Patrick Lin joined Pixar Animation Studios in September 1997 as a layout artist on “A Bug’s Life.” For Lin’s next project he worked as layout sequence lead on “Toy Story 2,” and then as Lead Layout Artist on “Monsters, Inc.” Lin’s work has been a part of three Academy Award®-winning features, “The Incredibles” and “Up” as director of photography, and “Ratatouille” as lead layout artist. He also recently worked on the 2013’s short film “The Blue Umbrella,” and completed working as the layout supervisor on Disney•Pixar’s feature film “Inside Out,” set to release on June 19, 2015.
Prior to coming to Pixar, Lin worked as a camera assistant for Midland Productions for client MGM and Skellington Productions, and then as a motion control operator at Matte World. While at Matte World he worked on a number of productions including “Wag the Dog,” “The Truman Show,” “Soldier” and “X-Men.” He then went on to work as director of photography with Midland Productions for Tower Records, IMAX and Sea World.
Raised in Hong Kong, Lin left to attend high school in London, Ontario in Canada at the age of 15. He then came to the Bay Area and earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Film and Video from California College of Arts and Crafts. While in film school, he shot student films and developed a passion for cinematography. Upon seeing “Toy Story” he realized that cinematography had become a part of animated films and he knew that was what he wanted to do.
Lin currently resides in the Bay Area.