Eldar Cholich

Eldar Cholich

Lighting Artist / 21 yrs

Greenwich CT, USA

Hire Me

Lighting Artist

Elio (2025)

Lighting Artist

Win or Lose (2024)

Lead Lighting Artist

Nimona (2023)

Lighting Artist

Cars on the Road (2022)

Lighting Artist

Lightyear (2022)

Lighting Lead

Nimona (2022)

Lighting Lead

Spies in Disguise (2019)

Lighting Lead

Ferdinand (2017)

Associate Lighting And Compositing Supervisor

Ice Age: Collision Course (2016)

Lead lighting Aritst

The Peanuts Movie (2015)

Lead Lighting Artist

Rio 2 (2014)

Lead Lighting Artist

Epic (2013)

Lead Lighting Artist

Ice Age: Continental Drift (2012)

Lead Lighting Artist

Rio (2011)

Lead Lighting Technical Director

Scrat's Continental Crack-Up (2010)

Lead Lighting Artist

Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (2009)

Digital Compositor / Digital Lighting

Delgo (2008)

Lighting Lead

Surviving Sid (2008)

Horton Hears a Who! (2008)

No Time for Nuts (2006)

Lighting Artist / Technical Director

Ice Age: The Meltdown (2006)

Work History
  • Lead Lighting Artist

    Blue Sky Studios

    November 2008 - Present

    Lighting lead on projects:

    Nimona (unreleased)
    Spies in Disguise (2019)
    Ferdinand (2017)
    Ice Age 5 (2016)
    Peanuts (2015)
    Rio 2 (2014)
    Epic (2013)
    Ice Age 4: Continental Drift (2012)
    Rio (2011)
    Ice Age 3: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (2009)

  • Senior Lighting Artist

    Blue Sky Studios

    June 2007 - November 2008

    Lighting and compositing on projects:

    Ice Age 3: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (2009)
    Horton Hears a Who (2008)

  • Lighting Artist / Technical Director

    Blue Sky Studios

    September 2005 - June 2007

    Lighting and compositing on projects:

    No Time for Nuts (2007)
    Ice Age the Meltdown (2006)

  • Senior Lighting Artist

    Fathom Studios

    March 2004 - August 2005

    Lighting and compositing on projects:

    Delgo (2008)

  • Lighting Artist

    Fathom Studios

    March 2003 - March 2004

    Lighting and compositing on projects:

    Delgo (2008)

  • Art Director

    nschool.com

    July 1999 - September 2000

    Supervised a team of designers on all marketing and development projects.

  • Graphic Designer

    Comstar, Inc.

    June 1998 - July 1999

    Provided in-house design support for all marketing and development projects.

  • Graphic Designer

    Athens' ISP, Inc.

    March 1996 - May 1998

    Provided in-house design support for all marketing and development projects.

  • CGI Artist / Graphic Designer

    IPC Sarajevo

    1993 - 1996

    Graphic design and animation for broadcast.

Education
  • Bachelor in Media Arts and Animation

    Art Institute of Atlanta

    January 1998 - February 2002