Minh Nguyen Ba

Work History

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  Senior Lighter/Generalist

  Blink Industries

  September 2024 - May 2025

  London, United Kingdom
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  Senior texturing/surfacing artist

  Blink Industries

  May 2024 - July 2024

  Holloway Road, London
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  Senior Lighting TD - Film

  RealTime

  April 2023 - August 2023

  Dr who 60th anniversary specials
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  Senior Surfacing TD

  Jellyfish Pictures

  March 2022 - March 2023

  London, United Kingdom
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  CG Generalist

  Dupe VFX

  April 2021 - March 2022

  London, United Kingdom

• Senior 3D Artist

  Free-lance 3d artist

  May 2014 - April 2021
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  Senior Lookdev TD

  Nviz

  August 2013 - April 2014

  London, United Kingdom

  Working on "Our Robot Overlord" directed by Jon Wright
  Lookdev of the Sentry, one of the film main character as well as other key assets.
  Lighting of various key shots.
  Maya/V-Ray
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  Senior Lighting TD

  MPC

  February 2013 - July 2013

  London, United Kingdom

  working on :
  300 : Rise of an Empire directed by Noam Murro
  World War Z directed by Marc Forster
  Maya/Katana/PR-Man

  

  
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  Senior Lighting TD

  Image Engine

  May 2012 - December 2012

  Vancouver, British Columbia

  working on :
  RIPD directed by Robert Schwentke
  Zero-Dark-Thirty directed by Kathryn Bigelow
  Elysium directed by Neill Blomkamp
  Maya/3D-Light
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  Senior Lighting TD - Film

  MPC

  January 2012 - May 2012

  London, United Kingdom

  working on Dark Shadows directed by Tim Burton
  Maya/PR-Man
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  Lead Lighter - Commercials

  MPC

  October 2011 - December 2011

  worked on a Fredrik Bond commercial
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  Senior Lighter

  Cinesite

  August 2011 - October 2011

  working on John Carter of Mars directed by Andrew Stanton

  

  

• Head of 3D

  Absolute Post New York

  August 2009 - June 2011

  lead/dept. sup. on various commercials, modeling/lighting/shading/compositing/shoot attendance

• CG Lead

  Absolute Post London

  January 2007 - July 2009

  modeling/rigging/animation/lighting/lead/shoot attendance on various commercials
  
  CG Lead on Samsung Attraction - Winner of the 2009 Commercials Silver Telly Awards
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  Senior Generalist

  MPC

  March 2004 - December 2006

  modeling/rigging/animation/lead on various commercials
  
  character TD on Virtual History, documentary for Discovery Channel
  winner of the "Outstanding Visual Effects in a Broadcast miniseries, Movie or Special category" award from the Visual Effects Society
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  Lead Modeler

  Scarlet Digital Imaging

  October 2003 - March 2004

  head of character modelling, in charge of a team of 5 modellers, working on characters and facial expressions.
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  Character Animator

  Attitude Studio

  June 2003 - September 2003

  animator on FMVs
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  Character Animator

  Duboi

  May 2002 - May 2003

  character animator on feature film "Immortals"
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  Character Modeler

  Duboi

  October 2001 - April 2002

  character/creature modeler on feature film "Immortals"
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  Generalist

  Mikros Image

  May 1998 - May 2000

  2d/3d generalist using Maya/After-Effects.
  worked on various commercials and feature films.