Kai Wang’s Demo Reel Breakdown
(Katana/ Arnord / Nuke)
Sony Imageworks – “Storks”
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Light production shots and marketing stills
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Maintain and upgrade show base gizmo for my team.
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Setup and light one-off shots.
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Manage and optimize upstream department data.
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Tech-fix/debug render artifacts and stereo issues.
MPC – “Kohl’s Holiday”
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(Maya / Arnord / Nuke)
Setup and light production.
MPC – “PA Lottery Hockey”
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(Houdini / Mantra / Nuke)
Setup and light production.
Buck – “GoodBook”
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(Maya / Mental Ray)
Develop the procedure beetle/worm shaders in Maya that matching
with the painted 2D elements, and easy to customize and quick to
render on the farm.
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Model and animate the proxy geometry to assist 2D animation.
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Animate the beetle and worm.
DreamWorks Animation – “Rise of the Guardians”
(Dreamworks proprietary software / Nuke)
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Light production shots and marketing stills
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Create 2D morphing and shot blending effects that are compatible
in stereo 3D.
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Work closely with Lighting Sup/Lead Lighters to setup and update
lighting rigs and Nuke gizmos/templates.
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Manage and test upstream data deliveries, set up regions and Fur LOD for crowds.
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Support the shot lighters in technical issues.
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Tech-fix and debug render artifacts
DreamWorks Animation – “Penguins of Madagascar”
(Dreamworks proprietary software / Nuke)
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Light production shots and marketing stills
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Work closely with Lighting Sup/Lead Lighters to setup and update
lighting rigs and Nuke gizmos/templates for multiple locations
under very tight deadline.
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Setting up exposure/lighting baking to speed up rendering time.
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Support the shot lighters in technical issues and debug render artifacts.
DreamWorks Animation – “Turbo”
(Dreamworks proprietary software / Nuke)
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Light production shots and marketing stills
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Work closely with Lighting Sup/Lead Lighters to setup and update
lighting rigs and Nuke gizmos/templates.
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Manage and test upstream data deliveries, set up regions and Fur
LOD for crowds.
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Support the shot lighters in technical issues.
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Tech-fix and debug render artifacts, Nuke 3D Roto and Nuke geo projection was used.
MTV – “CHAMELEON”
(Maya / VRay / BodyPaint 3D)
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Model the school hallway and the park.
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Look Dev for the kid’s school cloth, skin materials and lighting of the
school hallway.
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Texture paint the school cloth and school hallway.
DreamWorks Animation – “Home”
(Dreamworks proprietary software / Nuke)
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Light production shots and marketing stills
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Work closely with Lighting Sup/Lead Lighters to setup and update
lighting rigs and Nuke gizmos/templates for multiple locations
under very tight deadline.
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Using Nuke 3D projection for to create ocean reflection and phone screen.
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Assisting creating/maintaining pipeline for particle instancing in Nuke and environment fur lod,
crowd lod setups.
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Support the shot lighters in technical issues and debug render artifacts.