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Ethan Crossno
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 This is my Lighting Reel that displays my best lighting in projects that I have had the opportunity to be a part of.  More detail
about specific parts of my reel can be found below.

The Traveller

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Group Thesis Film with Miguel Zozaya. A study in Narrative storytelling through environment art that follows the life of a travelling photojournalist from youth into retirement.
​Responsible for Master Lighting,Shot Lighting, and layout in Maya using Arnold. Shading done procedurally using ALShaders (Arnold Plug-In). Modeling done in Maya/Houdini. Composited in Nuke.

Sonder

A Short Film Trailer.  For years, Finn and Natalie walked the same path. But when their time together comes to an end, Finn finds himself lost in a mysterious forest. Paralyzed by the fear of moving on, Finn is at risk of losing himself. Through self-discovery, Finn must gather the strength to forge a new path.
Responsible for the beginning close-up's Shot Lighting. Lighting done in Unity's real-time engine.

P7 Unlock Your Faith

An individual freelance project for P7clubs. I created all aspects of the short film over the course of three months. Modeling, Layout, and Animation in Maya, Shading and Lighting with Arnold and ALShaders. Composited in Nuke.

Squatch

A short film created at the University of Texas at Dallas over the course of two semesters. An overconfident city slicker gets swindled by a country bumpkin and his furry forest friends.
Group Project - Lighting Lead. Responsible for Character Shading, some Master Lighting/Shot Lighting, some Set Dressing, some Look Development, some Composting.
Shading and Lighting in Arnold/Zbrush/Photoshop, Compositing in Nuke.

Snatch

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Animated short film created in the University of Texas at Dallas in association with Reel FX studios over the summer 2015. After a claw machine eats her quarter, a young girl gets more than she paid for.
Group Project. Responsible for Master Lighting, some Shot Lighting, Machine Shading, Some CFX(Giraffe,Bear,Lion), and Compositing. Shading in Photoshop/Arnold, Lighting in Maya/Arnold, CFX using Xgen, Compositing in Nuke.