James Reid

James Reid

Senior Lighter/Compositor / Mid-level Generalist / 15 yrs

Toronto, Canada

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Work History
  • CG Supervisor

    MPC Film & Episodic

    January 2022 - Present
    Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  • 3D Generalist

    Freelance

    October 2011 - Present

    Clients include NBC, Nikon, McCann Erickson, Ogilvy CommonHealth and Sarofsky.

  • Lighting Lead

    Pixomondo

    March 2018 - January 2022
    Toronto, Ontario, Canada

    Responsible for managing team of lighters, assigning and approving shots and developing the look of key sequences. Gave creative and technical feedback to artists to maintain quality and troubleshoot issues. Projects included "The Mandalorian," "Star Trek: Discovery, " and "The Boys."

  • Lighter/Compositor

    Arc Productions

    February 2016 - August 2016
    Toronto, Canada Area

    Projects included:
    "Tarzan and Jane" - key lighter/compositor and sequence lead for the Netflix original series
    "Dragons: Race to the Edge" - lighter/compositor for the DreamWorks Animation series
    "Barbie: Star Light Adventure" - lighter/compositor for the Mattel feature

  • Compositor

    Western Post

    December 2015 - January 2016
    Vancouver, Canada

    - Lighting CG elements for integration into live-action plates
    - Stitching, roto and paint of live-action plates to combine crowd shots/duplicate extras
    - Tracking and sign replacement

  • Compositor

    Nerd Corps Entertainment

    October 2013 - November 2015
    Vancouver, Canada Area

    - Compositor and lighting artist for underwater adventure show "The Deep."​
    - Compositor for preschool series "Kate and Mim-Mim".

  • 3d Generalist and Head Compositor

    SpeakeasyFX

    November 2010 - October 2011
    Westfield, NJ

    As 3d generalist, I modeled, surfaced and rigged assets for commercial clients such as Verizon, Nintendo and Capri Sun and for the second season of "Abby's Flying Fairy School" for "Sesame Street." As the head compositor for "Abby," I was responsible for 35 to 50 shots a week, plus retakes.

Education
  • MS in Digital design

    New York University

    2007 - 2009
  • Bachelor of Arts in English Literature

    Pennsylvania State University — University Park

    1994 - 1998