matthew choy

Work History

• Lighting, Look Dev, Texture Generalist

  John Gajdecki Visual Effects Team

  June 2013 - November 2013

  Vancouver, Canada Area

  Look Development,Lighting, Texturing,
  
  Toolkit : Maya, Zbrush, VRay,Mari, Nuke
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  Texture/LookDev Artist

  Rhythm & Hues Studios

  March 2014 - August 2014

  Vancouver

  Texture artist/LookDev
  
  Toolkit: Mari, Photoshop, Mudbox, Zbrus, Maya, Unix
  
  Characters, Environment and Props
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  Senior LookDev/Lighting

  Digital Domain

  September 2018 - October 2018

  Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

  Lookdev and Lighting Artist
  Environment LookDev and Lighting
  Toolkit: Vray, Maya, Nuke
  Show: Aquaman(short contract)
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  Senior Generalist: texture, lookdev, lighting

  ScanlineVFX

  October 2018 - January 2019

  Vancouver

  Texture, Lookdev, Lighting
  Toolkit: Mari, Vray, 3DSMax, Nuke
  Show: Spiderman: Far from Home, Dark Phoenix
  
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  Vfx Artist: Senior Lighting/LookDev

  The Mill

  February 2019 - October 2022

  Greater Los Angeles Area

  Lighting, LookDev and Vfx Artist
  
  Toolkit: Maya, Houdini, Arnold, Unreal, Nuke, Mari, Substance Painter, PTGui, Photoshop, Zbrush
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  Senior Lookdev and Lighting

  Imagendary Studios

  October 2022 - Present

  California, United States · Remote

  Cinematic/VFX Film: Character Beauty Lighting, Sequence Lighting, Lookdev, Texture Painting, Compositing
  
  Responsible for lighting 2 sequences on all teaser shots

• Freelance CG Artist

  Freelance CG Artist

  January 2005 - May 2007

  Greater New York City Area

  TV Commercials:
  
  Lighting and Look Dev, Texturing, Modeling/Sculpting (Organic & HardSurface)
  
  Toolkit: Maya, 3DSMax, Photoshop, Zbrush, Mental Ray, Vray

• Lighting/LookDev and Texture Generalist

  MFX Design and Production, Kuala Lumpur City, Malaysia

  March 2009 - August 2009

  Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

  Lighting andLook development, Texture painting
  
  Toolkit: Maya 2008, Mental Ray, ZBrush, Photoshop, After Effects
  
  https://mfx.st/mfx/
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  Modeling Instructor

  The Art Institute of Vancouver

  October 2012 - December 2012

  Renfrew

  Nurbs, Poly, Organic, Hard Surface, UV Surfacing,
  Lighting and Shading, Texture Painting, Rendering, Camera Projection
  
  Toolkit: Maya 2012, ZBrush, Photoshop
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  Senior LookDev/Lighting TD

  Method Studios

  October 2017 - September 2018

  Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

  Lookdev and Lighting
  
  Toolkit: Vray, Maya, Mari, Nuke
  
  Project: Antman
  Lead Lookdev
  Lookdev Asset: Antman, Wasp, Giant Ant, Rover creature
  
  Project: Fantastic Beast 2
  Senior Lookdev
  Lookdev: Creatures, Props and Environment
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  Lighting/LookDev Artist

  Digital Domain

  September 2016 - June 2017

  Lighting , LookDev, Texture
  Toolkit: Vray, Maya, Mari, Nuke
  Project: Power Rangers, Spiderman Homecoming
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  Lighting Technical Director

  Sony Pictures Imageworks

  October 2015 - September 2016

  Vancouver, Canada Area

  Lighting & LookDev
  Comp
  Toolkit: Katana, Arnold, Nuke
  Project: Ghostbusters, Storks
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  Generalist: Lighting Look Dev

  ScanlineVFX

  January 2015 - September 2015

  vancouver, canada

  Generalist: Lighting and Look Dev
  
  Toolkit: 3DS Max, Maya, Mari, Nuke, Vray
  
  Project: Batman VS Superman, Dawn of Justice, Ben Hur
  

• Lighting TD

  Lighting TD

  November 2014 - January 2015

  vancouver, canada

  Lighting and Look Development
  
  Toolkit: Katana, Renderman, Maya
  
  Project: Goosebumps, Monster Trucks
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  Integration Artist

  Digital Domain

  August 2014 - November 2015

  vancouver, canada

  Toolkit: Maya, Nuke, Track, PFtrack
  
  Project: Fast and Furious 7
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  Guest Tutor

  Digital-Tutors

  September 2014 - October 2014

  Remote in Vancouver

  Environment, Camera Projection, Mattepainting, Texture Painting
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  Texture Artist

  Rhythm & Hues Studios

  June 2014 - August 2014

  vancouver, canada

  Toolkit: Mari, Photoshop, Mudbox, Zbrus, Maya, Unix
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  Integration Artist

  Digital Domain

  November 2013 - March 2014

  vancouver, canada

  Toolkit: Maya, Nuke, Track, PFtrack
  
  Project: Fast and Furious 7, Xmen : Days of Future Past

• CG Generalist/Lighting/Compositing

  Gajdecki VFX

  June 2013 - September 2013

  vancouver, canada

  Look Development, Modeling, Lighting, Shading, Texturing,
  Animation, Rigging, Matchmove, Tracking, Layout,
  
  Toolkit : Maya, Zbrush, Mari, Syntheyes, PFTrack, Nuke
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  Matchmove/Layout and 2D Artist

  Zoic Studios

  November 2012 - March 2013

  vancouver, canada

  Camera Tracking, Matchmove, Undistort Plates, Paint
  
  Worked on: Falling Skies, Grown Ups 2,
  
  Toolkit : Syntheyes, PFTrack, Nuke, Maya

• VFX Artist/Compositor (Freelance Remote)

  Loaded Dice Films

  September 2012 - October 2012

  Los Angeles

  Integrating CG Lights with CG Plate, Plate clean up, Noise, Distortion
  
  Toolkit: Nuke 6, Maya 2012, Photoshop

• Lighter/CG Artist

  TigerTigerPost

  August 2010 - April 2011

  Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

  Modeling asset for TV Commercials, Texturing
  Lighitng and Shading, Look Development, Fluid Simulation
  
  Toolkit: Maya 2010, Zbrush, Mudbox, Mental Ray, Vray, Topogun,
  Photoshop, Nuke, After Effects
  

• Lighter/CG Artist

  Pixelpost

  September 2009 - March 2010

  Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

  Lighting for TV Commercials, Shading, Look Development, Texture painting.
  Compositing. Color correction, Grading
  
  Toolit: Maya 2009, Mental Ray, After Effects
  
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  CG Generalist

  MFX

  March 2009 - August 2009

  Modeling for TV Commercials, Lighting, Shading, Look development, Texture painting, Fluid Simulation
  Toolkit: Maya 2008, Mental Ray, ZBrush, Photoshop, After Effects
  
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  3D Animator/Modeler

  Fox Entertainment Group

  June 2007 - June 2008

  Modeling and animate assets for dailies, UV Surfacing, Texture Painting, Lighting and Shading
  Precomp rendered passes
  
  Toolkit: Maya, Photoshop, Combustion, After Effects