Maurice Bastian

Maurice Bastian

Senior CG Generalist / 25 yrs

Los Angeles, CA

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Lighting Technical Director

Muhammad: The Messenger of God (2015)

Lighter

Bolt (2008)

shot lighting artist

National Treasure: Book of Secrets (2007)

Lighting TD

I Am Legend (2007)

Character Technical Director

Bee Movie (2007)

Digital Lighter

Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007)

Digital Lighting Artist

Flags of Our Fathers (2006)

Character TD

Over The Hedge (2006)

cg lighting artist

Shark Tale (2004)

Technical Animator/Lighting TD

Peter Pan (2003)

CG Animator

Star Wars: Bounty Hunter (2002)

Animator

Men in Black II (2002)

Technical Animator

Pearl Harbor (2001)

technical director

The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle (2000)

technical director

Deep Blue Sea (1999)

Digital Effects Artist

Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)

technical director

Small Soldiers (1998)

3d digital artist

The Fifth Element (1997)

Digital Model Supervisor

Species (1995)

Work History

  • Adjunct Faculty Instructor

    USC Cinematic Arts

    June 2018 - Present

  • Adjunct Assistant Professor

    USC School of Cinematic Arts

    March 2018 - Present
    Los Angeles

  • Technical Director

    Digital Sandbox

    June 2014 - October 2014
    Marina Del Rey, CA

    Look Development and Lighting

  • Instructor

    Art Institute Hollywood

    September 2010 - May 2014

    Instructor for 3D Lighting, Modeling, Animation and Effects

  • Lighting/Compositing Artist

    Walt Disney Animation Studios

    November 2007 - October 2008

    ligthing and compositing artist for the feature film 'Bolt'

  • Lighting TD

    Asylum Visual Effects

    October 2007 - November 2007
    Santa Monica

    Lighting TD for 'National Treasure 2'

  • Lighting TD

    Sony Pictures Imageworks

    August 2007 - October 2007

    lighting digital creatures for 'I am Legend'

  • Character TD

    DreamWorks Animation

    June 2003 - May 2006

    Lighting and Compositing for Shark Tale, Character Rigging for
    Over the Hedge and Bee Movie

  • Technical Animator/Lighting TD

    Industrial Light & Magic

    September 1997 - May 2003

    Lighting TD for Small Soldiers, Star Wars - Episode 1, Rocky and Bullwinkle, Technical Animator for Pearl Harbor, Men in Black 2 and
    Peter Pan ( may be uncredited )

  • Digital Artist

    Digital Domain

    1995 - 1997

    Digital Artist for T2-3D ride film, the feature film 5th Element, and several commercials

  • Modeling Superviser

    Boss Films

    1994 - 1995

    Creature Modeling Superviser for the film Species

  • Senior Animator/Technical Director/Lead

    ID/Compugraph Designs

    June 1993 - May 1994

    Senior Animator, Technical Director and Project Lead for broadcast television, cable and commercial graphics.

  • Computer Graphics Artist

    Telezign

    November 1989 - May 1993

    Animated computer graphic spots for Broadcast Networks and Commercials. worked closely with Art Directors and Designers on producing spots from modeling, animating, texture, lighting and compositing using Alias and Softimage.

  • intern

    Compugraph Designs

    1989 - 1989
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Education

  • MS, Communications Design

    Pratt Institute

    1987 - 1991

  • BS in Industrial Design

    Purdue University

    1983 - 1987