Jeff Newton
Lighting Supervisor @Union Visual Effects
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WORK HISTORY
Lighting Supervisor @Union Visual Effects
EDUCATION
London South Bank University
B.Sc., Engineering Product Design
Teesside University
M.Sc., Computer Aided Graphical Technology Applications (CAGTA)
SKILLS
ABOUT JEFF NEWTON
I am a highly experienced visual effects artist with a generalist background, specialising in lighting and lookdev, who has repeatedly produced photo-real imagery at the highest levels of visual effects. I have led teams across the whole gamut of media; from major feature films to short turnaround commercials.I have been leading teams of lighting and lookdev TDs both in person and remotely, giving creative direction as well as technical advice on a diverse range of projects.I was CG Environment Lead on the VFX Oscar-winning feature film \'Gravity\'(2013), and was solely responsible for the lookdev of the Earth from space.Earlier, as CG Supervisor at Intelligent Creatures Inc.(Toronto) I designed and implemented an entire bespoke Maya/MEL workflow to deliver 309 seamlessly integrated shots of the \'Rorschach\' character\'s inkblot mask for the Warner Bros. feature film \'Watchmen\'(2009).Key strengths include: The ability to analyse the challenges specific to a project and distil an efficient solution; I have repeatedly delivered workflows that enable artists to produce quality results within the constraints of the resources available and deliver on schedule.An aptitude for quickly grasping new software and pipelines, making me versatile and adaptable; shown in the breadth and depth of my experience in the industry.Skills VFX strengths; Lighting, Look Development, Hard Surface Modelling, Animation and Match-moving Software; Maya, Katana, Nuke, Unreal Engine, Houdini, RenderMan, Arnold, Redshift, V-Ray, Photoshop, Linux & WindowsProgramming; Python, Maya/MEL, shell script, OSL, C/C++, Java & Unreal/Blueprints
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