BEN SLAVENS
TECH ART | ENVIRONMENT DESIGN | VIRTUAL PRODUCTION
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Ben Slavens
Ben Slavens
Tech Art / Environment Design / Virtual Production
Los Angeles, United States
bencslavens@gmail.com

Summary

Hi! I'm a Game Designer, Technical Artist, Environment Designer, Tech Designer, and Cinematic Designer with 6 years of experience.

I am proficient in: real-time rendering, offline cinematics, Unreal Blueprints/C++, PBR and stylized materials, lighting/camera design, performance optimization, motion capture, virtual production, hard-surface modeling, DevOps (Perforce & SVN server deployment & admin), UI/UX design, and technical writing.

I've also been a cinematographer, editor, and colorist in the film industry for 16 years.

Key Software: Unreal Engine 4/5, Blender, Adobe Photoshop & Illustrator, Substance Painter & Designer, ZBrush, EmberGen, and Davinci Resolve.

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Skills

Technical ArtVirtual Production3D RenderingEnvironment DesignTechnical DesignGame DesignCinematographyLighting DesignColor GradingVirtual CameraCinematicsStorytellingWorld BuildingSound DesignCADVideo-based Motion CaptureFilm Editing3D ScanningGame DevelopmentLook DevelopmentVisual Development3D Modeling3D Printing3D VisualizationMotion CaptureC++PythonPython ScriptingLevel DesignParticle EffectsFluid SimulationCloth Simulation

Software proficiency

Unreal Engine
Unreal Engine
Blender
Blender
EmberGen
EmberGen
LiquiGen
LiquiGen
GeoGen
GeoGen
Gaea
Gaea
Visual Studio
Visual Studio
Helix Visual Client (P4V)
Helix Visual Client (P4V)
DaVinci Resolve
DaVinci Resolve
Substance 3D Painter
Substance 3D Painter
Jetbrains Rider IDE
Jetbrains Rider IDE
Jetbrains IntelliJ IDE
Jetbrains IntelliJ IDE
Fusion 360
Fusion 360
Illustrator
Illustrator
Photoshop
Photoshop
Substance 3D Designer
Substance 3D Designer
SpeedTree
SpeedTree
Affinity Designer
Affinity Designer
Affinity Photo
Affinity Photo
Docker
Docker
TreeIt!
TreeIt!

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Productions

    • Commercial / Advertisement
      Memory Palaces
    • Year
      2023
    • Role
      Technical Lead & Head of Virtual Production
    • Company
      MetaLVX (with Monstera)

Experience

  • Technical Lead & Head of Virtual Production at MetaLVX
    Los Angeles, US
    March 2022 - Present

    - Lead virtual production and performance capture projects using Unreal Engine 5, including virtual camera operation (Glassbox Dragonfly) and cinematic renders.

    - Develop custom Unreal Engine tools and workflows focusing on optimization and automation.

    - Manage DevOps pipelines, serving as Perforce version control server admin and creating cross-project asset repositories.

    - Help create 3D environments: materials, modeling, texturing, lighting, and VDB fluid simulations.

    - Write technical documentation

    - Deliver high-quality cinematics using Sequencer, Path Tracer, and external rendering pipelines

  • Co-Founder & Art Director at Olympus Mons Games
    Los Angeles, US
    May 2019 - Present

    - Design and develop space/sci-fi games in Unreal Engine

    - Direct art style, environment design, UI/UX, and branding

    - Administer DevOps pipelines using Subversion and Perforce, maintaining Unreal Engine source code and managing version control.

    - Create and rig hard-surface character & vehicle models, integrating them into Unreal Engine with Animation Blueprints, actor sequences, cloth and Control Rig

    - Develop technical art assets, including editor utilities, custom materials, post-process effects, and Niagara particle systems.

    - Optimize performance and write automation scripts to enhance workflows and production efficiency.