Amy Tucker

Amy Tucker

Technical Director | Lighter | Film & VR

Senior Lighter/Technical Director / 14 yrs

Pacifica, CA, United States

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Lighting Supervisor

Baba Yaga (2021)

Lighter/TD

Crow: The Legend (2018)

Lighting Technical Assistant

Megamind (2010)

Lighter

Pearl (2016)

Production Lighter

Home (2015)

Production Lighter

Penguins of Madagascar (2014)

Production Lighter

Mr. Peabody & Sherman (2014)

Production Lighter

Rise of the Guardians (2012)

Lighting Technical Assistant

Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted (2012)

Lighting Technical Assistant

Puss in Boots (2011)

Lighting Technical Assistant

Dragons: Gift of the Night Fury (2011)

I live in Pacifica, CA, and worked in Lighting at PDI/DreamWorks Animation for nearly six years, with the last three as Production Lighter. After that I worked as a Lighter on "Pearl," the first animated VR short to be nominated for an Academy Award, and then spent some time at Lytro as a Compositor and then a Pipeline TD. Next I worked at Baobab Studios as a lighter on Crow: The Legend and currently as a full-time Technical Director (Engineer). I am experienced in various commercial and proprietary software packages as well as Python. I am also an oil painter, hiker, writer, cat lady and lover of the outdoors.
Work History

  • Lighter/Technical Director

    Baobab Studios

    March 2018 - January 2021
    San Francisco, California, US

  • Pipeline TD (VR)

    Lytro

    August 2016 - March 2018
    Mountain View, CA

    Pipeline TD and former Nuke compositor for Lytro Immerge Light Field VR live action demo content.

  • Technical Artist

    Facebook

    January 2021 - Present

  • Lighter

    Evil Eye Pictures

    November 2015 - December 2015
    San Francisco Bay Area

    Lighting artist/colorist for "Pearl," an animated short for Google Spotlight Stories, directed by Patrick Osborne.

  • Lighter

    Nimble Collective

    June 2015 - September 2015

    Assisted with look development on a short animated project using Maya.

  • Production Lighter

    DreamWorks Animation

    May 2012 - January 2015
    San Francisco Bay Area

    Lighting and compositing artist for animated features, including:

    • Home (2015)
    • Penguins of Madagascar (2014)
    • Mr. Peabody and Sherman (2014)
    • Rise of the Guardians (2012)

  • Lighting Technical Assistant

    DreamWorks Animation

    August 2009 - May 2012
    San Francisco Bay Area

    Assisted lighters with sequence rig/shot setup and troubleshooting for animated features and shorts. Performed occasional shot lighting and compositing as needed. Occasionally scripted tools using Python. Promoted to production lighter in May 2012. Features include:
    • Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted (2012)
    • Puss In Boots (2011)
    • Megamind (2010)
    Video shorts:
    • Dragons: Gift of the Night Fury (2011)
    • Megamind: The Button of Doom (2011)

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Education

  • MS in Visualization Sciences

    Texas A&M University

    January 1999 - May 2002

  • BS in Communication Arts (Illustration), Comp Sci minor

    Texas A&M University-Commerce

    September 1988 - June 1993