YUXIAO
BAI

Advanced Animation

• Demonstrates expertise in hand-keyed animation and key manipulation, applying advanced principles such as weight, momentum, and anticipation while skillfully balancing realism and exaggeration to suit any narrative in Maya and Unreal with industry-standard tools.

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Dynamic Camera

• Employs dynamic camera techniques to inject energy and immersion into scenes. Contrast camera motion with character actions and environmental details, elevating the emotional impact and overall cinematic quality.

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Visual Storytelling

• Combines animation, environmental design, and strategic lighting to craft compelling cinematic narratives that are capable even in real-time scanline viewport render. Ensures each shot aligns with overarching story goals and thematic elements, creating a cohesive experience that resonates with audiences.

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Effect & Compositing

• Skilled in layering multiple visual elements and integrating advanced rotoscoping, tracking, and complex compositing with After Effects, Premiere Pro, and Nuke. Also in creating custom simulations and integrating zoetrope sprite, VDB, or USD directly into the viewport, enabling rapid iteration within Maya or Unreal.​

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Editing

• Crafts smooth, impactful edits that drive pacing, timing, and narrative flow. Incorporates color correction and cohesive transitions to maintain visual continuity, drawing on experience with Premiere Pro, After Effects, and other industry-standard platforms.