VFX SKILLS
VFX SKILLS
Over 20 Years of Experience in the Visual Effects Industry.
Pre Production- Production Visual Effects Supervisor
Script Breakdown, Storyboards, Previs, Stuntvis, Techvis. Prepare All Reference Materials For Pre-Production Meetings. Assist Director In Shot Design, Storyboarding, VFX Sequence Methodology. Manage Information And Communication Between Production And VFX For Successful Shot Execution. Attend All Necessary Prep Meetings- Specifically Pre Concept, Concept, VFX, Art Dept, SPFX & Stunts, Props, And Production. Provide Input And VFX Consultation As Needed On The Development Of Other Departments Such As Stunt Work And Rigging. Provide Tech Scout Guidance To Survey Team To Help Maximize Shot Success. Collaborate With The Director, Cinematographer, And Other Department Heads On How To Efficiently Execute All VFX Shots. Collaborate With The VFX Producer To Provide Bidding, Scheduling And Budgeting. Knowledge in Virtual Production and Unreal Engine. Involved in Creative Discussions, Initial Layout, Scene Build/Content Plate Shoot, Wall/Volume Testing, Final Build/Lighting, Final Looks, Tech Scout, Prelight For Virtual Production.
On Set- Production Visual Effects Supervisor
Assisting The Director, Cinematographer, And All HOD’s With Creative Visual Effects Decision Making On Set. Knowledge In StageCraft And Virtual Production. Preparing VFX Elements, Green/Blue Screens, 2D Tracking Markers, 3D Matchmoves. On Set Measurements, Recording All Camera Information Into VFX Database. On Set Still Photography DSLR, HDRI Spherical Panoramas, Shooting DSLR Photogrammetry, Reference Photography, Texture References, Plate Photography, Chrome/Grey Ball Data Reference, Color Charts, Lens Distortion Grids, Grey Card For Film Grain/ Video Noise Reference. Drone Photogrammetry And Knowledge In Lidar. Operating Witness Cameras And Experience With Motion Capture Suits. 3D Scanning Services- Characters, Props, Environments Photogrammetry, Shandy-Cam Knowledge. Roundshot And Envirocam Photography Knowledge. On Set Diagrams For Reference Of Lighting, Camera Placements/Movements, Character Placement/Movements, And Set Design. Shooting 360-degree Camera Arrays. Knowledge In Motion Control Cameras. Involved in Tech Scouting and Prelight. Shooting Virtual Production on the Volume Stage. Making Necessary Adjustments To The Scene Build/Content Plate In The Volume To Match The Directors Vision Of The Shots And Sequences.
Post- Production Visual Effects Supervision
Planning And Executing Postvis. Extensive Review Of All Visual Effects Shots. Working Closely With Vendors, Visual Effects Artists, and Editorial To Deliver The Highest Quality Work. Engaging With Clients, Producers, Directors, Cinematographers, And Creatives From Pre-Pro Meetings All The Way Through To Final Delivery. Work With Producers and Coordinators To Facilitate Shot Production And Keep On Budget. Attend Dailies; Provide Critical And Constructive Feedback On Shots. Call Out Any Overages On A Shot By Shot Basis As They Come Up. Excellent Organizational And Communication Skills. Provide Mentorship And Guidance To Junior VFX Colleagues.
Senior Compositor
Senior Level Experience With Node Based/ Layer Based Compositing For Feature Films and Television.
Digital Compositing. 2.5, Projections, 3D Space.
Strong Understanding Of Color, Light, Composition, Animation, Realism. Expertise Of Live Action Comping, Green/Blue Screen Keying, Color Grading, Tracking, Retiming, Integration, Rotoscoping, Paint, Removals.
Grain Matching. Digital Cosmetic Clean Up.
3D Match-Moving, 2D Tracking. Comping Multi-Pass CG Passes, 3D Lighting/ Shading.
Digital Matte Painting. Digital Stereoscopic Compositing.
Strong Understanding of Photography and Traditional Fine Arts Principles. Including: Exposure, Shutter Speed, Aperture, ISO, White Balance, Design, Composition, Color, Proportion, Perspective, Rhythm, Line, Value, Mass, Edges, Volume, Planes, Form, Light, Structure, Geometry, Symmetry, Visual Perception, Impression, Focus, Temperature, Techniques and Methods.
Stitching On Set Photographs Into HDRI Panoramic Images. Create Fully Spherical 360° x 180° HDRI Panoramas.
Photogrammetry- Process Digital Images And Generate 3D Spatial Data. The Creation Of Dense Points Clouds, Build Mesh And Textures From On Set Photogrammetry Images.
Software
The Foundry Nuke, Mocha Pro, MetaShapePro, PTGui Pro, FileMaker Pro, Shotgun, Adobe After Effects, PF Track, Boujou, Adobe Photoshop, Maya, Vray, Unreal Engine.
Extensive Knowledge In Multi-Modal Generative AI And Machine Learning Systems- Runway, Midjourney, Sora, Dall- E, Stable Diffusion, Comfy UI, LLMs.