Balaji Santhanam

Balaji Santhanam

Senior Lighter/Compositor / Mid-level Matte Painter / 16 yrs

Toronto, Canada

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Visual Effects Lighting Artist

The Creator (2023)

Lighting Artist

Spy Kids: Armageddon (2023)

Lighting Artist

Class of '09 (2023)

Visual Effects Lighting Artist

Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (2023)

Lighting Artist

Wednesday (2022)

Lead Lighting Artist

Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities (2022)

Lighting Artist

Ms. Marvel (2022)

Lighting Artist

Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021)

Senior Lighting Artist

Maya and the Three (2021)

Designer

Thomas and Friends (2021)

Lighting Artist

Midway (2019)

Senior Lighting Artist

Titans (2018)

lighting artist

Next Gen (2018)

lighter/compositor

The Nut Job 2 (2017)

Lighting Artist

Star Trek: Discovery (2017)

Sequence lead Lighter/ compositor

Tarzan & Jane (2017)

Designer

Thomas and Friends: The Great Race (2016)

lighter/compositor

Trollhunters (2016)

Lead Lighter / Compositor

Barbie: Star Light Adventure (2016)

Lighting & Compositing

Thomas & Friends: Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure (2015)

lighter/compositor

Lego Marvel Super Heroes: Avengers Reassembled (2015)

Lighting And Compositing

Thomas & Friends: The Adventure Begins (2015)

Art / Designer

Thomas & Friends: Tale Of The Brave (2014)

Storyboard Artist

Lego Marvel Super Heroes: Maximum Overload (2013)

Designer

Barbie & Her Sisters in a Pony Tale (2013)

Art Design / Matte Painting

Barbie Life in the Dreamhouse (2012)
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Work History

  • Senior Lighting Artist

    Tangent Animation

    September 2019 - Present
    Toronto, Canada Area

  • Lighting Artist

    Pixomondo

    August 2018 - August 2019
    Toronto, Canada Area

  • Lighter

    Tangent Animation

    June 2017 - June 2018
    Toronto, Canada Area

    Currently working on Next Gen Animated Feature Film.
    https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7133686/

  • Lighter / Compositor

    Toonbox Entertainment

    August 2016 - June 2017
    Toronto, Canada Area

    Lighter / Compositor

  • Lighter / Compositor / Mattepainter

    Arc Productions

    October 2013 - July 2016
    Toronto, Canada Area

    Barbie Starlight Adventures - Lead Lighter / Compositor
    Tarzan and Jane - Sequence Lead Lighter / Compositor
    Dreamworks Trollhunter - Lighter / Compositor
    Lego Marvel Avengers Reassembled - Lighter / Compositor
    Thomas and Friends - The legend of Lost treasure - Lighter / Compositor

  • Lighter / Compositor / Mattepainter

    4stroke

    February 2008 - March 2012
    Toronto

  • Matte Painter Intern

    Intelligent Creatures

    December 2007 - February 2008
    Toronto, Canada Area

  • Multimedia Developer

    Sify Ltd

    February 2004 - November 2006
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Education

  • Animation and Visual Effects

    Centennial College

    2007 - 2008

  • Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Science

    Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswathi Viswa Mahavidyalaya

    1999 - 2003