Osahon Olaye

Osahon Olaye

Lighting / Lookdev TD

London, United Kingdom

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Lighting TD

Nautilus (2025)

Lighting TD

The Union (2024)

Lighting TD

The Family Plan (2023)

Lighting TD

Strays (2023)

Lighting & Compositing Artist

Lloyd of the Flies (2023)

Lighting TD

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022)

Lighting TD

The Man Who Fell to Earth (2022)

How to train your dragon: homecoming (2019)

Visual Effects Artist

The Beyond (2018)

CG Generalist

Bitz and Bob (2017)

Lighting TD

Floogals (2016)

Layout Generalist

Messy goes to Okido (2015)
Lighting showreel
CG Generalist with a focus in Lighting and Look development.
Work History

  • Freelance CG Artist

    Coffee & TV

    May 2024 - May 2024
    London

    Short gig for a tv commercial

    - Texturing
    - Lookdev
    - Bit of keyframe animation

    Software: Maya, Arnold & Photoshop

  • Lighting TD

    Cinesite

    January 2022 - October 2023
    London, England, United Kingdom

    Working with nice team in the vfx Lighting Department on some feature films and Tv shows.
    Performing shot lighting and rendering

    - The Man who fell to Earth Tv series (2022)
    - Avenue 5 season 2 (2022)
    - Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022)
    - Strays (2023)
    - True Detective: Night Country (2024)
    - The Family Plan (2023)
    - Nautilus (release date TBC)
    - The Union (2024)

    Software: Gaffer & Arnold

  • Junior Lighting & Comp Artist

    aardman

    August 2021 - January 2022

    Project: Lloyd of the Flies

    Software: Maya, Arnold and Nuke.

  • Freelance CG Artist

    Saddington Baynes

    July 2021 - August 2021

    Worked on various cg tasks for an advert project
    Software: Maya & Vray

  • Lighting Artist

    Axis Animation

    May 2021 - June 2021

    - Diablo 2 resurrected cinematics

    Was brought in to help near the end of the project, and was fun to work with the team.

    Software: Houdini, Arnold & Nuke

  • Lighting Artist

    Axis Animation

    April 2021 - April 2021

    Couple days work help on undisclosed project

    Software: Houdini & Nuke

  • Lighter

    Axis Animation

    July 2020 - November 2020

    - Magic the gathering: Zendikar rising cinematic trailer
    - Saints Row Cinematic trailer

    Software: Houdini, Arnold & Nuke

  • Lighting/Compositing Artist

    Axis Animation

    September 2019 - March 2020

    - An Unannounced theme park ride Project: Under NDA.

    - Magic the gathering "Ikoria: Lair of behemoths" Cinematic Trailer.

    Software: Houdini, Mantra, Arnold & Nuke

  • Lighting Artist

    Jellyfish Pictures

    August 2019 - August 2019

    Project: Floogals Season 3

    Came in to work with the Lighting team on the last couple episodes of this season.

    - Shot Lighting & Rendering

    Software: Maya & Vray

  • Lighting Artist

    Jellyfish Pictures

    April 2019 - July 2019
    London, United Kingdom

    Dreamworks - How to train your Dragon: Homecoming (2019).

    - Shot Lighting and Rendering.

    Software: Maya & Redshift

  • Texture/Shading artist

    Jellyfish Pictures

    October 2018 - April 2019

    Dreamworks - How to train your Dragon: Homecoming (2019).

    - Lookdev work.

    Softwares: Maya, Redshift, Photoshop, Mari

  • Freelance CG Artist

    Spark Emerging Technologies Ltd

    September 2018 - October 2018

    Some basic animation/rig of some vehicles for a vr project

    Software: 3Ds Max

  • Freelance CG Generalist

    Liquid TV

    June 2018 - July 2018

    Worked on an ident for Tv

    - Partial re-modelling
    - Rigging
    - Animation
    - Lighting & Rendering

    Software: Maya & Arnold

  • CG Generalist

    Jellyfish Pictures

    May 2017 - June 2018

    Project: Bitz & Bob

    - Assisting the CG Supervisor on any tasks needed
    - Animation fixes/Lighting fixes
    - Lighting & rendering

    Software: Maya, Redshift & Shotgun

  • Freelance CG Generalist

    Earth London

    October 2017 - October 2017

    Project: Lego Batman ad (mini movies)

    - Exporting/Importing of files from Maya to Cinema4D and linking up textures to Cinema4D shaders.

    - Rigging of characters and vehicles in Maya.

    Softwares: Maya & Cinema4D.

  • Freelance Maya tech support

    Jellyfish Pictures

    March 2017 - May 2017

    Project: Bitz and Bob

    - Cleanup and caching of shots for Lighting/rendering.

    - Lighting/rendering of some shots.

    Software: Maya, Redshift & Shotgun

  • Freelance 3D Artist

    Pearl DME

    December 2016 - January 2017

    Doing some work for a Lego Batman commercial:

    - Character animation
    - Camera setup
    - modelling ( couple batman mask expressions )

    Software: 3Ds Max

  • Freelance 3D Generalist

    Happy Finish

    October 2016 - October 2016

    Some 3D work for a promotional video:

    - Lighting/Shading
    - Camera/Layout
    - Animation

    Software: Maya & Vray

  • VFX Generalist

    HaZ Film

    July 2016 - October 2016
    London, United Kingdom

    Feature film: The Beyond (2017)
    Director/writer: HaZ Dulull

    - Lighting/shading/rendering
    - Camera layout
    - Modelling/texturing
    - Animation

    Software: Maya & Vray

  • Freelance 3D Artist

    Spring Studios

    September 2016 - September 2016

    Worked on some dynamics/tests using Mass Fx in 3ds max

  • Freelance 3D Modeller

    Plowman Craven

    June 2016 - June 2016

    Sculpted/polished some 3d scanned models for the film:

    - Alien: Covenant (2017)

  • Freelance 3D Generalist

    Blinkin LAB

    April 2016 - April 2016

    Project: Some 3d work that is to be projected to music at Jewel in Las Vegas

    - Texturing
    - Shading
    - Lighting

  • Freelance 3D Generalist

    Above+Beyond

    August 2015 - August 2015

    Project: Parcel2Go

    Quality check work, going through past Maya files of a past job to see if the rigged characters work and are re-posable, and testing out the Shaders/textures.

  • Layout Artist/3D Generalist

    Doodle Productions

    July 2014 - June 2015

    Project: "Messy goes to Okido" series 1 for CBeebies.
    - Camera work & Staging
    - Pre-Lighting and rendering

  • 3D Artist

    48hr scifi london film challenge

    April 2015 - April 2015
    London, United Kingdom

    Title: Saskia's return ( a short film entered for the 48 hr
    scifi London challenge 2015 ).
    Team name: Team Macready
    Directors: John Sellings & Roger Francis Cook.
    Task: Rigging a 3D Drone, Also helped as lighting assistant on set for the film.

  • CG Generalist

    FILM FX ZONE

    July 2013 - April 2014

  • Freelance 3D Modeller

    Plowman Craven

    September 2013 - December 2013

    Currently working on some upcoming feature films and Tv show, involving working with 3D scans of props, characters and environments.
    - Marvels Guardians of the galaxy (2014)
    - Jupiter Ascending (2015)
    - Edge of Tomorrow (2014)
    - In the Heart of the sea (2015)
    - Hercules (2014)
    - Paddington (2014)
    - Cinderella (2015)
    - Dracula untold (2014)

  • Freelance 3d Artist

    Gamoola

    August 2013 - August 2013

  • CG Generalist

    Taylor James

    May 2013 - May 2013

  • Animator

    Tammy Lu

    April 2013 - April 2013

    Created a Digital Invitation Animation for Canadian Visual Artist Tammy Lu's Forthcoming show, to be sent to guests which will be held at Fiľakovo Castle Museum Slovakia.
    Tammy Lu provided me with her drawings to animate and render out from After Effects behaving like little Bacteria/Micro-organisms
    Tammy Lu's Website: https://tammylu.net/
    Url to Invitation Animation: https://vimeo.com/65307782

  • Freelance 3D Artist

    Hogarth Worldwide

    September 2012 - September 2012

    Brother Printer Ad:
    - Animation
    - Camera Animation
    - Compositing
    - Rendering

  • Freelance 3D Artist

    Voytek

    September 2012 - September 2012

    Worked on a project under NDA:
    - Modelling
    - Texturing
    - Shading
    - Rigging
    - Lighting
    - Rendering

  • Freelance 3D Artist

    Hogarth Worldwide

    July 2012 - August 2012

    - Specsavers: ( Modelling, Texturing, Shading, Lighting, LookDev and Rendering )

    - Pledge Pronto Ad: ( Modelling, Texturing, Shading )

  • Freelance 3D Artist

    Hogarth Worldwide

    June 2012 - June 2012

    Specsavers:

    - Modelling
    - Texturing
    - Shading
    - Rendering

  • Freelance 3D Artist

    Hogarth Worldwide

    May 2012 - May 2012

    - Wilkinson Sword Commercial: ( Animation, Rendering)

    - Sunsilk Commercial: ( Lighting, Texturing, Shading, Camera Setup, Animation, Rendering )

    - Glade Commercial: ( Modelling, Texturing, Shading )

  • Freelance CGI Artist

    The Operators Creative

    April 2012 - April 2012

    Volkswagen Print Ad: The outcome of the Final Image was made using a mixture of different techniques of Manipulated stock imagery, Photography, CGI and Retouching.
    I performed only on the modelling, shading, lighting and rendering of the plastic bags.
    Link to final Image: https://www.theoperators.net/projects/volkswagen-hedgehog/

  • Freelance 3D Artist

    Hogarth Worldwide

    March 2012 - March 2012

    - Specsavers: ( Modelling, Texturing, Shading)

    - Santander Print Ad: ( Modelling, Shading, Lighting, Rendering)

    - Sunsilk Commercial: ( Bit of Re-Modelling, Texturing, Shading, Lighting, Camera Setup, Layout and Animation )

  • Freelance 3D Artist

    Gamoola

    January 2012 - January 2012

    BNY Mellon:

    I was called in to help clean and optimize a high resolution model to be used for a particle simulation to be shown at a conference for Bny Mellon. It also involved doing some re-modelling

  • Freelance 3D Artist

    Hogarth Worldwide

    December 2011 - December 2011

    Panadol Pitch Test:

    - Modelling
    - Toon Shading
    - Rendering

  • Freelance 3D Artist

    Tandem Films

    November 2011 - November 2011

    Sun Tablet Dish Washer Commercial:
    Helped out as part of a team working on some 3D Animatics to be used for timing on a stop motion animated advert directed by Daniel Greaves
    - Modelling
    - Layout
    - Camera animation
    - Prop Animation

  • Freelance 3D Artist

    Gamoola

    October 2011 - October 2011

    For a Medical Project:

    The idea of the project was to look like a game

    - Hand key Character animation (walk cycle & Non speech acting body Movement)
    - Re-Modelling

  • Freelance 3D Generalist

    Bandito

    September 2011 - September 2011

    Worked for a week on show "Monsters Inside Me"

  • Freelance 3D Artist

    Th1ng

    June 2011 - August 2011

    Capo milk commercial:
    - Modelling
    - Texturing
    - Animation Setup and Mechanical animation
    - Some particle effects with Krakatoa for pouring milk powder

  • Freelance 3D Modeller

    Bigman Ltd.

    June 2011 - June 2011

    Freelanced at Big Man3D on a project under NDA for 1 - 2 days

  • 3D Generalist

    Sliced Bread Animation

    May 2011 - May 2011

    For a Medlical Job for Feiba:
    - Environment Modelling
    - Layout
    - Fixing a tracked shot by Hand keying

  • 3D Generalist

    Tandem Films

    January 2011 - March 2011

    Nokia Commercial:
    - Cad Cleanup
    - Re-Modelling
    - Texturing
    - Shading

  • Lead Renderer

    Impossible TV

    June 2010 - January 2011

    Disney Junior's Gaspard & Lisa Tv Series:
    Lead and trained 3 fellow colleagues in the render pipeline,Tasks also involved:
    - Optimizing render settings and shots
    - Fixing problems on shots such as Shaders, Uv's, Camera's, Lights and Animation
    - Render Wrangling

  • Junior Animator

    Impossible TV

    August 2009 - June 2010

    Disney Junior's Gaspard & Lisa Tv Series:
    - Modelling
    - Uv unwrapping
    - Shading
    - Rendering

  • 3D Junior

    Golden Square

    January 2009 - May 2009

    Involved doing a variety of 3d general tasks for Tv Commercials, web and Concert gig Live Projections. Also assisting Senior 3d artists on projects

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Education

  • Visual Effects Course

    Escape Studios

    2008 - 2008

  • London Metropolitan University

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