Jason Choi Email & Phone Number

Santa Monica, CA

Unreal Engine Technical Director for various AAA game cinematics & narrative gameplayShipped: - Lego Drive 2K - Story cinematics - Hogwarts Legacy - Story cinematics - Returnal - Technical lead on full development of 'House' levels / in-game realtime cinematics (item/enemy intros) - Mortal Kombat 11 - Cinematics for chapters 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 11 and all.

Santa Monica, CA

• Studio’s lead technical artist / developer for real-time engine projects, primarily with Unreal Engine 4. Responsible for building framework, workflow, cinematic shot creation, final lighting, VFX, environment art, and.
• Engine TD on Mass Effect: New Earth, a 4D theatrical ride in the Great America theme park, rendered with UE4. Led all engine-related development including integration, asset guidelines, environment art, all shaders.
• Lead engine artist on the Survival DLC cinematic for The Division. Learned Ubisoft’s Snowdrop engine and led development of engine integration, final lighting, and delivered final renders in just 6 weeks.
• Lead engine artist on 3 in-game cinematics for Evolve – game intro, story intro, and the Wraith reveal trailer. Responsible f or scene integration, lighting, VFX and final renders.
• Lead engine artist on 2 in-game cinematics for XCOM 2. Responsible for shot creation, engine integration, lighting, and final renders.
• UE4 integration, shaders, lighting, VFX, and final renders of various pre-vis projects for film.

Greater Los Angeles Area

Contracts for CG animated short films & Unreal Engine VFX

Santa Monica, California

Shipped title: - Wonders of the World (GearVR & Oculus Go)

Greater Los Angeles Area

Worked on custom VFX for Raising a Ruckus, a 360 degree VR episodic video rendered in Unreal Engine 4.

Denmark

Created cinematic cameras and lighting for Bombshell.

• Senior director of the animation studio department. Wrote, directed, produced, and edited various animation pieces for web series, game trailers, and advertisements. Led and managed a small team of technical artists.
• Led and managed an in-house team of 3D artists, character artists, technical artists, and VFX artists to successful project completion
• Worked with Karactaz Animation and directed 3D character animation deliveries (170 animations)
• Worked with a voiceover director to direct dialogue, narration, and walla at a professional recording studio (Soundworks)
• Directed professional sound design and final mix with Soundworks
• Worked directly with client and developers (Sega, Relic) to solve countless technical problems

• Director/producer for the animation studio department. Wrote, directed, produced, and edited various animation pieces for web series, game trailers, and advertisements. Led and managed a small team of technical artists.
• Directed a 5-part trailer mini-series, Warhammer 40K: Space Marine - Only War Series, with THQ and Relic Entertainment in 2011.
• Directed 2 trailers for Nexuiz in 2011, one of which was used as the game’s official introduction video.
• Project lead and animation director for Dragon Age: Warden’s Fall, a highly successful mini-series in 2010.OTHER
• Assistant Director and Cinematographer on 'Red Faction: Armageddon'
• Lead Machinima Artist and Editor on 'Los Angeles'

• Responsible for writing and video editing various network shows
• General day-to-day video editing duties

Irvine, CA

• Created in-game cinematic cutscenes. Blocked scenes, directed animation scripting needs, animated cameras, and oversaw final lighting. Responsible for post-production on all pre-rendered video.DETAILS
• Created real-time & pre-rendered cinematic sequences using proprietary in-house game engine
• Created & edited concept video pitches for upcoming projects and ideas
• Go-to person for general video capturing, processing, editing, and compressing
• Animated and attached "high action cameras" to special character moves for a cinematic presentations and moments
• Edited all the FMV sequences of live action footage from 'The Golden Compass' film to match video game version's narrative

• Handled the editing and conversion of all short film submissions
• Maintained content databases for films, articles, news, and forums

• Help desk & tech support for office employees