My name is James McDonald and I am a senior post production artist. I work in the advertising industry and specialise in computer-generated imagery (CGI), creative photographic retouching and post production pipeline development. I excel at anticipating production problems and developing solutions to ensure the the problems never eventuate.

Currently I hold the role of Head of CGI and Retouching at Prodigious Brand Logistics Sydney. Here I work for some of the biggest brands and agencies in the world.

I excel at developing teams and pipelines which can scale according to the scope of the job.

Along with my Bachelor of Digital Media degree, I am also trained in Visual Effects and CGI from the Digital Animation and Visual Effects School, which has given me a very thorough grasp of the creative pipeline from start to finish. I work in a range of industry-standard software, including Adobe Photoshop (and the related Creative Suite), The Foundry’s Modo and Nuke, and Autodesk Maya, which allows for easy collaboration with existing workflows.

In my down time, you will usually find me in the remotest places of the world sailing the high seas (if you are a sailor, we will get along fantastically!), angling for my next catch or rocketing along on my beloved motorcycle. I am always up for a chat, so if you want to talk about anything from a project to the weather, feel free to drop me a line or shoot me an email.