Josh Herrig

Josh Herrig

Senior Lighting Artist / 20 yrs

Wellington, New Zealand

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Work History
  • Senior Lighting Artist

    Wētā FX

    June 2012 - Present

    Furious 7 (Lighting Artist)
    The Hobbit: Battle of the Five Armies (Lighting Artist)
    Dawn of the Planet of the Apes: (Lighting Artist)
    The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug: (Lighting Artist)
    Iron Man 3: (Lighting Artist)
    Superman, Man of Steel: (Lighting Artist)

  • Master Lighter/Shot Lighter

    Pixar

    September 2010 - June 2012

    Pixar Short Film Toy Story: "Partysaurus Rex": (Master Lighter/Shot Lighter)
    Pixar Short Film Cars: "Time Travel Mater": (Master Lighter/Shot Lighter)
    Pixar Short Film Toy Story "Small Fry": (Master Lighter/Shot Lighter)
    Pixar Short Film Cars "Air Mater": (Master Lighter/Shot Lighter)

  • Lead Lighting & Look Dev Artist

    Double Negative

    November 2009 - October 2010

    Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II (Lead Lighting Artist/Look Dev Artist)
    -----The Dragon Sequence: Look Dev/Lighting
    Iron Man 2 (Lead Lighting Artist/Look Dev Artist)
    -----Suitcase Suit-Up & Monaco Fight Sequence: Look Dev/Lighting

  • Lighting & Look Dev Artist

    MPC

    November 2008 - November 2009

    Clash of the Titans (Lighting Artist/Look Dev Artist)
    -----The Kraken: Look Dev/Lighting
    -----Eagle: Look Dev/Lighting
    The Wolfman (Lighting Artist/Look Dev Artist)
    -----Wolfman: Lighting
    -----Hopkins Wolf: Lighting
    -----Grizzly Bear: Look Dev/Lighting
    Surrogates (Lighting Artist/Look Dev Artist)
    Night at the Museum 2 (Lighting Artist)
    Iron Man 2 Pitch (Lighting Artist/Look Dev Artist)
    Dorian Gray (Lighting Artist/Look Dev Artist)
    The Wolfman (Lighting Artist/Look Dev Artist)

  • Lead Lighter/R&D Lighting Artist

    Rhythm & Hues Studios

    April 2007 - November 2008

    Night at the Museum 2 (Lead Lighter/R&D Lighting Artist)
    Instructor: R&H Lighting Pipeline/Aesthetics
    The Incredible Hulk (Lighting Artist/Shot Finaler/Hulk Poster)
    Alvin & the Chipmunks (Lighting Artist/Shot Finaler)

  • RealFlow TD/FX TD

    Logan

    November 2007 - November 2007

    Metal Gear Solid 4 Cinematics: worked as a Fluid Artist with RealFlow, as well as an FX TD with Maya.

    www.hellologan.com

  • Lighting Artist/Generalist

    Mr. X

    January 2007 - April 2007

    Resident Evil 3 (Lighting TD/Texture Painter/Modeler/Animator)

  • Lighting Artist/Generalist

    Psyop/MassMarket

    November 2006 - January 2007

    GE and Bacardi Spots as a Lighting TD/FX TD/RealFlow TD/Animator/Texture Painter

    GE Spots: https://www.massmarket.tv

  • Designer

    Various Architecture Studios

    June 2001 - October 2005

    As a designer, I contributed and led various projects and design competitions, ranging from ecologically-centric structures to high-end residential.

Education
  • Vancouver Film School

    2005 - 2006
  • University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

    1997 - 2001