Abhishek Bharadwaj

Work History

• Digital Media Producer

  International Technological University

  August 2014 - April 2017

  San Jose, CA

  •Videographed and photographed marketing pieces, events, presentations, seminars, interviews and B-roll.
  •Produced, edited, color corrected & color graded video content.
  •Shot, edited and retouched photographs & created motion graphics for logos, lower thirds, title and name cards.
  •Operate, maintain and troubleshoot audio-visual equipment and materials.
  •Handled lights, camera, and audio recordings during presentations and interview sessions.
  •Organized & prepped shot and edited footage for archiving.
  •Juggled many projects at once, each getting its own required and deserved attention.
  •Delivered high quality final edits within tight deadlines.
  •Worked solo as well as communicated and collaborated with other team members to output a finished product.
  
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  Senior Lighting Artist

  Prime Focus World

  November 2013 - March 2014

  Mumbai, India

  •Completed three sequences on the Hollywood movie production “Sin City: A Dame to kill for” on a tight deadline.
  •Lit and rendered “Hero” scenes and created scene/sequence specific material shaders in Maya and Vray.
  •Developed new techniques to render heavy complete 3D scenes & models to keep render times to a minimum.
  •Researched and created new photoreal CG shaders to simulate specific metals, mirrors, glasses and wood.
  •Pre-comped lit & rendered scenes and made changes to improve the artistic & technical composition in NUKE.
  •Provided guidance and training to juniors on lighting and rendering techniques, procedures and workflow.
  
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  lighting technical director

  Rhythm & Hues Studios

  January 2006 - September 2013

  Mumbai, India

  •Worked as a senior lighting artist on high profile Hollywood blockbusters.
  •Worked closely with the lighting supervisor to develop the exact photoreal look and feel envisioned by the VFX supervisor.
  •Collaborated with the look development department to develop photoreal materials and textures of fur, cloth, metal, plastic etc.
  •Lit scenes, shots and sequences in a 3D environment and rendered out different passes to be composited & tweaked in compositing software (ICY).
  •Composited lit and rendered scenes & shots and quality checked them for lighting and rendering issues.
  •Developed techniques to optimize rendering workflow, speed and efficiency.
  •Juggled multiple projects simultaneously on a tight deadline.
  

  

  

  

  

  

• lighting technical director

  Rhythm and Hues studios India Pvt.ltd

  January 2006 - August 2013

  Mumbai, India

  I joined as a Matchmover at Rhythm & Hues, moved up to the position of Layout Artist and then gradually I worked my way up to the position of Lighting Technical Director and finally as a Senior Lighting technical Director.
  
  •Worked as a senior lighting artist on high profile Hollywood blockbusters.
  •Worked closely with the lighting supervisor to develop the exact photoreal look and feel envisioned by the VFX supervisor.
  •Collaborated with the look development department to develop photoreal materials and textures of fur, cloth, metal, plastic etc.
  •Lit scenes, shots and sequences in a 3D environment and rendered out different passes to be composited & tweaked in NUKE.
  •Composited lit and rendered scenes & shots and quality checked them for lighting and rendering issues.
  •Developed techniques to optimize rendering workflow, speed and efficiency.
  •Juggled two projects simultaneously on a tight deadline.