Biography
A senior lighter with some leadership experience. I've worked in the film industry for 9 years on animated films, shorts, and VFX. Over the nine years I've used a variety of tools: Katana, Houdini, Clarisse, and Nuke and continue to learn and grow by picking up Unreal Engine in my personal time. Interested in the growth and wellbeing of the team I've contributed to the workflow development of the department as we've adopted new tools and dealt with new challenges on various films.
Skills
Roles
- Advanced
Technical Skills
- Advanced
Software
- Advanced
- Intermediate
- Basic
- Basic
Other Skills
- Basic
Work Experience
2018 – Present day
Lead Lighter
DreamWorks Animation (Glendale, CA)
Sequence setup, workflow development, and shot finaling for feature animated films using Katana, Houdini, Nuke and proprietary raytracer.
2018 – 2018
Lead Lighting TD
DNeg (London, UK)
Shot Lighter for Venom. Clarisse and Nuke
2012 – 2018
Lighter
DreamWorks Animation (Glendale, CA)
Technical Assistant to Shot Lighter for numerous feature animated films and shorts. Built small tools, debugged, optimized and lit shots. Using a proprietary tool and renderer as well as Nuke.
Education
2009 – 2011
BFA
Savannah College of Art and Design
Visual Effects