Stephanie Cushing
Lighting TD by day, Circus artist by night...
Senior Lighting TD / 20 yrs
Vancouver, Canada
Hire Me
I have a strong passion for lighting and many years of experience in creative production, both digital and theatrical. Because of this I am ready and excited for a new challenge!
Having an affinity for the performing arts, I also study, and occasionally perform, circus skills such as trapeze, contortion, and hand balancing with local circus artists. I believe that the physical challenge it brings also strengthens the mind and creative processes in my career.
Work History
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Lighting Lead
Sony Pictures Imageworks
February 2021 - May 2024Lead on Hotel Transylvania 4 as well as In Your Dreams (in production)
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Lighting TD
Sony Pictures Imageworks
January 2015 - July 2017Production Credits:
Hotel Transylvania 2 (2015)
The Angry Birds Movie (2015-2016)
Storks (2016)
*Shot lighting based on direction of Art Director using Arnold and Katana.
*Full compositing and stereo integration using Nuke.
*Sequence keylighting on Storks.
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Lighting TD
Blue Sky Studios
January 2012 - May 2014Greenwich, CTProduction Credits:
Ice Age 4: Continental Drift (2012)
Epic: (2013)
Rio 2: (2014)
*Shot lighting based on direction of Lead Lighting TD and Director using a script base, in-house proprietary software for “Ice Age 4”, “Epic”, and “Rio 2”
*Slap compositing in Nuke
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3D Artist and Lighting Supervisor
Fathom Studios
August 2000 - December 2005Atlanta, GAProduction Credit:
Delgo
LIGHTING SUPERVISOR
*Created master lighting for sequences using Maya
*Compositing to achieve final look in Shake
*Project Management for small team of lighting artists
CG GENERALIST
*Responsible for many aspects of the production: modeling, texturing, rigging, and shot lighting using Maya and Photoshop
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Education
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The Art Institute of Phoenix
1998 - 1999 -
University of Alaska Fairbanks
1993 - 1995