Matt Smith

Matt Smith is an Australian visual effects artist based in Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan. Over the years, Smith has worked at various companies including Animal Logic, Polygon Pictures and Marza Animation Planet. At Polygon he was a layout supervisor from 2007-2010, and lit and composited Metroid: Other M. He designed the city surrounding Galactic Federation Headquarters in the in-game flashbacks; a shot of the city is present in his demo reel, minus the "flashback" effect. Smith was the only Caucasian Polygon staff member to work on Other M.
At Polygon he also worked on the animated series My Friends Tigger and Pooh. After leaving Polygon, he worked at Square Enix on assembly and shot finishing for cinematics in games such as Deus Ex: Human Revolution, Tomb Raider and Hitman: Absolution. Smith jokes on his LinkedIn profile that he did a lot of "enthusiastic nodding" during client discussions at Marza, and had to make a lot of apologies for that to the artists afterward. As of September 2017, is currently taking a break from VFX work to be a stay at home parent.
==External links==
*Smith on LinkedIn
*Smith on MobyGames
*Smith on Vimeo
Category:Polygon Pictures employees
Category:Visual Effects Artists