Wenjie Wu
Los Angeles,CA
Summary
Wenjie Wu is a passionate CG Artist specializing in Lighting and Look development. He is also skilled at Effects and Modeling. Wenjie has been working in both Commercial and Animation Industry in the past years, collaborating with prestigious clients like Marvel, Meta, Playstation, and so on. He enjoys the lifestyle of creating challenging artwork with cutting-edge technology.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
Framestore
Los Angeles, CA
11.2021 - Current
- Working with both small and large teams on the VFX for commercial projects. Including Asset work(Modeling and Look development), Houdini procedure setup(Crowd setup, procedure modeling, animation, dynamic simulations), And Shot Lighting. Tool development with Python and Vex.
UE4 Artist
BRON Studios
Los Angeles, CA
10.2020 - 11.2021
Working with the lighting team to develop lighting blueprint tools and do light rigs and shot lighting in Unreal Engine for two animated series.
Freelacne CG Generalist
Hornet
New York, NY
02.2021 - 05.2021
Look development, Lighting and compositing for Kroger commercial.
Help to clean and allocate assets. Help to build up the studio's assets library.
Lighting Mentee
Blue Sky Studios
Greenwich, CT
06.2020 - 08.2020
Work on individual lighting projects under the professional guidance of Blue Sky lighting mentors. Presenting work in the team meeting.
CG Artist Intern
Walt Disney Animation Studios
Burbank, CA
06.2019 - 08.2019
Work with other 3D Art interns on a animated short film project under the guidance of Disney Animation mentors.
Education
Master of Fine Arts - Computer Arts
School of Visual Arts
New York, NY05.2020
Bachelor of Arts - Digital Media Design
Ming Chuan University
Taiwan06.2018
Skills
- 3D lighting and compositing: Maya, Nuke, Redshift, Arnold, After Effects
- 3D modeling and look development: Maya, Houdini, Substance Painter & Designer, Zbrush, Marvelous Designer, Photoshop
- Effects Simulation: Houdini
- Game Engine: Unreal Engine
- Scripting Language: Python, Mel
Websites
Affiliations
- Finalists, Student Academic Awards 2021, Animation (Domestic Film Schools)
- Best Visual Effects, European Cinematography Awards, Aug 2020.
- Honorable Mention, Women in Animation Showcase Class of 2020.
- Grand Jury Price, San Diego International Kids Film Festival 2018.
Timeline
Framestore
11.2021 - Current
Freelacne CG Generalist
Hornet
02.2021 - 05.2021
UE4 Artist
BRON Studios
10.2020 - 11.2021
Lighting Mentee
Blue Sky Studios
06.2020 - 08.2020
CG Artist Intern
Walt Disney Animation Studios
06.2019 - 08.2019
Master of Fine Arts - Computer Arts
School of Visual Arts
Bachelor of Arts - Digital Media Design
Ming Chuan University