Brian Bell

Brian Bell

Supervisor VFX Supervisor / Lead Game Environments / 23 yrs

Detroit, MI

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Senior Lighter

Middle-earth: Shadow of War (2017)

Senior Lighter

Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters (2013)

Lighting Lead

Life of Pi (2012)

Lighting Lead

Hop (2011)

Lighting Lead

The Sorcerer's Apprentice (2010)

Lighter

Terminator Salvation (2009)

Lighting Artist

Friday the 13th (2009)

Digital Lighting Supervisor

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)

Lighting Lead

National Treasure: Book of Secrets (2007)

Lighting Supervisor

Night at the Museum (2006)

Lighting Lead

The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (2006)

Lighter

The Ring Two (2005)

Lighting Lead

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005)

Lighting Technical Director

The Chronicles of Riddick (2004)

Lighting Technical Director

The Cat in the Hat (2003)

Digital Artist

Cold Creek Manor (2003)

Digital Artist

Sweet Home Alabama (2002)

3D Artist

Band Of Brothers (2001)

Digital Artist

Rock Star (2001)

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Work History

  • Lighting Supervisor

    Rhythm & Hues Studios

    April 2012 - May 2013

    Lighting supervisor in the Houdini lighting pipeline

  • Lead Lighting TD

    Rhythm & Hues Studios

    August 2010 - April 2012

    Lead Lighting TD in the Houdini lighting pipeline.

  • Lighting TD

    Asylum Visual Effects

    March 2007 - June 2010

    Lighting and texture painting. Maya, Renderman, Houdini, Shake, Nuke, Photoshop

  • Lead Lighter

    Rhythm & Hues Studios

    June 2003 - January 2007

    Lighting and texture painting. Proprietary lighting and compositing software, Maya, Photoshop, Body Paint

  • Digital Artist

    Entity FX

    May 2002 - May 2003

    Tracking, modeling, texture painting, lighting, compositing. Maya, Photoshop, Inferno/Flame

  • 3D Artist

    Pixel Envy

    August 2000 - March 2002

    Tracking, modeling, texture painting, lighting, compositing. Maya, Photoshop, Inferno/Flame

  • Localization Specialist

    Squaresoft

    November 1997 - May 2000

    Translation and editing of Japanese game content to English for the North American market.

  • Senior Lighter

    Monolith Productions

    ? - Present
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Education

  • University of California, Santa Barbara

    ? - ?