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Lighting and Compositing Artist
Walt Disney Animation Studios


04/2019 - Present
Burbank, CA

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  • Responsible for key lighting, shot lighting and compositing on five feature films, two limited series, and short films.

  • Collaborated with supervisors and the director of photography to establish lighting setups for shot lighters.

  • Key lighter on Encanto, Raya and the Last Dragon.

  • Created key Nuke compositing templates for artists.

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Senior Lighting Technical Director
Sony Pictures Imageworks


01/2018 - 12/2018
Vancouver, BC

 

  • Handled shot lighting, compositing and motion graphics for the animated feature film,
    Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse.

  • Stereo composited finished shots in Nuke.

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Lighting Technical Director
Blue Sky Studios, 20th Century Fox


09/2006 - 12/2017
Greenwich, CT

 

  • Responsible for sequence shot lighting and compositing on nine feature animated films and three short films.

  • Worked with leads to establish master lighting scripts.

  • Worked with art directors, creating lighting for early character development.

  • Worked with the developers of Angry Birds to create a Rio-themed mobile game.

  • Created 3D modeled sets in Layout and Assembly.

  • Assisted with the creation of furred characters.

  • Developed training documentation and courses for new lighting hires.


Lighting Artist
Fathom Studios


06/2004 - 08/2005
Atlanta, GA


Handled shot lighting and compositing and creating master lighting rigs.

Professional Skills


3D

Maya, Nuke, Katana, Unreal Engine 5, Unity, Houdini Solaris


2D

Photoshop, After Effects, Premiere Pro, Adobe Creative Suite
Rendering - Arnold, RedShift, V-ray

 

Hardware
Linux, Unix, Windows, Python
Foundational
Color Theory, Drawing, Painting,

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Education


Savannah College of Art & Design


BFA - Computer Art - Focus in 3D animation.
Portfolio scholarship, Lighting and co-production of a Student Academy Award-nominated short film.

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