeling, Animation, Compositing, Image Manipulation