I have been working in Animation and Vfx for 18 years and have specialized in Lighting and Compositing for over 14 years.
Since 2010 I have been working as a Senior Lighting and Compositing artist focusing on feature animation and vfx films.
My career highlights include The lego movies, Peter Rabbit films and Legend of the Guardians with Animal Logic, Disney’s The Jungle Book with MPC, Fast and Furious with DNEG and Happy Feet 2 with Dr. D Between larger film projects I worked on some smaller independent films such as The Water Diviner at Slate Vfx and Infini at Orb Vfx.
My technical skills include advanced knowledge of Feature animation programs “Autodesk Maya”, “Foundry Katana”, “SideFX Houdini”, “Clarisee and “Foundry Nuke”. Apart from my technical knowledge, my Lighting and Compositing career is also based on a solid foundation of live action cinematography, film production experience and a visual arts/ photography background.
I’m currently based in Sydney, Australia but I frequently relocate for work.
Work History
Lighting Artist
Animal Logic
December 2020 - December 2023
Sydney, Australia
Lighting TD
Plastic Wax
August 2020 - December 2020
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Senior Lighting TD
Lighting Artist
Animal Logic
July 2019 - January 2020
Sydney, Australia
Lighting TD
Double Negative
February 2019 - July 2019
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Lighting TD - Fast and the Furious: Hobbs & Shaw
lighting artist
Double Negative
March 2019 - June 2019
Vancouver, Canada
Fast and the Furious: Hobbs & Shaw
Senior Lighting Artist
Animal Logic
March 2018 - February 2019
lighting artist
Animal Logic
February 2016 - February 2018
Lighting Artist
MPC
November 2014 - January 2016
London, United Kingdom
Senior Lighting TD. on Disney's The Jungle Book.
Strong focus on CG and Live action integration with the goal of photo-realism.
Working in Katana, Render Man 19 & 20 & Nuke
Video Editor
Showreels Australia
January 2014 - October 2014
Sydney, Australia
Freelance Video Editor for Showreels Australia.
Editing film sequences for actor showreels using Final Cut Pro.
Mixture of Drama, Comedy, Thriller and Trailers.
Compositor
twd_1919
August 2014 - September 2014
Sydney, Australia
Compositor on The Water Diviner feature film
Lighting Artist
Animal Logic
July 2014 - August 2014
Sydney, Australia
Emmet Awards, Lighting and Compositing
Digital Compositor - Infini and Terminus Features
Freelance
April 2014 - June 2014
Sydney, Australia
Compositing, Lighting and Matte Painting on two Australian Sci-fi feature films.
Lighting - The Lego Movie
Animal Logic
June 2013 - December 2013
Sydney, Australia
Key and Shot lighting/ Compositing
Lighting Artist
Fuel VFX
June 2013 - July 2013
Lighting and Compositing for Nike Commercial
Lighting Artist - The Great Gatsby
Animal Logic
June 2012 - February 2013
Lighting Artist
Lighting - The Polar Bears
Animal Logic
May 2012 - June 2012
Lighting and Compositing on The Polar Bears (Short Film)
Lighting - Darksiders II (Cut Scene Clips)
Plastic Wax
April 2012 - May 2012
Surfacing and Lighting
Lighting Artist - Happy Feet 2
Dr. D Studios
July 2011 - November 2011
Shot lighting for delivery to comp.
I also Key Lit some scenes to deliver a working lightrig for shot lighting.
Lighting Artist - The Padawan Menace (Short)
Animal Logic
January 2011 - June 2011
Lighting and Compositing
Lighting Artist - Legend of the Guardians
Animal Logic
April 2010 - August 2010
Lighting and Compositing
Senior Lighting Artist - Lighting Lead
Flying Bark
January 2008 - January 2010
Senior Lighting Artist - Legend of Enyo (TV Series)
Lighting Lead - Zigby (Tv Series)
Lighting/ Texturing - Master Raindrop (TV Series)
Worked closely with Director and Art Director in look development to create lighting look for Enyo and Zigby.
Worked with Art Director and Lighting/ Compositing team to translate concepts into a practical and effective lighting and compositing pipeline.
Senior Lighting Artist
Sixty40
October 2006 - July 2007
Lead Lighting Designer for Several TV projects.
Comedy Channel TVC
MythBusters Special
Discovery Channel Documentary "Cool Stuff"