James Gettinger

Work History

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  Lighting Technical Director

  Pixar

  March 2015 - Present

  
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  Freelance Lighter

  Psyop

  January 2015 - January 2015

  New York, NY
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  CG Supervisor, Lead Lighter

  DreamWorks Animation

  2012 - 2014

  Created key shot lighting and setup lighting rigs for team. Tested, evaluated, and implemented the studio’s next generation lighting software, “Torch”.
  Shows: “How to Train Your Dragon 2”, “Peabody and Sherman”, and “Turbo”

  

  
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  Lighting Supervisor

  Blue Sky Studios

  2009 - 2012

  Directed and managed the Lighting Department for a feature film and short. Approved all shots. Oversaw the quality and consistency of the final imagery, including the digital intermediate, DCP, and film print.
  Shows: "Rio" and "Surviving Sid"

  

  

  
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  Lighting Lead

  Blue Sky Studios

  2003 - 2009

  Created key shot lighting, setup lighting rigs, and supervised and coordinated production team.
  Shows: "Ice Age: Continental Drift", "Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs", "Horton Hears a Who", "No Time for Nuts", "Ice Age: The Meltdown", and "Robots"

  
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  Pre-Visualization Set Designer

  Blue Sky Studios

  2002 - 2003

  Conceived of, proposed, and implemented the Pre-Visualization Department.
  Show: "Robots"

  

  
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  Freelance Lighter/Compositor

  Psyop

  2002 - 2002

• Freelance Lighter/Compositor

  Rhino FX

  2002 - 2002
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  Lighting TD

  Blue Sky Studios

  2000 - 2002

  Created lighting, and compositing for over 100 shots.
  Show: "Ice Age"

• Freelance Lighter/Compositor

  Liquid Design

  2000 - 2000

• Freelance Lighter/Compositor

  Black Logic

  1999 - 2000

• Co-Founder/Creative Director

  Funhouse Studio

  1997 - 2000

  Built and managed a boutique computer graphics studio. Responsible for art direction, project management, business development, and hands-on production.
  Clients: Double A Films/Miramax, Gucci, Independent Film Channel, R/GA, and Donovan and Green
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  Freelance Lighter/Compositor

  R/GA

  1998 - 1999
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  Virtual set Modeler, CG Generalist

  The Jim Henson Company

  1996 - 1998

  Modeled Seussian environments from production sketches for proprietary virtual set software. Created animation, shaders, and lighting for the show’s opening titles and transitional sequences.
  Show: "The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss"

• Architectural Designer

  Donovan and Green

  1995 - 1997

• Architect

  Davis Brody Bond

  1994 - 1995

• Architectural Designer

  Eisenmann Architecture

  1992 - 1994

• Architect

  Smith-Miller + Hawkinson Architects

  1989 - 1991