Derek Serra

Work History

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  VFX Supervisor

  Freelance

  December 2023 - January 2024
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  Digital Compositor

  Freelance

  October 2023 - November 2023
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  Freelance

  May 2023 - June 2023
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  VFX Supervisor

  Freelance

  March 2023 - April 2023
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  compositor

  Freelance

  December 2021 - January 2023

  Los Angeles, CA
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  VFX Compositor

  Freelance

  January 2021 - January 2021

  Remote work
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  Compositor

  Eden FX

  May 2013 - May 2013

  Teen Wolf (MTV series) - Compositing
  The Garcias Have Landed (Disney XD series) - Compositing
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  Senior Compositor

  CoSA VFX

  January 2020 - June 2020

  Greater Los Angeles Area

  Westworld (HBO series)
  Lucifer (Netflix series)
  Muppets Now (Disney+ series)
  Charmed (The CW series)
  Station 19 (ABC series)
  Marvel's Helstrom (Hulu series)
  A League of Their Own (Amazon pilot)
  Nancy Drew (The CW series)
  Upside-Down Magic (Disney feature)
  The Prom (Netflix feature)
  The Kissing Booth 2 (Netflix feature)
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  Senior Compositor

  CoSA VFX

  January 2021 - June 2023

  Los Angeles, CA

  The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent (feature)
  Westworld (HBO series)
  Lucifer (Netflix series)
  Resident Alien (Syfy series)
  Legends of Tomorrow (CW series)
  Station 19 (ABC primetime series)
  Hello Tomorrow! (Apple+ series)
  Night Sky (Amazon Prime series)
  Archive 81 (Netflix series)
  A League of Their Own (Amazon series)
  Kissing Booth 3 (Netflix movie)
  Superman & Lois (CW series)

• Self-employed

  Freelance VFX Artist

  January 2007 - September 2019

  Projects:
  Such Good People (Feature Film) - VFX Supervisor
  Crisis (NBC Prime Time series) - compositing
  Cult (CW series) - compositing
  Gutshot Straight (Feature Film) - VFX Supervisor, compositing
  thinking aHEAD (Short Film) - VFX Supervisor, compositing
  Firewall (Short Film) - (Supervisor) animation, rigging, compositing
  Dear Summer (Short Film) - VFX Supervisor
  Trenches (ABC online series) - rigging, animation
  Cowboys & Indians (History Channel pilot) - rigging, animation
  Tofu the Vegan Zombie: Zombie Dearest (Animated pilot)- lighting
  Star Wars Animated: Tales of the New Republic - modeling, texturing
  Those Darn Grays - (Team lead) animation, lighting, compositing
  Dr. Boozer ads - animation, lighting

  

  
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  Compositor

  CoSA VFX

  August 2019 - August 2019

  Greater Los Angeles Area
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  Compositor

  Dilated Pixels

  January 2019 - June 2019

  Los Angeles, California, US
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  VFX Artist

  Inhance Digital

  November 2018 - November 2018

  West Hollywood, CA
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  Compositor

  Inhance Digital

  May 2018 - November 2018

  Greater Los Angeles Area

  Mayans MC
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  Compositor

  Dilated Pixels

  February 2018 - May 2018

  Hollywood, CA

  Legendary Locations (Travel Channel)
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  VFX Artist - Compositor

  Inhance Digital

  August 2014 - February 2018

  West Hollywood, CA

  Grimm (NBC Prime Time series)
  Nashville (ABC Prime Time series)
  Jane The Virgin (CW Prime Time series)
  Graves (EPIX original series)
  Episodes (SHOWTIME series)
  Empire (FOX Prime Time series)
  Penn Mutual (interactive booth)

  
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  VFX Compositor

  Inhance Digital

  December 2013 - May 2014

  Grimm (NBC Prime Time series) - compositing
  CSI (CBS Prime Time series) - compositing
  Rosemary's Baby - compositing
  Intel promotion

  

  
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  Compositor

  Comen VFX

  November 2013 - November 2013

  Santa Monica, CA

  Tracers (Feature Film) - Compositing
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  Compositor

  Inhance Digital

  August 2013 - October 2013

  Grimm (NBC Prime Time series) - compositing
  CSI (CBS Prime Time series) - compositing
  Back in the Game (ABC Prime Time series) - compositing
  Boeing promotional video - compositing
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  VFX Artist

  Ignition Creative

  June 2013 - June 2013

  NFL - Monday Night Football spot (compositing)
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  VFX Artist

  Eden FX

  May 2013 - May 2013

  Teen Wolf (MTV series) - Compositing
  The Garcias Have Landed (Disney XD series) - Compositing

  

  

  

  

  
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  Compositor

  Inhance Digital

  March 2013 - April 2013

  Grimm (NBC Prime Time series) - Compositing
  The Hundred (CW series) - Compositing
  Boeing promotional video - Compositing
  Rich Dad promotional video - Compositing
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  Compositor

  The Asylum

  February 2013 - March 2013

  Age of Dinosaurs
  AE: Apocolypse Earth
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  VFX Artist

  Eden FX

  November 2010 - December 2012

  Safe (Feature film) - Compositing
  Cinema Verite (HBO Original movie) - Compositing
  Eastbound & Down (HBO original series) - Compositing
  NCIS (CBS Prime Time series) - 3D / Compositing
  Person of Interest (CBS Prime Time series) - 3D / Compositing
  Chuck (NBC Prime Time series) - 3D / Compositing
  Community (NBC Prime Time series) - Compositing
  Teen Wolf (MTV series) - 3D / Compositing
  Pan Am (ABC Prime Time series) - Compositing
  Playboy Club (NBC Prime Time series) - Compositing
  Luck (HBO Original series) - Compositing
  I'm in the Band (Disney XD series) - Compositing
  Let The Magic Begin (Disney parks) - 3D / Compositing
  Fringe (FOX Prime Time series) - Compositing
  Hard Times of RJ Berger (MTV series) - Compositing
  Army Wives (Lifetime series) - 3D / Compositing
  Pair of Kings (Disney XD series) - 3D / Compositing
  Dog with a Blog (Disney series) - Head Tracking / Compositing
  Ambush (Short Film) - Compositing
  Blue (web series) - Compositing
  Friends (NBC DVD remaster) - Compositing

• Senior VFX Artist

  Red Earth VFX Studios

  October 2009 - October 2010

  Projects:
  Flash Forward (ABC Prime Time series) - Compositing
  Fringe (FOX Prime Time series) - Compositing
  Hawaii Five-O (CBS Pilot) - Animation, Compositing
  Undercovers (NBC Pilot) - 3D Tracking, Modeling, Texturing, Compositing

  

• I/O

  inner-D

  July 2010 - August 2010

  Piranha 3D

• CG Artist

  Tiny Juggernaut

  May 2009 - June 2009

  Compositing
  
  Project:
  Megafault (The Asylum)
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  CG Artist

  Dilated Pixels

  February 2009 - May 2009

  Particles, Hard FX, Compositing
  
  Projects:
  Life After People - the series (History Channel)
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  CG Artist

  Amalgamated Pixels

  February 2008 - January 2009

  Creature rigging & animation, Dynamics
  
  Projects:
  Dance of the Dragons (City of Dreams - Macau)
  2009 VES Award winner for Outstanding Visual Effects in a Special Venue Project