Lynn Basas

Lynn Basas

Senior Lighting TD / 27 yrs

Los Angeles, CA

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Look Development Lead

Captain America: Brave New World (2025)

Look Development Lead

Sword Art Online: Hollow Fragment (2023)

Look Development

Hotel Transylvania: Transformania (2022)

Look Development

The Mitchell's vs. The Machines (2021)

Lighting And Compositing

Vivo (2021)

Look Development Lead

Sex Education (2019)

Look Development

Smallfoot (2018)

Senior Lighting Technical Director

The Emoji Movie (2017)

Senior Lighting Technical Director

Smurfs: The Lost Village (2017)

Digital Artist

Abandon (2017)

Senior Lighting Technical Director

Hotel Transylvania 2 (2015)

Senior Lighting TD

The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014)

Senior Lighting TD

Edge of Tomorrow (2014)

Senior Lighting TD

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 (2013)

CG Supervisor

Ali (2013)

Senior Lighting TD, Lookdev TD

Hotel Transylvania (2012)

Senior Lighting TD, Lookdev TD, Lighting Lead

The Smurfs (2011)

Lighting And Compositing / Senior Lighting Technical Director

ModNation Racers (2010)

Senior Lighting TD, Lighting Lead

Alice in Wonderland (2010)

Senior Lighting TD. Lighting Lead

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (2009)

Senior Lighting TD

G-Force (2009)

Lighting And Compositing

LittleBigPlanet (2008)

Senior Lighting and Compositing TD

Body of Lies (2008)

Computer Graphics Supervisor

Speed Racer (2008)

Senior Technical Director

I Am Legend (2007)

Color & Lighting

Beowulf (2007)

Lighting & Compositing

Surf's Up (2007)

Lighting Artist

Open Season (2006)

CG Lighting Artist

Stealth (2005)

CG Color & Lighting Artist

I, Robot (2004)

Color and Lighting Artist

Peter Pan (2003)

Sequence Lead

X-Men 2 (2003)

3D Supervisor

The Core (2003)

Animator

Windtalkers (2002)

CGI Animators/Lighter

Clockstoppers (2002)

CG Lighter

The Time Machine (2002)

Tracking Artist

The Mothman Prophecies (2002)

CG Supervisor

We Were Soldiers (2002)

Model Supervisor

Rat Race (2001)

Motion Tracker

Thirteen Days (2001)

CG Supervisor

The 6th Day (2000)

Digital Artist

Red Planet (2000)

Motion Tracker

X-Men (2000)

Assistant Modeler

Dinosaur (2000)

Modeller

Stuart Little (1999)

Work History
  • Senior Lighting TD

    Sony Pictures Imageworks

    June 2005 - Present

    Worked on several films with roles including Lighting Lead, Lookdev TD and Lighting and Compositing TD, using software such as Katana, Arnold, Nuke and various other proprietary tools.


    Lighting and Compositing
    The Amazing Spider-Man 2
    Edge of Tomorrow
    Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs 2
    Hotel Transylvania
    The Smurfs
    Alice in Wonderland
    Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs
    G-Force
    Body of Lies
    Speed Racer
    I Am Legend
    Beowulf
    Surf's Up
    Open Season

    Lookdev
    Untitled Smurfs Film 2016
    Popeye Test
    Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs 2
    Hotel Transylvania
    The Smu

  • Color and Lighting Artist

    Digital Domain

    May 2003 - May 2005

    Color and Lighting Artist
    I, Robot
    Stealth
    Peter Pan

    TD (MEL Scripting)
    Peter Pan

  • Digital Artist

    Cinesite

    November 1999 - May 2003

    Worked on various films with roles including CG Supervisor, Sequence Lead, Modeling Supervisor, Modeler, Integration/Set Extension Artist.

    CG Supervisor
    Ali
    We Were Soldiers
    The Sixth Day
    The Core (Trailer)

    Modeling Supervisor
    X-Men 2
    Oceans 11
    Clockstoppers
    Rat Race

    Digital Artist (Generalist)
    X-Men
    Red Planet
    Thirteen Days
    Windtalkers
    Thirteen Ghosts
    The Time Machine
    Daredevil
    Road to Perdition
    Abandon

  • Digital Artist

    Centropolis Entertainment

    May 1999 - November 1999

    Worked as a Generalist with emphasis on facial rigging setup and modeling.

    Stuart Little
    The Patriot

  • Set and Prop Modeler

    Walt Disney Animation Studios

    June 1997 - May 1999

    Built virtual sets and set extensions for Dinosaurs film.

Education
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

    1993 - 1997