chris winters

Work History

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  Senior Visualization specialist for the Design Center

  Ford Motor Company

  December 2012 - Present

  I help to create photo-real presentation animations and visualization pieces for designers and management to further the design process of prototype vehicles, and vehicles in development. Environment creation is also sometimes required. This includes surfacing, lighting, rendering, compositing, and editing, using Maya, Mental Ray, and After Effects, as well as other software.
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  Senior Lighting Artist

  SPIN VFX

  February 2011 - December 2011

  Toronto, Canada

  Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter, The Borgias, Resident Evil: Retribution, Nikita.

  

  

  

  
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  Senior CG Generalist

  Armstrong White

  March 2010 - December 2010

  Birmingham, MI

  Contributed to visualization animations for Ford and Nissan, as well as other automotive clients

• Lighting Lead

  ImageMovers Digital, Disney

  March 2007 - November 2010

  Novato, CA

  Lighting Lead on A Christmas Carol and Mars Needs Moms. In charge of managing the look of sequences, creating light rigs, creating pre-comps, managing a team, selecting key shots, working with concept artists and art directors
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  Lighting Lead

  Vanguard Animation

  March 2006 - December 2006

  Vancouver, Canada

  Lead a team of artists to create the look and lighting for sequences on the film, Space Chimps.
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  Senior Lighting Artist

  Walt Disney Animation Studios

  January 2003 - December 2006

  Burbank, CA

  Senior key artist and lighting/comp artist for the films, Chicken Little and Meet the Robinsons.

  

  
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  senior lighting artist

  DreamWorks Animation

  December 2002 - January 2003

  Glendale, AZ

  Worked as a senior lighting artist on the feature animation Sharktale.
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  lighting and comp artist

  Sony Pictures Imageworks

  January 2000 - December 2002

  Culver City, CA

  Worked as a lighting and comp artist on the films, What lies Beneath, Castaway, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, The Tuxedo, and Men in Black 2

  

  
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  senior lighting artist

  Digital Domain

  November 2002 - December 2002

  Venice, CA

  Worked as a senior lighting artist on the film, The Day After Tomorrow
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  Vanguard Animation

  ? - Present