Demo Reel Breakdown of Suzanne Berger

Digital Artist: Lighting and Effects Animation

Hellboy

1. Setup rain dynamics.
2. Lighting.

Hulk

3. Lighting which was also used as setup for other shots in the same cut.
4. Aircraft exhaust effects and lighting.
5. Setup cloud effects using textured and deformed surface. Used particle expressions to produce a volume that was most dense in foreground and tapered off in background.
6. Bullets and dust achieved with particle dynamics. Aircraft exhaust and lighting.
7. Lighting.

Star Wars II: Attack of the Clones

8. Lighting.
9. Lighting.
10. Lighting.
11. Lighting.
12. Lighting.
13. Lighting.
14. Lighting.
15. Lighting. Flies animation.
16. Lighting.
17. Lighting.
18. Lighting.
19. Lighting and crowd effects.
20. Lighting.
21. Lighting and crowd effects. Custom crowd choreography.
22. Lightning effects.
23. Lightning effects.

The Mummy Returns

24. Lighting including lightning flashes achieved by mixing key-frame and random function on light intensity. The flashes were not synchronized with background.
25. Lighting including flame flicker and lightning flashes. This shot was used for publicity and shown in Electronic Theater.
26. Lighting including flame flicker which was quickly achieved with a noise function.
27. Lighting, dirigible animation, fire exhaust.
28. Lighting.

The Prince of Egypt

29. Water surface and mist effects.
30. Water surface and mist effects.
31. Water surface and mist effects.
32. Water surface, mist, and lightning flashes. Latter achieved by mixing key-frame and random function on light intensity.
33. Water surface and lightning flashes.
34. Non-collapsing water surface effects. Mixed art director color palette with specular component of key light.
35. Water surface effects.

Broadcast and Titles: CBS Good Morning, Under Suspicion, Dual Star

36. 3D Components: Map, sun and sun ray effect. Compositing of all elements. Art direction by Dale Herigstad
37. Compositing. Art direction by Saul Bass
38. Modelling, compositing and effects. Art direction by Saul Bass