Kim Liptrap

Kim Liptrap

Senior Lighting/Lookdev TD / 24 yrs

British Columbia

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Senior Look Development Artist

Captain America: Brave New World (2025)

Senior Look Development Artist / Senior Look Development Technical Dir

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023)

Senior Lighting TD

The Falcon and the Winter Soldier (2021)

3D Artist

Babylon 5: The Legend of the Rangers: To Live and Die in Starlight (2002)

Senior Look Development Technical Director

Over the Moon (2020)

Senior Look Development Artist

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018)

Senior Look Development Artist

Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019)

Look Development Artist

The Emoji Movie (2017)

Look Development Artist

Smurfs: The Lost Village (2017)

Lighting Lead / Look Development Artist

The Angry Birds Movie (2016)

Digital Artist

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014)

Senior Lighting Technical Director

The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014)

Senior Lighting And Compositing Technical Director

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 (2013)

Senior Lighting And Compositing Technical Director

Oz the Great and Powerful (2013)

Lighting Lead

Jack the Giant Slayer (2013)

Visual Effects

J. Edgar (2011)

Lighting Technical Director

The Adventures of Tintin (2011)

Lighting Technical Director

Avatar (2009)

Senior Technical Director

Surf's Up (2007)

Senior Technical Director

Open Season (2006)

Color And Lighting Technical Director

Stealth (2005)

CG Environment Artist

Catwoman (2004)

Digital Effects Artist

The Ladykillers (2004)

Technical Director

The Matrix Revolutions (2003)

3D Lighting Artist

Inspector Gadget 2 (2003)

3D Artist

Ghost Ship (2002)

3D Artist

The Santa Clause 2 (2002)

Digital Artist

Prince Charming (2003)

3D Artist

Atomic Twister (2019)

3D Artist

Damaged Care (2002)

Digital Artist (Unknown Episodes)

Jeremiah (2002)

Digital Artist

Replicant (2001)

Digital Artist (Unknown Episodes)

Night Visions (2001)

Digital Artist

Submerged (2001)

3D Animator (Unknown Episodes)

Stargate SG-1 (1997)

3d digital artist

SSX (2012)

technical director

South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut (1999)

Cgi Movie And Map 3D Animator

Parasite Eve (1998)

Work History

  • Senior Technical Director (look development, lighting lead, lighter, s

    Sony Pictures Imageworks

    May 2012 - January 2020
    Vancouver

    Over The Moon
    Spider-Man: Far From Home
    Spider-Man: Into the Spiderverse
    Emoji
    Smurfs: The Lost Village
    The Angry Birds Movie
    The Amazing Spiderman 2
    Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2
    Oz: The Great and Powerful

  • Retired

    None

    August 2022 - Present
    Canada

  • Senior Lighting Technical Director

    Sony Pictures Imageworks

    October 2020 - March 2021
    Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

    The Falcon and the Winter Soldier

  • Senior Technical Director, Look Development

    Sony Pictures Imageworks

    March 2021 - August 2022

    Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

  • Admissions Officer

    Humber College

    1986 - 1996

  • Set Designer

    Theatre Etobicoke

    1992 - 1996

  • Digital Artist

    Square USA

    1996 - 1998

    Parasite Eve (video game)
    Chocobo 2 (video game)

  • Digital Artist

    Electronic Arts Canada

    1999 - 2000

    SSX (video game)

  • Digital Artist

    GVFX

    September 2000 - June 2002

    Replicant (feature film)
    Prince Charming (mow)
    The Outer Limits (TV)
    Night Visions (TV)
    Babylon 5 (TV)
    Damaged Care (mow)
    Atomic Twister (mow)
    Stargate SG1 (TV)
    Submerged (mow)
    Jeremiah (TV)
    Santa Claus 2 (feature film)

  • Technical Director (color and light)

    ESC Entertainment

    February 2003 - August 2004

    The Matrix Revolutions (feature film)
    The Ladykillers (feature film)
    Catwoman (feature film)

  • Lead Lighting Artist

    Rainmaker Animation

    January 2008 - November 2008

    Escape From Planet Earth (animated feature film)

  • Lighting TD

    Wētā FX

    January 2009 - February 2011

    Avatar (feature film)
    The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn (animated feature film)

  • Lighting Lead

    CIS Vancouver

    March 2011 - September 2011

    J. Edgar

  • 3D Artist

    Square USA

    October 1996 - October 1999
    Marina del Rey, CA

    Parasite Eve
    Chocobo

  • Square USA

    October 1996 - July 1999

  • Technical Director

    SouthPark Productions

    March 1999 - June 1999
    Los Angeles, CA

    SouthPark Bigger, Longer and uncut

  • Senior Lookdev artist, Lighting Lead, Lighting Technical Dir

    Sony Pictures Imageworks

    March 2012 - January 2020
    Vancouver, Canada

    Oz the Great & Powerful
    Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs 2
    The Amazing Spider-Man 2
    Angry Birds
    Emoji
    Smurfs: Lost Village
    Spider-Man: Far from Home
    Spider-Man: Into the Spiderverse
    Over the Moon

  • Senior Lighter

    Industrial Light & Magic

    March 2014 - June 2014
    Vancouver, Canada

    Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

  • Lighting Lead

    Digital Domain

    September 2011 - March 2012

    Jack the Giant Slayer

  • Lead Lighter

    Method Studios

    February 2011 - August 2011
    Vancouver, Canada

    J. Edgar

  • Senior Lighter

    Wētā FX

    December 2008 - January 2011
    Wellington, New Zealand

    Avatar
    Tintin

  • Senior Lighter

    Sony Pictures Imageworks

    May 2005 - December 2007
    Culver City, CA

    Open Season
    Surf's Up
    G Force

  • Senior Lighter

    Digital Domain

    September 2004 - April 2005
    Venice, LA

    Stealth

  • Lighter

    ESC

    February 2003 - August 2004
    Alameda, CA

    The Matrix Revolutions
    Lady Killers
    Catwoman

  • VFX Artist

    Photon VFX

    June 2002 - October 2002
    Gold Coast, Australia

    Ghost Ship
    Inspector Gadget 2

  • 3D VFX Artist

    GVFX

    July 1999 - March 2001
    Vancouver, Canada

    Santa Clause
    various TV series
    various MOW's

  • Digital Artist

    EA Canada

    July 1999 - March 2001
    Burnaby, Canada

    SSX game
    WCW game
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Education

  • Diploma in Computer Animation

    International Academy of Design

    1995 - 1996

  • BAA, Interior Design

    Toronto Metropolitan University

    1981 - 1985

  • BAA in Interior Design

    Ryerson University

    1981 - 1985

  • Fine Art and Poly Sci

    University of Guelph

    1979 - 1981