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Jimmy is a lighting & compositing specialist in computer animation. His film credits include Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa, Shrek the Third, Shrek the Halls, and  The Wild. Before joining the film industry, he has completed several TV commercials for clients like, BMW, Quaker, & NY Knicks.

 

His personal films have been screened in various international film festivals, including Siggraph Art Gallery, Fluxus International film festival in Brazil & Asolo Art Film Festival in Italy.  He have published several research papers in both ACM and IEEE journals & conference proceedings. 

 

 

Professional Experience

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  • CG Supervisor, Cheer Digiart, Taiwan, Jun 2021 - Present

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  • CG Supervisor, Next Animation Studio, Taiwan, 2015 - 2018 

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  • Part-time Lecturer (Digital VFX), School of Creative Media, City University, Hong Kong, 2010 - 2014 

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  • Lead Lighter (Madagascar 2, Shrek 3, Shrek the Halls), PDI/Dreamworks, 2005 - 2008

 

  • Lighting Technical Director (The Wild), C.O.R.E. Feature Animation, Toronto, 2005

 

  • Senior Technical Director / Research Engineer, Hornet Animation Inc, New York, 2003 - 2005

 

  • Senior Lighter / Tools Development (Quaker Three Bears), Hornet Animation Inc, New York, 2004

 

  • Lead Lighter / Tools Development (Quaker Red Ridinghood), Hornet Animation Inc, New York, 2004

 

  • Technical Director (BMW X5 Angels), Hornet Animation Inc, New York, 2003

 

  • Research Assistant, Dept. of Computing, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, 1999-2002 

 

 

Education

 

  • Master of Fine Arts in Computer Art, School of Visuals Arts, New York, 2003

 

  • Master of Philosophy in Computing, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, 2000

 

  • Diploma in Computer Animation, Hong Kong Arts Center, Hong Kong, 1999

 

  • Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Computing, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, 1997 

 

 

Award / Exhibition

 

  • Living Canvas (Animation), Fluxus International Film Festival 2005, Brazil, 2005

 

  • Quaker Three Bears, 2004 Annie Award nomination for Best Animated TV Commercial, 2005

 

  • Living Canvas (Animation), SIGGRAPH 2004 Art Gallery, Los Angeles, 2004

 

  • Living Canvas (Animation), Asolo Art Film Festival, Italy, 2004

 

  • Living Canvas (Animation), 2nd Prize, Beecher Center Animation Festival 2004, Ohio, 2004

 

  • Living Canvas (Animation), Short Film Festival, A Taste of Art Gallery, New York, 2004

 

  • Semi-Finalist, International Young Artist Program 2004, Artlink, 2004• Peace on Earth (Photography), SVA Student Gallery, New York, 2003 

 

 

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