Neil Herzinger

Neil Herzinger is a highly experienced lighting artist with over 20 years in the visual effects industry. Currently serving as Lead Lighting Artist at Crystal Dynamics since March 2021, Neil previously held multiple roles at Industrial Light & Magic from March 1997 to June 2020, including Sequence Supervisor, Senior Lighting Technical Director, and Look Development Technical Director. Earlier, Neil worked as a Digital Artist at Xaos Inc. from August 1995 to February 1997, focusing on modeling, texturing, animation, particle simulation, rendering, and compositing for television. Neil holds a Master of Fine Arts in Computer Graphics from Syracuse University and a Bachelor of Science in Graphic Communications Management from Carnegie Mellon University.