DARSHAN MEHTA

DARSHAN MEHTA

Senior Lighter/Compositor / 15 yrs

India

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Lead Look Development

Greyhound (2020)

Lead Look Dev Artist

Catch-22 (2019)

Visual Effects Artist

First Man (2018)

CG Artist

Invictus (2018)

Lead Lookdev Artist

M:I 6 - Mission Impossible (2018)

Lookdev Artist

The fate of the furious (2017)

Lighting Artist

Race (2016)

Lighting Artist

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 (2015)

Lighting Artist

Vacation (2015)

Lighting Artist

San Andreas (2015)

Lighter / Compositor

The Nut Job (2014)

Lighting Technical Director

Man of Steel (2013)

Lighting Artist

G.I. Joe: Retaliation (2013)

Lighting / Shot TD

Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (2012)

Visual Effects

J. Edgar (2011)

Light / Comp

Planet Sheen (2010)

Modeler

The Love Guru (2008)

Texture Artist

The Incredible Hulk (2008)

Work History
  • Lighter

    Method Studios

    January 2015 - August 2015

    Worked on San Andreas movie as a lighting artist ,currently on other movie productions

  • Lighter

    Method Studios

    June 2015 - June 2015

    worked as lighter on the trailor

  • Lighter/compositor

    Bardel Entertainment

    September 2014 - December 2014

    worked on first 2 episodes of Puss in Boots ( Tv Show ) ,currently on netflix

  • Lighting Artist

    Waterproof Studios

    April 2014 - May 2014
  • Lighter/Compositor

    Nitrogen Studios

    2014 - 2014
  • Lighter/Compositor

    Toonbox Entertainment

    June 2013 - October 2013

    Working on a 3d Stereo animated feature film using maya along with 3dlight & nuke

  • Lighting TD

    MPC

    September 2012 - November 2012

    Working as a Lighting td on superman :The man of steel ( 2013 ) with renderman and mpc inhouse lights & shaders

  • Maya generalist /Lighting TD

    Method Studios

    November 2011 - May 2012

    Layout for various shots in Maya
    Modelling ( hard -surface modelling props for the movie & lighting(Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (2012)
    Lighting shots ,taking directions from cg supervisor ( GI -JOE2 )

  • Lighting TD

    CIS Vancouver

    July 2011 - August 2011

    Working as part of the lighting team on houdini ,maya & doing lookdev for J.edgar

  • Lighting TD/Compositor

    Bardel Entertainment

    July 2010 - July 2011

    Working as part of the Lighting team for television serial "Planet Sheen" : Worked on Maya along with mental ray for Lighting ( currently on nickelodeon network ) ,compositing in after effects.

  • 3d Lighting artist

    CIS Vancouver

    April 2009 - November 2009

    <LI>Working as part of the Lighting team for Hollywood movie " Invictus " : Lighting up environments & people in houdini with mantra

  • 3d Lighting artist

    Bardel Entertainment

    September 2008 - December 2008

    Working as part of the Lighting team for television serial "The Zeke's pad" : Worked on Maya along with mental ray for Lighting ( currently on ytv network )

  • 3d Lighting artist

    Soho VFX

    March 2008 - May 2008

    Working as part of the Lighting team for film "The Incredible Hulk".Worked on Maya and used 3dlight for Lighting.Did basic comping in shake before passing it on to compositor for final scene color matching ,grading etc.

  • 3D Visualisation artist

    IBI Group

    July 2006 - September 2007

    Working on various roadway ,architectural projects for the Vancouver firm ( stills & flythroughs on 3dmax8 )

  • 3d artist

    Parsons de leuw cather

    January 2003 - January 2005

    Worked as a 3d artist creating flythroughs for parsons engineering roadway projects in dubai

  • 3d artist

    crest communications

    2000 - 2002

    worked as a env artist doing everything from modelling ,texturing &,lighting

Education
  • Seneca College of Applied Arts and Technology

    2007 - 2008
  • Rachna academy

    1993 - 1996