Michane Ricketts

   VFX Dynamics Artist

Michane Ricketts has an obsessive fascination with effect powers, explosions and anything organic of this world and of the imaginative one. The creation of Visual Effects is something that he has admired for the longest time after seeing Harry Potter then he was officially hooked. Since then he has done multiple video editing through Adobe After Effects as well as logo designs, special effects, practical effects and also dynamic simulations through the numerous courses he takes at the Academy of Art University where he is now focusing on VFX Dynamics. Technology provides him with an endless palette of new possibilities which therefore enables him to create almost industry standard images and animation of procedural and hand animated effects such as dust, smoke, water and fire to name a few.

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One of Michane’s overall dream is to work at a small studio and work his way up. Because of his love for comics growing up it would be an honor to work on one of the superhero films as a VFX artist. There is nothing he cannot do that he puts his mind to learning discipline after being an athlete for over twelve years and counting. Coming from a country where animation on a whole is way behind the rest of the world he has made it imperative to catch up and surpass his peers as a way to get into the industry as soon as possible.

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Michane has been making virtual art using 3D computer graphics and animation for three years using Maya, RealFlow, Houdini, Photoshop, Illustrator, Mudbox, Blender and After Effects thus far. It is not only about creating the effects but VFX on a whole requires a great deal of attention to details and above all patience. Michane is on the rise to becoming a noticeable VFX artist and he will stop at nothing to make his work be noticed and most importantly enjoyed by his viewers.