Jake Lee

Jake Lee

Supervisor VFX Artist / 27 yrs

Wellington, New Zealand

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Visual Effects Artist

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023)

Visual Effects Artist

Black Adam (2022)

Visual Effects Artist

She-Hulk: Attorney at Law (2022)

Lead Digital Artist

The Tomorrow War (2021)

Lead Digital Artist

Godzilla vs. Kong (2021)

Visual Effects Artist

Avengers: Endgame (2019)

Visual Effects Artist

Mortal Engines (2018)

Senior Lighter

Rampage (2018)

Lighting Pipeline TD

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 (2015)

Digital Effects Supervisor

Time Traveller (2015)

Visual Effects

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014)

Senior lighter

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014)

Senior Lighter

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013)

CGI Artist

Thor: The Dark World (2013)

Co VFX Supervisor

The Devil's Rock (2011)

CG Supervisor

The Adventures of Tintin (2011)

CG Supervisor

Avatar (2009)

CG Supervisor

The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (2008)

Digital Effects Artist

X-Men: The Last Stand (2006)

3D Sequence Supervisor

Eragon (2006)

3D Sequence Lead

King Kong (2005)

Digital Effects Artist

Van Helsing (2004)

Lighting TD

I, Robot (2004)

3D Lighting TD

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)

Camera TD

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)

Digital Effects Sueprvisor

The Lovers

Work History

  • Senior Lighting

    Wētā FX

    July 2013 - Present

    Back in the Weta family

  • Lighting

    Double Negative

    March 2013 - June 2013

  • Head of CG

    Peerless Camera Company

    May 2011 - February 2013

  • CG Supervisor

    Wētā FX

    February 2010 - April 2011

  • VFX Supervisor

    Freelance VFX Supervisor

    August 2010 - February 2011
    Wellington, NZ

    Co - VFX Supervisor for Devils Rock Feature


  • Shots Research & Development TD

    Wētā FX

    January 2010 - November 2010

  • Training Supervisor

    Wētā FX

    February 2009 - November 2009

  • Lead Lighting TD

    Wētā FX

    March 1999 - February 2009

  • Previz

    3Foot6

    January 1998 - February 1999
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Education

  • Incomplete BSc Computer Science

    University of Canterbury

    March 1988 - September 1993