Christian Cunningham Profile I Am a Visual Effects and Feature Animation Artist with Extensive Experience in Lighting and Compositing
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Christian Cunningham Profile I am a visual effects and feature animation artist with extensive experience in lighting and compositing. I have an in depth knowledge of visual effects and feature animation pipelines. A consummate professional and always striving for the best in a production and for an individual shot. My years as a visual effects artist have further honed my focus for detail-oriented tasks and the pursuit of exceptional quality. I’m motivated by creativity, curiosity, and a great attention to detail. I’m committed to life-long learning and improving my own skills through practical image making with my personal work, as well as striving for excellence in my career. Experience SONY PICTURES IMAGEWORKS; CULVER CITY, CALIFORNIA — 2013 Compositing on stereoscopic film The Smurfs 2 . WALT DISNEY ANIMATION STUDIOS; BURBANK, CALIFORNIA — 2012 Lighting & Compositing on animated feature Wreck-It Ralph. RHYTHM & HUES STUDIOS; EL SEGUNDO, CALIFORNIA — 2011-2012 Lighting Animator on Ang Lee stereoscopic film Life of Pi. DREAMWORKS ANIMATION; GLENDALE, CALIFORNIA — 2008-2011 Lighting & Compositing on animated features Kung Fu Panda 2, Shrek, Monsters vs. Aliens, and Madagascar 2. SONY PICTURES IMAGEWORKS; CULVER CITY, CALIFORNIA — 2002-2008 Senior Technical Director. Lighter and 2D/3D Compositor on a mixture of live action and animated features. CG Features Polar Express, Beowulf 2D & Beowulf 3D. Live action films Ghost Rider, Watchmen, Eagle Eye, Zathura: A Space Adventure, The Haunted Mansion, Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle, The Matrix Reloaded and Stuart Little 2. Use of proprietary Imageworks software including Bonsai and Katana. WETA DIGITAL LTD.; WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND — 2002 Senior Lighting Technical Director. Lighting on The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers. Software usage included Maya, Renderman and Liquid. PDI/DREAMWORKS; PALO ALTO, CALIFORNIA — 1999-2001 Lighting Animator on animated feature Shrek & initial tests of Shrek 3D for IMAX. Use of PDI proprietary software. WALT DISNEY FEATURE ANIMATION; BURBANK CALIFORNIA — 1997-2000 Digital artist on CG Live action animated feature Dinosaur. First digital feature made by Walt Disney Feature Animation. Use of proprietary lighting system Light Tool. Commercial applications included Illusion and Matador. SILICON GRAPHICS INC.; SANTA MONICA, CALIFORNIA — 1995-1997 Oversaw and maintained the computer lab. Set up machines and helped UCLA extension students with their projects. Taught classes during instructor absences. Knowledge of a wide variety of applications including PowerAnimator, Composer, Flint & Matador. ADVANSTAR COMMUNICATIONS; SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA — 1994-1997 Art Director on various trade publications including Video Store. Job functions included page layout, illustration, photography and 4 color press proofing. Software knowledge includes Quark, Photoshop, Illustrator. 511 South Curson Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90036 T: 3108789089 W: http://www.chasethelight.com Education San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA — B.A. Art/Photography 1991 Organizations 2007-Current Visual Effects Society ASIFA Skills All work on my show reel was lit and composited by me, except where noted. The software I use is a mix of proprietary lighting and compositing tools and the major off the shelf tools. Experience in all of the following, Nuke, Maya, Katana, Light, Shake, Bonsai, Further Information I’m a photographer and musician during my non-work time and enjoy traveling. I have traveled extensively and particularly enjoy traveling through Polynesia. Reel Breakdown - http://vimeo.com/chriscunningham/showreel KUNG FU PANDA 2 - DREAMWORKS ANIMATION STUDIOS All lighting and compositing. Use of proprietary lighting software, Light, and compositing software Nuke GHOST RIDER - SONY PICTURES IMAGEWORKS All lighting, compositing, and rendering. Use of lighting software Katana and compositing software Bonsai. ZATHURA - SONY PICTURES IMAGEWORKS All lighting, compositing, and rendering. Use of lighting software Birps and compositing software Bonsai. THE MATRIX RELOADED - SONY PICTURES IMAGEWORKS All lighting, compositing, and rendering. Use of lighting software Birps and compositing software Bonsai. THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE TWO TOWERS - WETA DIGITAL All lighting and rendering. Maya, Renderman, Liquid, and Shake. STUART LITTLE 2 - SONY PICTURES IMAGEWORKS All lighting, compositing, and rendering. Use of lighting software Birps and compositing software Bonsai. DINOSAUR - WALT DISNEY FEATURE ANIMATION All lighting, compositing, and rendering. Use of proprietary lighting software Light Tool and Avid’s compositing software Illusion. THE POLAR EXPRESS - SONY PICTURES IMAGEWORKS All lighting, compositing, and rendering. Use of lighting software Birps and compositing software Bonsai. SHREK FOREVER AFTER - DREAMWORKS ANIMATION STUDIOS All lighting and compositing. Use of proprietary lighting software, Light, and compositing software Comp. MONSTERS VS. ALIENS - DREAMWORKS ANIMATION STUDIOS All lighting and compositing. Use of proprietary lighting software, Light, and compositing software Comp. PUSS IN BOOTS - DREAMWORKS ANIMATION STUDIOS All lighting and compositing. Use of proprietary lighting software, Light, and compositing software Nuke. BEOWULF - SONY PICTURES IMAGEWORKS All lighting, compositing, and rendering. Use of lighting software Katana and compositing software Bonsai. 2 Full Credits 2013 The Smurfs 2 3D 2012 Life of Pi 3D, Wreck-It Ralph 3D 2011 Kung Fu Panda 2 3D, Puss in Boots 3D, Puss in Boots: Tres Diablos 3D 2010 Shrek Forever After 3D, Kung Fu Panda Holiday Special 3D 2009 Watchmen, Monsters vs. Aliens, Monsters vs. Aliens: Mutant Pumpkins from Outer Space 2008 Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa, Eagle Eye 2007 Beowulf 3D, Ghost Rider 2005 Zathura: A Space Adventure 2004 The Polar Express 3D 2003 The Matrix Reloaded, Charlie’s Angels 2: Full Throttle, The Haunted Mansion 2002 The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, Stuart Little 2 2001 Shrek 2000 Dinosaur 3.