SCANLAB PROJECTS - Key Persons
Anetta joined ScanLAB in late 2021. She brings extensive experience working across award-winning XR projects, feature films, TV and branded content.Anetta was most recently Lead Producer on ‘Goliath: Playing with Reality', which featured Tilda Swinton and won the Grand Jury Prize for VR at La Biennale 2021. Prior to this Anetta spent several years at The Guardian. She also has experience working with The Economist, Dazed, Pulse Films, Archer's Mark, Engine and working closely with commissioners Google, Facebook and the British Film Institute. Projects Anetta has produced have been exhibited at Venice Film Festival, Tribeca, IDFA, Sheffield DocFest, CPH:Dox, PHI Centre Montreal, and more.
Emilia joined ScanLAB in 2021 with several years' experience running her own film production company. Since graduating with a BA in Politics and Economics and deciding that the creative world was for her, her freelance career has taken her everywhere from 600-seat theatres to film shoots in ruined chapels. She was drawn to ScanLAB's work because of her passion for off-the-beaten-path approaches to the arts, and she has particularly enjoyed working on projects like FRAMERATE. For Emilia, every day at ScanLAB is different: she oversees the day-to-day logistics of the studio, coordinates production plans, and, of course, makes sure the coffee supply never runs out!
Job Titles:
- Executive Editor, Virtual Reality at the Guardian
'They've always been prepared to misuse the equipment, like two friends who hot-wire a Ferrari one night only to become the world's best stunt drivers less than five years later.'
Jacques is a software developer and joined ScanLAB in 2019 after a master's degree in computer science and several years of industry experience. He is passionate about graphics, creative coding and writing high performance software. At ScanLAB he builds incredible tools to create beautiful films and experiences and is often actively involved in the technical aspects of projects.
Job Titles:
- Digital Designer & Project Lead
James joined ScanLAB in 2021 after working at a world leading Architecture Practice.He is a graduate of both The Canterbury School of Architecture and The Bartlett School of Architecture. James is involved in all facets of ScanLAB's work including visual effects, compositing, UI/UX Design and real time experiences. James joined to pursue his interest in the visual representation of architecture through the digital environment. He has made significant contributions to projects including beautiful work for EPFL, National Geographic and the BBC.
Job Titles:
- Photography and 3D Capture Specialist
Kunal originally joined ScanLAB in 2021 as part of the Glasgow team for FRAMERATE, where he conducted daily landscape scans for 6 months, before joining the team in London. After graduating with a BA in French and Italian, Kunal has worked as a Freelance Photographer in Music, Fashion, and Portraiture. As a portrait artist, 3D portraiture is an area that particularly interests him. Kunal is responsible for 3D capture and post-production at ScanLAB. Since moving from traditional 2D photography to the 3D world, Kunal has been inspired by the unlimited possibilities of the pointcloud and has enjoyed creating art using the creative capabilities of camera paths.
Matt is co-founder of ScanLAB Projects. His background is in architecture, digital fabrication and speculation about digital cities of the future. Over the last 15 years he's been turning the relentless, machinic eye of the 3D scanner on anything and everything - from giant mirrored sculptures, Arctic ice floes, Roman Sewers to graceful dancers. He is fascinated by the creative and critical role of the pointcloud, and is a big believer in experimentation and precision in equal measure!
Job Titles:
- Baiculescu Visual Effects Supervisor & 3D Artist
Nicky is lead 3D Artist at ScanLAB since January 2018. Coming from a varied creative background, ranging from 3D artist, to VFX and animation roles, Nicky handles all aspects of the ScanLAB visualisation workflow. With an eye for detail he has worked across many of our projects, most notably our latest BBC series "Ancient Invisible Cities". He is passionate about traditional art, film and photography.
Job Titles:
- Computational Designer & Project Lead
Tom's interest in all areas of digital arts has helped to cultivate a wide range of computation and design skills. Tom joined ScanLAB in February 2017 after graduating with a BSc in Mathematics and Physics from the University of Bath. Prior to ScanLAB he embarked on a varied freelance career, working on projects from video production and photography, to coding automation scripts and software. This diversity has been reflected in the roles undertaken for ScanLAB so far - moving between app development for the latest VR and AR technologies, and creating, editing and coding stunning 3D content and video.
Will is co-founder of ScanLAB Projects. He loves building new and extraordinary ways to expand our understanding of the material world. He graduated from the Bartlett School of Architecture but has been somewhat sidetracked as a creative technologist. With a keen interest in how the digital and its augmentation might impact our cultural heritage Will has working closely with Museums and World Heritage Sites around the world.