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Edwin Poon |
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Phone: 604-805-2819 Email: poon54@gmail.com Website: www.whatisthepoon.com
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Profile |
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More than 6 years of experience as a Lighting Artist. á
Ability to work under extreme deadlines. á
Goal-oriented individual with strong leadership capabilities. á
Organized, highly motivated, and detail-directed problem solver. á
Proven ability to work collaboratively with colleagues, directors and
producers. |
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Education |
M.F.A., Computer
Animation & Visual Effects, Academy of Art University, San Francisco,
California Diploma, Advanced
Internet Development, Bodwell Internet School, Vancouver, B.C. B.A., Economics Major, Commerce Minor, University of Calgary,
Calgary, A.B. |
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Employment |
Lighting Artist, Rainmaker Animation
Studios, Vancouver, B.C. á
Lighting artist for the feature film ÒEscape from Planet EarthÓ á
Using proprietary Maya and Nuke.
Rendered in Mental Ray while managed renders in Qube.
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October
2011 – present |
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Lighting Lead and
Compositor, Nitrogen Studios, Vancouver, B.C. á
Lead a team of lighting artists for the ÒThomas and FriendsÓ DVD
movies and TV episodes. á
Worked closely with the Lighting Supervisor to create the lighting and
rendering pipeline. á
Set up episode light rigs. á
Provided leadership, guidance, and technical help to all lighting
artists. á
Created consumer product renderings according to client requests. |
October
2008 – October 2011 |
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Lighting Lead, Rainmaker, Gaming Cinematics, Vancouver, B.C. á
Lead a team of lighting artists for the trailer, Fear 2. Shot count =
58. á
Worked closely with the director and producers on project management
and scheduling. á
Worked closely with other leads from modeling, animation, rendering
IT, and compositing in project management. |
April
2008- June
2008 |
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Lighting Artist, Vanguard Animations,
Vancouver, B.C. á
Production/shot lighting, rendering and composite for the feature
ÒSpace ChimpsÓ
Shot count = 123. á
Worked with Maya and other proprietary software, rendering in RenderMan, and composite in Shake. |
April
2007-March 2008 |
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Lighting TD, Bardel
Entertainment, Vancouver, B.C. á
Lighting TD for the first season of ÒViva Pi–ataÓ for FOX 4Kids. á
Character and environment lighting, separating layer passes,
pre-composition, and other general TD duties. |
June
2006- April
2007 |
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Lighting TD,
Apprenticeship Program, Rhythm & Hues, LA, CA á
Worked on a simulated production of Garfield 2. á
Lighted, composited, and managed renders á
Painted and maintained HDRI Worlds |
December
2005 |
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Freelance 3D
Artist/Rotoscope, Radium, San Francisco, CA á
Created 10 shots of a music video for the band, ÒGod Forbid.Ó á
Animated live action plates. á
Footage and matte cleanup. |
August
2005 |
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Special Achievements
& Skills |
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Space Chimps footage was shown in the 2008 Oscars Animation Category á
Finalist for the Academy of Art University 2005 Spring Show in
Lighting á
Maya, RenderMan, Mental Ray, Shake, Nuke,
After Effects, Photoshop, Linux, MAC & Windows OS |
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