Andrea Losch

Andrea Losch

Technical Director / VFX TD

Los Angeles, CA

Hire Me

Visualization Artist

Warcraft: The Beginning (2016)

Previs Artist

Ant-Man (2015)

Previs / Postvis Artist

Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)

Surfacer

The Croods (2013)

Surfacer

Puss in Boots - Three Diablos (2012)

CG Vfx Technical Director

T.U.F.F. Puppy (2010)

Cloth & Hair TD

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (2009)

Look Development Artist

Bolt (2008)

Special Visual Effects

Speed (2007)

Look Development / Lighting Artist

The Little Matchgirl (2006)

Digital Artist

Looney Tunes: Back in Action (2003)

3D Effects Technical Director

Brother Bear (2003)

Digital Effects Artist

Kangaroo Jack (2003)

Look Development TDs/lighting Assistant

Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001)

Animator

Fantasia 2000 (2000)

Technical Director

Tarzan (1999)

Digital Effects Artist

Tall Tale (1995)

Computer Graphics Animator

Look Who's Talking Now! (1993)

Digital Effects Animator

Batman Returns (1992)

CGI Technical Director

Alien 3 (1992)
Work History

  • Freelance Technical Director

    Freelance

    January 2012 - Present

    Projection mapping, simulations, layout, look and visual development, textures, lighting, compositing, UI design and music video editing.

  • Look Development Artist

    Masters FX

    September 2015 - November 2015
    Greater Los Angeles Area

    Responsibilities included environmental textures and shaders, lighting and compositing.

  • Technical Director

    The Third Floor

    July 2014 - April 2015
    Greater Los Angeles Area

    Worked in both Pre Vis and Post Vis. Responsibilities included animation, lighting, compositing, creating particle effects, painting backgrounds and textures, roto, layout, and camera tracking.

  • VFX TD

    Nickelodeon Animation Studio

    August 2012 - February 2014
    Burbank, CA

    Supervisor/artist for textures, lighting, effects and compositing on specials, shorts and promotional projects. Set up VFX pipelines, including look dev, lighting and Nuke gizmos for overseas productions.

  • Instructor

    Gnomon School of Visual Effects

    August 2011 - June 2012
    Hollywood, CA

    Instructor for Shave and a Haircut classes.

  • Surfacing TD

    DreamWorks Animation

    April 2010 - October 2011
    Glendale, CA

    Textures and shader development, hair/fur/feather grooming for characters and environments.

  • Character TD - Cloth & Hair

    ImageMovers

    May 2009 - September 2009

    Hair grooming, hair and cloth simulations.

  • Sr. Technical Director

    Sony Pictures Imageworks

    January 2009 - May 2009

    Character fx, cloth and hair simulations

  • Look Development Technical Director

    Walt Disney Animation Studios

    November 2003 - September 2008
    Burbank, CA

    Visual development, hair/fur grooming, textures and shaders. Participated in XGEN grooming tool development.

  • Sr. Technical Director

    Warner Bros. Animation

    August 2003 - November 2003
    Sherman Oaks, CA

    Visual development and particle simulations.

  • Look Development Artist/Technical Director

    Walt Disney Animation Studios

    January 1995 - August 2003

    Modeling, visual and look development, crowd and particle simulation, lighting and compositing. Participated in Inka (ink line rendering) and Deep Canvas development (painterly rendering).

  • Production Supervisor

    Exakt Entertainment

    January 2001 - May 2001
    Los Angeles, CA

    Manage art asset production, scheduling, and recruiting.

  • Animator/Technical Director

    Sony Pictures Imageworks

    June 1993 - December 1994

    Visual development, modeling, animation, lighting and compositing.

  • Technical Director

    Industrial Light & Magic

    June 1992 - June 1993
    San Rafael

    Character animation, particle simulations, textures, lighting, Renderman shaders and compositing.

  • Not Available

    ? - Present
View All Positions