Brian Nugent

Brian Nugent

Senior Digital Compositor / 20 yrs

Los Angeles, CA

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Visual Effects Supervisor

She-Hulk: Attorney at Law (2022)

Visual Effects Supervisor

Moon Knight (2022)

Digital Compositor

Law & Order: Organized Crime (2021)

Visual Effects Supervisor

Eurovision (2020)

Compositor

Playing with Fire (2019)

Visual Effects Supervisor

Sextuplets (2019)

Visual Effects Supervisor

NOS4A2 (2019)

Compositor

Pleased to Eat You! (2019)

Digital Compositor

Mile 22 (2018)

Digital Compositor

Hereditary (2018)

Digital Compositor

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017)

Digital Compositor

True Memoirs of an International Assassin (2016)

Compositor

The Family Fang (2016)

Digital Compositor

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice Ultimate Edition (2016)

Senior Compositor

The Magnificent Seven (2016)

Senior Compositor

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016)

Digital Compositor

The Hateful Eight (2015)

Compositor

Hollywood Adventures (2015)

Senior Compositor

Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)

Senior Compositor

Furious 7 (2015)

Digital Compositor

Blackhat (2015)

Compositor

The Fog (2015)

Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)

Digital Compositor

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014)

Compositor

The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014)

Digital Compositor

Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014)

Digital Artist

Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)

Lead Flame Artist

We're the Millers (2013)

Flame / Inferno Compositor

Movie 43 (2013)

Flame Artist (2007 Final Cut Version)

Blade Runner (2013)

Compositor

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013)

Compositor

Argo (2012)

Digital Artist

Wrath of the Titans (2012)

Digital Compositor

John Carter (2012)

Compositor

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)

Digital Artist

Dark Shadows (2012)

Flame Artist

Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)

Digital Compositor

Harry Potter and Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011)

Digital Compositor

X-Men: First Class (2011)

Compositor

Skyline (2010)

Flame Artist

The Social Network (2010)

Digital Compositor

Easy A. (2010)

Visual Effects

The Town (2010)

Digital Compositor

The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (2010)

Digital Artist

Iron Man 2 (2010)

Digital Compositor

Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (2010)

Inferno/Flame Compositor

The Book of Eli (2010)

Digital Compositor

Avatar (2009)

Flame Artist

The Stepfather (2009)

Inferno/Flame Compositor

Up in the Air (2009)

Flame Artist

G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (2009)

Inferno/Flame Compositor

Orphan (2009)

Inferno Artist

Management (2009)

Flame Artist

X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009)

Flame Artist

Obsessed (2009)

Flame Artist

Fast & Furious (2009)

Inferno Artist

Crossing Over (2009)

Flame Artist

Australia (2009)

Inferno Artist

Star Trek (2009)

Flame Artist

Twilight (2008)

Inferno Artist

The Secret Life Of Bees (2008)

Flame Artist

Meet Dave (2008)

Inferno Artist

The Love Guru (2008)

Flame Artist

The Incredible Hulk (2008)

Flame Artist

Speed Racer (2008)

Flame Artist / Compositor

Iron Man (2008)

Inferno Artist

Made of Honor (2008)

Flame Artist

Prom Night (2008)

Flame Artist

Jumper (2008)

Inferno Artist

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)

Inferno / Flame Compositor

Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem (2007)

Inferno Artist

P.S. I Love You (2007)

Flame Artist

Mitch Albom's For One More Day (2007)

Visual Effects

The Invasion (2007)

Flame Artist / Compositor

This Christmas (2007)

Inferno Artist

Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (2007)

Inferno Artist

Nancy Drew (2007)

Inferno Artist / Digital Compositor

Vacancy (2007)

Inferno/Flame Artist

Shooter (2007)

Inferno Artist

300 (2007)

Inferno Artist

Zodiac (2007)

3D Artist

Night at the Museum (2006)

Inferno Artist

Babel (2006)

Inferno Artist

The Departed (2006)

Flame Artist

My Super Ex-Girlfriend (2006)

Compositor

Littleman (2006) (2006)

Flame Artist

Superman Returns (2006)

Inferno Artist

X-Men: The Last Stand (2006)

Flame Artist

Poseidon (2006)

Flame Artist

Mission: Impossible III (2006)

Inferno Artist

Failure to Launch (2006)

3D Artist

Ask the Dust (2006)

Inferno Artist

Click (2006)

Compositor

Æon Flux (2005)

Compositor

Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005)

Inferno Artist

Flightplan (2005)

Inferno Artist

Herbie Fully Loaded (2005)

Compositor

The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl (2005)

Compositor

Constantine (2005)

Compositor

Venom (2004)

Flame Artist

CSI: NY (2004)

Flame Artist

CSI: Miami (2002)

Senior Compositor

hateful eight

Work History

  • Freelance Compositor

    bknugent

    April 2012 - Present

  • VFX supervisor

    Breakaway Post

    September 2017 - November 2017

  • Senior Compositor

    Wicked Liquid

    August 2017 - August 2017

  • Lead compositor

    Method

    May 2017 - June 2017

  • freelance flame artist

    Method Studios

    April 2017 - May 2017

  • Compositor

    Method Studios

    April 2016 - March 2017

  • Compositor

    Zero VFX

    January 2016 - April 2016

  • Senior Compositor

    Zero VFX

    January 2016 - March 2016
    Greater Boston Area

  • Senior Compositor

    Method Studios

    May 2015 - July 2015

  • Lead Compositor

    Psyop

    April 2015 - May 2015
    Venice, CA

    Flame lead for The Family Fang
    Nuke lead on Hollywood Adventures

  • Senior Compositor

    Digital Domain

    December 2014 - March 2015
    Greater Los Angeles Area

    Senior compositor on Furious 7

  • Compositor

    Wētā FX

    August 2014 - November 2014

  • Senior Compositor

    MPC

    June 2014 - July 2014

    Sketchers commercial

  • Senior Compositor

    Sony Pictures Imageworks

    May 2014 - June 2014

  • Compositor

    Hammerhead Productions

    March 2014 - May 2014

  • Senior Compositor

    Sony Pictures Imageworks

    December 2013 - February 2014

    Senior compositor on:

    Captain America 2
    Spiderman 2

  • Compositor

    Wētā FX

    August 2013 - November 2013

    The Hobbit, The Desolation of Smaug

  • Freelance Flame Artist

    Method Studios

    June 2013 - August 2013

    Best Buy: Computers
    Microsoft: Phones
    Arby's

  • Flame Artist

    FotoKem

    April 2013 - May 2013

    We're the Millers

  • Flame Artist

    Method Studios

    December 2012 - March 2013

    Flame compositor on:
    Kia "Hotbots" Superbowl Spot
    Smirnoff "Sky" Europe
    Snapple
    Arbys

  • Compositor

    Wētā FX

    September 2012 - November 2012

    Compositor on The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

  • Flame Artist

    Method Studios

    April 2012 - September 2012

    Freelance compositor

  • Senior Compositor

    MPC

    December 2010 - April 2012

    As a senior compositor I need to be a team player, capable of taking guidance from the Effects Supervisor, but also be able to work effectively alone.
    Tackling the compositing of shots effectively & briefing junior compositors.
    Delivering final shots that are creatively and technically excellent.

  • Lead Compositor

    Lola Visual Effects

    September 2004 - December 2010

    I am a lead Flame and Maya artist for LOLA VFX

  • inferno artist

    Hydraulx

    September 2004 - December 2010

  • maya artist

    42 productions

    2003 - 2004

    Maya Generalist: Duties included, modeling animation, particles, R&D and look development. I also was tasked with building a library of modules and materials to be used by clients in an interactive web interface.

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Education

  • Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design

    2002 - 2004

  • University of Nebraska-Lincoln

    1998 - 2002