John Niehuss

John Niehuss

www.johnniehuss.com

Supervisor Art Director / Lead 3D Generalist / 21 yrs

Los Angeles, CA

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3d Generalist / 3d Lighter

Once Upon a Time in Wonderland (2013)

Oblivion (2013)

Visual Effects Artist

Jack the Giant Killer (2013)

Jack the Giant Slayer (2013)

Real Steel (2011)

Visual Effects Artist

Thor (2011)

3d Lighting / Rendering

TRON: Legacy (2010)

Animator / Modeler / Matte Painter

IMAX - Roving Mars (2006)

Digital Artist

Roving Mars (2006)

Animator

Nova (1974)

www.johnniehuss.com
Work History

  • Designer

    Facebook

    June 2018 - Present
    San Francisco, CA

  • Undisclosed

    July 2018 - July 2018
    US

  • Senior 3D Generalist

    Royale

    March 2018 - March 2018
    Los Angeles, California, US

  • Undisclosed

    February 2018 - March 2018
    Los Angeles, California, US

  • Senior 3d Generalist

    Royale

    January 2018 - January 2018
    Los Angeles, California, United States

  • Art Director, 3d Lead

    Undisclosed

    August 2017 - December 2017
    US

  • Pixomondo

    July 2017 - July 2017
    Los Angeles, California, United States

  • Senior 3d Generalist

    Pixomondo

    July 2017 - July 2017
    Los Angeles, CA

    Maya Vray Lighting / Rendering / Layout / 3d Generalist

  • Senior 3d Generalist

    Buck

    June 2016 - June 2017
    Los Angeles, California, US

  • Senior 3d Generalist , 3d Design

    Buck

    October 2015 - June 2016
    Los Angeles, California, US

  • Buck

    February 2014 - February 2015
    Los Angeles, California, US

  • 3d Generalist / 3d Lighter

    Zoic Studios

    September 2013 - January 2014

    Currently operating as a lighter / generalist on Once Upon a Time in Wonderland. Maya / Vray...

  • Freelance CG Lead / Lighting TD / 3D Generalist

    Self Employed

    May 2011 - January 2014

    3d Animation / Asset creation and styleframing for various clients in TV and Film. Toolkit: Modo / Maya / Vray / Arnold / Mudbox

  • 3D Generalist

    Psyop

    May 2013 - August 2013

    Occasionally drop in on a 3d generalist basis. Vray / Arnold / Maya / Modo / Nuke / Mudbox / Animation / Modeling / Rendering / Comping

  • 3d VFX Artist

    Digital Domain

    January 2010 - December 2012

    3d Lighting / Rendering / Lookdev: Tron: Legacy, Reel Steel, Enders Game Internal Test, Thor, Jack The Giant Slayer, Oblivion...

  • Digital Artist

    Motion Theory

    2009 - February 2010

    Lookdev, Animation, Lighting, Rendering.

  • CG Supervisor

    Buck

    April 2008 - January 2009

    Supervisory Role. Modeling / Lookdev / Materials / Animation / Lighting / Rendering / Maya / Mental Ray / Vray

  • Digital Artist

    Sway Studio

    2009 - 2009

    Lookdev, Lighting, Rendering, Shot setup, Animation.

  • Digital Artist

    Digital Domain

    March 2006 - April 2008

    Worked as a 3d generalist in DD Commercials on and off since 2005 using Lightwave, 3ds Max and Maya. Work included modeling, UV mapping, texture painting, matte painting, animation, lighting, rendering and compositing. Worked as a lighter / lookdev artist in DD Features on and off since 2010 on a variety of films using Maya / Vray primarily, but also Katana / Arnold.

  • Digital Artist

    Maas Digital

    2003 - 2005

    Modeling, lookdev, UV mapping, texture painting, animation and matte painting for Disney's 2004 IMAX film - Roving Mars.

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Education

  • Occidental College

    2002 - 2005

  • Pratt Institute

    2000 - 2001