Brett Purmal, B.F.A., Pratt Institute Computer Graphics, is
currently in production on a film in the MCU scheduled to complete later this
year. Over the coming months, we’ll also see the release of an upcoming Netflix
project Brett supervised throughout last year.
November of 2021 was the release of Paramount Picture’s Clifford
the Big Red Dog which he co-supervised animation with Lion King Animation
Supervisor Stephen Enticott while in January of 2020 Brett and MPC were busy releasing
Universal Picture's Dolittle. Brett co-supervised the animation of over 1800
vfx shots with an animation team of over 100+ artists delivering under a tight
schedule of less than 10 months.
Prior to joining MPC, Brett animated with ILMxLAB on
director Alejandro G. Iñárritu’s first VR experience Carne y Arena winning an
Academy Award in 2018 for “Special Achievement”.
Brett also worked with Industrial Light & Magic on
features including, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows (2016),
Captain America: Civil War (2016), Tomorrowland (2015), Teenage Mutant Ninja
Turtles (2014), and Transformers 4: Age of Extinction (2014).
Brett shared ILM's "Best Overall Shot" award on
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014) with 3 other Animators for their work on
the “elevator scene”.
Brett's previous work includes animating at Double
Negative Singapore on Godzilla (2014), Muppets Most Wanted (2014), and The
Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013).
Brett has also worked in Australia at Animal Logic on Walking with
Dinosaurs 3D (2013), Rising Sun Pictures on The Hunger Games (2012) and leading
a large team of animators at Sydney based Dr. D Studios in on Happy Feet Two
(2011).
Prior to Australia, Brett was animating in New Zealand at
Weta Digital on James Cameron’s science-fiction epic Avatar (2009); one of the
highest grossing films in cinematic history. Avatar won three Oscars including
Best Visual Effects at the 82nd Academy Awards.
Brett got his start in feature animation working at Weta
Digital on Peter Jackson’s film King Kong (2005) after gaining experience as a
freelance animator in New York City.
These studios include Psyop, Betelgeuse and Larger Than Life
Productions.
Brett has learned through his family, friends, mentors
and movies that entertaining stories audiences can empathize with are created
through character’s internal thoughts, feelings and how they communicate with
the world around them.
He strives to include these concepts into his work as
well as the observations of life in the world around him.
The first 10 films that first sparked his creative dream
growing up included:
The Dark Crystal (1982)
The Flight of Dragons (1982)
Disney’s Mickey's Christmas Carol (1983)
Cloak and Dagger (1984)
The Last Starfighter (1984)
The Adventures of Mark Twain (1985)
Labyrinth (1986)
Stand by Me (1986)
The Flight of the Navigator (1986)
Will Vinton’s Claymation Christmas Celebration (1987)
The Flight of Dragons (1982)
Disney’s Mickey's Christmas Carol (1983)
Cloak and Dagger (1984)
The Last Starfighter (1984)
The Adventures of Mark Twain (1985)
Labyrinth (1986)
Stand by Me (1986)
The Flight of the Navigator (1986)
Will Vinton’s Claymation Christmas Celebration (1987)
Brett utilizes his training in advanced communication by
clearly sharing simple ideas in the inspiring, creative and collaborative
working environments he helps to create.
Brett also encourages feedback by being open to direction and embraces
change.
Today, he's living out his childhood dream of creating
animation that brings a great story to life in hopes that he too might inspire
the next generation of animators; just like he was.
Outside of animation, Brett’s passions also include
family, friends, travelling, life drawing, skiing, snowboarding, surfing,
biking, rock climbing, campfires and laughter.