
© 2023 by Jean Choi
SKILLS/SOFTWARE
Houdini, Maya, Arnold, Vray, Mantra, Nuke, Katana, Zbrush, Mudbox, Substance Painter, Mari, Blender, Unreal Engine
Sculpting, painting and drawing skills.
RECENT EXPERIENCE
Space: An Experience Beyond Earth
Radical Media
New York, NY
lead look development and shot lighting of space craft for immersive experience.
August 2021 – May 2022
See Season 2,
Zoic Studios,
New York, NY
lighting/look development.
Vray for Houdini
April 2021 – August 2021
Unreal Fellowship for Virtual Production
Epic Studios,
Asheville, NC
November 2020 – December 2020
Nowhere,
Nowhere Corp
Brooklyn, NY
creator of VR environments
April 2020 – September 2020
NOS4A2 Season 2
Zoic Studios,
New York, NY
lighting/ look development
February 2020-March 2020
World’s Beyond Earth
American Museum of Natural History
Rose Center for Earth and Science
New York, NY
look development of NASA space craft using their data for the Hayden Planetarium's next film.
June 2019 – January 2020
Apple, Sunnyvale, CA
Look Development on hero products
January 2019 - March 2019
Umbrella Academy, Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, Black Panther, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.2, Dr. Strange, Captain America 3: Civil War, Avengers: Age of Ultron
Method Studios, Vancouver, BC
lighting
January 2015 - December 2018
Noah
Look Effects, Williamsburg, NY
look development/lighting
March 2013 - October 2013
The Amazing Spiderman
Sony Pictures Imageworks, Culver City, CA
lighting/rendering
January 2012 - May 2012
The Wizards of Waverly Place
Ring of Fire, Santa Monica, CA
look development/lighting/rendering
June 2011- November 2011
Green Lantern
Sony Pictures Imageworks, Culver City, CA
lighting/rendering
January 2011 – April 2011
Zbrush 4 Demo Artist, CTN Conference, Burbank, CA
Zbrush artist- demo'd the new features of Zbrush 4
November 2009
Omation Entertainment, San Juan Capistrano, CA
Concept Modeler-development for feature animation.
Responsible for bringing a character from concept
drawing through cg to final 3d printed sculpture
August 2009 - March 2010
Rhythm & Hues, Marina Del Rey
Texture Painting Apprenticeship Program
July 2008-August 2008
COMMERCIAL EXPERIENCE
Moving Picture Company, New York
Framestore, New York
Buck, New York
Buck, Los Angeles
Mirada/Motion Theory, Los Angeles
Logan, Los Angeles
Gentleman Scholar
Psyop, Los Angeles
Duck Studios, Los Angeles
Brand New School, Los Angeles
The Mill, Los Angeles
Giant Steps, Los Angeles
ACADEMIA
Gnomon School of Visual Effects
Los Angeles, CA
High End Certificate Program
2006-2008
Yonsei University
International Language School
Seoul, South Korea
1999-2000
Rhode Island School of Design
Providence, RI
Bachelor of Fine Arts
Film/Animation/Video
1998