Kiril Altakov

Kiril Altakov

Lead/Senior Lighting and Lookdev TD

Senior Lead Lighting TD / 15 yrs

Sofia, Bulgaria

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Lighting Lead

The Marvels (2023)

Lighting And Lookdev Lead

Ms. Marvel (2022)

Senior Lighting & Lookdev Artist

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022)

Lighting TD

The Suicide Squad (2021)

Lighting TD

The Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard (2021)

Senior Lighting TD

Loki (2021)

Lighting TD

occupation rainfall (2021)

Lighting Artist

The Falcon and the Winter Soldier (2021)

Lead Lighting TD

Hausen (2020)

Senior Lighting TD

The Outpost (2020)

Lighting Technical Director

Rambo 5: Last Blood (2019)

Lighting TD

Angel Has Fallen (2019)

Lighting TD

Hellboy (2019)

Lighting TD

Captain Marvel (2019)

Lighting TD

Lost in Space (2018)

Lighting TD

Black Panther (2018)

Lighting TD

Hunter Killer (2018)

Lighting TD

Leatherface (2017)

Lighting TD

The Hitman's Bodyguard (2017)

Lighting / Rendering TD

Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017)

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017)

Lighting TD

Harlots (2017)

Lighting TD

Mechanic: Resurrection (2016)

Lighting Technical Director

London Has Fallen (2016)

Lighting TD

Survivor (2015)

Lighting Technical Director

Criminal (2014)

Lighting TD

Automata (2014)

Lighting TD / Senior Matchmove Artist

The Expendables 3 (2014)

Matchmove Artist

The Legend of Hercules (2014)

Lighting Artist / Senior Matchmove Artist

Homefront (2013)

Machmove Artist

Ninja: Shadow of a Tear (2013)

Matchmove Artist

Killing Season (2013)

Matchmove Artist

Mahmut & Meryem (2013)

Tracking Department

Olympus Has Fallen (2013)

Stereoscopic Artist

Spiders 3D (2013)

Tracking Department

Playing for Keeps (2012)

Matchmove Artist

Stolen (2012)

Tracking Department

The Expendables 2 (2012)

3-D Animator

Conan the Barbarian (2011)

Senior Lighting TD

Nautilus

I am highly organized and self-driven person, ambitious to learn and improve. I am capable of working in a complex environment and always try to keep everything clean and tidy, so others can understand and follow. My duties include look development, scene assembly, lighting, rendering, slap comp and troubleshooting. I am responsible for delivering quality final results and also help other colleagues if/when required.
I've been in the industry for over 11 years and if you add the overtime, feels way longer.
Work History

  • Senior Lighting/Lookdev TD

    Untold Studios

    September 2023 - November 2023
    London, United Kingdom

  • Senior Lighting TD

    Jellyfish Pictures

    May 2023 - September 2023
    London, England, United Kingdom · Remote

    Software used : Houdini: Solaris/Karma, Nuke.

  • Lighting and Lookdev lead

    TRIXTER

    May 2021 - June 2023
    Munich, Bavaria, Germany

  • Senior Lighting TD

    TRIXTER

    August 2020 - May 2021

    Software used : Katana, Arnold, Nuke, Maya.

    Loki - Worked on some heavy env shots - Loki and Sylvie in front of the citadel. Shot lighting plus custom lookdev in shot context.

    The Falcon and the Winter Soldier - worked on a a few sequences where we were integrating his CG arm.
    Shot lighting.

    The Suicide Squad - Primarily worked on the yellow canary bird as well as some ocean and dust renderings. Seq lighting and houdini to katana cfx rnd.

  • Lighting Lead

    Sehsucht

    January 2020 - June 2020
    Munich Area, Germany · Hybrid

    Responsible for the lighting/rendering on the Sky show "Hausen". Guiding a small team of young and talented artists, assisting with technical solutions and giving feedback. Communicating with Comp Sup to ensure that everything works and resolving any issues that might arise as well as providing them with the required data in order to make their lives easier and the final product as good as possible.
    Coordinating the lighting team and making sure that delivery deadlines are met - render wrangling and quick fixing when necessary at midnight ;)

    Software used : Maya, Arnold, Nuke.

  • Senior Lighting TD

    Worldwide FX

    February 2019 - January 2020
    Sofia

    Software used : Katana, Renderman, Nuke, Maya, Houdini/Mantra.

  • Senior Lighting TD

    TRIXTER

    September 2018 - February 2019
    Munich

    Software used : Katana, Arnold, Nuke, Maya.

  • Lead Lighting TD

    Worldwide FX

    January 2018 - August 2018
    Sofia

    - Worked on integrating a new approach for shot lighting into the studio pipeline.
    - Making custom tools.
    - Seq lighting setup.

    Software used : Katana, Renderman, Nuke, Maya, Houdini/Mantra.

  • Senior Lighting TD

    Worldwide FX

    November 2017 - August 2018
    Sofia, Bulgaria

  • Senior Lighting TD

    TRIXTER

    August 2017 - November 2017
    Berlin Area, Germany

    Software used : Katana, Arnold, Nuke, Maya.

  • Senior Lighting TD

    TRIXTER

    January 2017 - October 2017
    Munich Area, Germany

    Software used : Katana, Arnold, Nuke, Maya.

  • Senior Lighting TD

    Worldwide FX

    July 2017 - July 2017
    Sofia, Bulgaria

    Look development for few of the key assets and fx elements in the movie - icebergs, water surfaces, plankton, fog.

    Software used : Katana, Renderman, Nuke, Maya.

  • Senior Lighting TD

    Worldwide FX

    September 2015 - January 2017
    Sofia

    - responsible for the general look and feel of different elements, from look development to lighting setup and render outputs.
    - creating various lighting effects to be used in an entire sequence.
    - creating template scenes and modules, for others to use.
    - making sure that the final images output can be used in compositing without technical problems.
    - render time optimization.
    - working in tight collaboration and under the direct supervision of the Lighting Lead and Sequence Supervisors.

    Software used : Kanata, Renderman, Nuke, Maya.

  • Lighting TD

    Worldwide FX

    October 2012 - September 2015

  • Senior Matchmove Artist

    Worldwide FX

    January 2012 - May 2013

  • Matchmove Artist

    Worldwide FX

    December 2010 - February 2013

  • Rotoscope Artist

    Worldwide FX

    October 2010 - November 2010

  • Freelance - Design and Decoration

    Self-employed

    November 2009 - September 2010

  • TRIXTER

    August 2020 - December 2021
    Sofia, Bulgaria
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Education

  • Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects

    New Bulgarian University

    2005 - 2009