About

By day RJ is a Lighting, Cinematic, and Previs Artist working in video games with over 6 years experience.

Email: rj@rjdraper.com

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Experience & Credits

Senior Lighting Artist - Contract(Remote) - Dec 2024 - Present

• Mobile Project - Azra Games

  • Planned and implemented dynamic lighting for in game and cinematic environments.

  • Optimized lighting performance for min spec.

  • Unity Engine

Lighting Artist (Remote) - July 2021 - Oct 2024

• Cancelled Project - Method Realtime Games Team

  • Cinematic shot lighting using real time lighting solutions.

  • Unreal Engine 5
    
    

• State of Decay 3 - Trailer - Method Realtime Games Team

  • Cinematic shot lighting using real time lighting solutions.

  • Unreal Engine 5
    
    

• Asgard's Wrath 2 - Trailer - Method Realtime Games Team

  • Cinematic shot lighting using real time lighting solutions.

  • Helped craft unique real time 3D hologram effects for the marketing promotional campaign.

  • Unreal Engine 5
    
    

• Lexus - Car Commercial - Method Realtime Games Team & Framestore

  • Cinematic lighting in Unreal for virtual production.

  • Unreal Engine 5
    
    

• Pink Tape - Music Video - Method NY Team

  • Cinematic lighting in Unreal for virtual production.

  • Unreal Engine 5
    
    

• Murder at the End of the World 2023 - FX’s Television Series - Method NY Team

  • Cinematic lighting in Unreal for promotional material.

  • Unreal Engine 5
    
    

• Shogun 2023 - FX’s Television Series - Method NY Team

  • Previsualization lighting work in Unreal for promotional material.

  • Unreal Engine 5
    
    

• Back 4 Blood: DLC - Cinematics - Method Realtime Games Team

  • Worked on cinematic shot lighting using real time lighting solutions.

  • Unreal Engine 5
    
    

• Call of Duty: Vanguard - Cinematics - Method Realtime Games Team

  • Cinematic shot lighting using real time lighting solutions for in game cinematics.

  • Unreal Engine 4

    
    

Lighting Artist - March 2018 - June 2021

• Life is Strange: True Colors - Deck Nine Games

  • Planned and implemented static baked lighting and dynamic lighting for in game and cinematic environments.

  • Assisted the art director in planning and developing the lighting look for in the game cinematics.

  • 2D Concepted the look for the in game emotion power effects.

  • Unreal Engine 4

Cinematic Artist - October 2016 - March 2018

• Life is Strange: Before the Storm - Deck Nine Games

  • Shot and edited in game cinematics sequences based off motion capture performance.

  • Implemented cinematic shot lighting using real time lighting solutions.

  • Previsualized and concepted cinematic sequences using 2D storyboards and 2D keyframe art.