Visual Effects | Lighting & Look Development

"Sixteen years ago, I discovered you could make a living teaching light how to behave. Still seems suspicious, but MPC, Framestore, and Apple keep calling, so here we are.

I'm Joseph Ibrahim—a Lighting TD who believes the best VFX happens when cutting-edge tech serves human stories, not the other way around. My toolkit spans from battle-tested USD pipelines to experimental AI workflows, but my philosophy stays simple: every impossible shot is just a conversation between artist and algorithm waiting to happen.

These days, I split my time between solving "unfixable" rendering puzzles and mentoring eight emerging artists through Access:VFX. They keep me honest about which industry changes actually matter. Spoiler: it's rarely the ones making headlines.

Here's what I know: great VFX makes the impossible look effortless. Great collaboration makes the process feel the same way. Let's talk about what impossible thing you need to look inevitable.

SKILLS

Lighting
Look Development
Compositing
Design
Gen AI
AI Frameworks

SOFT SKILLS

Avid Researcher
AI Pipeline
Photographer
Mentor @ Access VFX
Team skills
Producing

SOFTWARE

Houdini (USD)
Unreal Engine
Nuke
Maya
Karma
Arnold
Renderman
Katana
Gaea
Substance
ComfyUI