Ricardo Ramos

Ricardo Ramos

Senior lighting/compositing / Senior 3D Artist

Fairfax, California

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Lighting Lead

Cats (2019)

Technical Director

League of Gods (2016)

Lighting Technical Director

Ted 2 (2015)

Digital Artist

Battleship (2012)

Lighting Technical Director

Rango (2011)

Digital Artist

Star Trek (2009)

Digital Artist

Iron Man (2008)

Digital Artist

Eragon (2006)

Digital Artist

Poseidon (2006)

Visual Effects Supervisor

War of the Worlds (2005)

Digital Effects Artist

Van Helsing (2004)

Digital Effects Artist

Hulk (2003)

Technical Director

Minority Report (2002)

Senior Lighting Technical Director

Deep Blue Sea (1999)

Digital Effects Artist

Flubber (1997)

CG Troubles Shooter

101 Dalmatians (1996)

CG Technical Assistant

Congo (1995)

Digital Effects Artist (special Version)

Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)

Computer Graphics Artist

Galaxy Quest

Work History
  • Senior 3D Technical Artist

    Hogarth Worldwide

    May 2018 - September 2018
    Apple Image Production Studio
  • Technical Director

    Tippett Studio

    February 2015 - February 2018
    Berkeley, CA

    Lighting and preliminary comp

  • Senior Lighter

    Tippett Studio

    July 2017 - January 2018
  • Lighter

    Tippett Studio

    January 2016 - June 2016

    Films:
    League of Gods

    Commercial:
    Monster Strike (Internet mobile gaming)

  • Technical Director

    Industrial Light & Magic

    December 2013 - July 2014

    Films:
    Transformers: Age of Extinction
    Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

  • Technical Director

    Sony Pictures Imageworks

    March 2013 - August 2013
    Vancouver, Canada Area

    Film:
    Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2

  • Technical Director

    Wētā FX

    July 2012 - December 2012
    Wellington & Wairarapa, New Zealand

    Lighting and preliminary comp

  • Technical Director

    Industrial Light & Magic

    August 1994 - May 2012
    San Francisco Bay Area

    Films:
    Battleship
    Avengers
    Cowboys and Aliens
    Rango
    Iron Man 2
    Iron Man
    Star Trek
    Transformers: Revenge of the fallen
    Pirates of the Carribean: At World's End
    Pirates of the Carribean: Dead Man's Chest
    Eragon
    Poseidon
    The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe
    Chicken Little
    War of the Worlds
    Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
    Van Helsing
    Hulk
    Minority Report
    Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
    The Perfect Storm
    Deep Blue Sea
    Galaxy Quest
    Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
    THX 1138 (Director's Cut)
    Flubber
    101 Dalmations
    Congo
    Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (Special Edition)
    Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (Special Edition)

    Video Games:
    Bounty Hunter

    Rides:
    Star Tours


Education
  • BS

    San Diego State

    September 1982 - May 1989