Compositor / Illustrator
JOSE LOPEZ
A Nuke Compositor and illustrator experienced in film, broadcast and commercials. A constant professional and team player that is willing to learn and teach others. Experienced in high volume studios and is a multidisciplinary artist who is experienced in compositing, rotoscoping, tracking, motion graphics, Illustration.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Visual Effects capabilities
Compositing, Chroma keying, Paint, Tracking, Keying, Rig And Wire Removal
Screen Compositing, Shot stitching.
Illustration
Strong attention to Detail
Strong communication and interpersonal skills
Responds well to direction and critiques
Collaborates well in a fast-paced, interdisciplinary environment
Experience in Commercial, Film, and Episodic
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Jolovfx
1/2010 - 4/2011, 1/2012- Present
Perform tasks associated with the composting process that include 2D tracking, matte extraction, layering of elements, and color grading.
Maintain the overall look, color balance, and quality for assigned shots and sequences to create uniformity in all finished work.
Keeping up to date with techniques and programs that are crucial in the Visual Effects Industry.
Projects and Clients
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Eastside Effects -Past Lives, Mrs.Maisel
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FIVE AM FX - A&E
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Chicken Bone FX - See, Manifest, Fire Island, Hello Tomorrow
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Sibling Rivalry- Cadillac, Oneplus, History Channel, T mobile, Dell, Essie, A+E Network
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Powerhouse VFX - Deception, Glass, Second act, Mary Poppins Returns
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Alkemy X - Time After Time, Deception, Blindspot
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Huge Inc - Comcast
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Eight VFX - Rolex, Ford VR
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Method - Dicks sporting goods, Ford
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Phosphene - Vinyl, Love the Coopers, Succession
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Firstborn - Patron
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Raven Ribbon - Boardwalk Empire, Safe, NFL
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ODD NY - Lenova
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The Molecule - Rescue Me, Lights Out, Blue Bloods
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Katabatic Digital - Counting Cars
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Scale - Trophy Kids
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Eyeball Digital - Amazon, KTM, Hyundai. VH1, Bleed for This
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Deluxe NY - Marley and Me, Veronica Decide to Die
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Brand New School - Ikea Snap, Kaiser Permanente. Sprint
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Look Effects - Black Swan, Step up 3D
The Studio NYC
4/2011 - 1/2012
Compositor/Animator/Editor
Responsible for taking different elements and combining them to create the final image
Animate broadcast quality motion graphics scenes in After Effects.
Digitally cutting footage in order to determine the sequence of a video.
Teach junior artists compositing techniques in Nuke.
Look Effects
Compositor/Lead Rotoscope Artist
9/2009 - 9/2010
Assembling images from different sources and combining them so they appear to have been shot at the same time with the same lighting condition with the same camera.
Tracing the areas of live action frames where computer graphics will overlap or interact with live image.
Creating clear areas (mattes) within the frame to allow all elements of the scene to be layered convincingly.
Compositing techniques include luma keying, match moving, rotoscoping and sky replacements.
Mentored Junior artists and interns, teaching them Silhouette and Rotoscope techniques.
Films worked on include Black Swan, The Bounty Hunter, Step up 3D