Compositing Artist
- Software experience includes: Shake, Nuke, Syntheyes Matchmoving, Mocha, Mokey, Maya, Final Cut, Photoshop, Illustrator, Mac OSX, Windows, Linux
Education
The University of Central Florida BFA, Computer Animation
- Traditional Drawing
- 2D/3D Design Fundamentals
- Computer Graphic Design
- Techniques of Animation/Lighting/Compositing
- Background in Art History
Professional Experience
GRADIENT EFFECTS JUL 2008 - PRESENT
Compositing Lead
REALITY CHECK STUDIOS APR 2007 - JUN 2008
Compositor
- Work included a variety of formats from film, broadcast, and web.
FULLSAIL REAL WORLD EDUCATION, INC AUG 2005 – FEB 2007
Computer Animation
Compositing and Scene Finishing Lead Lab Specialist
- Assisting the students in learning Shake, Final Cut, Syntheyes, and Maya
- Creation of custom tutorials and exercises
- Supervision and troubleshooting of student projects from conceptualization to completion
MINDCOMET, INC FEB – MAR 2005
8 Week Internship
- Assisted in the modeling, animation, and rendering of complex industrial pre-visualizations
- Responsibilities included: vehicle modeling, character setup and animation, scene finishing, rendering, and compositing
OTHER FREELANCE WORK SEPT 2006 – MAR 2007
Wire/Rig removal for “Who’s Your Daddy” Cisqo music video
- In charge of removing wires and background dancers, along with the matte creation of performer
- Completed two shots in HD 1080i
FX Compositing / Cleanplating / Matte Creation of short film Atom 75
- In charge of multiple shots requiring the cleanplating of tracking markers and compositing skin effects on hero character
- Also completed three shots requiring keying and insertion of a skyline
- Created lighting effects in multiple shots
- Shown at 2007 ARPA Festival
