Erik Shepherd 1249 Willard St. San Francisco CA 94117 [email protected] | http://vimeo.com/60011758
CURRENT POSITION
Pixar -- CG Artist
RECENT FILM CREDITS
● Coco - Shot Lighting TD ● Cars 3 - Shot Lighting TD ● Transformers 5 - Lighting TD / Look Development ● Wanda Jinan Immersive Ride - Environment Look Development ● Ted 2 - Lighting TD ● Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - Lighting TD ● Lucy - Lighting TD / Look Development ● Transformers 4 - Lighting TD ● Godzilla - Lighting TD / Look Development
SOFTWARE [ Linux | Windows | Mac ]
Maya Clairisse Nuke Photoshop Katana Houdini Renderman - Mental Ray - V-Ray - Arnold Unity - Unreal
PRODUCTION SKILLS
● Accomplished Lead Generalist for commercial, film and immersive entertainment. ● CG Supervisor for Cartoon Network’s 3D animated show, Lucy, The Daughter of the Devil ● Experienced in Development and establishing workflows through proof of concepts. ● Highly procient in lighting for both full CG animation and live action integration. ● Python tools development for Katana, Maya and Nuke ● Production experience in asset optimization for real-time rendering
Erik Shepherd 1249 Willard St. San Francisco CA 94117 [email protected] | http://vimeo.com/60011758
WORK HISTORY
Pixar - Emeryville, Ca [ Nov 2016 - Current ] Senior Lighting TD ILM - San Francisco, Ca [ July 2015 - Nov 2016 ] Senior Lighting TD/ Look Development Tippett Studio - Berkeley, Ca [ March 2015 - July 2015 ] Senior Lighting TD/ Environment Artist ILM - San Francisco, Ca [ March 2014 - March 2015 ] Lighting TD/ Look Development MPC - Vancouver B.C. [ Sept 2013 - March. 2014 ] Lighting TD/ Look Development Tippett Studio - Berkeley, Ca [ Nov 2011 - March 2013 ] Lighting TD
REFERENCES - ( E-Mail address upon request )
Nancy Howard - Lighting Department Manager, Pixar Studios Jeremie Talbot - Character Technical Director, Pixar Studios John Dunlap - Sr. Creative Resources Manager, Tippett Studio Steve Redding - Lighting Supervisor, Tippett Studio Aladino V. Debert - VFX Supervisor/Director Digital Domain
EDUCATION
A.A. in Anthropology and Ceramics, Santa Rosa Junior College Pursuing B.A. from Academy of Art - San Francisco, CA
PERSONAL INTERESTS
Ceramics, Archeology, Travel, Racket ball, and anything made by Alexander Calder
PORTFOLIO
● Lighting reel - http://vimeo.com/60011758 ● Commercial reel - https://vimeo.com/66283124 ● Animation/rigging - https://vimeo.com/66283722 ● Lucy, The Daughter of the Devil - https://vimeo.com/265454784