Brian Lesiangi

Sr. CG Generalist | Lead Unreal TD

Los Angeles, United States

I'm a Sr. CG Generalist and Lead Unreal TD with expertise in Look Development and Lighting. My background includes working on commercial, game cinematics, episodic and feature films, and building real-time pipelines for VFX productions. I excel at adapting to different pipelines, meeting tight deadlines, creative problem solving, and leading complex projects while being a strong team player.

You can find my project blog published by Epic here:
https://www.unrealengine.com/en-US/tech-blog/balinese-temple-telling-a-powerful-story-through-ue4-environments

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Skills

Software proficiency

Maya

3ds Max

ZBrush

Unreal Engine

Substance 3D Painter

Substance 3D Designer

Mari

Nuke

V-Ray

RenderMan

Arnold

Redshift

Houdini

Photoscan

RealityCapture

Python

Reel

Productions

- TV Production
  The Continental: From the World of John Wick
- Year
  2023
- Role
  CG Generalist
- Company
  Crafty Apes
- TV Production
  Star Trek: Picard Season Finale
- Year
  2023
- Role
  CG Generalist
- Company
  Crafty Apes
- TV Production
  Perry Mason Season 2
- Year
  2023
- Role
  CG Generalist
- Company
  Crafty Apes
- TV Production
  Mayfair Witches
- Year
  2023
- Role
  Lead Unreal TD
- Company
  Crafty Apes
- TV Production
  Westworld: Season 4
- Year
  2022
- Role
  CG Generalist
- Company
  Crafty Apes
- TV Production
  The Orville: New Horizons
- Year
  2022
- Role
  CG Generalist
- Company
  Crafty Apes
- Movie
  Bottle Cap
- Year
  2022
- Role
  Lead Unreal TD
- Company
  Psyop
- Movie
  Lost and Crowned
- Year
  2020
- Role
  Lighting TD
- Company
  Psyop

Experience

Sr. Generalist | Lead Unreal TD at Crafty Apes VFX
Los Angeles, United States of America
December 2021 - Present
Worked on various episodic and feature projects specializing in look development and lighting. I also played a crucial role in establishing and leading real-time pipelines for VFX production.

Notable projects:

- Orville Season 3

- Westworld Season 4

- Mayfair Witches (Lead Unreal TD)

- Star Trek: Picard Season 3

- Perry Mason Season 2

- TBA NDA Project (Lead Unreal TD)

- TBD NDA Feature Film Project
CG Generalist and Real-time TD at Psyop
Los Angeles, United States of America
July 2019 - December 2021
Worked on various game cinematics and CG commercials, specializing in look development and lighting. I also played a significant role in developing real-time pipelines for VFX production and led several real-time projects.

Projects:

- Aldi UK: Christmas Launch Advert. 2019

- Clash Royale Animation: Deck The Arena!

- Cricket Wireless: Big Friendly Deal

- Brawl Stars Animation: Piper's Sugar & Spice

- Brawl Stars Animation: Barley's Last Call!

- King of Clash Trivia Show Feat. Party King! (Lighting/Lead Unreal TD)

- LOST & CROWNED: A Clash Short

- The Next Mass Effect - Official Teaser Trailer (Environment Art Lead)

- BottleCap (Lead Unreal TD)

- Apex Legends Season 10 Trailer: Emergence

- Apex Legends Season 11 Trailer: Escape

- Borderlands x Ballantine’s (Lead Unreal TD)

- Unannounced NDA Real-time Project (Lead Unreal TD)
Shading and Lighting TD at The Mill (NY)
Savannah, United States of America
September 2018 - November 2018
Collaborated with and led a small team of 4 students to create a real-time car commercial, mentored by supervisors from The Mill NY. My responsibilities included look development, lighting, and real-time integration using Unreal Engine 4.
Summer Associate at Turn 10
Redmond
June 2018 - August 2018
Worked on multiple internal look development projects to create realistic and high-quality assets. During this time, I learned about the significance of photogrammetry and procedural workflows in a AAA gamedev pipeline.