Frank Sabia Jr

Work History

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  Sr Lighting Artist

  Walt Disney Animation Studios

  May 2013 - Present

  Senior lighting artist on Walt Disney Animation's Frozen and Big Hero 6.

  

  
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  Lead Lighter

  DreamWorks Animation

  March 2012 - Present

  DreamWorks Animation Glendale, CA (3/12 - present)
  Lead Lighting TD - Turbo
  
  Served in the role of sequence lead lighter which includes key shot lighting
  and shot finaling. Created light rigs as well as composites and developed look for
  whole sequences and assisted a team of lighters thru sequences.
  Contibuting to character look dev to improve look and maintain continuity
  of characters thru film in regards to surfacing and lighting.
  Also contibuted to lighting workflow to improve productivity and develop
  and enhance studio pipeline.

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  
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  Lead Surfacing and Lead Lighter

  Method Studios

  October 2014 - May 2015
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  Walt Disney Animation Studios

  November 1899 - September 2014
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  Lighting Supervisor - Lead Lighting TD

  Rising Sun Pictures

  March 2010 - March 2012

  Lighting Supervisor - Journey 2 ( 05/11 - 12/11)
  Served as Lighting Supervisor which included managing look dev, setting up
  light rigs for all departments and overseeing the development of new lighting
  tools and shaders. I also managed and lead team of lighters thru show maintaining look
  and lighting direction as directed by the vfx sup.
  
  Lead Lighting TD - ( 03/10 - 05/11 ) Green Lantern and Harry
  Potter & The Deathly Hallows Part 1 - Served as Lead Lighting TD which
  included setup , lighting and managing lighting team and tds.

  

  

  

  
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  Lead Lighting Technical Director

  Wētā FX

  March 2009 - March 2010

  Lead Lighting TD AVATAR Wellington, NZ (02/09 - 02/10)
  
  Served as lead lighting td which includes setup, lighting, compositing
  and shot finaling for three sequences on AVATAR. Lighting included full cg shots
  as well as live action plates utilizing HDRI and Spherical Harmonics.

  

  
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  Lead Lighting TD

  DreamWorks Animation

  2004 - 2009

  DreamWorks Animation Glendale, CA (1/04 - 1/09)
  
  ( 12/05 - 1/09 ) Flushed Away, Bee Movie, Kung Fu Panda,
  Madagascar 2, and Monsters vrs Aliens
  
  Senior Lighter ( 1/04 - 12/05 ) Sharktale, Madagascar, Over the Hedge
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  Lighting TD

  Digital Domain

  January 2003 - December 2003

  Digital Domain Venice, CA (02/03 - 12/03)
  Lighting TD Compositor Surfacer
  The Day After Tomorrow
  Responsibilites include all aspects of lighting such as look dev, master lighting and
  shot finaling. Lighting included full cg shots of NYC with varying weather conditions.

  
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  Lighter

  Fathom Studios

  January 2001 - December 2002

  Lighting TD Compositor Surfacer
  Feature Film “ DELGO : A Hero’s Journey”