Erik Shepherd
erikshepherd@pm.me | ​415.509.6173

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CURRENT POSITION

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​    Tippett -- Lead Environmental Artist / Senior Generalist

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RECENT CREDITS

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• The Falcon and the Winter Soldier - Lead Environment TD  

•  Sunac Fly Over Chongqing - Lead Environment TD

●  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

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SOFTWARE [ Linux | Windows | Mac ]

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    Maya
   Clairisse
   Nuke
   Photoshop
   Katana

    Houdini
   Renderman - Mental Ray - V-Ray - Arnold

    Unity

    Unreal

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PRODUCTION SKILLS

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●  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 proficient 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

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WORK HISTORY

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    Tippett Studio - Berkeley, Ca                                        [ June 2018     -   present        ]

          Lead Environment Artist / Senior Lighter

   

    Pixar - Emeryville, CA                                                 [ Nov 2016     -   May 2018   ]

         Senior Lighting TD

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    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

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    ILM - San Francisco, CA                                              [ March 2014  -  March 2015  ]

         Lighting TD/ Look Development

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    MPC - Vancouver B.C.                                                [ Sept 2013    -    March 2014 ]
        Lighting TD/ Look Development

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    Tippett Studio - Berkeley, CA                                        [ Nov 2011    -    March 2013 ]

        Lighting TD

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REFERENCES - ( E-Mail address upon request )

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    Ben VanZastrow    - Environments Supervisor, Tippett Studio

    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

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EDUCATION

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    A.A. in Anthropology and Ceramics, Santa Rosa Junior College
   Pursuing B.A. from Academy of Art - San Francisco, CA

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PERSONAL INTERESTS

    Ceramics, Archeology, Travel, Racket ball, and anything made by Alexander Calder

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PORTFOLIO 

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    ●  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

 

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