Samuel Maniscalco

Samuel Maniscalco

Lead Lighting TD / 16 yrs

Los Angeles, CA

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Virtual Production Lighting Supervisor

Snow White (2025)

Virtual Production Lighting Supervisor

Mufasa: The Lion King (2024)

Lead Lighting Artist

Trolls Band Together (2023)

Lead Lighting Artist

The Boss Baby 2 (2021)

Lead Lighting Artist

The Croods 2 (2020)

Lead Lighting Artist

Trolls World Tour (2020)

Lead Lighting Artist

The Lion King (2019)

The Lego Batman Movie (2017)

The Lego Ninjago Movie (2017)

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017)

The Jungle Book (2016)

Exodus: Gods and Kings (2014)

Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)

Junior Lighting Technical Director

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013)

Junior Lighting Technical Director

Iron Man 3 (2013)

Man of Steel (2013)

Junior Lighting Technical Director

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)

Happy Feet Two (2011)

L.A. Noire (2011)

Work History
  • Lead Lighting Artist

    MPC

    March 2017 - May 2018
  • Lighting Artist

    Animal Logic

    March 2016 - March 2017
  • Lighting Technical Director

    MPC

    February 2015 - January 2016
    London, United Kingdom
  • Junior Lighting Technical Director

    Wētā FX

    April 2012 - March 2014
  • Lighting Technical Assistant

    Dr. D Studios

    April 2011 - November 2011
  • Game Designer

    Team Bondi

    March 2007 - June 2009

    L.A. Noire
    • Content creation, level design and gameplay mechanics
    • Worked directly with Rockstar, the Game's Director and Lead Designer on feedback, changes and game design concepts
    • Worked closely with the game play programming team on new features, feedback and problem solving
    • Worked closely with the tools programming and design team on getting game content and scripting tools streamlined
    • Trained and helped new junior designers get up to speed on the game's design pipeline

  • Motion Capture Supervisor and 3D Generalist

    Plastic Wax

    January 2004 - March 2006
Education
  • Silicon Graphics Centre

    2002 - 2003