Ed Whetstone

Work History

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  Pipeline Supervisor

  Rooster Teeth

  March 2020 - Present

  Austin TX

• Founder / Chief Tinkerer

  The Kludgeworks, LLC

  September 2013 - Present

  Develop tools, training, and other digital content for the CG / VFX community
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  Lighting / Compositing Artist

  Reel FX

  January 2012 - Present

  Responsible for lighting and compositing shots for CG, stereoscopic feature films. Currently lighting for 2014's "Book of Life" directed by Jorge Gutierrez and executive produced by Guillermo del Toro.

  

  

  
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  Reel FX

  January 2011 - Present

  
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  Lighting Artist

  Rooster Teeth

  October 2017 - March 2020
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  Technical Artist

  Reel FX

  May 2015 - May 2017

  Lighting, Compositing, and pipeline development for animated feature films, commercials, and VR content.

• Digital Tutors - Freelance Contributor

  PL Studios

  June 2011 - June 2013

  Developed content for CG training website Digital Tutors
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  Lighting Apprentice

  Reel FX

  February 2011 - September 2011

  Worked with lighting and compositing leads to produce shots for "Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas Special" broadcast on FOX
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  Teaching Associate

  The University of Texas at Dallas

  August 2010 - February 2011

  Instructor for course on digital lighting, texturing, and compositing to undergraduate students. Helped in development of curriculum for course.
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  Freelance Contributor, CgTuts+

  Envato

  January 2010 - January 2011

  Authored HTML-based tutorials for scripting in the Maya Embedded Language.

• Simulations Environment Artist

  UTD Institute for Interactive Arts and Engineering

  October 2009 - September 2010

  developing real-time simulation environments in Unreal Editor 3 and Unity 3D.

• CG Generalist

  UTD Institute for Interactive Arts and Engineering

  August 2009 - October 2009

  developed assets for digital version of University of Texas at Dallas campus