Film | Michael Cawood

Cupid’s Apprentice

by Michael Cawood January 26, 2021 in 0 comments

Feature Pitch

It’s a Squirrely Life

by Michael Cawood January 26, 2021 in 0 comments

A wild holiday adventure that teaches the value of friendship, community, and responsibility. When all the nuts are stolen from the Oak Creek bank, George the squirrel feels guilty for leaving the vault open. If he doesn’t find the nuts, Christmas will be ruined. He goes on a journey to learn what forest life would be like without him and gets the courage to face the thief. It’s a nutty spin on the Christmas classic, It’s a Wonderful Life, great for kids ages 7+

The Wrong Rock

by Michael Cawood May 18, 2019 in 0 comments

Short Film

Lady and the Tramp

by Michael Cawood May 18, 2019 in 0 comments

Postvis for Feature Film

Shazam

by Michael Cawood April 18, 2019 in 0 comments

Lead Previs Artist for Shazam

Bumblebee

by Michael Cawood March 12, 2019 in 0 comments

Postvis Supervisor for Bumblebee

The Phoenix Gene

by Michael Cawood December 23, 2018 in 0 comments

Feature Pitch

The Monkey Prince

by Michael Cawood December 1, 2018 in 0 comments

Previs Artist for Dreamworks Larrikins

Larrikins

by Michael Cawood April 19, 2018 in 0 comments

Previs Artist for Dreamworks Larrikins

Venom

by Michael Cawood February 9, 2018 in 0 comments

Previs Supervisor for Proof on Venom

Noelle

by Michael Cawood August 23, 2017 in 0 comments

Previs for the Feature Film

The Lego Ninjago Movie

by Michael Cawood February 13, 2017 in 0 comments

Story Artist for The Lego Ninjago Movie

The Mummy

by Michael Cawood November 17, 2016 in 0 comments

I worked with Proof Los Angeles and London to setup a new Previs department in Shepperton Studios near London. We worked closely with the Director, VFX Supervisor and Producer to develop sequences and explore concepts for a reboot of The Mummy, starring Tom Cruise.

Devils, Angels & Dating

by Michael Cawood November 17, 2016 in 0 comments

In 2006 I started developing a short computer generated film called 'Devils, Angels and Dating'. This film was made with the internet in mind, fully aware of modern trends. I was inspired by modern dating trends and let those themes influence the core ideas behind the film.

The OceanMaker

by Michael Cawood November 17, 2016 in 0 comments

I put in a few months of work on this short film. I was largely involved in the 3D filmmaking side of things, creating rough versions of shots, editing it together and figuring out what works to tell the story.

Pete’s Dragon

by Michael Cawood November 16, 2016 in 0 comments

I filled in as Postvis Supervisor nearing the end of production, and then hung around to animate some new shots for the last few weeks of the project.

Napoleon: The Ticket

by Michael Cawood November 16, 2016 in 0 comments

Michael Cawood helped Matt Berenty 'plus' the story, then came on board to implement the changes in Layout and Previs Animation.

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes

by Michael Cawood October 28, 2015 in 0 comments

Previs and Layout from the feature film

Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb – Previs

by Michael Cawood October 27, 2015 in 0 comments

Previsualization for a few sequences in Night at the Museum 3

Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb – Postvis

by Michael Cawood October 26, 2015 in 0 comments

Postvis for a few sequences in Night at the Museum 3

Ghostbusters

by Michael Cawood October 25, 2015 in 0 comments

Previs for the Ghostbusters reboot 2016

Star Trek Beyond

by Michael Cawood October 6, 2015 in 0 comments

Previs for Star Trek Beyond

Happy Feet

by Michael Cawood September 19, 2014 in 0 comments

I was lucky enough to have an all expenses paid stay in Sydney Australia for four months working on Happy Feet for Animal Logic. It's about singing and dancing penguins and in case you haven’t heard about it… it’s the one that won the Oscar!

Narnia: Prince Caspian

by Michael Cawood September 17, 2014 in 0 comments

Animating on Prince Caspian, I met lots of great people while I settled into life in London. I got the chance to work on characters combining live action and animation, as well as full CG characters. Everything from Tigers, Leopards, Cheetahs, Minotaurs and Fauns to Centaurs.

Jay and Silent Bob Reboot

by Michael Cawood July 19, 2014 in 0 comments

VFX Animation for the Feature Film

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales

by Michael Cawood June 21, 2014 in 0 comments

Furious 7

by Michael Cawood April 10, 2014 in 0 comments

I spent seven months in a surprisingly creative role as a previs artist on this film. It's a wonderful crew, lots of fun. We even got to spend the first few months on the Universal lot, which had it's perks. We were able to ...

Divergent

by Michael Cawood March 10, 2014 in 0 comments

This was a short gig setting up shots, and doing previs (camera and layout) for the shots that would appear in the trailer for the film, Divergent.

The Magnificent Seven

by Michael Cawood October 1, 2013 in 0 comments

Previs for the The Magnificent Seven 2016

Shanghai Fortress

by Michael Cawood July 21, 2013 in 0 comments

Previs for the Feature Film

Lostopolis

by Michael Cawood September 24, 2012 in 0 comments

I was an Animation Director for the company and did a little character design and rigging supervision in the early stages of production.

Guardian of the Highlands

by Michael Cawood December 21, 2004 in 0 comments

I spent six months in Glasgow, initially as a Senior Character Animator but quickly taking over as the Animation Supervisor on this CG feature film featuring the voices of Sean Connery, Alan Cumming, Gail Porter, Ruby Wax, Richard Briers, Miriam Margolyes.

We Need a Hit

by Michael Cawood December 15, 2003 in 0 comments

I did some part time work on this budget CGI film featuring the Cool Bean characters. It was an interesting challenge working from home, but very familiar territory in every other respect and involves some interesting characters and strong cartoony animation.