Kiril Altakov

Work History

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  Senior Lighting Artist

  Pixomondo

  September 2024 - Present

  Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany · Remote
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  Lighting Lead

  Pixomondo

  February 2024 - June 2024

  Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany · Remote

  - Led lighting teams for multiple sequences on ”House of the Dragon” Season 2, ensuring consistent quality and meeting tight deadlines
  - Mentored and guided artists, improving team efficiency
  - Collaborated closely with the head of lighting to establish and maintain visual standards across the project
  - Optimized lighting setups and render times, reducing overall render farm usage
  - Troubleshot complex technical issues, minimizing production delays
  - Utilized: Maya, Arnold, Nuke
  
  - Key Achievement: Successfully delivered many shots for the epic battle scene in episode 4, contributing to the show's visual acclaim.
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  Senior Lighting/Lookdev TD

  Untold Studios

  September 2023 - November 2023

  London, England, United Kingdom · Remote
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  Senior Lighting TD

  Jellyfish Pictures

  May 2023 - September 2023

  London, England, United Kingdom · Remote

  Software used : Houdini: Solaris/Karma, Nuke.
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  Lighting and Lookdev lead

  TRIXTER

  May 2021 - June 2023

  Munich, Bavaria, Germany
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  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.
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  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.
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  Senior Lighting TD

  Worldwide FX

  February 2019 - January 2020

  Sofia

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

  TRIXTER

  September 2018 - February 2019

  Munich

  Software used : Katana, Arnold, Nuke, Maya.
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  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.
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  Senior Lighting TD

  Worldwide FX

  November 2017 - August 2018

  Sofia, Bulgaria
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  Senior Lighting TD

  TRIXTER

  August 2017 - November 2017

  Berlin Area, Germany

  Software used : Katana, Arnold, Nuke, Maya.
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  Senior Lighting TD

  TRIXTER

  January 2017 - October 2017

  Munich Area, Germany

  Software used : Katana, Arnold, Nuke, Maya.
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  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.
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  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.
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  Lighting TD

  Worldwide FX

  October 2012 - September 2015
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  Senior Matchmove Artist

  Worldwide FX

  January 2012 - May 2013
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  Matchmove Artist

  Worldwide FX

  December 2010 - February 2013
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  Rotoscope Artist

  Worldwide FX

  October 2010 - November 2010

  

  

  
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  Freelance - Design and Decoration

  Self-employed

  November 2009 - September 2010
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  TRIXTER

  August 2020 - December 2021

  Sofia, Bulgaria