Kurtis Ritani

Kurtis Ritani is an accomplished Lighting Technical Director at Weta Digital, where a career spans from April 2013 to the present, including roles as junior technical director and assistant technical director, focusing on lighting and shot management. Prior experience includes work as a 3D artist at hehfx and as a 3D VFX artist at Sauce, utilizing skills in animation, modeling, texturing, lighting, and compositing with software such as Autodesk Maya and The Foundry's Nuke. Earlier roles involved temporary positions in customer service and palletizing at Fonterra and Shell Oil Company, respectively. Kurtis Ritani holds a Bachelor of Design in Design and Visual Communications, Digital Media from Massey University, completed in 2011.