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Past Project Responsibilities

Knowing
digital compositor
compositing (nuke)

split screen composites
greenscreen composites
‘two and a half dee’ environment composites
sequence grades
alien world (3d/live action) composites

Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince
digital compositor
compositing

look development/composites for Luna’s ‘Spectre Specs’
look development for ‘Felix Fleicious’ potion effect

Speed Racer
digital compositor
compositing

3d piranah/live action composites

Seeker: The Dark is Rising
digital compositor
compositing3d cobra/live action composites

3d icicle/live action composites
cleanplate work
look development for ‘sign’ elements

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
(mini) sequence lead for the end of the hall of prophecy sequence
(dneg was the main vendor for this sequence)
team lead tasks

partial co-ordination of vfx team
remote office liaison for vfx sup
liaising with co-ordinators regarding task allocation and shot status
briefing 3d artists on shot requirements
scheduling

compositing

keying (tough greenscreen comps!)
rig removal
mattepainting composites

general plate preparation including:

retiming
dustbusting
greenscreen preparation

Blood Diamond
digital compositor
compositing

compositing explosions/gunfire
assisting with roto work for artists

Charlotte’s Web
sequence lead for the ‘charlotte cavatica’ sequence
team lead tasks

training juniors / freelancers
liaising with co-ordinators regarding task allocation and shot status
liaising with lighters and compositors
tracking vfx sup feedback for the team
checking shot consistency
shot QA

compositing

3d charlotte/live action composites
split screen composites
mattepainting composites

general plate preparation including:

plate QA
dustbusting
degraining
tracking plate prep within my team

Batman Begins
digital compositor
compositing

bluescreen window replacement

Showreel Shot Breakdown
Charlotte’s Web: 2006
	cc028x0130 Composited the fg elements (Charlotte and her web) and the bg (a combination of a multi-plate and mattepainting composite).
	cc028x0300 Composited the fg elements (Charlotte, the fly and the web) and the bg (a combination of plate and cg elements).
	sp050x0012 For this shot I changed the season from fall to summer, added road traffic and trees to screen right. I composited the cg ‘Some Pig’ web over the sky and the mattepainting elements of the barn.
	cc028x0800 Composited the fg elements (Charlotte and the web) over the bg plate.
	df102x0040 Composited the fg elements (Charlotte and cg straw) over the plate provided by Tippett’s.
	sf061x0010 Composited the fg elements (Charlotte and the web) and the mattepainting bg.
	cw038x0251 Composited fg elements (Charlotte and the web) and the bg elements (the cg barn and night sky mattepainting).
Seeker: The Dark is Rising: 2007
	cs-220 Composited the cg albino cobra and created the cleanplate (for the zombie hand warp).
	cs-225 Composited the cg albino cobra and created the cleanplate for the repositioning of the zombie hand.
	mi-290 Animated and composited the killer icicles from still passes. I composited the extra mist elements and cg ice debris.
Speed Racer: 2008
	Composited the cg piranahs on to live action fish tank. Integrated bluescreen finger element. Enhanced water environment inside tank.
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix: 2007
	hp sequence (escape from the hall of prophecy) Composited greenscreen elements (the children and the door), the bg mattepainting (wall and the doorstop) and the crystal ball elements (passes supplied by Dneg).
Blood Diamond: 2006
	bd-118-005 Composited the cleanplate to delay rpg explosion, added rocket and smoke trail and extra smoke elements.
	bd-176-002 Composited missile and smoke trail.
Batman Returns: 2005
	as_0035 \| cc_0073 \| cc540 Composited the window replacements and interactive lighting.
Shot Breakdowns
	Charlotte’s Web: sp050x0012
	Seeker: The Dark is Rising: cs-225