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BIOGRAPHY

DA SUEL KIM

3D Lighting, Texturing, Look development Artist

SKILLS

- lighting, texturing, lookdev, Match Moving, Compositing

- Proficient in Maya, Nuke, Mari, Mudbox, Houdini, 3D Equalizer, Vray, Arnold
- Familiar with MEL & Python scripting
- Highly responsible and work smoothly with other colleagues

 

EXPERIENCE

Crafty Apes, New York, USA (Feb, 2022 ~ current)

CG LEAD

Method Studios, New York, USA (Oct, 2017 ~ Feb, 2022 )
Senior 3D Lighter/Generalist

School of Visual Arts, New York, USA (Sep, 2019 - current)

Adjunct Professor

Computer Animation III, IV
Production Skills I, II

Mr.X INC, New York, USA (Nov, 2012 ~ Sep, 2017)

Lead 3D Lighter, Generalist

Lighting, Texturing, Look Development

American Made, Mudbound, Collateral Beauty,
'Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk, Zoolander 2, Goliath
The Finest Hours, Penny Dreadful S2, Narcos,  Monster Trucks,
Sisters, Dovekeepers,  Vikings S3, Marco Polo,
The Strain, Pompeii, The Giver, Welcome to Me, Noah, The Other Woman,
The Secret life of Walter Mitty, Black Nativity, A Dream of Frying, The Motal Instrument

Molecule, New York, USA  (Aug, 2012 ~ Oct, 2012 )
Freelance Nuke Compositor

Royal Pains, Hell Benders, Borgia
 

Perceptional Production, New York, USA
Freelance 3D Generalist : ESPN award 2012 package (June, 2012)

 

Curious Pictures, New York, USA
Modeling & Textureing for Game: Depak Chopra's Leela - Wii Platform (May, 2011 ~ Jul, 2011)

 

Nice Shoes, New York, USA
Compositing : Heartbreaker (Mar,2011 ~ Apr,2011)
Modeling & Texturing : Initation (Jul,2011 ~Aug,2011)

 

Viacom VH1, New York, USA
VH1 On-Air Graphic Dpt. Intern(May,2010 ~ Aug,2010)

 

Shack-N-Go, New York, USA
Freelance (Feb,2010 ~ Mar,2010)
- Directed and created 30sec intro and contants movie for promotion DVD

 

 

 

 

 

EDUCATION

​BFA, COMPUTER ART Dept.
School Of Visual Arts
Class of 2012 (Honors Nominee)

 

Fine Arts Dept.
Northern Virginia Community College

 

PERSONAL AWARD

- CG animation film - KARMA
• Official Selected : SIGGRAPH 2012

• Official Selected : MetroCAF 2012
• Award of Merit - Animaiton : Best Shorts Competition 2012

• Honorable Mention & Best Sound Design : Los Angeles Reel Film Festival 2012
• Honorable Mention : Metropolitan Film Festival 2012
• Official Selected : Philadelphia film & animation festival 2012
• Outstanding Achievement Awards : SVA computer Art 2012
- CG Student Award 2012 - Highly Commended
- IPAX Scholarship - SONY PICTURES IMAGEWORKS 2011
- Dean’s List - School of Visual Arts 2009 ~ 2011
- SVA Computer Merit Scholarship 2009~ 2011

 

 

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