Justin Dobies

Justin Dobies

Senior Lighter/Compositor / 16 yrs

Pasadena, CA, United States

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Lighting Supervisor

Entergalactic (2022)

Lead Lighting TD

Ron's gone wrong (2021)

Lighting Artist

Frozen 2 (2019)

Visual Effects Artist

Heaven Sent (2016)

Lighting Artist

Moana (2016)

lighting artist

Zootopia (2016)

Lighting Artist

Big Hero 6 (2014)

Lighting Artist

Frozen (2013)

Lighting Technical Assistant

Legend of the Boneknapper Dragon (2013)

Lighting Artist

Rise of the Guardians (2012)

Lighting Artist

Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted (2012)

Lighting Artist

Puss in Boots - Three Diablos (2012)

Lighting Artist

Puss in Boots (2011)

sr. lighting td

Alice Through the Looking Glass (2010)

Lighting TA

Shrek Forever After (2010)

Lighting Artist

Turbo (2009)

Feast (2007)

Lighting TD

Venom (2004)

Work History

  • Lighting Supervisor

    Warner Bros. Animation

    May 2022 - Present

  • Lighting Supervisor

    Double Negative

    October 2020 - May 2022

    Lighting Supervisor on Entergalactic

  • Lead Lighter

    Double Negative

    December 2016 - April 2022

  • Lead Lighting TD

    Double Negative

    December 2016 - October 2020

  • Lighting Artist

    Walt Disney Animation Studios

    April 2019 - September 2019

    Frozen 2

  • Lighting Artist

    Walt Disney Animation Studios

    May 2016 - October 2016

    Moana (2016)

  • Sr. Lighting Artist

    Sony Pictures Imageworks

    January 2016 - March 2016
    Culver City

    Alice in Wonderland: Through the Looking Glass

  • Walt Disney Animation Studios

    August 2015 - December 2015

  • Lighting Artist

    Walt Disney Animation Studios

    August 2015 - December 2015

    Zootopia

  • Lighter

    Logan

    May 2015 - June 2015

  • Lighter, TV

    DreamWorks Animation

    January 2015 - April 2015

    Tool Development and Look Development for multiple shows under the HUB team

  • Lighting Artist

    Walt Disney Animation Studios

    April 2013 - October 2014

    Frozen (2013) - Lighting and compositing
    Feast (2014) - Compositing including composite-based lighting
    Big Hero 6 (2014) - Lighitng and Compositing

  • Lighting Artist

    DreamWorks Animation

    May 2011 - April 2013

    Puss in Boots; Puss in Boots: The Three Diablos; Madagascar 3; Rise of the Guardians; Turbo

    Responsible for the lighting and compositing of production shots to meet the art direction utilizing
    lighting rigs. Developing and adjusting lighting rigs for one-off shots and locations. Fixing of rendering artifacts to achieve clean final renders. Developing Nuke gizmos to aid in shot compositing.

  • Lighting TA

    DreamWorks Animation

    October 2008 - May 2011

    Shrek Forever After; Dragons: Legend of the Boneknapper; Puss In Boots

    Assisted lead lighting artists in the implementation and installation of rigs. Trouble shot rendering artifacts. Developed a script that automated the setup and running of turntable tests of multiple assets under many lighting scenarios. Trained new hires in the position. Created DI Mattes for use in Lustre. Helped define roles of the new position. Lighting and compositing of production shots.

  • Graduate Research Assistant, ACIN

    Drexel University

    October 2007 - June 2008

    Researched various network propagation tools and evaluated HCI principles to help design a new tool interface

  • Adjunct Professor

    Drexel University

    January 2008 - March 2008

    Taught an Introduction to Gaming Class.

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Education

  • Drexel University

    2003 - 2008

  • Drexel University

    2003 - 2007