Buse Simon / 3D Technical Artist

Welcome to my 2024 SHOWREEL: All in Unreal Engine 5. I think I’ll keep this short. 2024 was a very heavy year for me. Personally, career-wise. I watched the world beyond my PC go down (once again) with w!r zones and rescue animals all over the world. I’m angry. I’m disappointed. I’m full of emotions and this is me pouring it all out. Amidst the late stage capitalism , fast-paced productions, sleepless nights that make us who we are in this industry, I do still want to make the biggest thank you to the @epicgames & @unrealengine @3lateral team, because this open-source software has let me speak my heart and tell the stories I daydream about, cry about, feel hopeful / hopeless about, is all thanks to this medium. I think I’d lose so much of my soul and need for expression if I could not get these materialised thanks to this wonderful software. Let alone the fact that I’m financially free because of this. I want to take this little ramble to say everyone that I support and love in my community to keep speaking your mind and creating against all odds. You’re special for feeling the need to express and share, abstract it, bend it the way you want, but keep on expressing and pouring it all out. Doing the career that you are super maybe *too* passionate about is a double-edged sword. I try to use this sword wisely. I hope you use your sword to protect and understand yourself and the world around you. This is my 2024 showreel and here’s to a strong start to 2025 ⚔️

Operated the VP stage as the solo Unreal Engine 3D artist and VP supervisor on set for @fkatwigs - HARD music video Directed by @jordan_hemingway #VirtualProduction, shot at @quitebrilliant #realtimerendering #3D Director - Jordan Hemingway @jordan_hemingway Production Company - Object & Animal @objectandanimal Producer - Rowan Mackintosh King @rowanmackintosh Executive Producer - Morgan Clement @dutty_pictures Directors Assistant - Max Gabbay @max_gabbay Production Manager - Matt Turner @matt._.turner Studio Producer - Rachel Travers @rachel_travers Studio Assistant - Cael Devers @caeldevers FKA World: Elena, Louise, Pia Choreographer - James Vu Anh Pham @jamesvuanh Dancers - Pablo Pauldo @pablopauldo , Tre’Von Gibson @_tj.0113_ , Raymond Wade @raymondwade91 , Antoine Thomas-Sturge @antoine_tsturge , Miekaile Browne @miekailebrowne , Keilan Stafford @keilanstaff , Amari Webb-Martin @amari.wm Stylist - Billy Lobos @billylobos Hair Stylist - Louis Souvestre @louissouvestre Makeup Artist - Catalina Sartor @catalinasartor_ Nail Artist - Elize Star @elize_nails 1st AD - Steve Wingrove @whynotpie 2nd AD - Gwyn Ellis Mann @gwynellismann DOP - Alex Barber @abphotographical 1st AC - James Smith 2nd AC - Pippa Griffith-Jones Gaffer - Lee Wilson Spark - Jordan Gosling Spark - Dave Cox Spark - Jayson Raynier Production Designer - Arthur Deborman @arthurdeborman Art Director - Tonomi Kishimoto-Eley VP & Unreal Engine Artist Lead - Buse Simon @busesart Studio VP Tech - Dan Walker @danwalker_photography Studio VP Tech - Cemal Gokce @cg_is_i Post production - purple Martin @purple_martin_studio Editor - Aitor Bigas @aitorbigas Online editor - Alex Elagov @alexelagov_editor Post Producer - Neuma Lluisa Dos Santos @neumallds Post Producer - Conor Joyce @conorj_oyce VFX - Aubrey Gansah @aubama Sound Design & Mix: Ballad @ballad.co Sound designers & mixers: Adrian Aurelius & Philip Flindt EP: Gregers Maersk Moeller Color by Company 3 @company_3 Colorist: Tim Masick @timmasick

Episode 3 of my Unreal Engine 5 short film sequel “Evil Beauty” with custom metahumans and material effects. Episode 3 covers the act of fighting change and facing it. Watch Episode 1 and 2 to understand the concept of this fight around “Evil Beauty”. Sound Producer: Cosmic Wildling @cosmicwildling Directed and animated by Buse Simon / BUSESART Environment: Hand Modelled & @Kitbash3D / Custom Materials in UE Custom Metahuman: Reality Capture Face Scan - Mesh to Metahuman Render with Nvidia DLSS 3.5 Made with #RTX #RTX4080 #NvidiaStudio #StudioShare

I became the IRL main subject of a non-animation video, should I have to say #NoA!? 🧜🏻‍♀️ Look at the @RealWorldEngine They released @busesart into real life before GTA6 The more the industry has corrupted animation with AI, the more I have became closer to Virtual Production. Now, I see myself truly wanting to express myself beyond the bounds of my best friend (my computer), and this is an introductory part of it I suppose. (Okay while editing we fell in love again and again, of course.) The more these platforms push us to be closed in, the more I feel like going out and getting away from it. I’ve been finding a profound sense of peace in breaking so called invisible boundaries I have when I am outside, like dancing and jumping around, and this video is produced in a way where I was just literally daring myself a bunch of things that need some sort of an inertia. I can say that the inertia, is whatever scares you. Do it Anyway, I guess, enjoy the human behind @busesart exploring the open world game in east london with the wonderful DOP @k.iv.y PS: Don’t let the pain carve you in, let it out. For every force needs a release🙂‍↔️ Optimise it to serve you? - 👩🏻‍💻 Buse👩🏻‍💻

Get in loser, we’re driving our own freedom. @unrealengine 3D cinematic inside 5.6, and as usual, #NoAI Special thank you’s to @realophobiart and @dennn.00 for inspiring me to write and animate an Intro scene for my long overdue 3D short film named “If Berghain was a Venue written by George Orwell” as some of you might remember. It’s all my voice, well, in the sound design side indeed altered with ai… The facial expressions are in UE with Performance Capture of me acting. Maybe I will be motivated to animate and finish it this month, I never know. Sound track: @andy_scream @grimdaboys @svdnessmane @_spvrrow - Barry

Step inside the world of FKA twigs’ “HARD.” where I had the pleasure of supervising the real time 3D environments on set which we created with @jordan_hemingway using Unreal Engine 5 for @fkatwigs #VirtualProduction #LedVolume #UnrealEngine In this episode of Directed By – a Spotify series powered by Android – twigs and director Jordan Hemingway pull back the curtain on the vision, movement, and meticulous detail behind the “HARD” music video. @spotify Directed by brings fans closer to the filmmakers and artists shaping today’s most striking visuals, revealing how ideas evolve from early concepts to the final frame. See how tools like @google @googlegemini supported the creative journey and helped bring the world of “HARD” to life. SPOTIFY Executive Producers - Sarah Patellos, Isabelle Homola, Maureen Ochs Producers - Sara Madani Additional Editor - Elliot Eustis Brand and Design Direction - Elliot Eustis, Ebony Francis, Erin Safreno Partner Marketing - Maureen Ochs, Marcus Ward, Andrea Fernandes AMELIA STUDIOS Directors - Machine Operated Production Company - Amelia Studios Talent - Jordan Hemmingway (Director) Talent - FKA Twigs (Artist) EP - Jamie Glydon Producer - Alice Ellus Production Manager - Adam Sarr DOP - Juanjo Salazar B Cam DOP - Thomas Terminet 1st AC - Sinan Yilmaz 2nd AC - Nevzat Altinisik Sound Operator - Anthony Leung Sound Operator - Ricky Barber Playback Operator - Dayo Olufemi Gaffer - Matthew Bohun DIT - James Robertson Offline Editor - Yannis Panther Online Editor - Bubble Tv Edit Studio - SEC Studio Sound Designer - Asa Greenwood Sound Studio - Bubble Tv Colourist - Connor Coolbear Colour Studio - Electric Colour

It was a big pleasure working on the Virtual Production of “Warburtons Rises to 150 Years with Baking” - Blockbuster Starring Morgan Freeman Unreal Engine Artist: Buse Simon ‪@busesart ‬ Virtual Production Studio: Quite Brilliant London @warburtonsuk , Britain’s biggest family bakery, has unveiled the latest in its line of blockbuster TV ads, starring Hollywood legend Morgan Freeman. The highly anticipated ad campaign, which celebrates Warburtons’ 150th anniversary, chronicles the family’s enduring passion for baking, with Morgan expertly guiding viewers through 150-years of Warburtons’ heritage. Following an impressive line-up of A-list celebrities including Olivia Colman and Robert De Niro, Morgan injects his characteristic, wry charm to the ad, humorously illustrating the family’s deep-rooted obsession with baking ad and setting it against nostalgic scenes from the 20th century. The rousing voiceover from Morgan explains that “it is not the worshiping of the ashes, but the passing on of the fire that counts.” The narrative ends by leaping into the modern day, as a fleet of Warburtons lorries drive by - a heritage British brand, built on generations of dedication and a heartfelt passion for baking. Billy Faithfull, ECD and founder at Joyful & Triumphant, said, “How do you make one of those ads, without making “one of those ads”? That was where we started, one hell of a story in search of one hell of a storyteller. Morgan Freeman was the first and only choice for the job. The velvet symphony of his timeless tones rubs beautifully against the Warburtons sense of humour, making it a perfect partnership to mark such an austere occasion.” Morgan Freeman said, “Lending my voice to chronicle 150 years of this family’s unwavering dedication to the simple, yet profound, act of baking... well, that’s a narrative that truly deserves to be heard. Their commitment to quality baking, passed down through generations, shines through, making it abundantly clear why they’ve remained a beloved household name for so long. And I confess, I found myself quite taken by that crumpet – 300 holes, I told you these Warburtons were crazy!”

Winter Olympics Campaign @topstep x @helloscholar + 3D ANIMATION - Pre-Viz fully in UE, No AI by @busesart + LIVE ACTION + VFX Developed and executed at Scholar, this is a fully integrated creative campaign @helloscholar worked with me inside @unrealengine to craft the pre-viz to better deploy the core concepts, visual language, and final films end-to-end. Blending live action, CG, and design-driven storytelling, translating @topstep platform and philosophy into cinematic worlds of mountains, monoliths, and cityscapes. Pairing abstract market metaphors with real human performance. From early concept exploration through final execution, every element was designed to work together. A cohesive system built to help Topstep stand apart and its traders climb higher. Credits Creative Directors Chris Finn and Will Johnson Associate Creative Director Madison Ellis Managing Director / E.P. Kirsten Noll Executive Producer Kate Aspell Head of Production Nicole Smarsh Director of Photography Josh Saideman Production Designer Arielle Ness-Cohn CG Supervisor Brice Linane Senior Producers Seth Gantman, Mary Mondrus Designers Ana Chang, Irma Hasanic, Macaulay Johnson, Jee Kim, Vin Kim, Danna Macias, Michael Tavarez, Tiago Andrade, Dennis Tiege, Javier Tommasi  Previz Buse Simon 3D Generalists Kirt Critoph, June Kim, Kevin Kolodinsky, Kwan Au, Carlos Taborda, Garret Walter Lighters Juan Salazar, Mirelle Underwood,  Dynamics/FX Tim Hayward, Ewan Davidson, Paul Esteves, Andy Sheng Compositors Kevin Njoo, Michael Loney Flame Artist Matt Lavoy, Rachel Moon, Jameson DeSantis Media Manager Adrianna McKinley Editor Dominic Strazulo, John McSwain Telecine Ethos Colorist Beatrice Tremblay Mix, Sound Design, Music Cypher Audio Mix & Sound Designer John Black & Joris van Grunsven Music Joris van Grunsven

🕸️🕷️BUSES ART AT SVD22 SHOWCASE🕷️🕸️ In an era where AI has become a common tool, the value of genuine authorial skill and deep technical expertise only increases. Buse Simon is a technical artist whose work with Unreal Engine 5 proves just that. Her projects in virtual production and real-time VFX are not algorithmic assembly but a complex creative and technical alchemy. See it for yourself on February 21 at our event! ⚜️RU⚜️ В эпоху, когда ИИ стал привычным инструментом, ценность подлинного авторского мастерства только возрастает. Buse Simon — технический артист, чья работа с Unreal Engine 5 доказывает это. Её проекты в сфере виртуального производства и real-time VFX — это не алгоритмическая сборка, а сложная творческая и техническая алхимия. Приходите 21 февраля, чтобы увидеть ее 3д арты и работы на стенах boss level. #phuketrave#phuketartrave#phuketparty#phuketexhibition

Such pleasure being the solo Unreal Engine 3D artist and VP supervisor on set for @fkatwigs - HARD #musicvideo Directed by @jordan_hemingway #VirtualProduction, shot at @quitebrilliant #realtimerendering #3D Director - Jordan Hemingway @jordan_hemingway Production Company - Object & Animal @objectandanimal Producer - Rowan Mackintosh King @rowanmackintosh Executive Producer - Morgan Clement @dutty_pictures Directors Assistant - Max Gabbay @max_gabbay Production Manager - Matt Turner @matt._.turner Studio Producer - Rachel Travers @rachel_travers Studio Assistant - Cael Devers @caeldevers FKA World: Elena, Louise, Pia Choreographer - James Vu Anh Pham @jamesvuanh Dancers - Pablo Pauldo @pablopauldo , Tre’Von Gibson @_tj.0113_ , Raymond Wade @raymondwade91 , Antoine Thomas-Sturge @antoine_tsturge , Miekaile Browne @miekailebrowne , Keilan Stafford @keilanstaff , Amari Webb-Martin @amari.wm Stylist - Billy Lobos @billylobos Hair Stylist - Louis Souvestre @louissouvestre Makeup Artist - Catalina Sartor @catalinasartor_ Nail Artist - Elize Star @elize_nails 1st AD - Steve Wingrove @whynotpie 2nd AD - Gwyn Ellis Mann @gwynellismann DOP - Alex Barber @abphotographical 1st AC - James Smith 2nd AC - Pippa Griffith-Jones Gaffer - Lee Wilson Spark - Jordan Gosling Spark - Dave Cox Spark - Jayson Raynier Production Designer - Arthur Deborman @arthurdeborman Art Director - Tonomi Kishimoto-Eley VP & Unreal Engine Artist Lead - Buse Simon @busesart Studio VP Tech - Dan Walker @danwalker_photography Studio VP Tech - Cemal Gokce @cg_is_i Post production - purple Martin @purple_martin_studio Editor - Aitor Bigas @aitorbigas Online editor - Alex Elagov @alexelagov_editor Post Producer - Neuma Lluisa Dos Santos @neumallds Post Producer - Conor Joyce @conorj_oyce VFX - Aubrey Gansah @aubama Sound Design & Mix: Ballad @ballad.co Sound designers & mixers: Adrian Aurelius & Philip Flindt EP: Gregers Maersk Moeller Color by Company 3 @company_3 Colorist: Tim Masick @timmasick