Benjamin Jones

Benjamin Jones

Look Dev and Lighting guy, also really really cool.

Supervisor cg / Adjunct Faculty, School of Visual Arts / 16 yrs

New York City, NY

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Digital Artist

The Orville (2022)

CG Supervisor

Moon Knight (2022)

CG Artist

The Many Saints of Newark (2021)

CG Artist

Y: The Last Man (2021)

CG Technical Supervisor

Sweet Tooth (2021)

CG Lead

Superman and Lois (2021)

CG Lead

Hunters (2020)

Lighting TD

For All Mankind (2019)

CG Supervisor

See (2019)

CG Lead

The Godfather of Harlem (2019)

CG Artist

Emergence (2019)

CG Lead

Wu-Tang: An American Saga (2019)

CG Artist

NOS4A2 (2019)

CG Supervisor

Warrior (2019)

CG Technical Supervisor

Titans (2018)

CG Artist / CG Lead

Manifest (2018)

CG Lead

Maniac (2018)

CG Lead

Cobra Kai (2018)

CG Lead

Manhunt (2017)

CG Lead

Friends from College (2017)

CG Artist

Claws (2017)

CG Lead

American Gods (2017)

CG Lead

Iron Fist (2017)

CG Lead

Crashing (2017)

Compositor

Future Man (2017)

Digital Artist

The Orville (2017)

CG Artist

The Good Place (2016)

CG Artist

Chicago Med (2015)

CG Lead

Code Black (2015)

CG Lead

Quantico (2015)

CG Technical Supervisor

The Flash (2014)

Lighting Pipeline TD

Underdogs (2013)

CG Lead

The Walking Dead (2010)

Lighting TD

Voyage to the Planets (2010)

Lighting And Rendering

Death of the Megabeasts (2008)

Lighting And Rendering

First Apocalypse (2008)

Lighting And Rendering

Prehistoric New York

CG supervisor

See (2019)

CG Lead

The Defenders (2013)

Sucker Punch (2011)

Digital Artist (Lighting)

Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)

Lighting TD

Winter's Tale (2014)

Look Development and Lighting TD

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (2013)

Lighting Pipeline TD

Foosball/Metegol/Underdogs

lighting td

Happy Feet Two (2011)

Lighting TD

Samsung "Battle for Avengers Tower"

Look development, Lighting

Advil "NHL Rhino"

Lighting

Snapdragon "Bullet Train" and "Unsung Hero"

Lighting

Snapdragon SXSW

Lighter

Nissan "Wouldn't it be Cool"

Render Wrangler

Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole (2010)

Work History

  • CG Technical Supervisor

    Zoic Studios

    September 2016 - Present
    New York, New York, US

  • lighting td

    Zoic Studios NY

    June 2016 - September 2016

  • lighting td

    The Mill- Chicago

    May 2016 - May 2016

  • lighting td

    Nice Shoes

    April 2016 - April 2016

  • Compositor

    Shilo

    April 2016 - April 2016

  • lighting td

    Imaginary Forces

    March 2016 - April 2016

  • lighting td

    Blacksmith

    March 2016 - March 2016

  • lighting td

    Method

    February 2016 - February 2016

  • lighting td

    Hornet Inc.

    November 2015 - December 2015

  • Freelance Lighting TD

    Framestore

    August 2015 - October 2015
    New York, NY

    Shot lighting on Vaseline commercials and New York Times 'cardboard' 360 video

  • Lighting Lead

    Framestore

    July 2015 - August 2015
    New York, NY

    Lead small team for Morgan Stanley Times Square digital billboards advertisement, full CG photoreal

  • Freelance Lighting TD

    Gretel Inc

    June 2015 - July 2015
    New York, NY

    Look development and lighting on Vicks product end tags

  • Freelance Lighting TD

    Framestore

    March 2015 - June 2015

    Look Development and Lighting

  • Digital Artist (Lighting)

    Animal Logic

    July 2014 - March 2015

    Houdini | Mantra | Python | VEX | Nuke

    Avengers: Age of Ultron

  • Freelance Lighting TD

    Framestore

    June 2014 - July 2014

    Maya | Arnold | Nuke

    Gorilla Glass TVC - Lighting

  • Freelance Lookdev/Lighting TD

    The Mill

    January 2014 - June 2014

    Maya | Arnold | Nuke | Mudbox

    Advil "Rhino" - Lookdev, Lighting
    Budweiser "Collective Energy" - Lookdev, Lighting
    Off! Deep Woods "Moose" - Lookdev, Lighting (The Mill Chicago)
    Reebok, Verizon - Lookdev, Lighting
    Lockheed Martin - Texturing, Lookdev, Lighting

  • Freelance Lighting TD

    Framestore

    November 2013 - November 2013

    Maya | Arnold | Nuke

    Qualcomm Snapdragon "Unsung Hero" - Lighting
    Qualcomm Snapdragon "Bullet Train" - Lighting

  • Look Development and Lighting TD

    Framestore

    May 2012 - October 2013

    Maya | Arnold | Renderman (RT) | Nuke

    The Secret Life of Walter Mitty - Postvis, Lookdev, Lighting (Film)
    Winter's Tale - Lookdev, Lighting (Film)

    Nissan "Wouldn't it be Cool" commercial campaign - Lighting (Commercials)
    Qualcomm Snapdragon SXSW Digital - Lookdev, Lighting (Commercials)

  • Lighting Pipeline TD

    Catmandu

    January 2012 - May 2012

    Maya | Arnold | Python

    Goya winning animated feature - Metegol/Futbolin/'Foosball'/Underdogs (intn'l title) (By Best Foreign Film Academy Award winner Juan Jose Campanella)

  • Lighting TD

    Dr. D Studios

    September 2011 - November 2011

    Houdini | 3Delight | Nuke

    Happy Feet 2

  • Technical Assistant (Story)

    Dr. D Studios

    November 2010 - September 2011

    Maya | Python

    Happy Feet 2

  • Render Wrangler

    Animal Logic

    July 2010 - October 2010

    Mayaman | Renderman

    Legend of the Guardians
    Sucker Punch

  • Render & Lighting TD

    Hive Studios International

    September 2008 - July 2010

    Maya | Renderman

    Prehistoric Predators (National Geographic Channel)
    Death of the Megabeasts (National Geographic Channel, SBS Television)
    First Apocalypse (History Channel)
    Dinosaurs Decoded (National Geographic Channel)
    Prehistoric America (Discovery Networks)
    Becoming Human (Nova - PBS)
    Voyage to the Planets aka Travelers Guide to the Planets (National Geographic Channel, ABC Television)

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Education

  • University of Western Sydney

    2005 - 2008

  • Western Sydney Institute of TAFE

    2003 - 2003