JORGE HEREDIA

JORGE HEREDIA

Skilled and dedicated artist open to opportunities.

Mid-level Digital Compositor / Senior Roto/Paint Artist / 12 yrs

Oakland, CA

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Digital Compositor

Wildwood (2025)

Compositor

Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio (2022)

Image Finaling Artist/2D Compositor

The Boss Baby 2 (2021)

Image Finaling Artist/2D Compositor

Spirit Riding Free (2021)

Compositor

Abominable (2019)

2D Compositor

How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World (2019)

Missing Link (2019)

Compositor

Rings (2017)

Compositor

Office Christmas Party (2016)

Compositor

Lethal Weapon (2016)

Senior Roto / Paint Artist

Kubo and the Two Strings (2016)

Compositor

Star Trek Beyond (2016)

Compositor

Lucifer (2016)

Roto And Paint Artist

Day One (2015)

Digital Paint And Roto Artist

The Boxtrolls (2014)

Compositor

Gotham (2014)

Roto And Paint Artist

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014)

Image Finaling Artist

The Croods (2013)

Image Finaling Artist

Rise of the Guardians (2012)

Roto-Paint Artist

ParaNorman (2012)

Image Finaling Artist

Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted (2012)

Technical Resource Administrator

Puss in Boots (2011)

Technical Resource Administrator

Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011)

Technical Resource Administrator

Megamind (2010)

Technical Resource Administrator

Shrek Forever After (2010)

technical resource administrator

How to Train Your Dragon (2010)

Image Finaling Artist

Turbo (2009)

Technical Resource Administrator

Monsters vs Aliens Mutant Pumpkins From Outer Space (2009)

Technical Resource Administrator

Monsters vs Aliens (2009)

Technical Resource Administrator

Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (2008)

Roto And Paint Artist

Violent Jake (2008)

technical resource administrator

Monsters vs. Aliens

technical resource administrator

Madagascar 2: Escape to Africa

2D Compositor

Abominable

I am a dedicated artist with compositing, paint, and roto experience working on high end photoreal film and publicity materials. I am looking for a place where I can join a team of likeminded artists; I am adaptable, a fast learner, and eager to grow my skillset. I feel that I could be a good fit with any team.
Work History

  • Digital Compositor

    LAIKA, Inc.

    February 2022 - Present
    Portland, OR

  • Compositor

    ShadowMachine

    August 2021 - February 2022
    Portland, Oregon, United States

    - Incorporates characters, digital objects and environmental effects into a scene, including 2D tracking, set extension, matte extraction, layering of foreground, midground, background elements, roto/paint work and color grading.
    - Responsible for dust, dirt, wire, and rig removal.
    - Responsible for complex paint reconstruction.

  • Image Finaling Artist/2D Compositor

    DreamWorks Animation

    October 2020 - June 2021
    Oakland, California, United States

    - Digitally fix and alter frames to completion using a variety of stereoscopic compositing/rotoscope/projection/tracking/painting and texturing tools.
    - Reviewed each frame and checked for binding issues/other technical problems.

  • Compositor

    Industrial Light & Magic

    July 2019 - August 2019
    San Francisco Bay Area

    - CG Integration.
    - Key/Matte extraction.
    - 3D Camera Tracking.
    - Wire removal.
    - Complex paint clean up.

  • 2D Compositor

    DreamWorks Animation

    April 2019 - June 2019
    Greater Los Angeles Area

    - Digitally fix and alter frames to completion using a variety of stereoscopic compositing/rotoscope/projection/tracking/painting and texturing tools.
    - Reviewed each frame and checked for binding issues/other technical problems.

  • Compositor

    CoSA VFX

    January 2019 - February 2019
    North Hollywood, CA

    - CG Integration.
    - Key/Matte extraction.
    - 3D Camera Tracking.
    - Wire removal.
    - Complex paint clean up.

  • 2D Compositor

    DreamWorks Animation

    October 2018 - December 2018
    Greater Los Angeles Area

    - Digitally fix and alter frames to completion using a variety of stereoscopic compositing/rotoscope/projection/tracking/painting and texturing tools.
    - Reviewed each frame and checked for binding issues/other technical problems.

  • Compositor

    John McNeil Studio

    July 2018 - August 2018
    San Francisco Bay Area

    Compositing on various in-house projects

  • Compositor

    Laika

    August 2017 - June 2018
    Portland, Oregon Area

    -Responsible for integrating various elements, including live action, stage and cg, into a final image.
    -Incorporates characters, digital objects and environmental effects into a scene, including 2D tracking, set extension, matte extraction, layering of foreground/midground/background elements, roto/paint work and color grading.

  • Roto/Paint Artist

    Laika

    September 2016 - July 2017
    Portland, Oregon Area

    Roto/Paint

  • Jr. Compositor

    Atomic Fiction

    June 2016 - September 2016
    Oakland, California

    Junior Compositing

  • Paint/Roto Aritst

    Laika

    May 2015 - May 2016
    Portland, Oregon Area

    - Responsible for creating articulate and garbage matte elements.
    - Responsible for dust/dirt/wire/seam and rig removal.
    - Responsible for complex paint clean-up.
    - Responsible for identifying and correcting stereoscopic artifacts.
    - Digitally composite various elements to create one seamless image.
    - Problem-solve and find technical solutions to get the best possible result.

  • Image Finaling Artist

    DreamWorks Animation

    August 2014 - February 2015
    Redwood City, CA

    -Digitally fix and alter frames to completion using a variety of stereoscopic compositing/rotoscope/projection/tracking/painting and texturing tools.
    -Reviewed each frame and checked for binding issues/other technical problems.

  • Paint/Roto Aritst

    Industrial Light & Magic

    May 2014 - July 2014
    San Francisco, CA

    - Perform plate clean-up and create digital articulate mattes.
    - Modify and remove isolated elements for digitally composited sequences using both procedural and hand painting methods.
    - Create digital articulate mattes with computer-aided drawing tools to detail and precision.
    - Perform plate clean up; remove unwanted artifacts and composite said artifacts with a clean plate created by the artist using tracking software and scripting.
    - Frame by frame handwork when necessary.
    - Paint final comps before film-out to resolve last minute problems.
    - Perform background repair and wire removal.

  • Paint/Roto Aritst

    LAIKA, Inc.

    June 2013 - May 2014
    Portland, Oregon Area

    - Responsible for creating articulate and garbage matte elements.
    - Responsible for dust/dirt/wire/seam and rig removal.
    - Responsible for complex paint clean-up.
    - Responsible for identifying and correcting stereoscopic artifacts.
    - Problem-solve and find technical solutions to get the best possible result.

  • Image Finaling Artist

    DreamWorks Animation

    April 2013 - May 2013
    Redwood City, CA

    -Digitally fix and alter frames to completion using a variety of stereoscopic compositing/rotoscope/projection/tracking/painting and texturing tools.
    -Reviewed each frame and checked for binding issues/other technical problems.

  • Image Finaling Artist

    DreamWorks Animation

    June 2012 - January 2013

    -Digitally fix and alter frames to completion using a variety of stereoscopic compositing/rotoscope/projection/tracking/painting and texturing tools.
    -Reviewed each frame and checked for binding issues/other technical problems.

  • Image Finaling Artist

    DreamWorks Animation

    April 2012 - May 2012

    -Digitally fix and alter frames to completion using a variety of stereoscopic compositing/rotoscope/projection/tracking/painting and texturing tools.
    -Reviewed each frame and checked for binding issues/other technical problems.

  • Paint/Roto Aritst

    Laika

    January 2012 - April 2012
    Portland, Oregon Area

    - Responsible for creating articulate and garbage matte elements.
    - Responsible for dust/dirt/wire/seam and rig removal.
    - Responsible for complex paint clean-up.
    - Responsible for identifying and correcting stereoscopic artifacts.
    - Problem-solve and find technical solutions to get the best possible result.

  • Technical Resource Administrator

    DreamWorks Animation

    June 2008 - December 2011
    Redwood City, CA

    -Monitor, manage and load balance the data farm.
    -Provide one-on-one support with departments/users/divisions
    -Provide after hours support for the studios rendering efforts.
    -Monitor infrastructure servers and escalate problems
    -Maintain rendering priorities and resource allocations for various productions.

  • Paint Fix Artist

    DreamWorks Animation

    August 2011 - October 2011

    -Digitally fix and alter frames to completion using a variety of stereoscopic compositing/rotoscope/projection/tracking/painting and texturing tools.
    -Reviewed each frame and checked for binding issues/other technical problems.

  • Paint Fix Artist

    DreamWorks Animation

    July 2010 - October 2010
    Redwood City, CA

    -Digitally fix and alter frames to completion using a variety of stereoscopic compositing/rotoscope/projection/tracking/painting and texturing tools.
    -Reviewed each frame and checked for binding issues/other technical problems.

  • Freelance Artist

    Hierophant Media

    November 2007 - December 2007

    Freelance Rotoscope work for the web series "Violent Jake."

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Education

  • BAS, Animation and Visual Effects

    Ex'pression College

    2004 - 2007

  • BAS in Animation and Visual Effects

    Ex'pression College

    2004 - 2007