Daniel Santana

Work History

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  Lighting Artist

  Sony Pictures Imageworks

  October 2023 - February 2024

  
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  Lighting Technical Director

  Double Negative

  September 2021 - October 2023

  Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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  3d lighting td

  Double Negative

  September 2021 - September 2023
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  Lighting artist - External contractor

  Sony Pictures Imageworks

  April 2023 - May 2023

  Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada · Remote

  I worked for Imageworks on loan from DNeg Animation to help culminate production of Spiderman Accross the Spiderverse.
  
  During my time at Imageworks I had the opportunity to work on the lighting and compositing of six shots, most of them start to finish.
  
  I was able to produce final shots in an significant time constraint to emulate a very unique look on a sequence that required meticulous attention to detail and the use of particular inhouse tools developed uniquely for the project and the sequence I had the honor to be involved in.
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  Senior lighting artist

  Tangent Animation

  March 2021 - August 2021

  Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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  lighter/compositor

  Tangent Animation

  June 2019 - August 2019

  Work on the last two episodes of animated series Maya and the Three

  
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  Senior lighting artist

  Jam Filled

  May 2017 - May 2019

  Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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  Lighter

  Toonbox Entertainment

  September 2016 - September 2017

  
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  Lighting Artist

  Jam Filled Entertainment Inc.

  August 2016 - September 2016

  Toronto, Canada Area
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  lighting td

  Arc Productions

  February 2015 - August 2016

  
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  Lead Lighter / Compositor

  Arc Productions

  September 2015 - August 2016

  Toronto, Canada Area

  Responsible for establishing the look of lighting and composition of effects in collaboration with the Director and Art Director for a boys action adventure TV series
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  lighter/compositor

  Arc Productions

  July 2011 - September 2015

  Toronto, Canada Area

  Working as a lighter/compositor in a series of projects with fast pase deliveries,including feature animated films, web animated series and tv spots.
  2D animation, compositing and VFX editorial for live action project.

  

• Videographer, Editor and Associate Producer

  River of Life Productions

  September 2005 - July 2013

  Project: "Open Pit"
  Description: Accolade Award, Honolulu Film Award and Jacarta Honorary Mention winning Documentary based on one of the largest gold mines in the world located in the Peruvian Andes.
  Duties: colaborating with the Director/Producer in the production of the documentary in terms of Videography, editing and visual effects as well as the logistics and funding.
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  Intern

  Starz Animation

  January 2011 - July 2011

  Developed before and after animations for the demo reel of project "Camelot".

• Editor - Short film " Clive Huston we have a problem"

  Alza44films

  May 2010 - June 2010

  In 2010 I was called back to Alza44films to supervise the DIT and to edit a short film that would later on be picked up for the Nevada film Festival.

• Editor

  Alza 44films

  May 2008 - February 2009

  In 2006 worked as the editor for the TV Pilot "Master Fuming Chu". Later on in 2008 I was hired to be one of the editors for the feature film "Pay in Full" and the short film "Open your eyes Katarina".

• Production Assistant

  Prime Time

  November 1999 - March 2000

  Freelance position as part of one of their production teams.
  I was in charge of searching for locations, acquiring city and police permits, collaborating with logistics on location, helping craft services and the art department.

• Assistant Producer

  Subcultura

  February 2000 - February 2000

  Assistant Producer during the filming of the Short film "Cedula Ciudadano"

• Studio Coordinator

  Canal Uno

  January 1997 - November 1999

  Venezuela

  Coordinated Studio for several TV shows in production by the company that included the late night show "Ni Tan Tarde", a Court show "Justicia para todos", a game show "Siguela" and "Confeciones desde el Divan" a show lead by a Psychologist that helped troubled people.