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This is my professional VFX lighting demo reel. All work was created at Rhythm and Hues Studios and is property of the respective film studios who hold the copyrights to the films. See the Credits section for a breakdown of my contribution to each clip:

Credits

“Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe” (2005)
Lit and rendered all digital characters in this scene of the centaur leaping over the polar bears.
Lit and rendered the night shot of Aslan, the lion talking with Susan and Lucy.

“Knight and Day” (2010)
Look development and lighting of the CG train used in both of these shots.

“Fast and Furious” (2009)
Look development and lighting of CG Tanker. Integration with fully CG environment including rendering FX debris and rocks and interactive light from practical fire elements.

“Snow White and the Huntsman” (2012)
Lighting Lead for half of the “Troll Bridge” sequence. Created lighting balance and did the initial setup of all shots in the sequence and completely lit this shot of the troll roaring at Snow White.

“Serenity” (2005)
Look development and lighting of the generator environment for all shots in this sequence.

“Night at the Museum” (2006)
Lighting Lead and Lookdev Artist for this film. Set up and lit these shots of the CG lions.

“Garfield 2: A Tail of Two Kitties” (2006)
Lighting Lead – set up and lit these particular shots.

“Fast and Furious” (2009)
Look development and lighting of CG Tanker. Integration with fully CG environment including rendering FX debris and rocks and interactive light from practical fire elements onto the tanker, CG ground, and practical car.

“Knight and Day” (2010)
Look development and lighting of the CG roadsters used in both of these shots. Can you tell which shot and which cars are practical?

“Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel” (2009)
Lighting Lead – set up and lit this particular shot.

“Serenity” (2005)
Look development and lighting of the generator environment for all shots in this sequence.

“Garfield” (2004)
Lighting TD for this shot.

“Snow White and the Huntsman” (2012)
Lighting Lead for the entire “Great Father” sequence. I setup and lit every shot you see here on the reel including the fairies, the giant deer and background animals, and the thousands of butterflies given to me as geometry from houdini.

“Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel” (2009)
Lighting Lead – Set up and lit this particular shot.

“Garfield 2: A Tail of Two Kitties” (2006)
Lighting Lead –Set up and lit this particular shot.

“Snow White and the Huntsman” (2012)
Lighting Lead - Set up and lit this shot.

“Serenity” (2005)
Look development and lighting of the generator environment for all shots in this sequence.

“Knight and Day” (2010)
Look development and lighting of the CG roadsters used in both of these shots. Can you tell which shot and which cars are practical?

“Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel” (2009)
Lighting Lead – Set up and lit this particular shot.

“Snow White and the Huntsman” (2012)
Lighting Lead - Set up and lit this shot.

“Fast and Furious” (2009)
Lighting Lead - Provided final lighting for the tanker and hitch in the foreground of this shot.

“Night at the Museum” (2006)
Lighting Lead - Set up and lit this shots of the CG lions.

“Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe” (2005)
Lit and rendered this shot of Lucy touching Aslan’s mane.

“Knight and Day” (2010)
Lighting Lead for this cut sequence from the film. Lookdev for the Ducati motorcycle and digital doubles of Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz. Lit and rendered the bull and CG stone alleyway, the Ducati motorcycle and in some shots the digital doubles of the actors.

“Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe” (2005)
Lit and rendered this shot of Aslan saying “Goodbye”.

Uploaded
10/08/2014
Duration
01:58
Type of Video
Demonstrated Skill