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paint
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Experience |
| Weta Digital | Paint Artist | July 2014 – Present |
| -Plate prep for handoff to the compositing department. -Marker, wire, and rig removal. -Frame-by-frame and procedural paint. -Native stereoscopic workflows. -Delivered 2K & 5K plates @ 48fps. -Extensive use of Nuke and Silhouette. |
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| • The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies | ||
| Industrial Light & Magic | Roto / Paint Artist | March 2014 – July 2014 |
| -Generated articulated mattes and plate prep. -Removal of unwanted artifacts (Practical / CG). -Marker, wire, and rig removal. -Frame-by-frame and procedural paint. -Native stereoscopic workflows. -Finalized shots up to a 4K resolution. -Heavy use of proprietary software and Nuke. |
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| • Tomorrowland • Transformers: Age of Extinction |
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| Dreamworks Animation | Image Finaling / Paint Artist | March 2014 |
| -Tasked with “polishing” shots from Dreamwork’s Lighting Department for final delivery. -Primary duties involve roto / paint, tracking, color correction, and correcting native stereoscopic discrepancies. -Extensive use of Nuke’s 3D Compositing Tools (Projections). -Troubleshoot scripts and previously generated work files to diagnose rendering issues. -Heavy use of Nuke and some Photoshop. |
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| • How to Train Your Dragon 2 | ||
| Stereo D | Stereoscopic Compositor | April 2013 – February 2014 |
| -Responsible for finalizing shots in stereo for high-profile feature films. -Worked closely with fellow artists and leads/supervisors to deliver complex shots in a timely matter. -Delivered test shots for bidding on potential projects. -Plate Prep, Procedural Clean Plating, 2D / 3D Tracking, Matte Extraction, Projections, and Stereo Painting. -2D / 3D / CG Compositing. -Extensive use of NukeX, After Effects, and Photoshop. |
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| • Mad Max: Fury Road • Godzilla • X-MEN: Days of Future Past • Captain America: The Winter Soldier • Need for Speed • 47 Ronin |
• Thor: The Dark World • Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters • R.I.P.D. • The Wolverine • Pacific Rim |
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| Blur Studio | Pre-Comp Artist | Sep 2013 |
| -Joined Blur Studio’s Compositing Team to assist in delivery of Thor 2’s opening prologue. -Blue / Green screen keying and overall matte clean up before handing off to senior compositors. -Digital paint touch-up for character costumes (procedural and frame-by-frame painting). -Finalized shots with Nuke. |
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| •Thor: The Dark World | ||
| Stereo D | Stereoscopic Roto Artist | Dec 2012 – April 2013 |
| -Generated articulated mattes for stereoscopic depth and compositing. -Responsible for rotoscoping test shots to bid on potential projects. -Duties also include QC of mattes generated from third-party vendors. -Extensive use of Silhouette and Mocha. |
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| • Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters • R.I.P.D. • The Wolverine • Pacific Rim |
• Star Trek Into Darkness • Iron Man 3 • Jurassic Park 3D • G.I. Joe: Retaliation |
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| Freelance | Compositor / Roto / Paint | 2011 – 2013 |
| -Collaborated on indie films for premieres at SUNDANCE, CANNES, SXSW, Tribeca, and Comic-Con. -Delivered formats from Super 16 to RED EPIC 4K and ARRI ALEXA. -Plate Prep, Keying, Projections, Color Matching, and Live Action / CG / Miniature Compositing with Nuke. -Experience with a variety of plug-ins including Trapcode, Furnace Tools, and Genart’s Sapphire plug-ins. |
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| • Beasts of the Southern Wild • Fruitvale Station • Bluebird • Saving Lincoln • CXL |
• Valiant • Munchausen • Advantageous • Cicada Princess • Darnaa – Already Loving You |
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Technical Proficiency |
| - Keying (Keylight, IBK, Primatte) - 2D and 2.5D Compositing - Stereoscopic workflows - Foundry’s Furnace Tools, GenArt’s Saphire Plug-ins, Trapcode Suite - Foundry Nuke 6.3+ / SFX Silhouette / Adobe AE & PS / Mocha / PFTrack - Mac OS X / Windows / Linux - Comfortable with Vue / Final Cut / Maya / Boujou / Mental Ray / Python |
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