Doris Wang

Work History

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  Lead Lighting and Compositing Artist

  DreamWorks Animation

  January 2023 - Present
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  Lighting Artist

  DreamWorks Animation

  October 2019 - Present

  Glendale, California, US

  

  
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  Lighting Artist

  Respawn Entertainment

  November 2018 - October 2019

  Chatsworth, CA

  Responsible for real time lighting in level and in cinematics. Other responsibilities include keeping lighting within performance budget, work through level transitions and general debugging and troubleshooting.

  
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  Lighting TD

  Wētā FX

  December 2016 - September 2018

  Responsible for shot lighting, rendering, pre-comping and passing elements off to compositors. Other tasks include light rig building,template building, sequence rig setup and troubleshooting/debugging.
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  Lead Lighting TD

  DreamWorks Animation

  July 2014 - December 2016

  Responsible for setting up master lighting on sets and main characters. Other responsibilities include situational rig R&D, creating demo comps, gizmo design and creation, proficiency tool development, lookdev, troubleshooting and file setup for partner studios.
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  Lighting TD/Generalist/Translator

  Moonbot Studios

  January 2014 - March 2014

  Tasks range from the start of the pipe to the end of the pipe, including modeling, texturing/shading and heavy focus on lighting, rendering and compositing.
  Dolby Atmos: Silent
  Worked on game translation from English into Chinese (simplified and traditional) and Japanese.
  Lollipop 3: Eggs of Doom
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  Lighting TD

  Sony Pictures Imageworks

  March 2013 - November 2013

  Responsible for taking a shot from beginning to finish, tasks include: lighting, rendering, debugging, comping and stereo conversion.
  Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2: Revenge of the Leftovers
  Edge of Tomorrow

  

  
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  Lighting TD

  Rhythm & Hues Studios

  July 2012 - February 2013

  Responsible for lighting, rendering and precomping digital assets and passing them off to compositors. Types of assets include characters, sets, props and FX elements.
  Life of Pi
  Grown Ups 2
  Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters

  

  

  
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  Generalist

  Reel FX

  August 2009 - June 2012

  Had a variety of tasks that ranged from the start of the pipe to the end of the pipe, with heavy focus on modeling, lighting, and compositing. Also worked on grooming fur for characters, python tool development, and generating Maya paintFX
  Despicable Me: Minion Mayhem Ride
  Radio City Rockettes: 2011 Christmas Spectacular
  Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas
  Daffy's Rhapsody
  Judy Moody: Not Bummer Summer
  Open Season 3

• Junior Lighting Artist

  Digimax

  March 2009 - May 2009

  Worked on NASA IMAX feature Quantum Quest
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  3D Modeler

  Reel FX

  October 2007 - February 2008

  Helped with asset creation.
  Open Season 2
  Kung Fu Panda
  Snow 2

  

  

  
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  Apprentice

  Reel FX

  April 2006 - October 2007

  Worked on commercial projects and started on Open Season 2