Daniel Jensen

Daniel Jensen

Senior level Lighter/Compositor with 14 years experience

Senior Lighter/Compositor / 14 yrs

Las Vegas, NV

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Lighting and Compositing Artist

Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (2022)

Compositing Supervisor

Dinotrux Supercharged (2017)

Compositor / Lighting

Ask the StoryBots (2016)

Lighting Lead / Compositing Supervisor

Dinotrux (2015)

Visual Effects Artist

The Whispers (2015)

Visual Effects Artist

Chu and Blossom (2015)

Lighter

The Flash (2014)

Visual Effects Artist

Intelligence (2014)

3D Generalist

Banshee (2013)

Visual Effects Artist

Once Upon a Time in Wonderland (2013)

Visual Effects

Arrow: Year One (2013)

Visual Effects Artist

Once Upon a Time: The Price of Magic (2013)

Lighter

Arrow (2012)

Visual Effects Artist

Once Upon a Time: Magic Is Coming (2012)

Lighter

Once Upon a Time (2011)

Lighting Technical Director

Nuts for Pizza (2011)
Lighting / Comp for Puss in Boots short
Unreal Engine 5 Demo
Gears of War Cinematic
IKEA photoreal project
Skechers CG Promo
Castrol CG commercial
Hi there!

I'm Danny Jensen! I'm a senior level VFX artist who’s been crafting immersive visuals since 2013, combining cinematic expertise with cutting-edge real-time technology. My primary focus is Unreal Engine 5—particularly its new Motion Graphic plugin, where I push the boundaries of interactive storytelling. I’m equally comfortable in Blender, Maya, Nuke, After Effects, Resolve, Octane, V-Ray, Arnold, Substance Painter, and Photoshop, enabling me to handle every step of the visual pipeline. By blending a strong artistic vision with in-depth technical knowledge, I create compelling, high-fidelity experiences that bridge film, television, and interactive media.

During my career, I was fortunate to be able to work across multiple mediums. Live action, Full CG Animation, Cinematics, and Commercials.

Work History

  • Lighting and Compositing Artist

    DreamWorks Animation

    April 2020 - Present

  • lighting lead

    DreamWorks Animation

    May 2015 - January 2019

  • Logan

    February 2015 - March 2015

  • Lighting Artist

    Scholar

    February 2015 - February 2015

  • Lighting Artist

    Zoic Studios

    December 2014 - January 2015

    Worked on Syngeta commercial doing CG weeds. Also worked on NFL promo FoxBot for the SuperBowl.

    I handled texturing, shading, lighting and rendering for comp.

  • 3D Generalist

    Skechers

    July 2014 - October 2014

  • Freelance artist

    Saddington Baynes

    July 2014 - July 2014

  • 3D Generalist

    Skechers

    May 2014 - July 2014

  • Lighter / Compositer

    Baked FX

    April 2014 - May 2014

  • lighting artist / cg generalist

    Zoic Studios

    July 2013 - April 2014

  • Lighting Artist

    LOGAN & SONS

    January 2014 - February 2014

    Worked as a lighter and compositer on a few Miley Cyrus videos for her current tour.

    Projects called for 100% photo real work. I was able to meet tight deadlines and drastically improve vray render times to ensure we would hit our deadline.

  • Lighting Artist / CG Generalist

    Zoic Studios

    September 2012 - May 2013

    Responsible for lighting and look development of full CG sets and characters for Once Upon a Time. Responsible for all character lighting for a pilot that has recently wrapped.

    I was able to work side by side some excellent artists and branch out my skill set, becoming even more proficient in Maya as a generalist in all areas.

  • Lighting Artist / CG Generalist

    Baked FX

    September 2012 - November 2012

    Currently responsible for the look development (texture,shaders,lighting) to create photoreal CG elements to match the plates of an independent film currently in production.

  • Lighting Artist / CG Generalist

    Baked FX

    June 2012 - September 2012

    Created 3d elements to be composited in live action footage for two soon to be released commercials. Used vray and maya to create, render, and supply all necessary passes to the compositors.

    Provided Vray training to the resident CG Generalists and oversaw the Vray pipeline through multiple projects.

  • Freelance Artist

    Zoic Studios

    January 2012 - May 2012

    3d Generalist / Lighting Artist on ABC's "Once Upon a Time"

  • CG Intern

    Zoic Studios

    September 2011 - December 2011

    Shadow various senior level CG artists as they work on commercials, tv episodes, and full length films. Help artists with tasks on large scale projects in my area of expertise, (shot setup, texture painting, shader building, lighting)

  • Lighting Artist

    AnimationMaui

    July 2010 - July 2011

    Responsible for creating lighting rigs for all shots in the short "Nuts for Pizza". Assist texture and shading artists with the overall look development of the scene.

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Education

  • Westwood College - Denver North

    2005 - 2009