Maurice Bastian

Work History

• Adjunct Faculty Instructor

  USC Cinematic Arts

  June 2018 - Present
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  Adjunct Assistant Professor

  USC School of Cinematic Arts

  March 2018 - Present

  Los Angeles
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  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
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  Lighting/Compositing Artist

  Walt Disney Animation Studios

  November 2007 - October 2008

  ligthing and compositing artist for the feature film 'Bolt'

  
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  Lighting TD

  Asylum Visual Effects

  October 2007 - November 2007

  Santa Monica

  Lighting TD for 'National Treasure 2'

  
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  Lighting TD

  Sony Pictures Imageworks

  August 2007 - October 2007

  lighting digital creatures for 'I am Legend'

  
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  Character TD

  DreamWorks Animation

  June 2003 - May 2006

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

  

  
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  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 )

  

  

  

  

  

  

  
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  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