Kristin Sholler
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Tiara M.
Working with Kristin at both High Moon Studios and Aspyr has been an amazing experience. She’s always been passionate about the people she works with. Working to make sure everyone feels heard and comfortable broaching their thoughts. While as an animator I didn’t work with lighting all that often directly I did work with Kristin directly as Co-leads for HMS’ women’s network. It was started in a difficult time for the studio but we worked together to create a safe space for people to vent, if needed, while also turning it into a group that worked to learn and better ourselves together and to bring morale back up. I know Kristin was well loved as a lighter there as well. All the work I ever saw of hers looked amazing and her lead always had high praises for her. I worked with Kristin more directly at Aspyr as she was in the group with me for cinematics. Seeing the beginning images before she got her hands on a space and then what it looked like after was always amazing. She would really bring the environments to life. I’ve also been hearing great praises about her as a lead. She’s been there for her team to ask any questions they need of her. She’s been great at scheduling, and she’s even gotten a reputation outside of her own team as someone that people can talk to and ask advice of. In my mind someone that takes care of their team before themselves is a great lead and that’s what Kristin does. She did it as a senior and she’s continued it as a lead. Any team would be lucky to have her expertise and understanding. Sincerely, Tiara Maye Sr. Animator
Tiara M.
Working with Kristin at both High Moon Studios and Aspyr has been an amazing experience. She’s always been passionate about the people she works with. Working to make sure everyone feels heard and comfortable broaching their thoughts. While as an animator I didn’t work with lighting all that often directly I did work with Kristin directly as Co-leads for HMS’ women’s network. It was started in a difficult time for the studio but we worked together to create a safe space for people to vent, if needed, while also turning it into a group that worked to learn and better ourselves together and to bring morale back up. I know Kristin was well loved as a lighter there as well. All the work I ever saw of hers looked amazing and her lead always had high praises for her. I worked with Kristin more directly at Aspyr as she was in the group with me for cinematics. Seeing the beginning images before she got her hands on a space and then what it looked like after was always amazing. She would really bring the environments to life. I’ve also been hearing great praises about her as a lead. She’s been there for her team to ask any questions they need of her. She’s been great at scheduling, and she’s even gotten a reputation outside of her own team as someone that people can talk to and ask advice of. In my mind someone that takes care of their team before themselves is a great lead and that’s what Kristin does. She did it as a senior and she’s continued it as a lead. Any team would be lucky to have her expertise and understanding. Sincerely, Tiara Maye Sr. Animator
Tiara M.
Working with Kristin at both High Moon Studios and Aspyr has been an amazing experience. She’s always been passionate about the people she works with. Working to make sure everyone feels heard and comfortable broaching their thoughts. While as an animator I didn’t work with lighting all that often directly I did work with Kristin directly as Co-leads for HMS’ women’s network. It was started in a difficult time for the studio but we worked together to create a safe space for people to vent, if needed, while also turning it into a group that worked to learn and better ourselves together and to bring morale back up. I know Kristin was well loved as a lighter there as well. All the work I ever saw of hers looked amazing and her lead always had high praises for her. I worked with Kristin more directly at Aspyr as she was in the group with me for cinematics. Seeing the beginning images before she got her hands on a space and then what it looked like after was always amazing. She would really bring the environments to life. I’ve also been hearing great praises about her as a lead. She’s been there for her team to ask any questions they need of her. She’s been great at scheduling, and she’s even gotten a reputation outside of her own team as someone that people can talk to and ask advice of. In my mind someone that takes care of their team before themselves is a great lead and that’s what Kristin does. She did it as a senior and she’s continued it as a lead. Any team would be lucky to have her expertise and understanding. Sincerely, Tiara Maye Sr. Animator
Tiara M.
Working with Kristin at both High Moon Studios and Aspyr has been an amazing experience. She’s always been passionate about the people she works with. Working to make sure everyone feels heard and comfortable broaching their thoughts. While as an animator I didn’t work with lighting all that often directly I did work with Kristin directly as Co-leads for HMS’ women’s network. It was started in a difficult time for the studio but we worked together to create a safe space for people to vent, if needed, while also turning it into a group that worked to learn and better ourselves together and to bring morale back up. I know Kristin was well loved as a lighter there as well. All the work I ever saw of hers looked amazing and her lead always had high praises for her. I worked with Kristin more directly at Aspyr as she was in the group with me for cinematics. Seeing the beginning images before she got her hands on a space and then what it looked like after was always amazing. She would really bring the environments to life. I’ve also been hearing great praises about her as a lead. She’s been there for her team to ask any questions they need of her. She’s been great at scheduling, and she’s even gotten a reputation outside of her own team as someone that people can talk to and ask advice of. In my mind someone that takes care of their team before themselves is a great lead and that’s what Kristin does. She did it as a senior and she’s continued it as a lead. Any team would be lucky to have her expertise and understanding. Sincerely, Tiara Maye Sr. Animator
Experience
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ILM Immersive
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United States
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Entertainment Providers
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1 - 100 Employee
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Senior Lighting TD
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Sep 2022 - Present
Creating experiences that invite fans to step inside the world of their favorite stories. Creating experiences that invite fans to step inside the world of their favorite stories.
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Aspyr Media
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United States
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Computer Games
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1 - 100 Employee
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Lead Lighting Artist
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Jan 2022 - Sep 2022
Current project: Knights of the Old Republic remake Current project: Knights of the Old Republic remake
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High Moon Studios
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United States
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Computer Games
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100 - 200 Employee
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Senior Lighting Artist
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Sep 2018 - Dec 2021
Call of Duty: Warzone - Led team of lighters, assigned tasks and bugs - Coordinated with lighting teams at other studios to keep up to date on tasks and information - Coordinated with production and environment to keep track of tasks - Authored reflection volumes and post process volumes in interiors - Lit interiors with a focus on visuals, gameplay, and performance - Lit front end lobby scenes and coordinates with environment and fx departments - Optimized lighting - Led lighting team on the Nakatomi Plaza Warzone update Black Ops 5: Cold War (Level: Echoes of a Cold War) Black Ops 4: Zombies (Levels: Alpha Omega & Tag der Toten) - Authored fog and sky settings for sun and sky - Placed reflection and post process volumes - Lit exterior and interior levels with a focus on gameplay, player progression, and story telling - Worked with fx and environment departments on both visual and performance requirements - Optimized level lighting Show less
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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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Lighting Artist and Environment Artist
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Oct 2015 - Mar 2018
Longshot 2 (Environment Artist) - Created whitebox environment layouts for animators and concept artists. - Modeled interior and exterior sets in Maya, created textures in Substance Designer, Substance Painter, and Photoshop. - Imported assets and assembled sets in Frostbite Engine. Longshot: Madden NFL 18 (Cinematic Lighting Artist) - Translated concept art into cinematic scenes, created mood, visual depth, and interest for cinematic camera composition in the Frostbite engine. - Lit cinematic environments and character lighting, focusing on visual delivery and performance optimization. - Worked with environment artists to ensure adherence to PBR standards. - Performed optimization passes on all lighting scenes to ensure they are in performance. Madden NFL 18 (Environment Artist) - Created swarm systems in Houdini, and trained coworkers on workflows. - Created environment assets and PBR textures in Maya, Photoshop, and Substance Designer. - Brought existing assets up to PBR standards through texture and mesh modifications. Rory McIlroy PGA Tour (Environment Artist) - Modeled environment assets in Maya, pipelining them through Houdini and into Frostbite. - Used aerial and ground-level references to recreate PGA courses in Frostbite. Show less
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TROBO
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Belgium
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Construction
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Artist
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Mar 2015 - Oct 2015
- Created storyboards. - Created assets and backgrounds for multiple scenes. - Integrated assets and pipelined them to be ready for programmers. - Implemented spritesheets and tweens in XML. - Led art team on select projects. - Created storyboards. - Created assets and backgrounds for multiple scenes. - Integrated assets and pipelined them to be ready for programmers. - Implemented spritesheets and tweens in XML. - Led art team on select projects.
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War Drum Studios
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United States
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Music
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Artist
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Aug 2013 - May 2015
- Animation of multiple characters and environment assets. - Modeling & texturing characters and environment assets. - Simple rigging for characters. - QA testing for mobile port of Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. - Animation of multiple characters and environment assets. - Modeling & texturing characters and environment assets. - Simple rigging for characters. - QA testing for mobile port of Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas.
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Say Design
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Design Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Freelance Illustrator/Video Editor
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Feb 2012 - Jun 2013
- Illustrated for educational videos using Photoshop. - Edited educational videos using After Effects. - Illustrated for educational videos using Photoshop. - Edited educational videos using After Effects.
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n-Space
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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Artist
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Feb 2013 - May 2013
- Animated 2D characters in 3DS Max for Suits & Swords. - Imported and set up characters and animations in Unity. - Animated 2D characters in 3DS Max for Suits & Swords. - Imported and set up characters and animations in Unity.
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Artist
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Apr 2012 - Nov 2012
- Created concept art for game pitches. - Illustrated characters in Photoshop. - Designed game UI in Photoshop and Illustrator. - Created concept art for game pitches. - Illustrated characters in Photoshop. - Designed game UI in Photoshop and Illustrator.
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Row Sham Bow
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Software Development
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1 - 100 Employee
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Artist
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Sep 2011 - Mar 2012
- Concepted characters, weapons, and environment assets in Photoshop. - Animated weapons, environment assets, and characters in Maya. - Modeled & textured weapons and environment assets in Maya. - Concepted characters, weapons, and environment assets in Photoshop. - Animated weapons, environment assets, and characters in Maya. - Modeled & textured weapons and environment assets in Maya.
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Student
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2010 - 2011
Worked in animation, concept art, UI, and environment modeling. Was animation lead on a student capstone game, Dead West. Worked in animation, concept art, UI, and environment modeling. Was animation lead on a student capstone game, Dead West.
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Education
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2010 - 2011
Florida Interactive Entertainment Academy, University of Central Florida
Masters of Science, Interactive Entertainment; Interactive -
2005 - 2009
University of Central Florida
Bachelors of Arts, Digital Media; Digital Media
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