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Highly organized Nuke Compositor, Paint, & Conversion Artist
for feature films and episodic television.
for feature films and episodic television.
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Education
Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Media Arts & Animation The Art Institute of California Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Graphic Design California State University General Education (& Additional Anatomy, Biology, Design, and Arts courses) - Crafton Hills Community College - San Bernardino Valley College August 2001 - June 2003 _______________________ Personal Enrichment Classes / Volunteer Work Maya, ZBrush, Cinema 4D, DaVinci Resolve & Rapid Prototyping Classes Studio Arts - Los Angeles 2015 Life Drawing Classes Center Stage Gallery 2015 Sculpt Clean-Up Crew Volunteer Halo Reach display (E3 2010) _______________________ Software After Effects Balsamiq Blender Cinema 4D Coda CrazyBump DaVinci Resolve Final Cut Flash Framecycler HitFilm Express Illustrator Maya Microsoft Office Mocha Mockingbird Nuke Photoshop RV Silhouette ZBrush |
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Work Experience
FuseFX L.A. - Sherman Oaks, CA Nuke Compositor September 2019 - 2020 Compositing, paint, green screen replacement, muzzle flashes, blood, graphics, keying, screen replacement, beauty fixes, etc. __________________________________ Giant Propeller - Burbank, CA Nuke Compositor October 2017 - 2018 Compositing, digital paint, green screen replacement, tracking, beauty fixes, small asset creation/animation for feature film and online promotions. __________________________________ Legend 3D | VR | VFX - Hollywood, CA Senior Nuke Compositor October 2015 - 2017 Compositing, Paint, and VFX work on trailers and feature films. Tasks included: cleanplating, problem solving for 2D and 3D spaces, green screen replacement, wig line removals/beauty passes, small prop modelling/unwrapping, asset creation for snow/noise elements, basic lidar-scan model facial animation to enhance depth, ability to work under tight deadlines and overtime with a team and individually. Completed Visual Effects Credits include: Alice Through the Looking Glass, Ghostbusters, God's of Egypt, The Brothers Grimsby, Pete's Dragon, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, Underworld: Blood Wars, Passengers, Pirates of the Caribbean: Winter Soldier, Spiderman Homecoming, and more, __________________________________ Deluxe Digital Studios Stereo D - Burbank, CA Senior Nuke Compositor / Paint Artist December 2011 - July 2015 Compositing and Paint work {for clients such as Marvel, Disney, Dreamworks, Chrystler, Method, Fox, Paramount, etc.} on major motion pictures, commericals, trailers, and film tests. Tasks included: Cleanplating, Keying, Dynamic & Static Cleanplates, General Digital Paint, Recreating and Removing various Elements and Characters, Tracking, Patches, Roto Fixes, Adjust VFX Elements, meeting strict deadlines & quota, multiple phases of notes, and working in a strong team environment. Completed Visual Effects Credits include: Everest 3D, ANTMAN 3D, Jurassic World 3D, Mad Max: Fury Road 3D, San Andreas 3D, Avengers: Age of Ultron 3D, Terminator: Genisys 3D, The Spongebob Movie: Sponge Out of Water 3D, Guardians of the Galaxy, 3D, TMNT 3D, Godzilla 3D, X-MEN: Days of Future Past 3D, Deepsea Challenge 3D, and many more. __________________________________ Legend 3D - San Diego, CA After Effects Compositor January 2011 - July 2011 Compositing, Paint, and Roto work on major motion pictures. Tasks included: Cleanplating, Keying, Paint, Roto creation and fixes, Tracking, and working very closely in a small team environment. __________________________________ Frye Wiles - A Creative Agency Graphic Designer / Illustrator June 2006 - May 2011 __________________________________ ASI at CSUSB Graphic Artist 2005-2006 __________________________________ Emeritus Marketing & Administrative Assistant 2003-2006 Maintaining a tidy, organized, efficient, and friendly office as first point of contact for Directors, staff, clients, visitors, and potential clients. Tasks included : relaying messages to various departments, managing multi-line phone system and emergency LifeLine alerts, typing and distributing weekly reports/memos from and to all department heads, processing large-sum client payments, maintaining strict confidentiality records for 100+ clients, scheduling dining requests, updating numerous and ever-changing client census lists, emergency contacts, and vendor invoices. __________________________________ Lauren Studios Photography Assistant 2005-2006 |
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