Pixar Internship

Alternative Lighting
for Hoppers

A film-inspired, shot-specific lighting redesign for the lab scene in Pixar’s Hoppers.

Katana / Nuke / PrestoOne weekTechnical Direction internship, 2025

As part of my Technical Direction internship at Pixar in the summer of 2025, I was tasked with creatively redesigning the lighting of a shot from Hoppers from start to finish, pushing it toward a more dramatic, cinematic read while staying true to the scene.

My relit version of the shot.
The original shot for comparison.

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