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Biography
I'm a Lighting and Compositing Artist, currently getting through my last semester at UT Dallas as an animation major with a minor in visual arts. I currently work as a senior lab technician at ATEC (School of Arts, Technology and Emerging Communications, UTD). I aspire to one day work as a lighting and compositing artist and/or a color designer at an animation studio.
I aspire to work on films that contribute to making people feel complex emotions through art. I also love to bring a few references from my culture that are fun to notice and easy to relate to in my work. All in all, my main goal as an artist is to create works of art that make people stop, and just feel.
When I'm not behind a computer, I'm always finding ways to enrich my life and have fun. One of my favorite things to do is visit a good coffee shop (off an ever-growing list on my phone) and read a book with some mocha.
Skills
Roles
- Intermediate
- Intermediate
- Basic
- Basic
- Basic
Technical Skills
- Intermediate
- Intermediate
- Intermediate
- Intermediate
Other Skills
- Intermediate
- Intermediate
- Basic
Work Experience
2021 – Present day
Director, Lighting and Comp Lead, Color Designer
Shakti - 3D Animated Short Film
Co-directed and led short film for senior capstone project. Also worked as a lighting llead (color keys, color script), and surfacing artist. As lead, I made light rig, did shot lighting.
2021 – Present day
Lighting and Compositing Artist
12 1/2 Cents - 3D Animated Short Film
Worked on 4 shots to create lit scenes that integrated fantasy and realistic lighting for a short. Had to work with animating lights.
2019 – Present day
Senior Lab Technician
University of Texas at Dallas (Richardson)
Software installation, maintenance, and troubleshooting (Royal Render Farm, Softwares, etc.); Monitor lab use and enforce policies; Checkout computer related equipment according to school policy.
2021 – 2021
Lighting and Comp Lead, Color designer, Light Tests.
Octo Ninja - 3D Animated Short Film
Led Lighting Team (8). Created color scripts and color keys. Created light rig, created solutions for noir underwater theme, and integrated motion graphics.
2021 – 2021
Render Wrangler
Brazen Animation (Richardson, TX)
Monitor and troubleshoot (detect and address issues) lighting and compositing shots submitted to the farm. Communicated with team to effectively ensure that shots were rendering correctly.
2020 – 2020
Lighting and Compositing Lead, Look Development Lead
Strings- 3D Animated Short
Created light rigs, worked on shot lighting, and managed team of 8 lighters as a Lighting Lead to deliver on tight deadline. Conveyed emotional journey through color design (color keys, color script)
2020 – 2020
Lighting and Compositing co-Lead, Look Development Artist
Night Shift - 3D Animated Short
Created light rigs, worked on shot lighting, and managed team of 8 lighters as a Lighting Lead to deliver on tight deadline. Conveyed emotional journey through color design (color keys, color script)
Education
2018 – 2022
B.A.
University of Texas at Dallas
Arts, Technology, and Emerging Communications- Animation
BA in Arts, Technology and Emerging Communications with a focus in Animation. Minor in Visual Arts.