Sergei Zakharov

Lead 3D Artist for multiple Celebrity Cruises campaigns including 'Welcome to the Bazaar', 'Dreammakers - We Built it Solstice', 'Riverboat', and confidential Project X, as well as UKG's 'United by Purpose' corporate campaign. Developed comprehensive production pipelines including photorealistic CG environment creation, video planning and previsualization, location look development, and seamless integration of live footage into 3D environments with complete post-processing. Integrated 3D ship model into real footage for the Riverboat campaign; managed multipass rendering and Light Groups for compositing pipeline on Bazaar campaign; integrated AI-generated animated extras into scenes; implemented Unreal Engine with Chaos Anima for cinematic architectural walkthroughs of Solstice ship locations. Planned and executed complex shot sequences for Project X including underwater and above-water movement, drone footage, live actors and extras stitched into a single no-cut sequence featuring env

Lead 3D artist for Celebrity Cruises 'Have It All' campaign and VFX artist for 'Nothing Comes Close' campaign, UGREEN commercial series, and Dr. Teal's product presentation. Created environment art, previsualization, and planning for complex VFX shots while providing on-set VFX supervision aboard Celebrity Cruises ship and production assistance during filming. Delivered 3D matte paintings, multipass management, and compositing workflows for cruise campaigns, and executed physics simulations for UGREEN product animations.

Freelance 3D Artist for Commercial Video Projects, including Motion Graphics and VFX Shots integrated into live footage