Daniel Thompson

Daniel Thompson

I'm a Senior 3D Artist for Games and Visual Effects

Senior 3D Artist / 18 yrs

Adelaide

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Lead Lighter

Tomb Raider (2018)

Senior Lighter

Thor: Ragnarok (2017)

Logan (2017)

Senior Lighter

X-Men: Apocalypse (2016)

Visual Effects

Gravity (2016)

Gods of Egypt (2015)

Lead Lighter

Pan (2015)

Senior Lighter

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 (2014)

Senior Lighter

X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014)

Digital Artist

The Wolverine (2013)

Visual Effects

The Great Gatsby (2013)

Lighter

The Incredible Burt Wonderstone (2013)

Lighter

The Hunger Games (2012)

Digital Effects Artist

Red Tails (2012)

Lighter

Green Lantern (2011)

Senior Lighter

Game of Thrones (2011)

Lighting

The Way Back (2011)

Lighter

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010)

Visual Effects

The Sorcerer's Apprentice (2010)

Digital Artist

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009)

Lighter

Terminator Salvation (2009)

Lighter

X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009)

Character Technical Director

Australia (2009)

Texture Artist

Speed Racer (2008)

Visual Effects Artist

The Ruins (2008)

Visual Effects

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)

Model / Texture Artist

Superman Returns (2006)

Digital Effects Artist

Crooked Mick of the Speewah (2005)

I'm a Senior 3D Artist with 15 years of industry experience in Visual Effects. I have also worked as an Educator where I have mentored many up and coming artists who have since gone on to work in the industry. My Strengths are in Lighting, Look development, Modellling, and Education. Please don't hesitate to reach out if your company is looking to fill any of these roles.
Work History

  • Senior 3D Artist

    CDW Studios School of Visual Effects and Entertainment Desig

    January 2022 - Present

  • CG supervisor

    ModelFarm

    July 2021 - January 2022

  • Senior 3D Artist

    ModelFarm

    May 2020 - July 2021

  • Senior 3D Artist

    Mighty Kingdom

    April 2021 - May 2021

    Short term contract to assist with the Environment Build for a game yet to be announced. I worked closely with the game's Art Director providing several iterations to help develop the visual language for the game in a way that also supports the needs of the Level Designers.

  • Lighting Learning Lead

    Technicolor

    October 2018 - May 2020
    Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

    As a Lighting Learning Lead I designed and delivered training content to help prepare Junior Lighting Artists for the production environment at Mill Film (Mr.X) Adelaide. I also served as an Educator and Student Mentor to a group of year 10 students at Mark Oliphant College located in Munno Parra. This was done in partnership with Northen Sound System. I also performed as an Online Content Creator where I created Lighting curriculum and content for an online Learning Management System yet to be released.

  • Child and Youth Worker – Residential Care OPS3

    Department for Child Protection, South Australia

    February 2018 - October 2018
    Adelaide, Australia

    My role was to help develop the social and living skills of children and young people living in residential care to facilitate their effective transition into the community and reunification or re-connection with their families.

  • Senior Lighter

    Rising Sun Pictures

    March 2006 - December 2017

    Lighting, Shader Dev, Rigging, Modelling, Texturing, Sculpting, Previs, Scripting

  • Lighter

    Rising Sun Pictures

    2008 - 2015
    Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

    Worked as a lighter on many FX heavy features such as the Harry Potter, Gravity and X-Men Days of Future Past.

  • Visual Effects Artist

    Rising Sun Pictures

    2006 - 2008
    Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

    Starting out as a Generalist then moved into Rigging and eventually specialized in Lighting.
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Education

  • Australian Film Television and Radio School

    2004 - 2006