Sharmishtha Sohoni

Sharmishtha Sohoni

Senior Lookdev and Lighting

Los Angeles, CA

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Senior Lighting TD Virtual Production Wetafx

Avatar 3 (2025)

Senior Lighting Technical Director

Avatar: The Way of Water (2022)

Senior Lighter

The King's Man (2021)

Senior Lighter

The King's Man (2021)

Senior Lighter

Encanto (2021)

Lighting Technical Director

Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar (2021)

Compositor

Out of Time (2021)

lighting

Raya and the Last Dragon (2021)

Lighting TD

Lexi (2019)

Senior Lighter

Hellboy (2019)

VFX Artist

Slender Man (2018)

Senior Lighting Technical Director

Meg (2018)

Visual Effects

Invictus (2018)

Sr. Techinical Director Lighting And Compositing

Smurfs: The Lost Village (2017)

Senior Lighter

Overwatch: Infiltration (2016)

Sr. Lighter

Overwatch: The Last Bastion (2016)

Senior Lighter

Overwatch: Hero (2016)

Senior Lighter

Overwatch: Dragons (2016)

Senior Lighter

Overwatch: Alive (2016)

Senior Lighter

Overwatch: Recall (2016)

Look Development / Lighting

Ant-Man (2015)

Look Development / Lighting

Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)

Lighting

Furious 7 (2015)

Lighting

Marco Polo (2014)

Senior Ligthing And Compositing Technical Director

The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014)

Lighting & Compositing Artist

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 (2013)

Senior Lighting Technical Director

Oz the Great and Powerful (2013)

Visual Effects

Red Dawn (2012)

Senior Lighting And Compositing Technical Director

Hotel Transylvania (2012)

Senior Lighting & Compositing Technical Director

The Amazing Spider-Man (2012)

Senior Lighting And Compositing Technical Director

Arthur Christmas (2011)

Senior Lighting And Compositing Artist

The Smurfs (2011)

Visual Effects

Killers (2010)

Lighting And Compositing Artist

Eagle Eye (2008)

Color And Lighting Technical Director

I Am Legend (2007)

Color And Lighting Technical Director

Spider-Man 3 (2007)

Lighting And Compositing Technical Director

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005)

Compositor

The Librarian: Quest for the Spear (2004)

Compositor

Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004)

Compositor

Van Helsing (2004)

Compositor

The Matrix Revolutions (2003)

Digital Compositor

Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde (2003)

Digital Compositor

Bulletproof Monk (2003)

Compositor

Willard (2003)

Roto / Paint Artist

Maid in Manhattan (2002)

Digital Compositor

The Scorpion King (2002)

Roto / Paint Artist

Vanilla Sky (2001)

Roto / Paint Artist

K-PAX (2001)

Digital Compositor

Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within (2001)

Work History

  • Senior Lighting TD Virtual Production

    Wētā FX

    September 2021 - Present

    Avatar: The Way of Water
    Avatar 3

  • Lighting Artist

    Walt Disney Animation Studios

    August 2020 - September 2021
    Los Angeles, California, United States

    Encanto
    Raya and the Last Dragon

  • Unreal Fellowship in Virtual Production (Winter 2021)

    Epic Games

    March 2021 - April 2021
    Los Angeles Metropolitan Area

  • Senior Ligthing Artist

    Rhythm & Hues Studios

    November 2017 - June 2020
    Greater Los Angeles Area

  • Senior TD- Lighting/Compositing

    Sony Pictures Imageworks

    October 2016 - November 2017
    Culver City

    Smurfs: The Lost Village
    Puppy : Hotel Transylvania short
    Meg

  • Cinematic Lighter

    Blizzard Entertainment

    September 2015 - October 2016
    Irvine

    Recall
    Alive
    Dragons
    Hero
    The last Bastion
    Infiltration

  • Lookdev / Senior Lighting Artist

    Method Studios

    February 2015 - September 2015
    Santa Monica, California

    Avengers: Age of Ultron
    Antman

  • Lighting Artist

    Pixomondo

    October 2014 - February 2015
    Santa Monica, California

    Marco Polo (Netflix Original Series)
    Furious 7

  • Senior Compositor

    Method Studios

    April 2014 - July 2014
    Santa Monica, California

    Guardians of the Galaxy

  • Senior TD- Lighting/Compositing

    Sony Pictures Imageworks

    October 2010 - February 2014
    culver city

    The Amazing Spiderman-2- Lighting
    Cloudy 2 : Revenge of the Leftovers- Lighting/Compositing
    OZ, The Great and Powerful- Lighting
    Hotel-Transylvania- Lighting/Compositing
    The Amazing Spider-man- Lighting/Compositing
    Arthur Christmas- Lighting/Compositing
    The Smurfs- Lighting/Compositing

  • Senior Compositor

    CIS Hollywood

    September 2009 - June 2010

    Invictus
    Killers
    Red Dawn

  • Senior TD- Lighting/Compositing

    Sony Pictures Imageworks

    August 2005 - May 2009
    Culver City, California

    Eagle Eye- Lighting/Compositing
    I am Legend- Lighting/Compositing
    Spider-man3- Lighting/Compositing
    Chronicles of Narnia: The lion, the witch and the wardrobe - Compositing

  • Compositing Supervisor

    Larry Levinson Productions

    2004 - 2005
    Los Angeles

    Annies Point
    Mysterious Island

  • Senior Compositor

    Pacific title and digital

    April 2004 - July 2004

    Sky Captain and the World of tomorrow.

  • Compositor

    Industrial Light & Magic

    October 2003 - April 2004

    Van Helsing

  • Compositor

    ESC Entertainment

    May 2003 - October 2003

    Matrix Revolutions

  • Compositor

    Centropolis Effects

    April 2001 - December 2002

    Willard
    Scorpion King
    K-PAX
    Vanilla Sky
    Maid in Manhattan
    Open Range

  • Compositor

    Square USA

    October 2000 - April 2001

    Final Fantasy

  • Cel- animator

    Crest Animation Studios

    January 1996 - November 1997
    Mumbai, Inida

    Marco polo animated series.

  • Visiting Lecturer

    ex NIFT

    June 1995 - November 1997
    Mumbai

  • 3-D animator

    UTV

    June 1995 - January 1996
    Mumbai, India

    Various 3D logo Animations for commercials.

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Education

  • Master of Art in Computer Art

    Savannah College of Art and Design

    1998 - 2000

  • B.F.A in Drawing and Painting

    University of Mumbai

    1990 - 1995