Summary
My name is Roger Borelli and I have many years in the Motion Picture Industry. I was a Special Effects Makeup Artist for Movies and TV Shows. Two films that I worked on, "The Nutty Professor" and "Men in Black", both won Academy Awards for Best Makeup.
I went into the CG World and have worked at studios like Disney Feature Animation, DreamWorks Animation, Digital Domain, Warner Bros Animation and Microsoft Game Studios.
I was "the" Modeling & Digital Sculpting Instructor at The Digital Animation & Visual Effects School for 5 years.
I'm now working at New Balance Athletics Modeling and Texturing photo-realistic shoes.
I do One-on-One 3D Modeling Training and Consulting. I can help you learn proper topology like loops and hold-edges to become a better Poly/Sub-D 3D Modeler and I can help problem-solve difficult 3D Modeling problems. Use my email address below to find out more info.
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- Senior Production Artist at New Balance AthleticsUSMarch 2023 - Present
- 3D Production Artist ll at New Balance AthleticsAugust 2018 - March 2023
Modeling and texturing photorealistic shoes.
- 3D Artist at FreelanceUnited States of AmericaJanuary 2012 - Present
Character Modeling, Low-Poly Character Modeling, Visual Development, Texturing, Lighting, Rendering, Product and Store Displays .
- Modeling and Digital Sculpting Instructor at The Digital Animation & Visual Effects SchoolOrlando, United States of AmericaAugust 2013 - August 2018
Teaching Modo, Maya, and ZBrush.
- Character Artist at Mindshow, IncUnited States of AmericaJanuary 2016 - January 2016
VR Modeling and Blend-Shapes.
- Character Artist at Bolder GamesUnited States of AmericaJanuary 2017 - January 2017
Low-Poly Character Modeling and UVs
- Senior Modeler at The Third FloorHollywood, United States of AmericaOctober 2012 - December 2012
Face-shapes for "Lichdom: Battlemage" and previs character modeling on "The Amazing Spider-Man 2".
- Senior Modeler at Disney Feature AnimationBurbank, United States of AmericaJune 2002 - May 2007
3D Modeler at Disney Feature Animation on the following shows: American Dog, Meet the Robinsons, Lorenzo, Chicken Little, Fraidy Cat, Fantasia 3, and My Peoples.
- Lead Modeler at Warner Brothers AnimationBurbank, United States of AmericaAugust 2010 - March 2011
Lead Modeler on "Green Lantern: The Animated Series " for Warner Brothers Animation .
- Character Artist at Microsoft Game StudiosRedmond, United States of AmericaOctober 2009 - July 2010
Character Artist on "Kinect Adventures" for Microsoft Game Studios.
- CG Designer at IMAGI Animation StudiosSherman Oaks, United States of AmericaSeptember 2007 - May 2009
CG Designer on both "Astro-Boy" and "Tusker" for IMAGI Animation Studios.
- 3D Artist at BNS (Brand New School)Santa Monica, United States of AmericaJune 2007 - September 2007
3D Artist on several commercials for BNS (Brand New School).
- Modeler/Texture Artist at DreamWorks AnimationSherman Oaks, United States of AmericaMay 2011 - August 2012
Modeler/Texture Artist on DreamWorks Animation - Dragons: Riders of Berk TV Series.
- Character Modeler at Digital DomainVenice, United States of AmericaFebruary 2002 - June 2002
Character Modeler on the film "Star Trek: Nemesis" for Digital Domain.
- Character Modeler at Disney TV AnimationBurbank, United States of AmericaOctober 2001 - February 2002
Character Modeler on "Dumbo-2" and "Lloyd in Space" for Disney TV Animation.
- 3D Modeler at Digital DomainVenice, United States of AmericaJune 2001 - October 2001
3D Modeler on the following commercials DODGE Trucksville, SONIC, and SCIFI Channel for Digital Domain.
- Character Modeling Supervisor at Foundation ImagingValencia, United States of AmericaMarch 2000 - May 2001
Character Modeling Supervisor on "DAN DARE" TV Series and "MAX STEEL" Season 02 for Foundation Imaging.
- Character Modeler at Foundation ImagingValencia, United States of AmericaMarch 1999 - March 2000
My first full-time job in the CG world - Character Modeler on "STARSHIP TROOPERS" the TV Series and "MAX STEEL" Season 01 for Foundation Imaging.
- R&D New Materials, Lab Technician, and Mold Maker at Cinovation Studios (Rick Bakers Shop)Glendale, United States of AmericaNovember 1994 - March 1999
R&D New Materials, Lab Technician, and Mold Maker on the following film: "Mighty Joe Young", "Life", "Devil's Advocate", "Men in Black", "The Frighteners", and "The Nutty Professor".