Christina LaFerla
CG Supervisor on BIG NATE at Nickelodeon Animation- Claim this Profile
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Mio Markovic
I have had the opportunity to work on Christina's Lighting & Compositing team on both The Penguins of Madagascar and Monsters vs Aliens. Christina is a a great team leader. She has very good skills as a manager and artist. Since my first day on the production she was able to train me on the shows pipeline in a very clear and efficient manner. I feel that my quick integration into production work could be strongly attributed to her thorough mentoring approach. Christina is excellent at prioritizing what is important and getting everything delivered on time while maintaining high quality standards. Christina can go from handling supervisor responsibilities to creating beautifully lit and composited assets and shots without missing a beat. She is also very proficient at trouble shooting and is a go to person when presented with a technical problem. Her experience working and managing work from multiple overseas studios is invaluable. Christina is very professional, fair and easy to work with which are excellent and too often rare qualities in the visual effects profession. I believe Christina would be a great addition to any studio.
Alexander R.
I have had the pleasure of working alongside Christina for quite a while. Christina is the best thing to happen to CG at Nickelodeon. She is a hard worker, always willing to go above and beyond her duties and pretty much the reason our shows look as amazing as they do. She is always receptive to ideas and willing to try anything asked of her, pushing the technical and artistic boundaries of the shows. Her personality is unmatched, always happy, always smiling and spreading joy everywhere she goes. I would highly recommend Christina in any endeavor or position she strives for. It would be a mistake to pass up on such a great artist and team member.
Mio Markovic
I have had the opportunity to work on Christina's Lighting & Compositing team on both The Penguins of Madagascar and Monsters vs Aliens. Christina is a a great team leader. She has very good skills as a manager and artist. Since my first day on the production she was able to train me on the shows pipeline in a very clear and efficient manner. I feel that my quick integration into production work could be strongly attributed to her thorough mentoring approach. Christina is excellent at prioritizing what is important and getting everything delivered on time while maintaining high quality standards. Christina can go from handling supervisor responsibilities to creating beautifully lit and composited assets and shots without missing a beat. She is also very proficient at trouble shooting and is a go to person when presented with a technical problem. Her experience working and managing work from multiple overseas studios is invaluable. Christina is very professional, fair and easy to work with which are excellent and too often rare qualities in the visual effects profession. I believe Christina would be a great addition to any studio.
Alexander R.
I have had the pleasure of working alongside Christina for quite a while. Christina is the best thing to happen to CG at Nickelodeon. She is a hard worker, always willing to go above and beyond her duties and pretty much the reason our shows look as amazing as they do. She is always receptive to ideas and willing to try anything asked of her, pushing the technical and artistic boundaries of the shows. Her personality is unmatched, always happy, always smiling and spreading joy everywhere she goes. I would highly recommend Christina in any endeavor or position she strives for. It would be a mistake to pass up on such a great artist and team member.
Mio Markovic
I have had the opportunity to work on Christina's Lighting & Compositing team on both The Penguins of Madagascar and Monsters vs Aliens. Christina is a a great team leader. She has very good skills as a manager and artist. Since my first day on the production she was able to train me on the shows pipeline in a very clear and efficient manner. I feel that my quick integration into production work could be strongly attributed to her thorough mentoring approach. Christina is excellent at prioritizing what is important and getting everything delivered on time while maintaining high quality standards. Christina can go from handling supervisor responsibilities to creating beautifully lit and composited assets and shots without missing a beat. She is also very proficient at trouble shooting and is a go to person when presented with a technical problem. Her experience working and managing work from multiple overseas studios is invaluable. Christina is very professional, fair and easy to work with which are excellent and too often rare qualities in the visual effects profession. I believe Christina would be a great addition to any studio.
Alexander R.
I have had the pleasure of working alongside Christina for quite a while. Christina is the best thing to happen to CG at Nickelodeon. She is a hard worker, always willing to go above and beyond her duties and pretty much the reason our shows look as amazing as they do. She is always receptive to ideas and willing to try anything asked of her, pushing the technical and artistic boundaries of the shows. Her personality is unmatched, always happy, always smiling and spreading joy everywhere she goes. I would highly recommend Christina in any endeavor or position she strives for. It would be a mistake to pass up on such a great artist and team member.
Mio Markovic
I have had the opportunity to work on Christina's Lighting & Compositing team on both The Penguins of Madagascar and Monsters vs Aliens. Christina is a a great team leader. She has very good skills as a manager and artist. Since my first day on the production she was able to train me on the shows pipeline in a very clear and efficient manner. I feel that my quick integration into production work could be strongly attributed to her thorough mentoring approach. Christina is excellent at prioritizing what is important and getting everything delivered on time while maintaining high quality standards. Christina can go from handling supervisor responsibilities to creating beautifully lit and composited assets and shots without missing a beat. She is also very proficient at trouble shooting and is a go to person when presented with a technical problem. Her experience working and managing work from multiple overseas studios is invaluable. Christina is very professional, fair and easy to work with which are excellent and too often rare qualities in the visual effects profession. I believe Christina would be a great addition to any studio.
Alexander R.
I have had the pleasure of working alongside Christina for quite a while. Christina is the best thing to happen to CG at Nickelodeon. She is a hard worker, always willing to go above and beyond her duties and pretty much the reason our shows look as amazing as they do. She is always receptive to ideas and willing to try anything asked of her, pushing the technical and artistic boundaries of the shows. Her personality is unmatched, always happy, always smiling and spreading joy everywhere she goes. I would highly recommend Christina in any endeavor or position she strives for. It would be a mistake to pass up on such a great artist and team member.
Experience
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Nickelodeon Animation
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United States
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Animation and Post-production
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700 & Above Employee
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CG Supervisor on BIG NATE
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Apr 2020 - Present
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CG Animation Director
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Feb 2019 - Apr 2020
Set up expectations and CG Animation guidelines with our overseas studio, while working in the confines of a preschool production model and condensed TV schedule. Review episodic animation at all stages of production, providing feedback and direction to in house directors as well as a liaison to a team of over 20 animation artists at our vendor studio.Work with in house directors, designers and production team to assess storyboard and animatics for CG do ability.Travel to and remotely work with overseas artists and leads to ensure quality animation and continuity throughout each episode. Show less
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Duncan Studio
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United States
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Animation and Post-production
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1 - 100 Employee
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CG Nuke Compositor
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Dec 2017 - Mar 2018
Work with CG Supervisor and Director of Animation to translate storyboards and hand drawn animation onto live action footage. Compositing live action plates with 2D and CG animation elements, using Nuke, Maya and Arnold. Work with CG Supervisor and Director of Animation to translate storyboards and hand drawn animation onto live action footage. Compositing live action plates with 2D and CG animation elements, using Nuke, Maya and Arnold.
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DreamWorks Animation
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United States
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Animation and Post-production
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700 & Above Employee
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CG Animation Supervisor
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Dec 2016 - Sep 2017
Collaborated with Writers, Animators, Directors, CG Artists, and Production to complete 6 seasons of the 7-time EMMY AWARD winning Netflix hit! Broke down scripts and storyboards with writers and directors for CG process and pipeline. Supported Lighting, Rendering, Composition, and Animation teams overseas in the development and delivery of stunning animation and rendering of scenes on strict budgets and tight schedules. Advised composition, FX, lighting, animation, and technical teams on any continuity or aesthetic errors. Lead a team of 20 artists from India and Canada in the creation of a cohesive show. Slashed note and turnaround times in half by taking over a leadership position as Animation Supervisor mid-way through production. Show less
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CG Compositing Supervisor
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Feb 2014 - Dec 2016
Brought concepts from Writers and Art Directors into CG reality using in-house and overseas production teams. Supervised the lighting and compositing on 78, 22-minute episodes, over 30 hours of content. Instructed overseas studios in consistency and efficiency in their work leading to fewer revisions and edits. Lead the lighting, rendering, composition, and VFX teams while striving to create quality shots in a more efficient time frame.
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Nickelodeon Animation
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United States
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Animation and Post-production
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700 & Above Employee
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CG Lighting Artist for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
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Aug 2013 - Feb 2014
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Lead CG Lighting and Compositing Artist for Monsters Vs. Aliens
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Apr 2012 - Jul 2013
-Add lights, shadows, colors and Ambient Occlusion to a scene based on colorscripts and the director’s concepts. Created set light rigs and adjust character light rigs on a scene by scene basis.-Render layers such as Color, Ambient Occlusion, Specular, Beauty, Key Light, Height and Depth, Water, and using Mental Ray and Final Gather-Adjust previous light rigs and bring new characters to light with the help of presets. Use preset script tools both in Maya and in text documents to adjust things such as color, resolution and intensity for characters and sets. -Take elements created in Maya and put them together in and Nuke to create the final product. Characters and sets require compositing to render Maya layers together.-Create Nuke Gizmos and Presets to help overseas achieve the desired look-Teaching and training others to be up to date on our pipeline and also explaining our rigs, presets and scenes.-Approving light scenes, sets and characters to be sent overseas. By checking renders, Model Packs and scene files I approve lighter’s work. Show less
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CG Compositing Supervisor for "Penguins of Madagascar"
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Apr 2011 - Apr 2012
As a CG Compositing Supervisor, my job is to work with both our 2D Lighting Director and Overseas to ensure that the approved 2D Look is brought through in our CG renders. I approve Color Scripts, call out lighting directions using BG Maps and Animatics to create notes for overseas to follow when lighting scenes for Penguings of Madagascar
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CG Lighting Lead and Compositing Artist for "Penguins Of Madagascar"
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Jul 2009 - May 2011
Add lights, shadows, colors and Ambient Occlusion to a scene based on colorscripts and the director’s concepts. Created set light rigs and adjust character light rigs on a scene by scene basis. Render layers such as Color, Ambient Oclusion, Specular, Beauty, Key Light, Height and Depth, Water, and caustics in both Mental Ray and Maya Software Adjust previous light rigs and bring new characters to light with the help of presets. Use preset script tools both in Maya and in text documents to adjust things such as color, resolution and intensity for characters and sets. Take elements created in Maya and put them together in Fusion and Nuke to create the final product. Characters and sets require compositing to render Maya layers together. Teaching and training others to be up to date on our pipeline and also explaining our rigs, presets and scenes. Approving light scenes, sets and characters to be sent overseas. By checking renders, Model Packs and scene files I approve lighter’s work. Show less
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CG Lighting and Compositing Artist
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Jun 2008 - Jul 2009
Add lights, shadows, colors and Ambient Occlusion to a scene based on colorscripts and the director’s concepts. Created set light rigs and adjust character light rigs on a scene by scene basis. Render layers such as Color, Ambient Oclusion, Specular, Beauty, Key Light, Height and Depth, Water, and caustics in both Mental Ray and Maya Software Adjust previous light rigs and bring new characters to light with the help of presets. Use preset script tools both in Maya and in text documents to adjust things such as color, resolution and intensity for characters and sets. Take elements created in Maya and put them together in Fusion and Nuke to create the final product. Characters and sets require compositing to render Maya layers together. Show less
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CG Lighting Apprentice
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Jan 2008 - Jun 2008
Was taken into the lighting department and learned the artist’s pipline. Learned how to light sets and character using in house rigs and toolsWorked closely with Comp Supervisors and learned how to become a stronger artist and lighter using Maya and After EffectsGraduated from the apprentice program 6 months early
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CG Production Assistant
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Sep 2007 - Dec 2007
Learned the pipeline and assisnged tasks for the shows Tak and the Power of Juju and The Penguins of Madagascar
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Electronic Arts (EA)
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United States
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Entertainment Providers
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700 & Above Employee
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QA Engineer
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Jul 2007 - Sep 2007
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Nickelodeon
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United States
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Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
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700 & Above Employee
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Marketing and Art Intern for Nickelodeon Movies
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Apr 2006 - Aug 2006
Worked closely with Marketing Manger for the movies Nacho Libre, Barnyard, Charlotte’s Web and Spiderwick Chronicles. Worked closely with Marketing Manger for the movies Nacho Libre, Barnyard, Charlotte’s Web and Spiderwick Chronicles.
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Education
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2023 - 2023
UCLA Extension
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication -
2003 - 2007
Coe College
B.A, Art, Public Relations -
2023 -
UCLA Extension
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication
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