Edward "Ted" Helmers
Edward "Ted" Helmers
Principal Lighting Artist at Notorious Studios
Bellevue, United States

Summary

I am a Leading Lighting artist with a Bachelors Degree in Film and Video Production and the unique experience of:
Real-world on-set Lighting experience.
Television
-Live-action VFX
-Fully Animated series
Major Feature Film
-Live-action VFX
-Fully Animated Feature Films
AAA Games

I have worked in many pipelines throughout my career. Each one has been different, which gives me an insight into their benefits and challenges. This experience also allows me to learn new pipelines and plug seamlessly into existing studios quickly.

Skills

Art Direction3D AnimationLightingCinematicsCinematography

Software proficiency

After Effects
After Effects
Blender
Blender
Maya
Maya
Nuke
Nuke
Photoshop
Photoshop
Substance 3D Painter
Substance 3D Painter
Unreal Engine
Unreal Engine
Premiere
Premiere
RenderMan
RenderMan
Jira
Jira

Reel

Productions

    • Video Game
      Starfield
    • Year
      2023
    • Role
      Senior Lighting Artist
    • Company
      Bethesda Game Studio
    • Video Game
      Saints Row
    • Year
      2022
    • Role
      Lead Lighting Artist
    • Company
      Volition
    • Video Game
      Fallout 76
    • Year
      2018
    • Role
      Semior Lighting Artist
    • Company
      Bethesda Game Studio
    • Video Game
      Call of Duty: Black Ops IIII
    • Year
      2018
    • Role
      Senior Lighting Artist
    • Company
      Treyarch
    • Video Game
      Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare
    • Year
      2016
    • Role
      Senior Lighting Artist
    • Company
      Treyarch
    • Video Game
      Call of Duty: Black Ops III
    • Year
      2015
    • Role
      Senior Lighting Artist
    • Company
      Treyarch
    • Video Game
      Call of Duty: Origins
    • Year
      2013
    • Role
      Senior Lighting Artist
    • Company
      Treyarch
    • Video Game
      Call of Duty: Black Ops II
    • Year
      2012
    • Role
      Senior Lighting Artist
    • Company
      Treyarch
    • Movie
      The Hunger Games
    • Year
      2012
    • Role
      Senior Lighting Artist
    • Company
      Rising Sun Pictures
    • Movie
      Journey 2: The Mysterious Island
    • Year
      2012
    • Role
      Senior Lighting Artist
    • Company
      Rising Sun Pictures
    • Movie
      Green Lantern
    • Year
      2011
    • Role
      Senior Lighting Artist
    • Company
      Rising Sun Pictures
    • Movie
      Mars Needs Moms
    • Year
      2011
    • Role
      Lighting Technical Director
    • Company
      ImageMovers Digital
    • Movie
      A Christmas Carol
    • Year
      2009
    • Role
      Lighting Technical Director
    • Company
      ImageMovers Digital
    • Movie
      Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
    • Year
      2009
    • Role
      Lighting Technical Director
    • Company
      Blue Sky Studios
    • Movie
      Monsters vs. Aliens
    • Year
      2009
    • Role
      Lighting Artist
    • Company
      DreamWorks Animation
    • Movie
      Kung Fu Panda
    • Year
      2008
    • Role
      Lighting Artist
    • Company
      DreamWorks Animation
    • Movie
      Bee Movie
    • Year
      2007
    • Role
      Lighting Artist
    • Company
      DreamWorks Animation
    • Movie
      Over the Hedge
    • Year
      2006
    • Role
      Lighting Artist
    • Company
      DreamWorks Animation
    • Movie
      Flushed Away
    • Year
      2006
    • Role
      Lighting Artist
    • Company
      DreamWorks Animation
    • Movie
      The Madagascar Penguins in a Christmas Caper
    • Year
      2005
    • Role
      Lighting Artist
    • Company
      DreamWorks Animation
    • Movie
      Shark Tale
    • Year
      2004
    • Role
      Lighting Artist
    • Company
      DreamWorks Animation
    • Movie
      Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow
    • Year
      2004
    • Role
      Lighting Artist
    • Company
      Wot, Inc
    • TV Production
      Children of Dune
    • Year
      2003
    • Role
      Digital Artist
    • Company
      Area 51
    • Movie
      Gangs of New York
    • Year
      2002
    • Role
      VFX Artist
    • Company
      Custom Film Effects
    • Movie
      Equilibrium
    • Year
      2002
    • Role
      VFX Artist
    • Company
      Custom Film Effects
    • Movie
      Phone Booth
    • Year
      2002
    • Role
      VFX Artist
    • Company
      Custom Film Effects
    • Movie
      S1m0ne
    • Year
      2002
    • Role
      VFX Artist
    • Company
      Custom Film Effects
    • Movie
      K-19: The Widowmaker
    • Year
      2002
    • Role
      VFX Artist
    • Company
      Custom Film Effects
    • Movie
      About Schmidt
    • Year
      2002
    • Role
      VFX Artist
    • Company
      Custom Film Effects
    • Movie
      All About the Benjamins
    • Year
      2002
    • Role
      VFX Artist
    • Company
      Custom Film Effects
    • Movie
      Death to Smoochy
    • Year
      2002
    • Role
      VFX Artist
    • Company
      Custom Film Effects
    • TV Production
      Stephen King's Rose Red
    • Year
      2002
    • Role
      VFX Artist
    • Company
      Cantina Pictures
    • Movie
      A Walk to Remember
    • Year
      2002
    • Role
      VFX Artist
    • Company
      Custom Film Effects
    • Movie
      Kate & Leopold
    • Year
      2001
    • Role
      VFX Artist
    • Company
      Custom Film Effects
    • Movie
      Behind Enemy Lines
    • Year
      2001
    • Role
      VFX Artist
    • Company
      Custom Film Effects
    • Movie
      Shallow Hal
    • Year
      2001
    • Role
      VFX Artist
    • Company
      Custom Film Effects
    • Movie
      Riding in Cars with Boys
    • Year
      2001
    • Role
      VFX Artist
    • Company
      Custom Film Effects
    • TV Production
      Crusade
    • Year
      1999
    • Role
      VFX Artist
    • Company
      Netter Digital
    • TV Production
      Babylon 5: A Call to Arms
    • Year
      1999
    • Role
      VFX Artist
    • Company
      Netter Digital
    • TV Production
      Babylon 5: Thirdspace
    • Year
      1998
    • Role
      VFX Artist
    • Company
      Netter Digital
    • TV Production
      Babylon 5: The River of Souls
    • Year
      1998
    • Role
      VFX Artist
    • Company
      Netter Digital
    • TV Production
      Babylon 5
    • Year
      1993
    • Role
      VFX Artist
    • Company
      Netter Digital

Experience

  • Concord at Firwalk Studios
    September 2020 - June 2022

    Senior Lighting Artist