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KIM ZHU

LIGHTING AND COMPOSITING

  • WORK
  • 2025 SHOWREEL
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  • SKETCHES

Lighting + Compositing Showreel 2025


SHOWREEL BREAKDOWN:

00:00 - 00:36 - The Wild Robot // DreamWorks Animation

Lighting, Rendering, and Compositing scenes for final picture. Tools used include USD, Houdini, Moonray and Nuke

00:36 - 01:03 - Kung Fu Panda 4 // DreamWorks Animation

Lighting, Rendering, and Compositing scenes for final picture. Tools used include USD, Houdini, Moonray and Nuke

01:03 - 01:20 - Annie: Origins // Riot Games

Lighting, Shading, Rendering and Compositing scenes for final. Asset integration and camera projection. Scene assembly and final filtering

01:20 - 01:31 - Honda Santa’s New Sleigh // BUCK

Lighting, Texturing, and Compositing

01:31 - 01:34 - American Red Cross // a52

Lighting and Compositing. Look development and Design for set assets. Modeling and Texturing on set assets

01:34 - 01:41 - Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous // DreamWorks Animation TV

Hero asset light rig creation and sequence setup. Additional Nuke tool development and Gizmo creation. Shot lighting and shot polishing.

01:41 - 01:50 - Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight // DreamWorks Animation TV

Lighting and compositing supervisor. Oversaw show lighting direction, budgeted out retake costs and executed on creative vision by working alongside overseas vendors

01:50 - 01:57 - Kung Fu Panda: The Dueling Dumplings // DreamWorks Animation

Lighting, Rendering, and Compositing scenes for final picture. Tools used include USD, Houdini, Moonray and Nuke

01:57 - 02:29 - Trolls Band Together // DreamWorks Animation

Lighting, Rendering, and Compositing scenes for final picture. Tools used include USD, Houdini, Moonray and Nuke

02:29 - 02:45 - The Wild Robot // DreamWorks Animation

Lighting, Rendering, and Compositing scenes for final picture. Tools used include USD, Houdini, Moonray and Nuke

02:45 - 02:55 - Kung Fu Panda 4 // DreamWorks Animation

Lighting, Rendering, and Compositing scenes for final picture. Tools used include USD, Houdini, Moonray and Nuke