Nuke Compositor and Video Editor

Career History

Heckler HQ

Compositing Artist

Nuke Compositor in a Commercial Production Environment.

Projects include full CG, live action and AI imagery advertisements.

Freelancer

Nuke Compositing Artist, July 2023 - present

I decided to also be available as a freelance Nuke Compositor for film and commercial productions.

Clients include:

Heckler (VFX Studio)

Screen Australia (Feature Film)

Alt.VFX

Nuke Compositing Artist, August 2021 - July 2023

Alt.VFX is a Visual Effects and Post Production Studio in Brisbane
Projects include:
Lost Flowers of Alice Hart (Episodic Show)
True Spirit (Netflix Film)
The Pope’s Exorcist (Feature Film)
Pieces of Her (Episodic Show)
Various Advertisements

CG and 2D Graphic Integration with Live Action footage
Worked closely with the VFX director on the development of the visual look of shots and effects
Assisted the VFX supervisor with Roto and Cleanup for a significant shot
Tracked footage for asset integration, roto and cleanup tasks
Developed an aged footage effect with Redgiant Plugins in After Effects for a senior artist to integrate into their shots
Managed multiple shots and projects simultaneously
Developed custom Python tools and Gizmos to streamline processes

Pixel Zoo

After Effects Compositor, April 2021 - August 2021

Pixel Zoo is a 3D Animation Studio in Brisbane
Projects include:

Go Buster (Episodic Show)
Rainbow High (Episodic Show)
Digly the Digger (Episodic Show)
Lellobee Farm (Episodic Show)
Thomas the Tank Engine (Episodic Show)

Composited full CG Renders
Integrated 2D Graphic and Particle FX
Co-ordinated Tracking Data and Mattes from the Lighting Team to streamline the Compositing Process
Produced Final Edits of the shows
LookDev on Lellobee Farms, focusing on skin tone and overall grade

Visionair Media

Video Editor, July 2019 - December 2019
Photographer, March 2017 - December 2017

Visionair Media is a Video Advertising and Photography agency partnered with TedX

Clients include:

Downer Group

Piety THP

Gray Line

Filthy Gorgeous

Independent Editor for all Video Projects
Successfully edited a short ad for a one day turnaround
Initiated the rotoscope/cleaning of a shot plate, removing a person from it, which saved the shot from being used
Co-ordinated with the Company Director in shooting and editing video deliverables for this project
Directed actors during production

Study Space

Video Editor and Compositor, April 2018 - June 2019

Study Space provides Curriculum aligned teaching resources for Primary Schools

Drafted the Brand Guidelines for video projects
Produced over 300 videos within a year with a team of 4 people
Responsible for all FX composites in video content
Led the team in the conception and development of motion graphics for all 300 videos.
Identified steps in the pipeline that reduced idle time during rendering by 30%
Established a QC system, allowing easy management of multiple projects simultaneously

3D Property View

Video Editor, April 2017 - October 2017

3PV is a Real Estate Video production company

Clients include:

Ray White

Openhouse ID

Century 21

LJ Hooker

Main Editor for Real Estate videos
Produced all camera-tracked motion graphics on drone footage
Counselled Company Directors on standard video practices
Delivered over 70 videos in 7 months

Resume: Clients

Skills

Compositing
Video Editing
Lighting
Photography (studio and outdoor)
Modelling
Python Scripting

Resume: Text

Programs

Foundry Nuke
After Effects
Premiere Pro
DaVinci Resolve
Maya
Visual Studio
Katana
Houdini

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