Viren Shah

Viren Shah

Sr. Lighting TD at Method Studios

Senior Lighting TD / 18 yrs

Mumbai Area, India

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Borderlands (2024)

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65 (2023)

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The Rig (2023)

Lighting Supervisor

Pachinko (2022)

Lighting Supervisor

The Matrix 4 (2021)

Lighting Supervisor

Infinite (2021)

Lighting Supervisor

No Time to Die (2021)

Lead Lighting TD

WONDER WOMAN 1984 (2020)

Lead Lighting TD

Avengers: Endgame (2019)

Lead Lighting TD

2.0 (2018)

Lead Lighting TD

Bad Times at the El Royale (2018)

Lighting Lead

Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018)

Senior Lighting TD

Red Sparrow (2018)

Lighting Supervisor

Lou (2022)

Sr. Lighting TD

Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile (2022)

Lighting TD

Category 5 (2018)

Lighting TD

The fate of the furious (2017)

Lighting Lead

The Bombing

Lighting Lead

Time Raiders (2016)

Lighting Lead

Mirzya (2016)

Lighting Artist

Dylan Dog: Dead of Night (2011)

Lighting Artist

TRON: Legacy (2010)

Sr. Lighting Artist

Game of thrones season 5, Episode 9

Lighting TD

Bombay Velvet (2015)

lighting lead

shamitabh (2015)

Lighting Lead

Tinkerbell and the Legend of the Neverbeast

Lighting Lead

Planes (2013)

Lighting Lead

Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return (2014)

Lighting Artist

Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue (2010)

Lighting Artist / Shot Lighting Artist

Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure (2009)

Lighting Artist

Tinker Bell (2008)

Character Modelling Artist

Unstable Fables: The Goldilocks and the 3 Bears Show (2009)

Modeling & Facials Artist

Unstable Fables: Tortoise vs. Hare (2008)

Modeling & Facials Artist

The Chubbchubbs Save Xmas (2007)
I am Viren Shah, a 3D Artist living and working in Mumbai.

I started my career in 2005 as a 3d Generalist. Then i got an opportunity to work as Senior Character Modeling Artist. After gaining the modeling experience​, I moved into Lighting & Compositing department as a Lighting Artist & then Lighting Lead. Currently I am working as a Sr. Lighting TD.

In my 11 years of experience, i have contributed to titles like Tron: Legacy, Dylan Dog: Dead of Night, Game of Thrones Season 5: episode 9, Fate of the Furious, Bombay Velvet & few other Bollywood movies.

On a personal level, i can be summed up as fast learner, a natural team player, proactive and willing to take initiatives, someone who keeps upgrading to new techniques and technology.

Softwares I am well versed with, are :
- AutoDesk Maya
- isotropix Clarisse
- Houdini
- Foundry Nuke
- Fusion
- Adobe Photoshop
- Microsoft Office
- Linux

Renderers :
- Solidangle Arnold
- Mantra
- RenderMan
- MentalRay
- Mayaman

Skills :
- Lighting & Rendering
- Setting up HDRI & Master Light-Rigs
- Look-Development
- Compositing
Work History

  • Sr. Lighting TD

    Method Studios

    January 2022 - December 2023
    Australia

  • Lighting Supervisor

    Double Negative

    December 2019 - December 2021
    Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

    ► LOU
    Role : Lighting Supervisor

    ► Pachinko (TV Series) : Episode : 1.7, 1.8
    Role : Lighting Supervisor

    ► The Matrix Resurrections (2021)
    Role : Lighting Supervisor

    ► No Time to Die (2021)
    Role : Lighting Supervisor

    ► Infinite (2021)
    Role : Lighting Supervisor

  • Lead Lighting TD

    Double Negative

    November 2016 - December 2019
    Mumbai Area, India

    ► Wonder Woman 1984 (2020)
    Role : Lead Lighting TD

    ► Avengers : Endgame (2019)
    Role : Lead Lighting TD

    ► 2.0 (2018)
    Role : Lead Lighting TD

    ► Bad Times at ElRoyale
    Role : Lead Lighting TD

    ► Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018)
    Role : Lead Lighting TD

    ► Red Sparrow (2018)
    Role : Sr. Lighting TD

    ► The Hurricane Heist (2018)
    Role : Sr. Lighting TD

    ► Fate of The Furious (2017)
    Role : Sr. Lighting TD

  • Lighting Lead

    Prana Studios

    February 2008 - November 2016

    ► Air Strike (2018)
    Role : Lighting Lead

    ► Time Raiders (2016)
    Role : Lighting Lead

    ► Mirzya (Bollywood Movie - 2016)
    Role : Lighting Lead
    Worked on Character LookDev
    involved in setting up Lighting & Compositing workflow

    ► Game of Thrones : Season 5, Episod 9
    Worked on LookDev for Crowd characters.
    Worked on Lighting & Rendering of Set Extension & CG Crowd.

    ► Bombay Velvet (2015)
    ► Shamitabh (2015)
    Worked as Sr. Lighting Lead.

    ► Legend of The Never Beast , Disney Toon Studios (2014)
    ► Planes, for Disney Toon Studios (2012)
    Worked as Lighting Lead.
    Involved in Look Development for Assets.
    Involved in setting up the Master Light-Rigs for shots & sequences.

    ► Tinkerbell, for Disney Toon Studios
    Tinkerbell (2008)
    Tinkerbell & The Lost Treasure (2009)
    Tinkerbell & The Great Fairy Rescue (2010)
    Tinkerbell & Secret of Wings (2012)
    Worked as Senior Lighting Artist.
    Involved in Look Development for Assets.
    Involved in setting up the Master Light-Rigs.

  • Modeling & Facials Artist

    Prana Studios

    February 2007 - March 2008

    ► Unstable Fables – Part I, II & III
    - Role : Sr. Modeling & Facial Artist
    - worked on Model & Facials for the Characters.
    - involved in Tech Check for the Assets for the show.

    ► The ChubbChubbs Save Xmas, Sony Pictures Animation (2007)
    - Role : Sr. Modeling & Facial Artist
    - worked on Model & Facials for the Characters.
    - involved in Tech Check for the Assets for the show.

  • 3d Genralist

    Patson Studios

    February 2005 - January 2007

    ► Oblivion(PSP), Bethesda Softworks/Climax Studios
    - I was involved in Modeling, Surfacing, Rigging, Animation, Lighting the assets for the project.
    - Worked on Look Developments for the assets.
    - Worked on testing the assets in the Gaming Engine.
    - Worked on a few commercials & short films.

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Education

  • Masters of Commerce (MCom) in Masters of commerce

    University of Mumbai

    2003 - 2005

  • Bachelor of Commerce (BCom)

    University of Mumbai

    1999 - 2003