Chikako Hoffman

Chikako Hoffman

Senior Lighting Artist / Mid-level Digital Compositor / 15 yrs

Los Angeles, CA

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Data Manager

Avatar: The Way of Water (2022)

Lighting & Compositing Artist

Overwatch (2016)

Lighting Lead

Seventh Son (2015)

Lighting TD

R.I.P.D. (2013)

Lighting TD

Life of Pi (2012)

lighting td

Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked (2011)

lighting td

Hop (2011)

lighting td

Mr. Popper's Penguins (2011)

lighting td

Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel (2009)

Lighting TD

Land of the Lost (2009)

lighting td

Aliens in the Attic (2009)

Associate Technical Director

Hancock (2008)

Associate Technical Director

The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (2008)

3D Artist

Beowulf (2007)

compositing artist

Spider-Man 3 (2007)

Associate Technical Director

Open Season (2006)

Production Support

Big Fish (2004)

Work History
  • lighting/compositing artist

    Blizzard Entertainment

    January 2016 - April 2016
  • IT Production Support

    Marza Animation Planet

    June 2014 - March 2015
  • Lighting TD

    Rhythm & Hues Studios

    August 2008 - February 2013
    El Segundo, CA, United States

    The Seventh Son
    RIPD
    Nasonex commercial
    Life of Pi
    Alvin and Chipmunks3
    Mr. Poppers Penguins
    HOP
    Alvin and Chipmunks2
    Land of the Lost
    Alien in the attic

  • Associate Technical Director

    Sony Pictures Imageworks

    March 2002 - August 2008

    ATD:
    Open Season, Spiderman 3, Beowolf 3D, Hancock, The Chronicles of Narnia
    PST:
    Charlies Angel2, Big Fish, First Fifty Dates,

  • Systems Engineer

    Diamond Link Ltd.

    September 2001 - April 2002
  • Systems Administrator

    Square USA

    1997 - 2001
Education
  • Computer Science

    University of Wyoming

    1993 - 1994
  • Associate’s Degree in General Study

    Western Wyoming Community College

    1990 - 1993
  • Associate’s Degree in Computer Information System

    Portland Community College

    ? - ?
  • Nakanoshima Art School

    ? - ?