Don Kim
Previs / Sequence Artist / 6 yrs · Unreal Cinematic Artist / 1 yrs
Los Angeles, CA
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About
Don is a previs and sequence artist with experience working on feature films, streaming series, and commercials. His work includes cinematic camera work and animation for film and virtual production workflows. He has collaborated with studios such as Lightstorm, Blur Studio, The Third Floor, Technicolor, and Day for Nite. He earned his BFA in Animation, graduating Magna Cum Laude from the Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) in 2020. He is currently based in Los Angeles, California. For inquiries, please contact: donkimviz@gmail.com
Work history
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Visualization Artist
The Third Floor
May 2021 - Sep 20254 yrs 4 mosRemoteCreated cinematic shots and sequences for real-time visualization and virtual production across multiple films, series, and TVCs, primarily on Star Wars shows, as part of the Emmy-winning team for Skeleton Crew, including camera work, mocap cleanup and stitching, prop, character, creature, and vehicle animation, FX simulation (Maya nDynamics: nCloth), lighting, and editing, using The Third Floor’s Maya–Unreal Engine hybrid pipeline.
Film & Episodic Projects:
• Lucasfilm – Star Wars: Skeleton Crew (2024–25) | Previsualization
• Lucasfilm – The Mandalorian, Season 3 (2023) | Previsualization
• Marvel Studios – Undisclosed Feature Film (2026) | Previsualization
• Marvel Studios – Loki, Season 2 (2023) | Gami Visualization
• Legendary – Monarch: Legacy of Monsters (2023–24) | Postvisualization
• Legendary – Undisclosed Feature Film (TBA) | Previsualization
• Sony Pictures – Undisclosed Feature Film (TBA) | Pitch Visualization
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Sequence Artist
Lightstorm Entertainment
Oct 2022 - Jun 20252 yrs 8 mosManhattan Beach, CaliforniaContributed to the Academy Award-winning team at Lightstorm Entertainment (via The Third Floor), building and delivering real-time virtual CG scenes for virtual production stages, including 3D virtual camera layout and framing, scene assembly, performance capture stitching, prop, creature, and vehicle animation, lighting, and FX simulation (Maya nDynamics: nCloth, nHair, nParticles) using MotionBuilder and Wētā FX’s pipeline.
• Lightstorm Entertainment – Avatar: Fire and Ash (2025) | Sequence Building (Virtual Production)
• Lightstorm Entertainment – Avatar: The Way of Water (2022) | Sequence Building (Virtual Production)
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Previs Artist
Day for Nite
Feb 2021 - May 20213 mosRemoteDesigned previs shots including camera layout, character and vehicle animation, and 2D FX cards to visualize effects. Collaborated with the tech-vis team to test a scaled-down set and confirm camera framing for previs following budget-driven size reductions.
• Warner Bros. Pictures – The Flash (2023) | Previsualization
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Previs Artist
Technicolor Group
Aug 2020 - Jan 20215 mosRemoteCollaborated with the team to create character animation-heavy previs, build the master scene, set up cameras, and animate biped and quadruped characters in both realistic and cartoony styles. Used 2D FX cards to represent effects and assisted with creating props and vehicle assets as part of an Emmy Award-winning team.
• Walt Disney Pictures – Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers (2022) | Previsualization
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