George Ho

George Ho

Senior Lighting Artist / 22 yrs

Los Angeles, CA

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Lighter

Trolls Band Together (2023)

Lighter

Strange World (2022)

Overseas Lighting Director

Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans (2021)

Lighter

How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World (2019)

Lighter

Trolls Holiday (2017)

Lighter

The Boss Baby (2017)

Lighter

Trolls (2016)

Lighter

Kung Fu Panda 3 (2016)

Lighter

Home (2015)

Lighter

Penguins of Madagascar (2014)

Lighter

Rise of the Guardians (2012)

Lighter

Puss in Boots (2011)

Lighter

Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011)

Lighter

Kung Fu Panda Holiday (2010)

Lighter

Megamind (2010)

Lighter

How to Train Your Dragon (2010)

Lighter

Turbo (2009)

Lighter

Monsters vs Aliens (2009)

Senior TD

Watchmen (2009)

Senior TD

Beowulf (2007)

Senior TD

Spider-Man 3 (2007)

Lighting TD

Monster House (2006)

Senior TD

Monster House (2006)

Senior TD

Bewitched (2005)

Senior TD

The Aviator (2004)

Color & Lighting TD

Spider-Man 2 (2004)

Senior TD

Spider-Man 2 (2004)

Intermediate TD

The Matrix Revolutions (2003)

Intermediate TD

Bad Boys II (2003)

Digital Artist

Early Bloomer (2003)

Intermediate TD

The Matrix Reloaded (2003)

Intermediate TD

Stuart Little 2 (2002)

Lighting TD

Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within (2001)

George Ho has worked at major studios such as Sony Pictures Imageworks and Dreamworks Animation the last twenty plus years, and has held titles of sequence lead, and senior lighting technical director on various Academy Award winning and nominated projects. These included the Matrix and Spiderman series to How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World. Mr. Ho contributed to over 30 features and short films. His latest project, Trollhunters - Rise of the Titans was released on Netflix this past summer in which he served as a senior lighting director. George Ho has a background in photography, and received a Master of Fine Arts degree in Computer Arts.
Work History

  • Sr. Director / Oversea Supervisor

    西基電腦動畫 CGCG Inc.

    February 2020 - February 2021
    Taipei, Taiwan

    2021 Trollhunters - Rise of the Titans

    Supervised and reviewed shots with the lighting teams in Taipei and Beijing. Developed compositing tools for the project. Worked with clients on achieving the look for the film.

  • Sr. Technical Director

    Sony Pictures Imageworks

    May 2001 - July 2008

    2008 Watchmen
    2007 Beowulf
    2007 Spider-Man 3
    2006 Monster House
    2005 Bewitched
    2004 The Aviator
    2004 Spider-Man 2
    2003 The Matrix Revolutions
    2003 Bad Boys II
    2003 Early Bloomer (short)
    2003 The Matrix Reloaded
    2002 Stuart Little 2

  • Lighting Technical Director

    Square USA

    January 2000 - April 2001

    Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within

  • CG Artist

    Midland Productions

    1997 - 1999

    Robots of Mars

  • Graduate Student Representative

    Academy of Art University

    1994 - 1995
    San Francisco Bay Area

    Developed strategies to encourage student involvement. Presented ideas to the President for improvement. Corresponded between students and department directors. Helped establish the first MFA computer lab in school.

  • Staff Scientist (Intern)

    Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

    January 1994 - June 1994

  • Teaching Assistant

    Rochester Institute of Technology

    1993 - 1994
    Rochester, New York Area

    Supervised the Photomicrography/Photomacrography Lab. Monitored student performance. Maintained lab equipment in good working order.

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Education

  • Academy of Art University

    1994 - 1997

  • Rochester Institute of Technology

    1992 - 1994