David Ganshorn

David Ganshorn

Senior Lighting Artist / Senior Digital Compositor / 17 yrs

Vancouver, BC, Canada

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Work History
  • Senior Lighting Artist

    Mainframe Entertainment

    April 2022 - December 2023
    Vancouver, BC, Canada
  • Senior Lighting & Compositing Artist

    Rainmaker Entertainment

    September 2014 - August 2018
    Vancouver, BC, Canada
  • Senior Lighting/Comp Artist

    Rainmaker Entertainment

    September 2014 - August 2017
    Vancouver, Canada
  • Senior Lighting/Comp Artist

    Rainmaker Entertainment

    September 2014 - September 2016
  • Lighting & Compositing Artist

    Rainmaker Entertainment

    August 2012 - September 2014
    Vancouver, BC, Canada
  • Lighting/Comp Artist

    Rainmaker Entertainment

    August 2012 - September 2014
    Vancouver, Canada Area
  • Lighting/Comp Artist

    Rainmaker Entertainment

    January 2010 - June 2012
    Vancouver, Canada Area

    Character & Set Lighting using Maya, Compositing using Nuke.

    Projects:
    Barbie in a Mermaid's Tale 2
    Max Steel: Monstrous Alliance
    Max Steel: Makino's Revenge
    Barbie: A Fairy Secret
    Barbie: A Fashion Fairy Tale

  • Lighting & Compositing Artist

    Nitrogen Studios Canada

    July 2009 - January 2010
    Vancouver, BC, Canada
  • Lighting/Comp Artist

    Nitrogen Studios

    July 2009 - January 2010
    Vancouver, Canada Area

    Character Lighting using Maya, Compositing using Nuke.

    Projects:
    Thomas & Friends (tv series)
    Thomas& Friends; Misty Island Rescue

  • Junior Lighter & Comp Artist

    Rainmaker Entertainment

    January 2008 - July 2009
    Vancouver, Canada Area

    Character Lighting & Compositing, Shot rendering & assembling using XSI, Nuke and Shake.
    Worked on Barbie and the Diamond Castle, Barbie in a Christmas Carol, Barbie Thumbelina and Barbie & the Three Musketeers.

  • Production Coordinator

    Rainmaker Entertainment

    September 2007 - January 2008
    Vancouver, Canada Area
  • Production Tracker/Production Assistant

    Digital Alchemy

    November 2006 - March 2007
    Vancouver, Canada Area
  • Production Assistant

    Mainframe Entertainment

    May 2005 - November 2006
    Vancouver, Canada Area
  • Production Assistant

    Nerd Corps Entertainment

    July 2004 - November 2004
    Vancouver, Canada Area
  • Production Assistant

    Bardel Entertainment

    November 2000 - March 2001
    Vancouver, Canada Area


    line testing using Crater software, sound breakdown using
    Sound Forge and scanning for the animated feature Spirit.

  • Production Assistant

    Bardel Entertainment

    August 1999 - October 1999
    Vancouver, Canada Area


    Scanner Operator for Bardel Ent/Joseph Productions. Used USAnimation software for the Direct to DVD feature Joseph: King of Dreams. Joseph Productions was division of Bardel Entertainment.

Education
  • Capilano College

    2003 - 2004
  • British Columbia Institute of Technology / BCIT

    2001 - 2002
  • Capilano College

    1995 - 1997