Seong Joon Lee

Work History

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  Senior Creature Technical Director

  Industrial Light & Magic

  January 2022 - Present

  San Francisco Bay Area
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  CG Supervior

  MPC

  June 2019 - February 2022

  Greater Los Angeles Area

  2021 iPad mini - Online Ad - We came to move
  2021 iPad Pro Magic Keyboard Ad - Float
  2021 FX DAVE | Anteater - Season 2 Teaser
  2021 Dell Murmurations
  2021 Dell Alienware - “Where Human meets machine"
  2020 Microsoft Holiday Commercial 2020 - “A Dog’s Dream”
  2020 PlayStation – The Last of Us Part II trailer
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  Sr.Rigger/Sr.Generalist

  Method Studios

  March 2019 - June 2019

  Santa Monica

  2019 Hertz “AVENGERS: ENDGAME”
  2019 Discovery “Shark Week”
  2019 TIM – Spider Man TIM Advance
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  Senior Creature TD

  Industrial Light & Magic

  March 2016 - March 2019

  San Francisco Bay Area

  Worked on cloth, hair, and rigid-body simulation.
  2019 ‘Aladdin’
  
  Worked on cloth, hair, and rigid-body simulation.
  2019 'Captain Marvel'
  
  Worked on cloth and rigid-body simulation.
  2018 'Aquaman'
  
  Worked on main hero transformers included two types of designed 'Optimus' rigging and animation setting. Also working on robot transformations and detail set animations.
  2018 'Bumblebee'
  
  Worked on various main transformer character rig, vehicle rig assets and also worked in animation on robots transformation
  2017 'Transformer - The Last Knight'
  
  Worked on rigging of various Star Wars characters for 'Star Wars Find The Force: Augmented Reality Experience' under 'Lucas Film Image Unit'
  
  Commercials
  2019 Drew Brees “Bumblebee Movie: Christmas Gift”
  2017 Schick Hydro “Transformers: The Last Of Knight”
  2017 Sonic “Transformers: The Last Of Knight”
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  VFX TD, Lead Animator, Creature TD

  Method Studios

  April 2015 - March 2016

  Greater New York City Area

  Worked on various creature rigs and animation for various features and commercials.

• Animation Co-operator

  New Media Artist, Michael Rees

  April 2013 - September 2014

  Greater New York City Area

  Animation and Rigging in “Michael Rees: Converge:Ghraib Bag” at The Museum of Arts and Design, New York, NY 2013
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  VFX TD, Lead Animator, Creature TD

  Method Studios

  September 2009 - September 2014

  Santa Monica California

  Worked as CG Supervisor, Creature TD, and Lead Animator for commercial, Voya “Butterflies”
  
  Worked as Lead Animator, and Lead Creature TD for commercial, California Cheese
  
  Worked on as Lead Animator and VFX, Creature TD for Super Bowl commercials
  2014 FOX Sports “Cleatus and Beats”
  2013 KIA “Space Babies” 2011 Bridgestone “Carma”
  2010 Bridgestone “Whale of a Tale”
  
  Worked as Layout, Animation Supervisor, Creature TD, and VFX TD for feature film 2012 “Wrath of the Titans”
  
  Worked as Lead Animator, Creature TD, and VFX TD for feature films
  2014 “Transformer:Age of Extinction”
  2014 “Welcome to Yesterday” 2014 “Into The Storm”
  2013 “The Wolf of Wall Street” 2013 “Runner Runner”
  2013 “White House Down” 2013 “Iron Man 3”
  2012 “For Greater Glory:The True Story of Cristiada”
  2011 ''The Rite” 2010 “Let Me In”
  2010 “A Nightmare on Elm Street”
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  VFX Technical Director and Animator

  Psyop

  March 2008 - December 2009

  Venice California

  Worked as 3D VFX Artist and 3D Animator for commercial, Stoil, BMW, AT&T, Sprint, Coca-Cola, CTIA, Skype, Axe, Heineken, Airforce, Adobe, Disney, and Nissan.
  
  Worked on as VFX TD and Animator for Super Bowl commercial 2009 Coca-Cola “Heist”
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  VFX Artist, Animator, and 3D Generalist

  Method Studios

  April 2006 - March 2008

  SanTa Monica California

  Worked as 3D VFX Artist for many high-profile commercials including Miller Lite, Pepsi, Visa, Hummer H3, Sears, PlayStation, Toyota, Verizon.
  
  Worked as Lead 3D VFX Artist for Olay and Sprint commercials performed developing entire 3D rig and animation. Worked as Lead Animator and rigger for Bridgstone commercials. Also did work on feature film, Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End.
  
  Worked on as VFX TD and Animator for Super Bowl commercial 2008 Bridgestone “Scream”

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

• Animation and Model Creator

  Quantum Horizon

  June 2004 - March 2008

  Greater New York City Area

  Camera tracking works for Quiet Man(NY)’s Pepsi and Cheetos commercials. Animated cartoon character, Chester in
  
  Modeled and animated SOFT Lab(NY)’s ancient ruins and creature of artist, Michael Somoroff‘s project.
  Animated various characters of Magnetic Dreams Animation Studio(TN)’s television series, Sesame Street and commercial for Nashville Predators.

• Animation Assistant

  New Media Artist, Michael Rees

  March 2001 - March 2008

  Greater New York City Area

  Made creature animation for exhibitions. Created the rigging setting and skinning for his multi-limbs character.
  
  Credits:
  Animation in “Michael Rees” at Kemper Museum, Kansas, Missouri 2005
  Animation in “Michael Rees: Large and Moving” at The Aldrich Cotemporary Art Museum, Ridgefield, CT 2005
  Animation in “Michael Rees: Sculpture: Large, Small and Moving” at Bitforms Gallery, New York, NY 2003
  Animation in “Michael Rees: Fetish: Human Fantastic” at Borusan Art Gallery, Istanbul, 2002
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  School of Visual Arts

  March 2003 - May 2005

• Animation and Model Creator

  MultiSoft

  September 2000 - June 2004

  Greater New York City Area

  Designed and modeled various Low-poly characters for on-line game including texturing and mapping on models. Rigged and created battle action animations using Lightwave and 3D Studio Max. Also built and animated a game
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  Model and Texture Creator (Intern)

  Curious Pictures

  February 2002 - May 2002

  Greater New York City Area

  Modeled, and textured wide variety of 3d objects for in-house projects and TV commercials during the 3 month internship. Used Maya and PhotoShop.