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Charlie Humphrey

About Me

Software Knowledge

Houdini
Nuke
Arnold
Katana

Unreal Engine
Redshift
Maya
Renderman

Programming Languages

Python
Open Shading Language
VEX
Lua
C++

Machine Learning

PyTorch
TensorFlow
Generative AI

Additional Skills

DaVinci Resolve

Photography & Camera Operation
Generative AI

Specialisms & Skills

I contribute a strong blend of creative and technical expertise to visual effects and animation shows, helping to bring a project to life and ensuring a smooth production workflow. Some of the key specialisms and skills I offer are:

Lighting & Rendering

I specialise in lighting and rendering, with years of professional experience across several DCC's and engines.

Look Development

Years of experience creating shaders for digital assets, including complex procedural networks and custom shader code.

Compositing

I am experienced with compositing shots for lighting as well as for final delivery.

Programming & Tool Dev

Capable of programming in several languages. I have written code, developed tools and assisted pipeline/systems at studios.

Photography & On-Set

Capable of handling camera equipment and various on-set roles, such as VFX data acquisition and lighting.

Machine Learning (AI)

I have a strong understanding of AI theory and application, having built and trained several models, including generative models.

Experience

Industrial Light & Magic

Lighting Technical Director
Oct 2025
- Present

Freelance (Nexus)

Lighting Technical Director
Aug 2025
- Sep 2025

Industrial Light & Magic

Lighting Technical Director
Jan 2025
- Jul 2025

Blink Industries

Lighting Technical Director
Jan 2024
- Dec 2024

Framestore

Lighting Technical Director
Mar 2023
- Nov 2023

Electric Theatre Collective

Mid Lighting Artist
Jul 2022
- Feb 2023

Moving Picture Company

Junior Lighting Artist
Oct 2021
- Jul 2022

Blue Zoo

Junior Lighting & Compositing Artist
Aug 2020
- Sep 2021

Education

University of Hertfordshire

BA (Hons) Animation

Result: First Class
2017 - 2020

Norwich University of the Arts

BA (Hons) VFX

Result: CertHE
2016 - 2017

Filmography

Filmography

ADDITIONAL

PROJECTS

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