Chris Norpchen

Chris Norpchen

Senior Technical Artist / 27 yrs

Orlando, FL

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Lighting / Look Dev Supervisor

Angel Prime: An Alpha War Story (2023)

Animator

Dark Waters (2018)

Senior Technical Director

Hotel Transylvania 2 (2015)

Lighting Department Lead

The Maze Runner (2014)

Lighting Department Lead

The Giver (2014)

Lead Digital Artist

Ender's Game (2013)

Lead Digital Artist

Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters (2013)

Lighting Artist

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011)

Lighting Artist

Fright Night (2011)

X-Men: First Class (2011)

Lighting Lead

TRON: Legacy (2010)

Lighting Artist

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)

Bats: Human Harvest (2007)

Additional Visual Effects

Undead or Alive: A Zombedy (2007)

Lead Digital Artist

Zodiac (2007)

Digital Effects Artist

Nine Inch Nails: Only (2005)

Digital Effects Artist

James Bond 007: Everything or Nothing (2004)

Digital Effects Artist

Medal of Honor: Rising Sun (2003)

Animator

Maximum Velocity (2003)

Animator

Rapid Exchange (2003)

Compositor

Antibody (2002)

Animation And Compositing

Descent Into Darkness (2002)

Digital Compositor

Landspeed (2002)

Animator / Compositor

Shark Hunter (2001)

CGI Animator

Digimon: The Movie (2000)

The Frighteners (1996)

Work History

  • CG Supervisor

    Digital Domain

    November 2016 - Present

    Supervise CG artists in commercials and special projects.

  • lighting supervisor

    Falcon's Treehouse

    August 2015 - September 2016
    Orlando, FL

  • Owner

    Samurai Games, LLC

    June 2009 - April 2016

    Chris's game company for release of personal creativity and learning.

  • Senior Technical Director

    Sony Pictures Imageworks

    October 2014 - August 2015

    Provide Lookdev and Lighting for various shows.
    Arnold, Katana.
    Projects:
    Hotel Transylvania 2 - lookdev, lighting

  • Lighting Department Lead

    Method Studios

    September 2013 - October 2014

    Review all training materials for lighters. Work on training programs for new hires, including docs, guidelines and quickstart guides. Define and document the lookdev and lighitng environment, pipeline and working practices. Work closely with TD's, CG sups and senior lighters to gather feedback and provide feature requests. Work closely with pipeline, both global and local to achieve goals. Aid in lighting and technical aspects on shows when needed.
    Maya, Vray, Houdini Mantra.
    Worked on:
    The Maze Runner - lighting
    The Giver - lighting lead
    San Andreas - lighting

  • Lead Digital Artist

    Digital Domain

    September 2002 - August 2013

    Experience with:
    Lightwave
    3DS Max
    Vray
    Maya
    Mental Ray
    Digital Fusion
    Modo
    Renderman
    Mari
    Worked on:
    Ender's Game - lighting and lookdev, setup, pipeline.
    Girl with the Dragon Tattoo - Digital Artist in charge of Mara Rooney head shaders, look development.
    X-Men First Class - Digital Double Lead.
    Tron Legacy - Look development and Sequence Lighting Lead.
    Percy Jackson - 3d Generalist.
    Curious Case of Benjamin Button - Lighter, look development.
    Zodiac - 3d Generalist.
    Various Commercial projects.

  • VIsual Effects Supervisor

    Unified Film Organization

    2000 - 2002

    Worked on various sci-fi and horror movies.
    Direct to dvd for Blockbuster and original movies for Sci-Fi Channel.

  • 3D Generalist

    Saban Entertainment

    1999 - 2000

    Worked on various commercial and television projects

  • 3D Generalist

    Netter Digital

    1997 - 1999

    Worked on various 3d kids television show projects.
    3d Generalist on BATS movie.
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Education

  • California State University-Chico

    1988 - 1990

  • Moorpark College

    1986 - 1988