Career
Before becoming a visual effects artist, Schere earned a Master"s degree in Digital Effects from Bournemouth University, England. He remained in England, working in broadcast design on a number of popular British Broadcasting Corporation documentaries. In addition to his feature film work, he is also known to fans of the television series Vikings for the numerous digital backdrops he created.
Schere co-authored the book Doctorate"artiste Matte Painting 3: Digital Artists Master Class in which he shares of his work process and industry experiences throughout his career.
He has also published papers on the subject of matte painting. Interviews of Schere have been featured in multiple print and online media publications.
His filmography also includes The Thing, Scott Pilgrim versus the World, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Participant 1, The Vow, Dredd, Silent Hill: Revelation 3D, Mama and Robocop. Schere has overall had a great influence on the matte painting community, as he was on the forefront of camera projection mapping, openly sharing his techniques, and also the first digital matte artist to implement the 3D texturing tool Mari into his working process.
