Christopher Nichols

Work History

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  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.
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  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.
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  Creative Director

  Chaos Group

  November 2013 - July 2015

  Greater Los Angeles Area
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  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)

  

  

  

  

  

  

  
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  CG Supervisor

  Digital Domain

  March 2011 - June 2011

  CG supervising some commercial work.

  

  
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  Lead

  Digital Domain

  August 2009 - March 2011

  Oversaw lighting and lookdev tasks.

  

  
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  VFX / CG Supervisor

  Method Studios

  May 2008 - August 2009

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

  Sway Studio

  January 2007 - May 2008

  VFX supervisor

  
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  CG Supervior

  Speedshape Los Angeles

  May 2006 - November 2006

  CG Supervior at Speedshape Los Angeles specializing in Color and Lighting
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  Senior Technical Director

  Sony Pictures Imageworks

  June 2005 - May 2006

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

  
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  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."
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  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.