Christine Gatchalian

Christine Gatchalian

Lead Lighting TD

London

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Work History
  • Senior Lighting Artist

    Milk VFX

    July 2024 - November 2024

    Walking With Dinosaurs (BBC)
    Surviving Earth

  • Compositor

    Saurus Animation

    April 2024 - June 2024

    Rocky Road Chik-Fil-A web series

  • lighting lead

    SAUVAGE.TV

    November 2023 - January 2024
  • lead lighting TD

    SAUVAGE.TV

    July 2023 - October 2023
    Barcelona, Spain
  • Sr Lighting TD

    Double Negative

    February 2023 - July 2023
    London, United Kingdom
  • Lighting TD

    MPC Film & Episodic

    January 2022 - January 2023
    London, United Kingdom
  • lead lighter/compositor

    Axis Animation

    May 2021 - December 2021
    GB
  • Lighting TD

    TRIXTER

    March 2021 - April 2021
  • Lead Lighter

    Jellyfish Pictures

    October 2020 - February 2021
  • Lighting Sequence Lead

    Jellyfish Pictures

    August 2020 - December 2020
    London, United Kingdom
  • lighting td

    TRIXTER

    April 2020 - June 2020
    London, England Metropolitan Area
  • Lighting TD

    Cinesite (UK)

    February 2020 - March 2020
  • Senior Technical Director

    Framestore

    May 2019 - November 2019
    London, United Kingdom
  • Key Artist - Lighting

    MPC

    April 2018 - May 2019
    London, United Kingdom

    Lighting for The Lion King (2019) including the official poster and other promotional images, Dora the Explorer and pitches

  • MPC

    April 2018 - May 2019
  • MPC

    April 2018 - April 2019
    London
  • Senior Lighting Technical Director

    Industrial Light & Magic

    February 2017 - March 2018
    London, United Kingdom
  • Senior Lighting TD

    MPC

    November 2014 - November 2016
  • Lighting Technical Director

    Framestore

    October 2013 - August 2014
    London, United Kingdom

    Character and environment lighting on Guardians of the Galaxy and Dracula Untold

  • Senior Lighting TD

    Sony Pictures Imageworks

    April 2013 - August 2013
    Vancouver, Canada Area

    Lighting, Compositing and Stereo for Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs 2

  • Lighting TD

    Blue Sky Studios

    October 2012 - March 2013
    Greenwich, CT

    Lighting for Epic, senior mentor for new hires

  • Lighter/Compositor

    Walt Disney Animation Studios

    May 2012 - September 2012

    Lighting and Compositing for Wreck It Ralph

  • Lighting TD

    Blue Sky Studios

    August 2005 - May 2012

    Shot lighting on Ice Age: The Meltdown, Horton Hears a Who, Surviving Sid and Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs, Ice Age: Continental Drift, Rio, McDonalds commercials for Rio and IA3 toys.

    Worked as a Fur TD on Horton Hears a Who, styling fur for koosh plants and Katie the yellow yak.

    Did some stereo finishing on IA Continental Drift.

  • Intern

    Danny Clinch Photography

    May 2005 - August 2005

    Maintained archives, updated portfolios, organized contact sheets/negatives after shoots. Assisted on a shoot with Dashboard Confessional.

  • Intern

    Markus Klinko and Indrani Studio

    January 2005 - April 2005

    Assisted on Marah Carey's 'Emancipation of Mimi' CD Cover, Kool Cigarettes Ad Campaign, and Katie Holmes editorial for Giant Magazine.

  • Lighting Technical Director

    Tippett Studio

    2002 - 2004

    Lit shots for Hellboy, The Stepford Wives, The Mask 2: Son of the Mask and Starship Troopers 2.

    Was render wrangler for Matrix 3: Revolutions, The Santa Clause 2, League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, and Blockbuster Carl and Ray commercials

Education
  • Applied Math (Computer Graphics emphasis)

    University of California, Berkeley

    1997 - 2002
  • Granada High School

    ? - ?