Work / Professional

DMP Management Pipeline Integration

Integrated digital matte painting (DMP) management into a feature animation pipeline, connecting Photoshop scripting and Python tooling with Flow Production Tracking (ShotGrid) and the studio's review workflow.

Role: SLRC TD / Pipeline Support
Context: Mikros Animation (Technicolor)
Technologies: Python, Photoshop scripting, Flow Production Tracking (ShotGrid), Katana, Nuke, Maya, Houdini
Technical approach: Brought DMP assets and versions under pipeline management so they could be tracked alongside the rest of a shot's production data.
Wrote Photoshop scripts and Python tools so artists could work in familiar applications while the pipeline handled publishing, naming, and organization.
Integrated the tools with Flow Production Tracking (ShotGrid) so DMP work, status, and versions were visible to production and review.
Re-tooled parts of the review workflow around DMP work to reduce manual steps between artists, supervisors, and production.
Outcome / state: Delivered during tenure at Mikros (Oct 2022 – Oct 2023)

Concept illustration of assets, tasks and reviews linked through a central hub — Concept illustration: assets, tasks and reviews connected through one hub.