Francesco Surace

Francesco Surace

Senior Lighting TD / Mid-level Digital Compositor / 14 yrs

Valencia, Spain

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Technical Director

Luck (2022)

Pipeline & Tools Developer

Wish Dragon (2021)

Lighting TD

bikes (2019)

Lighting TD

Animal Crackers (2018)

digital compositor

Italiano Medio (2015)

Senior Vfx Artist

Fukushima: A Nuclear Story (2015)

digital compositor

Torneranno i Prati (2014)

roto/paint artist

The Nostalgist (2014)

Lighting Technical Director

I, Frankenstein (2014)

Lighting Technical Director

The Wolverine (2013)

Lighting Technical Director

The Great Gatsby (2013)

I am a Lighting Technical Director with several years of experience in feature films and commercials.
I have covered different roles of post-production, but I have a natural attitude for look development, lighting, rendering, compositing and tools development.
Work History

  • Software Developer, TD

    Skydance Animation

    February 2021 - Present
    Madrid, Spain

  • lighting td

    Freelance

    February 2018 - December 2020

  • Senior Lighting Technical Director

    Blue Dream Studios Spain

    March 2015 - August 2016
    Valencia, Spain

    - Creation of character and environment lighting with Maya/Arnold
    - Tools development for Shading and Lighting departments

  • Freelance - Vfx & 3d Animation

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    January 2014 - March 2015
    milan area, italy

    Focused on Vfx and 3d Animation.

  • Visual Effects Artist

    Wonder Room Productions

    October 2013 - December 2013
    London, United Kingdom

    Rotoscoping, Set Extension, Clean up on "The Nostalgist" short movie.

  • Lighting Technical Director

    Iloura

    January 2013 - May 2013
    melbourne area, australia

    Layout and Lighting Technical Director on "The Great Gatsby", "Wolverine - The Immortal" and "I, Frankenstein"

  • 3D Generalist & iOS Developer

    Click'nTap S.r.l.

    September 2011 - September 2012

    3D Development for Mobile Apps and iOS Developer

  • iOS & Unity3d Developer

    Freelance

    June 2010 - September 2012

    Applications and Games Development

  • 3D Generalist

    Xlr8

    February 2011 - September 2011

    Commercial: Shading, Lighting, Rendering, Rigging and Tools Developer

  • 3D Generalist & iOS Developer

    Brand039 - Il network senza spine

    October 2009 - June 2010

    3D Generalist, iOS Games Developer and Augmented Reality Developer

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Education

  • Workshop: Lighting&Rendering; in Maya with Jeremy

    2010 - 2010

  • Master in Computer Graphis

    Big Rock Training Center

    2009 - 2009

  • How to create the mood of images

    Workshop: Photography

    2008 - 2008

  • Bachelor's degree in Digital Communication

    University of Milan

    2004 - 2008

  • Diploma in Electronic and Electrotechnic

    I.T.I.S. Albert Einstein

    1999 - 2004