Eric Walters

Eric Walters

Lighter, Compositor and Cinematographer

Supervisor lighting director / Senior Lighting Artist / 16 yrs

Vancouver, Canada

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Visual Effects Editor

Kung Fu Panda 4 (2024)

Generalist

Avatar: The Last Airbender (2024)

Sr. Lighting Artist

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023)

Sr. Lighting Artist

Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (2023)

Lighting Lead

1899 (2022)

Sr. Lighting Artist

DC Super Pets (2022)

Sr. Lighting Artist

Thor: Love and Thunder (2022)

VFX Artist

Ada (2019)

Additional Lighting Technical Assistant

Home (2015)

lighting supervisor

Reboot: The Guardian Code (2018)

lighting technical director

Smurfs: The Lost Village (2017)

Lighter/Compositor

Storks (2016)

Lighting TA

Kung Fu Panda 3 (2016)

Lighting TA

Penguins of Madagascar (2014)

Lighting

The Croods (2013)

Lighting TA

Rise of the Guardians (2012)

Lighting TA

Megamind (2010)

Lighting TA

How to Train Your Dragon (2010)

Crowds TD Intern

Ratatouille (2007)
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I am a US citizen with PR in Canada. A VFX/CG artist, photographer and cinematographer with 12 years experience in the film industry, and I have spent that time as a Lighting Artist, Lighting Supervisor and currently as Lighting Principal, working at Rainmaker Entertainment in Vancouver, Canada.

While my career focus has been in the CG film industry, I have 5 years of programming experience, 4 years experience in live action film and 16 years experience in photography as well. I pride myself in continually learning the new artistic mediums, their origins, and seeking to master them. I am always hungry for knowledge, and constantly seek to better myself as an individual, as well as an artist.
Work History

  • Lighting Director

    L'Atelier Animation

    January 2020 - October 2020
    Vancouver, Canada

  • Lighting Principal

    Mainframe Studios

    April 2018 - January 2020
    Vancouver, Canada

    Oversees the studio's Lighting department. Responsible for Lighting R&D, training, and the lighting of bid projects for prospective clients. Other responsibilities include the initial show setup and look development during beginning stages of new shows (as acting Lighting Supervisor), and management of Lighting Supervisor team.

  • lighting supervisor

    Rainmaker Entertainment

    January 2017 - April 2018
    Vancouver, B.C.

    Oversaw the Lighting direction, and supervise a team of Lighting artists for the TV show "Reboot". Provided instruction on lighting techniques and principles associated with enhancing the aesthetic of a CG animated show through the use of the Unreal Gaming Engine.

  • lighter/compositor

    Sony Pictures Imageworks

    November 2015 - January 2017

  • Lighting Technical Assistant

    DreamWorks Animation

    July 2008 - October 2015
    Glendale, CA

    As a Lighting Technical Assistant, my responsibilities include:

    - Working closely with CG Supervisors and Lead Lighters to develop and install lighting rigs across multiple production sequences.

    - Lighting production shots through use of proprietary lighting software and The Foundry's compositing package, "Nuke".

    - Assisting multiple Lighters and troubleshooting production issues.

    - Optimizing rigs and cleaning up render artifacts for final delivery.

    - One of the first artists on, and one of the last artists off of a show; seeing shots all the way t

  • Crowds TD Intern

    Pixar

    May 2006 - July 2006
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Education

  • Purdue University

    2003 - 2008

  • Palatine High School

    1999 - 2003