Jean Choi

Jean Choi

lighting, look development, modeling, texturing

Generalist / 16 yrs

New York, NY

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Visual Effects

See (2019)

Lighting Artist

Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (2018)

Visual Effects Artist

Black Panther (2018)

Visual Effects Artist

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017)

Visual Effects Artist

Doctor Strange (2016)

Visual Effects Artist

Captain America: Civil War (2016)

Visual Effects Artist

The Last Witch Hunter (2015)

Lighting TD

Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)

Lighting TD

Noah (2014)

Lighting Technical Director

The Amazing Spider-Man (2012)

Lighting And Compositing Artist

The Amazing Spiderman (2012)

CG Lighting And Compositing Artist

Green Lantern (2011)

Modeler

Gulliver's Travels (2010)

Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004)

started off as a modeler/texturer, did 3d printing for a while, then got into lighting and look development. lived in LA for 10 years then moved to NY for work then to Vancouver from 2015-2019. Currently freelancing at the Hayden Planetarium for their next space show (due Jan 2020)
Work History

  • Look Development/Lighter

    Blacksmith

    April 2023 - June 2023
    New York, New York, United States

  • 3D Artist

    Buck

    November 2022 - December 2022
    Los Angeles, California, United States · Remote

    helped out with lookdev and lighting on ACE Hotel digital billboard downtown LA.

  • Lead CG Look Development Artist

    RadicalMedia LLC

    August 2021 - May 2022
    Remote

    Look development lead

  • Lighting Artist

    Zoic Studios

    April 2021 - August 2021
    New York, New York, United States

    scene assembly and lighting for television series

  • Lighting Artist

    MPC

    March 2021 - April 2021
    New York, New York, United States

  • Unreal Fellow

    Epic Games

    October 2020 - November 2020

  • Lighting TD

    Method Studios

    January 2015 - December 2018

    Lighter The Avengers 2: Age of Ultron

  • generalist

    MPC

    June 2014 - July 2014

    modeling, texturing, lighting, on Ralph Lauren fashion show projection

  • generalist

    Buck

    April 2014 - July 2014

    modeling, look dev, lighting on Anoro commercial

  • generalist

    Framestore

    November 2013 - March 2014

    commercial work on a phone, mr. monopoly, captain morgan

  • Lighting Technical Director

    Look Effects

    March 2013 - October 2013

    Houdini/Mantra look development/lighting "Noah"

  • generalist

    Charlie Company

    January 2013 - March 2013

    modeling for Robot Combat League

  • 3d artist

    Buck

    August 2012 - January 2013

    CG modeling, texturing, look development, lighting for commercials

  • CG artist

    Duck Studios

    August 2011 - January 2013

    cg artist on commercials

  • Lighting And Compositing Artist

    The Amazing Spiderman

    January 2012 - May 2012
    Culvery City, CA

  • cg artist

    Mirada Studios

    September 2011 - September 2011

    painting textures. freelance.

  • Look Development Artist/Lighter

    Brand New School

    July 2011 - August 2011

    shading and lighting on animated commercial.

  • Look Development Artist/Lighter

    Ring of Fire Studios

    May 2011 - July 2011

    environment look development and lighting on episodic television series finale: "Wizards of Waverly Place"

  • Lighting TD

    Sony Pictures Imageworks

    January 2011 - July 2011

    Lighting on Green Lantern

  • 3d artist

    Logan

    December 2010 - December 2010

    texture painting, lighting

  • LookDev/Texture/Lighting

    Psyop

    September 2010 - December 2010

    look development, texturing and lighting on 4 fully cg animated commercials.

    http://www.psyop.tv/#psyop/best buy/projects/best-buy-speech-

  • 3d artist

    The Mill

    March 2010 - August 2010

    generalist duties: modeling, texturing, lighting, some comping, tracking.

  • concept modeler/ rapid prototype artist

    Omation

    September 2009 - March 2010

    Character Development on upcoming feature projects. Working with art director and concept artists to transition 2d drawings to 3d. Using rapid prototype machine (aka, 3d printer) to print out modeled and and textured characters.

  • 3D Modeler

    Hydraulx

    July 2009 - September 2009

    character modeler on Gulliver's Travels (schedules release 2010)

  • Character Modeler/ 3d artist

    Giant Steps

    February 2009 - March 2009

    Foster Farms commercial: modeled, sculpted and generated maps for alien mother character.

  • 3d Artist

    Beau Studio

    October 2008 - February 2009

    hired to model/sculpt up to 22 characters for a Russian feature film. Also completed matte painting and various elements (including lighting and texturing) for a commercial spot.

  • Zbrush Demo Artist

    CTN Animation Expo

    2009 - 2009

  • Junior Texture Painter

    Rhythm & Hues Studios

    July 2008 - August 2008

  • Flash Animator/Developer

    Whole Wide World, Inc.

    September 2004 - January 2007

  • Flash Animator

    Harvard Business School Publishing

    May 2002 - January 2004
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Education

  • Gnomon School of Visual Effects

    2006 - 2008

  • Rhode Island School of Design

    1994 - 1998

  • Rhode Island School of Design

    1994 - 1998

  • Ramapo High School

    ? - ?