Joe Censoplano

Joe Censoplano

Compositing and Lighting/Rendering artists for feature film.

Compositing Supervisor / Lead Compositor / 5 yrs

Los Angeles, CA

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Compositing Supervisor

Ironheart (2025)

Compositor

Here (2024)

Compositing Supervisor

Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire (2024)

Compositing Supervisor

Citadel (2023)

Compositing & Lighting

The King's Daughter (2022)

Digital Compositor

Thor: Love and Thunder (2022)

Compositing Supervisor

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022)

VFX Crew

Space Jam: A New Legacy (2021)

Lead Look Development Artist

The Tomorrow War (2021)

Lighting & Compositing

Alien: Covenant (2021)

Lead Compositor

Eternals (2021)

Lead Look Development Compositor

Chaos Walking (2021)

Lead Look Development Compositor

Those Who Wish Me Dead (2021)

Compositor

Red (2020)

Lead Compositing Look Dev Artist

Birds of Prey: And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn (2020)

Compositing Look Dev Lead

Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019)

Lead Look Development Artist

Captain Marvel (2019)

Digital Compositor

Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019)

Lead Look Development Artist

The Nutcracker and the Four Realms (2018)

Lead Look Development Compositing / Lighting Artist

Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018)

Lead Look Development Artist

A Wrinkle in Time (2018)

Lighting & Compositing Artist

Black Panther (2018)

Lead Look Development Artist

Peppermint (2018)

Lead Look Development Artist

Thor: Ragnarok (2017)

Compositing & Lighting Artist

Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017)

Lighting & Compositing

Underworld: Blood Wars (2017)

Digital Compositor

In Time (2017)

Lead Look Development Compositor

Aquaman (2016)

Compositing & Lighting

Doctor Strange (2016)

Lighting & Compositor

Captain America: Civil War (2016)

Visual Effects Supervisor

Seal the Deal (2016)

Lighting And Compositing

Deadpool (2016)

Digital Compositor

In the Heart of the Sea (2015)

Compositing and lighting

The Last Witch Hunter (2015)

Compositor / Lighter

The Vatican Tapes (2015)

Compositing and lighting

Ant-Man (2015)

Digital Compositor

The Age Of Adaline (2015)

Lighting and compositing

Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)

Compositing and lighting

Insurgent (2015)

Senior Compositor

Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)

Compositor

Trust Me (2014)

Compositor and lighter

Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014)

Compositor / Lighter

Marvel One-Shot: All Hail the King (2014)

Lighter/Compositor

I, Frankenstein (2014)

Lighter/Compositor

Saving Mr. Banks (2013)

Compositing and lighting

Thor: The Dark World (2013)

Digital Compositor

Prisoners (2013)

Compositing and lighting

Iron Man 3 (2013)

Digital Compositor

G.I. Joe: Retaliation (2013)

Lighter/Compositor

Oz the Great and Powerful (2013)

Lighting / Compositing Artist

Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters (2013)

Digital Compositor

Prometheus (2012)

Compositor

The Dictator (2012)

Visual Effects

The Avengers (2012)

Compositor

Underworld: Awakening (2012)

Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)

Digital Compositor

Fright Night (2011)

Compisiting

X-Men: First Class (2011)

Flame Artist

Priest (2011)

Compositor

Thor (2011)

Digital Compositor

The Spy Next Door (2010)

Visual Effects Supervisor

Violent Jake (2008)

Digital Artist

Enchanted (2007)

Digital Effects Producer

Apocalypto (2006)

Compositing

Age of Adeline

Born in Brooklyn, grew up in New Jersey and moved to California in 2002 to follow a dream of working on feature films. I'm inspired by sci fi, fantasy, and comic books and loving bringing the fantastical to life.
Work History

  • Compositing Supervisor

    Luma Pictures

    June 2021 - Present
    Los Angeles Metropolitan Area

  • Compositing Supervisor

    Luma Pictures

    April 2020 - Present

  • Compositing Teacher

    Academy of Art University

    September 2012 - Present

  • Lead Compositing Look Development Artist

    Luma Pictures

    June 2017 - April 2020
    Greater Los Angeles Area

    I work with The Visual Effects and FX Supervisor to come up with looks in Nuke for certain effects and guide the rest of the compsiting team on that specific effect.

  • Compositor/Lighter

    Luma Pictures

    November 2010 - June 2017

    Responsible for lighting and rendering CG images and composting with live action plates, Green Screen composites, element integration, finalizing shots, and some lighting.

  • Inferno/Nuke artist

    Reel FX

    April 2006 - November 2010

    Compositer of film and commercial effects.

  • Inferno artist

    Pixomondo

    2010 - 2010
    Greater Los Angeles Area

    Inferno Artist on Nike commercial

  • compositor

    Speedshape

    2010 - 2010

    Nuke compositor. composited CG cars into live action plates.

  • Junior inferno artist

    Reel FX

    May 2005 - April 2006

    Assisted senior inferno artists with shots, from rotoscoping to full shot completion.

  • Intern

    Reel FX

    February 2005 - May 2005

    Assisted in office daily duties and shot rotoscoping.

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Education

  • Academy of Art University

    2002 - 2005

  • Mercer County Community College

    2000 - 2001