Sandra Scholz

Work History

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  Sr Lighting Artist

  Digic Pictures

  November 2023 - June 2024
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  Sr Lighting Artist

  Misc Studios

  February 2023 - May 2023

  Remote Sweden /Uk
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  Lighting Artist

  Milk VFX

  June 2022 - December 2022

  UK/Sweden

• Lighting Artist

  Pixomodo

  November 2021 - May 2022
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  Lighting Artist

  Jellyfish Pictures

  November 2020 - February 2021
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  Sr lighter

  Axis Animation

  September 2019 - March 2020

  Glasgow, United Kingdom

  Master lighter.
  Light and render in Houdini.
  Using both Mantra and Arnold.
  Slapcomps in Nuke.
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  Sr lighter

  Grid VFX

  October 2018 - April 2019

  Belgium
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  Sr lighter

  Wil Film

  May 2018 - July 2018

  Copenhagen, DK
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  Sr Lighting artist

  Wil Film

  February 2018 - April 2018

  Copenhagen Area, Denmark

  Light and render for various commercials.
  Software Maya and Vray.
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  Lighting Artist

  Goodbye Kansas

  September 2017 - December 2017

  Stockholm, Sweden

  Lighting artist for game trailer and various commercials.
  Overkill Game trailer "The walking dead - Presenting Grant"
  Software Maya and Vray
  Ftrack workflow
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  Sr Lighting artist

  Grid VFX

  November 2016 - July 2017

  Belgium

  Key and master light
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  Lighting Artist

  Important Looking Pirates

  July 2016 - October 2016

  Stockholm, Sweden

  Lighting artist for episodes of Black sails
  Software Clarisse and Shotgun
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  Lighting Artist

  Grid VFX

  December 2015 - June 2016

  Gent, Belgium

  Deep - Full GC feature 2017
  Key lighter.
  Software Maya and Arnold.
  Shotgun workflow.
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  Lighting Artist

  Snowcloud Films AB

  October 2015 - October 2015

  Stockholm County, Sweden

  Short contract.
  Jumped in and helped out with final fixes.
  Light and Render
  Software Maya and Arnold.
  Film "Siv goes astray"
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  Light artist

  Fido Film

  November 2014 - December 2014

  Stockholm, Sweden

  Light and rendering
  Film project Kung Fury
  Commercial Froop Yoghurt
  Software
  Maya, Vray, Ftrack and Tractor

  
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  Light Artist

  Bläck

  August 2014 - November 2014

  Stockholm, Sweden

  Partly lead
  Light and rendering
  Software
  Maya, Arnold, Ftrack and Tractor

  
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  Light TD

  Cinesite

  March 2015 - September 2015

  London, United Kingdom

  Light and render
  Software
  Maya, Arnold, Ftrack, Tractor

  
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  Mid Light artist

  MPC

  January 2014 - June 2014

  London, United Kingdom

  Guardians of the galaxy
  Light and render in Katana with Renderman

  
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  Light Artist

  Mad Crew

  October 2012 - December 2012

  Stockholm, Sweden

  Lighting and rendering.
  Swedish motion picture, LasseMaja´s detektivbyrå - Von Broms Hemlighet.
  Software Maya, and Arnold.
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  Light Artist

  Mad Crew Productions

  October 2013 - October 2013

  Stockholm, Sweden

  Light and render for commercial: Elgiganten
  And for the upcoming Swedish motion picture:
  LasseMaja´s detektivbyrå - Skuggor över Valleby.
  Match with filmed material, actors in only greenscreen environment.
  Indoor and outdoor lighting.
  Optimise light and render settings for render.
  Setup and render different renderpass for comp.
  Shotgun workflow.
  Software: Maya and Arnold.

• Light Artist

  Svensk Filmindustri

  March 2013 - October 2013

  Stockholm, Sweden

  Lighting, rendering, previz, look and assembly layout.
  Match with filmed material, actors in only greenscreen environment.
  Indoor and outdoor lighting.
  Optimise light and render settings for render.
  Setup and render different renderpass for comp.
  Shotgun workflow
  SF Film production
  For the upcoming Swedish motion pictures:
  LasseMaja´s detektivbyrå - Von Broms hemlighet.
  LasseMaja´s detektivbyrå - Stella Nostra.
  LasseMaja´s detektivbyrå - Skuggor över Valleby.
  Software: Maya and Arnold.
  Total approx 500 scenes.
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  VFX artist - Intern

  Swiss International

  March 2012 - October 2012

  Stockholm, Sweden

  Comp in Nuke
  Rotoscoping, paint, patch, matchmove, tracking.
  Maya - V-ray lighting, projection and animation.
  Mudbox - textur paint.
  Shotgun workflow.
  Commercial:
  Ebay, Mercedes, 3, Ebay Christmas, Homebase, Unionen.
  Film:
  Hyptnotisören.
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  Internship

  Rithuset AB

  January 2012 - March 2012

  Stockholm, Sweden

  3d modeling and rendering.
  Psd, 3d coat and 3d scanning

• Event manager

  Säbb & Bomqvist catering

  April 2005 - August 2012

  Catering and event manager. Coordinator of large events.
  Also lunch service and regular restaurant work.

• Restaurant manager and head chef

  Bergmans Banor

  August 2007 - January 2008

  Head chef and Restaurant manager.
  Cooking for large groups, purchase and planning for the kitchen.
  Over all responsible for the daily operation in the restaurant

• Photo assistant and retoucher

  Art Pepper

  2003 - 2007

  Helped out with several photoshoots, retouching model photos. Developing web pages in dreamweaver

• Photo retoucher

  Zolex Studios

  2002 - 2006

  Build webpages in dreamweaver and model photo retoucher in photoshop