Arvid Schneider

Work History

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  Lighting Supervisor

  Image Engine

  February 2023 - Present

  Working on the most popular shows
  
  2023:
  ➞ Super Secret Show
  ➞ Skeleton Crew
  ➞ The Last Airbender
  ➞ Lift
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  Lead Lighting TD

  Image Engine

  June 2021 - February 2023

  Working on the most popular shows
  
  2022:
  ➞ The Mandalorian Season 3
  ➞ Obi-Wan Kenobi
  
  2021:
  ➞ The Mandalorian Season 2
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  Lead Lighting Technical Director & Lookdev

  Industrial Light & Magic

  July 2019 - June 2021

  Vancouver, Canada Area

  2020:
  ➞ Jurassic World: Dominion
  ➞ The Witcher S02EP01
  ➞ We Can Be Heroes
  ➞ Jungle Cruise
  
  2019:
  ➞ Jungle Cruise
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  Senior Lighting Technical Director

  Industrial Light & Magic

  January 2018 - June 2021

  Vancouver, Canada Area

  2019:
  Jungle Cruise
  ➞ Captain Marvel
  
  2018:
  ➞ Aquaman
  ➞ Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
  ➞ Ready Player One
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  Senior Lighting/Lookdev Lead

  Cinesite

  January 2016 - February 2017

  London, United Kingdom

  2017:
  ➞ The Commuter
  
  2016:
  ➞ Assassins Creed
  ➞ Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
  ➞ Independence Day: Resurgence
  ➞ Captain America: Civil War
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  Software Developer

  Cinesite

  October 2015 - January 2016

  London, United Kingdom

  ▹ Bridge between artist and developer.
  ▹ Contributing to code reviews, technical documentation, test coverage, and sprint planning.
  ▹ Responsible to make tools more user-friendly and easier to understand.
  ▹ Global toolbox for lighting and look dev artists.
  ▹ Estimating task and project timelines, and providing scoping and feedback for features.
  ▹ Testing, versioning, and publishing front-end components.
  ▹ Provides technical support to artists.
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  Senior Lighting Technical Director

  Cinesite

  April 2015 - September 2015

  London, United Kingdom

  
  Spectre (2015)
  - LookDev
  - Lighting TD
  - Show TD
  
  Gods of Egypt (2015)
  - Show TD
  

  

  

  

  

  
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  Lighting Technical Director

  MPC

  January 2015 - April 2015

  London, United Kingdom

  
  Project History:
  - The Jungle Book, Disney (2015)
  - Monster Trucks, Paramount Pictures (2015)
  - Fast and Furious - Fun Ride
  

  
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  Lead Lighting Artist

  TRIXTER

  September 2014 - November 2014

  München und Umgebung, Deutschland

  
  Responsible for Lighting an upcoming show with Maya and Katana.
  - Meine allerschlimmste Freundin, Sat-1 (2015)
  
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  3D Generalist

  Blanx

  August 2014 - September 2014

  Köln und Umgebung, Deutschland
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  Lighting Artist/TD

  TRIXTER

  June 2014 - July 2014

  München und Umgebung, Deutschland

  
  Working on a BBC Series Wolfblood:
  - Katana
  - Renderman
  
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  Lighting TD | Pipeline Developer

  M.A.R.K.13™

  September 2013 - May 2014

  Stuttgart und Umgebung, Deutschland

  
  Lighting and Rendering for an upcoming feature film - "Maya the Bee".
  Also responsible for:
  - Pipeline Developer (tools include: Scene Warping, Light Control)
  - Lighting workflow enhancements
  - Shading ( Arnold )
  - Precomp
  
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  Lighting & Rendering TD

  Ambient Entertainment

  January 2013 - August 2013

  Hannover und Umgebung, Deutschland

  
  Lighting TD on "Tarzan 3D"
  Created workflow improvement tools for Lighting artists.
  Responsible for lighting and rendering.
  
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  shading/lighting

  Pixomondo

  December 2012 - January 2013

  Hamburg und Umgebung, Deutschland

  
  Notriven commercial
  
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  Modeling | Shading

  Blanx

  October 2012 - December 2012

  Cologne Area, Germany

  
  Modeling and Shading for Real-Time engine.
  
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  Shading | Lighting Artist

  Topalsson GmbH & Co. KG

  October 2012 - October 2012

  München und Umgebung, Deutschland

  
  Full CG 6K 3D Films for AUDI Sport Cars (AUDI R8 Spyder, SQ5, RS6, etc.)
  
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  3D Shading / Modeling

  Blanx

  October 2011 - October 2012

  
  Modeling of objects which are needed for projects. Shading, rendering.
  

• Modeling|Rendering Artist

  PHOENIX|digital

  September 2012 - September 2012

  Düsseldorf und Umgebung, Deutschland

  
  Working on several projects for interior rendering.
  

• Film Production assistant

  Cape Cross GmbH

  May 2010 - April 2011

  
  A lot of Rotoscoping. Matchmoving. Color Grading.
  

• 3D Generalist

  Capture Media GmbH

  October 2010 - November 2010

  Düsseldorf und Umgebung, Deutschland

  
  Creating ad spot for Deutz Motors, and an Interior visualisation
  

• Visual Effects assistant

  Cape Cross GmbH

  October 2007 - February 2009

  
  Visual Effects with After Effects and Maya.