Spellbound (Netflix)
Lighting Assistant on Skydance Animation's feature film for Netflix: mostly fixing noise and lighting issues so every shot reached comp in good shape, plus scene prep, renders and layer QC.
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What was my role?
I joined Skydance Animation Madrid as a Lighting Assistant on Spellbound, the studio's animated feature released on Netflix. I supported the lighting team during the final stretch of production. Most of my time went into fixing noise and lighting problems in shots, making sure each one reached compositing in good shape.
What I worked on
- Noise fixes — finding and fixing noise problems in renders so shots didn't arrive at comp with noisy passes.
- Lighting fixes — solving lighting problems in shots so they reached the comp department correctly.
- Scene prep, renders and layer QC — preparing scenes, launching renders and checking the render layers before they moved downstream.
Why it mattered for my compositing career
Working on the lighting side taught me exactly what happens to a shot before it reaches Nuke: how passes are structured, what can go wrong in a render, and what a comp artist should expect from upstream. That knowledge is the foundation of how I build and debug comp setups today.