Christopher Nichols

Christopher Nichols

Senior Creative Director / 23 yrs

Los Angeles, CA

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Producer

Construct (2018)

CG Artist

Invictus (2018)

Artist Lead

Maleficent (2014)

Lighting Supervior

47 Ronin (2013)

Lighting Supervior

Oblivion (2013)

CG Modeler

Jack the Giant Slayer (2013)

Lighting Supervior

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011)

Digital Lighting Artist

Real Steel (2011)

Modeler

Thor (2011)

Lighting Lead

TRON: Legacy (2010)

CG Visual Effects Supervisor

21 (2008)

Lighting & Compositing TD

Ghost Rider (2007)

Lighting

Stealth (2005)

Lighting Lead

I, Robot (2004)

CG Modeling & Lighting Artist

The Day After Tomorrow (2004)

Work History

  • Director of Chaos Group Labs

    Chaos Group

    July 2015 - Present
    Culver City, CA, USA

    Manage all special projects at Chaos Group Labs. As such Christopher organized several groups of people to explore these projects, including the Digital Human League, and the Digital Film League. You can follow some of these projects at https://labs.chaosgroup.com/. He also hosts the weekly podcast the CG Garage.

  • Host of CG Garage Podcast

    Chaos Group

    November 2014 - Present
    Greater Los Angeles Area

    As host of the CG Garage podcast Christopher Nichols sits down with directors, artists, photographers and developers for candid discussions on technology and art, all with a focus on computer graphics. Visit chaosgroup.com/cg-garage for more information and an archive of past shows. New episodes come out every Monday.

  • Creative Director

    Chaos Group

    November 2013 - July 2015
    Greater Los Angeles Area

  • Lighting Supervior

    Digital Domain

    August 2011 - November 2013

    Lighting Supervisor for features:
    The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011)
    47 Ronin (2013)
    Oblivion (2013)
    Maleficent (2014)

  • CG Supervisor

    Digital Domain

    March 2011 - June 2011

    CG supervising some commercial work.

  • Lead

    Digital Domain

    August 2009 - March 2011

    Oversaw lighting and lookdev tasks.

  • VFX / CG Supervisor

    Method Studios

    May 2008 - August 2009

    Supervised a number of commercials. Did on set supervision when needed.

  • VFX supervisor

    Sway Studio

    January 2007 - May 2008

    VFX supervisor

  • CG Supervior

    Speedshape Los Angeles

    May 2006 - November 2006

    CG Supervior at Speedshape Los Angeles specializing in Color and Lighting

  • Senior Technical Director

    Sony Pictures Imageworks

    June 2005 - May 2006

    Working as a Lighting TD. Worked on "Ghost Rider."

  • Lighting

    Digital Domain

    2002 - 2005

    Started in modeling and lighting on "Day After Tomorrow." Was a Sequence Lighting Lead on "I, Robot." Then was an lighting artist in "Stealth."

  • Associate

    Gensler

    June 1998 - December 2002

    Visualization expert for the firm. Work in the at Gensler Houston from 1998 to 2001, and Gensler LA from 2001 to 2002.

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Education

  • Rice University

    1993 - 1997

  • Colgate University

    1989 - 1993