Robb Gardner

Work History

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  LookDev & Concept Artist

  NetEase North America

  April 2022 - Present
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  Lighting TD

  Industrial Light & Magic

  January 2021 - Present
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  CG Supervisor

  Shomen Productions

  October 2020 - October 2020

  SF
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  lighting technical director

  Wētā FX

  August 2017 - February 2018
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  lighting/lookdev

  Industrial Light & Magic

  February 2017 - July 2017

  
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  Senior Lighting Technical Direction

  Industrial Light & Magic

  July 2008 - July 2017

  San Francisco Bay Area

  (2017) Star Wars Episode VIII
  (2017) Kong Skull Island VR
  (2017) Kong Skull Island
  (2016) Turtles 2
  (2015) Jurassic World
  (2014) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
  (2014) Transformers: Age of Extinction
  (2013) Pacific Rim
  (2013) G.I. JOE: Retaliation
  (2012) The Avengers
  (2011) Cowboys & Aliens
  (2011) Rango
  (2010) The Last Airbender
  (2009) Transformers “Revenge of the Fallen”
  (2009) Star Trek
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  lighting td

  Industrial Light & Magic

  February 2016 - February 2017

  
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  Lighting Technical Director

  Industrial Light & Magic

  January 2014 - July 2014

  
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  Lighting Technical Director

  Wētā FX

  September 2013 - November 2013

  The Hobbit2: Desolations of Smaug (2013)
  • Lighting Technical Director

  
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  Senior Technical Director

  Industrial Light & Magic

  December 2012 - March 2013

  Pacific Rim (2013)
  • Lighting Technical Director
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  Lighting TD

  Wētā FX

  June 2012 - December 2012

  The Hobbit (2012)
  • Lighting Technical Director
  
  The Adventures of Tintin (2011)
  • Lighting Technical Director
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  Lighting Technical Director

  Industrial Light & Magic

  July 2008 - June 2012

  Marvels "The Avengers" (2012)
  • Lighting Technical Director
  
  G.I. Joe: Retaliation (2012)
  • Lighting Technical Director
  
  Cowboys and Aliens (2011)
  • Lighting Technical Director
  
  Rango (2011)
  • Lighting Technical Director
  • Compositing
  
  The Last Airbender (2010)
  • Animation, Look Development, Lighting
  
  Transformers “Revenge of the Fallen” (2009)
  • Lighting Technical Director
  
  Star Trek (2009)
  • Lighting Technical Director
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  Lighting TD

  Wētā FX

  July 2011 - October 2011

  Wellington New Zealand

  
  (2013) The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
  (2012) The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
  (2011) The Adventures of Tintin
  

  

  

  

  

• Director - Cinematographer - Editor

  Pink Motel Pool Party

  September 2011 - September 2011

  Sun Valley, CA

  
  Shot on a Canon 7D with CO-DP Ané Vecchione. Edited in FCP.
  https://socalskate.blogspot.com/
  
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  Technical Director

  Industrial Light & Magic

  July 2008 - May 2011

  Cowboys and Aliens (2011)
  • Lighting Technical Director
  
  Rango (2011)
  • Lighting Technical Director
  • Compositing

• RED camera assistant

  Windowseat Pictures

  May 2010 - May 2010

  
  Protec Pool Party May 22nd, 2010.
  • Assistant to RED One Camera DP. Setup, Prep, and shooting of event.
  
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  Technical Director

  Industrial Light & Magic

  July 2008 - March 2010

  The Last Airbender (2010)
  • Animation, Look Development, Light and Render of Tidal wave and open ocean water shots.
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  3D artist

  Psyop

  May 2008 - July 2008

  Venice Beach, California

  
  BMW “Yet” Commercial (2008)
  • Lead Lighting and look development TD for the spot. Plate
  and photorealistic car integration with realistic cg glass roads.
  Photographed car enhanced CG reflections, tires, speed lights and spec highlights, etc… (Mental Ray)
  
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WS7jUzhthKA
  
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  Lighting TD

  Framestore

  March 2008 - May 2008

  London, United Kingdom

  
  Wanted (2008)
  • Lighting For the bullet train destruction sequence.
  
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  Senior Technical Director

  Sony Pictures Imageworks

  March 2003 - March 2008

  Culver City, California

  
  I Am Legend (2007)
  • Lighting and compositing for ” Manhattan Joyride” daylight scenes with deer, vegetation and overgrowth of NYC.
  • Character lighting and compositing of principle 3D characters, environments and plate photography for “Infected Demolition Derby” sequence.
  
  Spiderman 3 (2005-2007)
  • Lead Look Development Artist of New York City environments using SPI proprietary lighting software and Renderman. Additional layout of shot specific environments.
  • Character lighting and compositing of principle 3D characters, environments and plate photography.
  • Sand fx lighting and compositing.
  
  Zathura (2005)
  • “SR Sequence” asteroid field and Saturn Look Development, effects animation and lighting technical director.
  • This sequence required thousands of asteroids driven by Maya dynamics as well as planet fluid effects and subsurface scattering.
  • Primary lighting with Maya and Renderman via MTOR.
  • Compositing.
  
  Spiderman 2 (2004)
  • Spiderman and Doctor Octopus character lighting with SPI proprietary lighting software and Renderman.
  • Environment and train lighting for “TR Sequence”.
  • Compositing.
  
  Polar Express (2004)
  • Character and environment lighting with SPI proprietary software and Renderman.
  • Compositing.
  
  Haunted Mansion (2003)
  • Character lighting with SPI proprietary software and additional “one off” shots done with Maya and Mayaman.
  • Compositing.
  

  

  

  

• Videographer - Editor

  FUEL TV

  October 2007 - October 2007

  
  • Biopic skateboarding and art scene videography of Pro Skateboarder Pat Ngoho for a segment on Fuel TV's "Daily Habit" program. Locations include Oahu, Santa Monica and East L..A.
  • Quiksilver North Shore Bowl Jam contributing Videographer.
  

• Senior Technical Director

  cis

  September 2001 - March 2003

  
  Queen of the Damned (2000)
  The Core (2001-2002)
  
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  Lighting Technical Director

  Manex

  December 2000 - July 2001

  
  Queen of the Damned (2000)
  
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  Technical Director

  DreamWorks Animation

  March 1999 - August 1999

  
  Modeler and Lighting TD
  Brother Termite test (1999)
  

• Technical Director

  VIFX

  April 1997 - December 1998

  
  Lighting TD, Character Setup, Texture Paint, Fx animation, overall generalist.
  
  X-Files Movie (1998)
  
  Pushing Tin (1999)
  
  Blade (1998)
  
  Dodge Impact commercial (Super Bowl) (1998)
  
  Planet Ice Test (a.k.a. Titan A.E.) (2000)
  
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  TD

  Cinesite

  1995 - 1997

  
  Space Jam (1996)
  

  

• Animator

  Fasa Interactive Technologies

  1994 - 1995

  
  Battletech animated series (1994-95)
  Mechcommander VG (1995)