Paul Neale’s involvement in the 3D animation industry for the past twelve years has been extensive and diverse. He demonstrates his expertise through teaching, public speaking, production, DVDs and 3D community support. For more than ten years, Paul taught 3D animation at various leading Canadian colleges while CEO of PEN Productions Inc., the company he founded.

At PEN Productions Paul excels as a Max script tools developer, technical director and rigging specialist for clients worldwide. His vast knowledge of 3ds Max software has served companies including Pseudo Interactive (Full Auto), Real Time UK (Juiced 2, Hot Import Nights spot), Eye Ball NYC (Bio Shock spot), Next Level Games (Spiderman, Friend or Foe game rigging), Key Frame Digital (Production pipe line development and character rigging for several series.), Enigma Studios, and many other companies in India, Brazil, Greece, England and Australia.

Paul trained the effects staff at Walt Disney Canada in the use of 3ds Max and continued working for almost two years on related feature films. He implemented the 3D department at Red Rover Studios, as well as serving as 3D director for Elliott Animation. In total, Paul has been a keynote speaker at six SIGGRAPH® Master Classes and training workshops on character rigging, production methods and vehicle rigging. He also attended one GDC event presenting character rigging for games.

For years, Paul Neale has supported the 3ds Max community on several web boards including being Administrator for the official Autodesk site, the-area.com. His expertise is also demonstrated on CG Academy training DVDs. Here, he has authored four DVDs on character rigging that are now one of the hottest selling character DVD series on the market for 3ds Max. He is currently working on a second series on mechanical rigging.

Paul’s expert level experience in 3ds Max can be seen at paulneale.com which not only serves as the home for PEN Productions Inc. but also provides ongoing support to the community with free tutorials and downloads for 3ds Max, MX Driver Car and Trailer rig. Many of the free scripts found on the web site, such as PEN Attribute Holder and PEN Rigging Utilities, have become standards in productions around the world. Paul Neale continues to add support features and self-help learning in the belief that a stronger user base will help support the number one 3D software on the market and push the boundaries of what is possible.