Sarah Chalek

Sarah Chalek

CG Generalist and Illustrator

Mid-level Generalist / Lighter/Compositor / 10 yrs

Los Angeles

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I'm a CG generalist skilled at lighting, texturing, modeling, compositing, and visual development. I started my career as an illustrator in New York City. After studying illustration at Syracuse University, I worked for four years as a 2D artist at The Studio NYC, a small studio making television commercials and short films.

Three years ago, I decided to go back to school to study CG film-making at the French school, Ecole MoPA (a.k.a. Supinfocom). I taught myself French and moved to Arles, the town where Van Gogh created the majority of his paintings. My thesis film "Outdoors", completed in June, 2017, is a story inspired by my roots in New York, which I worked on with three talented teammates.

Since finishing grad school, I moved out to Los Angeles and have been working as a CG Generalist at Ingenuity Studios. I love my job, but since it is a contract position, I always have an eye out for new opportunities.
Work History
  • Lighting Artist

    Walt Disney Animation Studios

    January 2022 - Present
    Burbank, California, United States
  • Lighter/Compositor

    Nickelodeon Animation Studio

    January 2021 - January 2022
    Burbank, California, United States

    Lighting/compositing for Rugrats.

  • Lighter/Compositor

    Walt Disney Animation Studios

    January 2020 - December 2020
    Burbank, California

    Lighting/compositing on Raya and the Last Dragon.

  • Lighter/ Compositor DWTV

    DreamWorks Animation

    March 2019 - January 2020
    Los Angeles

    Lighting/compositing for Boss Baby Season 2 and Fast and Furious: Spy Racers.

  • cg generalist

    Ingenuity Studios

    September 2017 - April 2018
    Hollywood, CA
  • Production Intern

    Aggressive TV

    July 2015 - August 2015
  • Illustrator

    The STUDIO NYC

    December 2010 - July 2014
    New York City
Education
  • CG film-making

    Supinfocom Arles

    September 2014 - June 2017
  • Masters in 3D animation and VFX

    Ecole MOPA

    2014 - 2017
  • B.F.A. Illustration

    Syracuse University

    ? - May 2010