Terry Ziegelman

Terry Ziegelman

Senior Lighting TD / 22 yrs

Los Angeles, CA

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Lighting Artist

Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (2022)

Lighting Artist

The Boss Baby 2 (2021)

Lighting Artist

Trolls World Tour (2020)

Lighting Technical Director

Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (2009)

Lighting Artist

Jonah: A VeggieTales Movie (2002)

Smurf 2 Teaser

Infinity Car commercial

Legion TV commercial

Blue Moon Beer commercial

Senior lighting technical director

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 (2013)

Senior lighting Technical Director

The Smurfs 2 (2013)

Lighting Technical Director

Robots (2005)

Lighting TD

Ice Age: The Meltdown (2006)

Lighting TD

Horton Hears a Who! (2008)

No Time for Nuts (2006)

lighting technical director

Surviving Sid (2008)

Senior Lighting Technical Director

Hotel Transylvania (2012)

Senior Lighting Technical Director

Arthur Christmas (2011)

Senior Lighting TD

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (2009)

I have been a lighting technical director/compositor since 2002, so I have a depth of experience in regards to animated film industry. I have been privileged to have worked on some really cool projects: Robots, Horton Hears a Who!, Ice Age:The Meltdown, Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, etc.
Work History

  • Lighting TD

    DreamWorks Animation

    April 2019 - April 2025

  • Senior lighting TD

    Sony Pictures Imageworks

    January 2018 - July 2018

  • Senior Lighting TD

    MPC

    October 2017 - December 2017
    Los Angeles, California

  • lighting/compositing artist

    The Mill

    October 2016 - January 2017

  • lighting/compositing artist

    The Mill

    August 2016 - September 2016

  • Lighting

    The Mill

    June 2016 - July 2016

  • Freelance Lighting Artist and Look Dev

    The Mill

    February 2016 - March 2016
    Greater Los Angeles Area

  • Senior Lighting Technical Director

    Sony Pictures Imageworks

    January 2009 - June 2013

    "Smurfs 2"
    "Hotel Transylvania"
    "Arthur Christmas"
    "Cloudy With a Chance for Meatballs"

    Worked collaboratively with Lighting Team, Art Director and Director.
    Responsible for lighting, compositing and rendering elements and layers for shots.
    Designed or implemented master lighting for individual shots.
    Incorporated atmosphere, depth of field, and special FX when necessary.
    Responsible for converting 2D shot into a finished 3D stereoscopic shot.

  • Lighting Technical Director

    Blue Sky Productions

    April 2003 - December 2008

    “Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs”: Additional lighting credit.
    “Surviving Sid”: Responsible for sky and cloud matte paintings.
    “Horton Hears a Who”: Also created fur for characters based on concept art.
    “No Time for Nuts”: Oscar Nominated Short 2006
    “Ice Age: The Meltdown”: Also created fur for characters based on concept art.
    “Robots”

    Worked collaboratively with Lighting Team, Art Director and Director.
    Responsible for lighting, compositing and rendering elements and layers for shots.
    Designed or implemented master lighting for individual shots.
    Incorporated atmosphere, depth of field, and special FX when necessary.

  • Lighting Artist and Compositor

    Big Idea Productions

    January 2002 - July 2002

    Contracted for feature film “Jonah: A Veggie Tales Movie.”

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Education

  • Savannah College of Art and Design

    1998 - 2001

  • BFA in Graphic Communications; Illustration

    Center for Creative Studies

    ? - ?

  • Parkway North

    ? - ?