Home of my online portfolio and work. I am a visual effects lighting and modeling artist graduating from the Savannah College of Art and Design at the end of May. I've also just completed work as an intern and as a Lighter/Lookdev artist at Digital Domain on Speed Racer.

Currently looking for the next big show to work on.

 

 

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Flight Lessons - Progress

Currently working on this animated short by Neil Helm. Here are some shots that ive been lighting on - trying to develop more skills on stylized all CG shots. I've also taken on the mantle of pseudo-VFX supervisor on this project to help get it finished and looking great for Neil. We are due to be finished within the week!

 

 

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News

 

Speed Racer - Done

What a ride.

What an interesting way to break into the VFX biz. From my own point of view, this internship turned to hired work, couldnt have been any better. I started out at the perfect time, just when things were still a little slow but picking up fast around the holidays. It gave me enough time to learn the system. After that I moved on to do some solid work (instead of documentation) doing Look Development on the CG characters that we used as digi doubles in the film as well as on some props and buildings. Two months into my three month internship I asked if I could stay on a few extra weeks to help finish the film. This worked out well for my because I didnt have classes starting until the end of march, the time when we were due to finish Speed Racer. Instead of extending my internship, I was offered a full time position. Sweetness!

I got my first shot shortly after being hired and knocked that out fairly quickly. Then I moved on to working on look development and pre-lighting for one section of the Grand Prix race and then lighting two shots in the middle of that sequence - while assisting the other artists on getting their own shots to work. Had some long days but it was worth the trouble... well, pretty much all of it was long days.

Learned a lot, met some great people and hope to be back after I graduate in May.

 

-Jesse Hildreth