Projects

Weta Digital

2024	Avatar: Fire and Ash	Lead Lighting Technical Director
2023	Rebel Moon - Part 2: The Scargiver	Lead Lighting Technical Director
2023	Rebel Moon - Part 1: A Child of Fire	Lead Lighting Technical Director
2022	Avatar: The Way of Water	Lead Lighting Technical Director
2020	Avatar: The Way of Water	Senior Lighting Technical Director
2019	Avatar 2 + 3 Productions	Onset Virtual Production Lighting
2019	Avengers: Endgame	Compositor
2018	Avatar 2 + 3 Productions	Onset Virtual Production Lighting
2018	Mortal Engines	Lighting Technical Director
2018	Avengers: Infinity War	Lighting Technical Director
2017	Avatar Flight of Passage	Lighting Technical Director
2016	Independence Day: Resurgence	Lighting Technical Director
2015	Alvin and the Chipmunks: Road Chip	Lighting Technical Director
2015	The Hobbit: BotFA (Extended Edition)	Junior Lighting Technical Director
2014	Colbert Report: Smaug Interview	Junior Lighting Technical Director
2014	The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies	Junior Lighting Technical Director
2014	Dawn of the Planet of the Apes	Assistant Lighting Technical Director
2013	The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug	Assistant Lighting Technical Director

Employment History

2022, current	Weta Digital	Lead Lighting Technical Director
2020, 2 years	Weta Digital	Senior Lighting Technical Director
2018, 1 year	Weta Digital	Onset Virtual Production Lighting
2015, 5 years	Weta Digital	Lighting Technical Director
2015, ½ year	Weta Digital	Junior Lighting Technical Director
2013, 2 years	Weta Digital	Assistant Lighting Technical Director
2011, 2 years	Sauce	System Administrator

Skills

Core

Realtime	lighting, rendering, optimization
Film VFX Lighting	character, environment, fx, volumes
Film VFX Rendering	raytracing, rasterisation, optimization
Scripting	python, katana, nuke, maya

Additional

Film VFX Compositing	keying, roto/paint, deep
Shading	theory, basic glsl
Machine Learning	architecture, implementation

Details

• Proficient in various visual disciplines, such as lighting, compositing, and design, with extensive experience in their application in production environments
• Demonstrated leadership skills, with the ability to inspire and motivate team members towards achieving common goals
• Possess a unique blend of technical skills and artistic vision, with a deep understanding of the language of cinematography, enabling the creation of compelling and impactful content
• Experience onset with film productions, with a strong understanding of the pace and performance required to succeed in that environment
• Skilled in developing tools and scripts to optimize and streamline VFX pipelines, enhancing efficiency and effectiveness of the workflow
• Experienced in both raytracing and rasterisation toolsets, with the ability to provide support and optimization, resulting in high-quality final output
• Solution-oriented mindset with the ability to implement intermediate or temporary fixes, as appropriate, to achieve desired outcomes
• Expertise in technical problem-solving, allowing for the identification and resolution of complex issues, resulting in improved efficiency and cost-effectiveness
• Excellent time management and multitasking skills, ensuring projects are completed on time and to the highest possible standard
• Professional and efficient communication and collaboration with clients, teams, and individuals, resulting in clear and concise project briefs, and successful outcomes
• Familiarity with various project management tools, such as Jira and ShotGrid, to facilitate the successful management of complex projects

Contact

For further information and availability: phone: +64 22 037 4849 email: philip.korsika@gmail.com location: Christchurch, New Zealand (currently , local time)