Foram Pardiwala

Work History

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  Digital Compositor

  Method Studios

  January 2020 - May 2023

  Vancouver, Canada
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  Senior compositor

  Method Studios

  December 2018 - June 2019

  Vancouver, Canada
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  digital compositor

  Framestore

  January 2017 - January 2018
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  Digital Compositor

  MPC

  October 2014 - January 2017

  Montreal, Canada Area

  - Fantastic Four (2015)

  

  

  

  

  

  
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  Stereoscopic Compositor | Paint Artist

  Stereo D

  May 2014 - September 2014

  Burbank

  Responsible for making clean plates, procedural stereo painting, Tracking, Matte Extraction, Compositing
  Being a team player - working closely with fellow artists, leads and supervisor
  Extensive use of NukeX, Mocha pro, Adobe aftereffects
  
  – Galaxy of the Guardians (2014)
  – Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014)
  – Hercules (2014)
  – Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)
  – The Sponge Bob Movie: Sponge Out of Water (2015)
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  Freelance Compositor

  Form & Fiction

  February 2014 - March 2014

  San Francisco Bay Area

  - Worked closely with the VFX Supervisor and the owner
  - Did Frame by Frame animation, RotoPaint and Compositing
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  Valiant - Associate Visual Effects Supervisor

  RG Pictures LLC / Studio 400A

  February 2013 - September 2013

  San Francisco Bay Area

  Valiant - short film
  https://valiantfilm.com/
  
  Valiant is a short film thesis project from USC. Set in a future post-apocalyptic steam punk England, 3 rebel bandits try to clear their names by delivering a little girl to the King.
  
  As a Composting Lead, my responsibilities have been to:
  - Manage a team of artists, assigning shots according to their skill level
  - Assist the artists with technical troubles and teach them additional skills needed to complete their shot, providing any tutorials as needed.
  - Contribute to the Visual development of each shot.
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• Motion Graphics Intern

  iBelieveInSwordfish

  June 2013 - August 2013

  San Francisco Bay Area

  - Created motion graphics in aftereffects and Photoshop
  - Worked closely with the Motion graphics Lead to help him out on various projects

• Design Intern

  Helpful Bear Productions

  June 2013 - August 2013

  San Francisco Bay Area

  - Worked on Greenscreen, Brainstormed on various design concepts
  - Used Ilustrator, Photoshop and Afftereffects to create 2D motiongraphics

• Sialia - Digital Compositor

  Academy of Art University - Spring Show

  March 2013 - May 2013

  San Francisco Bay Area

  
  Handling 3D conversion and CG compositing
  

  

• Recoil - Digital Compositor

  Time and Action Productions

  February 2013 - May 2013

  San Francisco Bay Area

  
  Short Film (Freelance)
  https://recoilthefilm.com/
  Composited a large number of live action and CG shots during crunch to finish the film on time
  

• Fruitvale Station - Digital Compositor

  OG Project LLC

  September 2012 - January 2013

  San Francisco Bay Area

  
  "Fruitvale Station" (2013) - Feature Film
  2013 Sundance Film Festival
  
  [Won the Grand Jury Prize and the Audience Award for U.S. Dramatic film]
  

• Bluebird - Digital Compositor

  washington square films

  October 2012 - December 2012

  San Francisco Bay Area

  
  "Bluebird" (2013)
  2013 Sundance Lab Project
  
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  Cicada Princess - Digital Compositor | Roto Paint

  Atomic Fiction

  June 2012 - August 2012

  San Francisco Bay Area

  
  Cicada Princess (2012) - Short film
  https://www.cicadaprincess.com/
  

• Freelance - Graphic Designer

  Kshamaa the art workshop

  2009 - September 2010

  Mumbai Area, India

  
  - Created Logo Designs, Corporate Identity, Branding, Packaging, Stall designs, Brochures, Website layouts
  - Brainstorming ideas and concept creating with the Design Lead to get what the client wants
  - Worked on site for jewelry shows in India, directing and handeling the visuals with the Owner
  - Extensive use of Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop and Maya for 3D Stall design layouts
  

• Graphic Design Intern

  Linklabs Design Technology

  January 2008 - May 2008

  Mumbai Area, India

  
  - Created Logo Designs, Corporate Identity, Branding, Packaging, Stall designs, Brochures, Website layouts
  - Working well in team, brainstorming ideas and concept creating
  - Getting design feedbacks from the client and incorporating that with the leads
  - Extensive use of Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop