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© 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

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