Brian is a visual effects look development and lighting artist based in Vancouver, BC.

Before lighting from the safety of a desk, Brian burned his hands on real lights for over 25 theatrical productions in Detroit. He grew bored of listening to Shakespearean diction and attended the School of the Art Institute of Chicago to study fine art. He contracted "Shiny Object Syndrome" when he started lighting shiny objects in the computer and soon after transferred to the Ringling School of Art & Design where he earned his BFA in computer animation.

Upon graduation, Brian went to work at Sony Pictures Imageworks where he has been since 2007. His dedication and passion for lighting has taken him from the role of Associate Technical Director to Lead Lighting Technical Director in the course of four movies.

In his free time, Brian takes photos and continues to burn his fingers on hot lighting equipment. Despite this, he insists that he is a quick learner.

Experience

6/2007 - Present: Sony Picture Imageworks

• Lead Look Development Artist - Doctor Strange & The Multiverse of Madness (2022)
• Lead Look Development Artist - The Falcon & The Winter Soldier (2021)
• Lighting & Compositing Artist - The Mitchells vs the Machines (2021)
• Lead Look Development Artist - Jumanji: The Next Level (2019)
• Lead Look Development Artist - Men in Black International (2019)
• Lead Look Development Artist - Love, Death, & Robots: Lucky 13 (2019)
• Sequence Lighting Artist - Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018)
• Lead Look Development Artist - Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017)
• Lead Look Development Artist - Alice Through the Looking Glass (2016)
• Lookdev / Lead Lighting Technical Director - The Interview (2015)
• Lighting Technical Director - The Amazing Spiderman 2 (2014)
• Lookdev / Lead Lighting Technical Director - Edge of Tomorrow (2014)
• Lead Lighting Technical Director - Oz: The Great & Powerful (2013)
• Lead Lighting Technical Director - Men In Black III (2012)
• Lead Lighting Technical Director - Green Lantern (2011)
• Lighting Technical Director - Alice in Wonderland (2010)
• Lighting Associate Technical Director - G-Force (2009)
• Lighting Associate Technical Director - Beowulf (2007)

Summers, 2001 - 2006: Illuminating Concepts, Inc.

• Created photometric lighting renderings for architectural projects.
• Three years as designer and webmaster of IlluminatingConcepts.com
• Designed lighting, audio and video systems for theatrical installation.
• Three years of digital video editing to produce marketing videos.
• High Definition video presentation technology research.

3/2001 - 6/2001: Ringside Creative (Formerly GTN, Inc.)

• Audio engineering assistant
• Organized all media produced during recording sessions

1995 - 2001: Theatrical Experience

• Lighting and sound design for 25+ productions
• Managed technical crews of 4 to 8 people

Education

2003-2007: Ringling School of Art & Design

• BFA, May 2007
• Major: Computer Animation
• Minor: Photography

2001-2003: School of the Art Institute of Chicago

• Major: Art & Technology