Lee Towndrow
Senior Visual Effects Artist at The Mill.
I started out as a designer making album covers. I was moved by Cunningham's All is Full of Love to learn Flame and quickly became a lead artist with a roster of clients. After a number of years running sessions in the suite, I set out to broaden my mastery of the image in the physical world. I worked in Buenos Aires on fine art installations, and became an award-winning photographer (TIME Magazine, Fast Company) and a cinematographer (HBO's Going Clear, Ivory Tower). I refined my eye for lighting, composition and story. Excited by the rapid developments in CG, I expanded my skills in Nuke and Virtual Reality.
Since moving to New York City in 2010, I have worked with such fine studios as The Mill, Artjail, MPC, and Method Studios, both as a Visual Effects Supervisor and Senior Compositor. I love to solve difficult technical problems and make beautiful pictures with smart clients.
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Based in New York City
Work Authorization for US, EU, & Canada
Studios:
Artjail
Big Block
Brand New School
Bunker
Firstborn
Method Studios
The Mill
MPC
Passion Pictures
Stereohorse
Spin
Topix
Work Order
Editorial Clients:
Bloomberg Businessweek
Elle
Das Magazin
DIE ZEIT
Fast Company
Inc Magazine
Maisonneuve
The New York Times
The Paris Review
TIME Magazine
Vice
The Walrus
Commercial Clients:
Audi
BMW
Cartier
FiftyThree
Harman Kardon
HONOR
Hugo BOSS
Interscope
Jaeger LeCoultre
Land Rover
Morgan Stanley
Nissan
Proenza Schouler
Sony
Under Armor
Uniqlo
Universal
Warner
Awards:
2017 – Best Pre-rendered or cinematic VR film, Webby Awards
2016 – Playstation Battlefront - As 2D Artist - Clio, Gold Award.
2016 – Carol, Feature Film - As Matte Painter
– Nominated for Academy Award for Best Cinematography
2015 – Going Clear: Scientology and The Prison of Belief
– As Cinematographer - Emmy Award for Best Documentary
2013 – Portrait of Lena Dunham (Photographer).
– TIME Magazine’s Best Portraits of 2012
2012 – Gold, National Magazine Awards
2011 – GRAPHIS Top 100 in Photography
2010 – GRAPHIS, Gold Award, Photography
2010 – Applied Arts Award, Cover, Photo Annual
2010 – Applied Arts Award, Photography
2009 – ADCC Award, Art Direction
2009 – ADCC Award, Fashion Photography
2009 – Applied Arts Award, Editorial Photography
2009 – National Magazine Awards
2007 – ADCC Award, Editorial Cover Photography
2001 – MMVA Award, Best Post Production
2000 – JUNO Nomination, Best Album Cover
Press:
International Cinematographers Guild Magazine
IDNWorld
TIME Magazine
Fast Company
Creative Quarterly