Grover Richardson

Grover Richardson

Mid-level Digital Compositor / Senior Roto/Paint Artist / 13 yrs

Olathe, KS

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Compositor

The Marvels (2023)

Compositor

Haunted Mansion (2023)

Compositor

The Out-Laws (2023)

Compositor

Andor (2022)

Visualization Artist

Thor: Love and Thunder (2022)

nuke compositor

Obi-Wan Kenobi (2022)

Visualization Artist

Hawkeye (2021)

Compositor

Fast & Furious 9 (2021)

Compositor

Untitled Henry & Rel Sci-Fi Project (2020)

The Mark Of The Banshee (2019)

Digital Artist

The Captain (2019)

Office Uprising (2018)

Digital Artist

The Other Side of the Wind (2018)

Digital Compositor

Acrimony (2018)

Digital Compositor

Boo 2! A Madea Halloween (2017)

Compositor

2031 (2017)

Digital Compositor

Boo! A Madea Halloween (2016)

Too Close to Home (2016)

Compositor

Natural Selection (2016)

Digital Artist

Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse (2015)

Harbinger Down (2015)

Visual Effects Supervisor

Fire City: End of Days (2015)

Compositor

If Loving You Is Wrong (2014)

Visual Effects Supervisor

Angry Video Game Nerd: The Movie (2014)

Compositor

The Suspect (2014)

The Haves and the Have Nots (2013)

Stereo Conversion Compositor

Star Trek Into Darkness (2013)

Stereo Conversion Compositor

G.I. Joe: Retaliation (2013)

Stereo Conversion Compositor

Iron Man 3 (2013)

Stereo Conversion Compositor

Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters (2013)

Beauty Fix Artist

Nashville (2012)

Digital Compositor

Scandal (2012)

Roto/Paint Artist

The Avengers (2012)

Stereo Conversion Compositor

Jurassic Park (2011)

Stereo Digital Artist

Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011)

3D Roto Conversion Artist

The Green Hornet (2011)

Roto/Paint Supervisor

Priest (2011)

Roto/Paint Supervisor

Hereafter (2010)

3D Roto Conversion Artist

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010)

Roto/Paint Artist

Gulliver's Travels (2010)

Dust Buster

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

Roto / Paint Artist

Avatar (2009)

Roto/Paint Artist

2012 (2009)

Roto/Paint Artist

Ninja Assassin (2009)

Roto/Paint Artist

Australia (2009)

Roto/Paint Artist

Star Trek (2009)

Roto/Paint Artist

I Love You, Beth Cooper (2009)

Digital Artist

Get Smart (2008)

Roto/Paint Artist

Speed Racer (2008)

Roto/Paint Artist

You Don't Mess With the Zohan (2008)

Computer Graphics Artist

Iron Man (2008)

Roto/Paint Artist

The Spiderwick Chronicles (2008)

Rotoscope Artist

In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale (2008)

Roto / Paint Artist

Spider-Man 3 (2007)

Rotoscope Artist

Rush Hour 3 (2007)

Digital Artist

Transformers (2007)

Roto Artist

Grindhouse (2007)

Digital Artist

Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007)

Rotoscope Artist

Planet Terror (2007)

Roto/Paint Artist

The Last Mimzy (2007)

Roto/Paint Artist

The Host (2007)

Roto/Paint Artist

Night at the Museum (2006)

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006)

Rotoscope Artist

Invincible (2006)

Roto/Paint Artist

Superman Returns (2006)

Digital Effects Artist

Super Smash Bros. Melee (2001)

Digital Effects Artist

Super Smash Bros. (1999)

Roto Artist

The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)

Stereoscopic Compositor

Jurassic Park (1993)

VFX Compositor, Paint

Adaline

NBC's Dracula

Compositor, Roto/Paint Supervisor

Symantec "Egg"

Roto/Paint Supervisor

Symantex "Egg"

3D Conversion Roto Artist

The Nightmare Before Christmas: 3D

Work History

  • Whiskytree

    September 2021 - January 2024
    San Rafael, California, US

  • Private

    July 2021 - October 2021
    Sunnyvale, CA

  • Compositor

    Territory Studio

    March 2020 - February 2021
    San Francisco, CA

  • nuke compositor

    Territory Studio

    January 2021 - January 2021
    San Francisco, CA, United States

  • after effects compositor

    Territory Studio

    December 2020 - January 2021
    San Francisco

  • nuke compositor

    John McNeil Studio

    September 2020 - October 2020
    Berkeley, California, United States

  • Nuke Compositor

    Whiskytree

    March 2019 - August 2019
    San Rafael, CA, US

  • Compositor

    John McNeil Studio

    January 2019 - January 2019
    Berkeley, California, United States

  • Compositor

    John McNeil Studio

    November 2018 - December 2018

  • Iron Will Productions

    December 2017 - August 2018

  • Projectionist

    Carmike Cinemas

    1995 - 1996
    Douglasville, Georgia, United States

    Built up and broke down films each week to our platter system. Trouble shoot projection issues.

  • Warehouse Associate

    Clinical Reference Laboratory

    July 1998 - January 1999
    Overland Park, Kansas, United States

    Filled DOT Drug Test Orders in the warehouse. Left to work in a climate controlled environment. The reason sounds lame, I know. Midwest deep Summers and Winters are no joke in a warehouse.

  • Business Leasing Specialist

    Conseco Finance

    January 1999 - November 2000
    Kansas City, Missouri, United States

    Processed and Approved Business Leases for Gateway Computers. My division went automated and we were phased out.

  • Roto/Paint Artist

    Psyop

    2009 - 2009

  • Stereo Paint Artist

    Spy Post

    June 2009 - July 2009
    San Francisco, California, United States

    Stereo Paint out of Tracking Markers

  • Compositor (Contract)

    John McNeil Studio

    April 2017 - October 2020
    Berkeley

    Managed multiple projects. Assigned shots from the edit. Broke out the VFX shots for artists. Reviewed shots before sending to editorial. Integrating multiple plates, greenscreen elements, and stock elements into seamless composites. A fair amount of problem solving involved as well. Wrote a pipeline for the Compositing Department for Nuke Artists .

  • Postvis Artist/Compositor

    The Third Floor

    April 2021 - August 2021
    Los Angeles Metropolitan Area

  • Insurance Collections Associate

    Apria Healthcare

    November 2000 - January 2003

    Forensically investigated insurance non-payments on patient accounts. Promoted to Lead.

  • Lead Insurance Collections Associate

    Apria Healthcare

    January 2003 - January 2005

    Forensically investigated insurance non-payments on patient accounts. Left to pursue career in Visual Effects.

  • Sales Associate

    Metreon

    January 2005 - April 2005
    San Francisco, California, United States

    Retail sales. Music, Computer Gadgets, Trendy Backpacks. Promoted to Lead

  • Lead Sales Associate

    Metreon

    April 2005 - December 2005
    San Francisco Bay Area

    Managed roughly 6 associates per shift. Cashier Balanced sales associate tills at the end of their shifts. Managed Kronos Time for associates when GM was unavailable.

    *CPR Certification Completed

  • Projectionist

    Dickinson Theatres

    May 1996 - July 1996
    Hutchinson, Kansas, United States

    Built up and broke down film reels to the projector platters. Inspected films for defects, scratches and missing reels. Made sure that every performance was crisp and clear. Replaced Xenon bulbs as necessary. Promoted to Assistant Manager

  • Assistant Manager

    Dickinson Theatres

    July 1996 - January 1997
    Hutchinson, Kansas, United States

    Cash Processing and Bank exchange. Projection Operation for 8 Auditorium Theater. Processed time cards. Managed up to roughly 8 to 15 employees at a time depending on the movie or season. Promoted to General Manager.

    *Completed Certified Kronos Time System Training

  • General Manager

    Dickinson Theatres

    January 1997 - July 1998
    Newton, Kansas, United States

    Operated and Managed a single auditorium movie theater. Scheduled movie times. Coordinated with local media outlets to advertise movies. Scheduled employees. Built and broke down reels each week. Operated projection for most shows. Inventory and ordering of concessions stock. Cash handling at the end of each showing and bank exchange. Successfully endured 14 weeks of Titanic on our one and only screen without breaking. Ultimately, the theater closed down.

  • Compositor

    Freelance

    December 2005 - Present
    San Francisco Bay Area

  • Compositor

    Whiskytree

    March 2018 - April 2018
    San Rafael

  • Compositor

    4 Max Post

    November 2015 - June 2017
    Burbank, CA

    The Haves and the Have Note
    If Loving You Is Wrong
    Too Close to Home
    Boo: A Madea Halloween

  • VFX Supervisor

    Generation Effects, Inc

    June 2013 - November 2014
    Canoga Park, CA

    Fire City: End of Days
    Harbinger Down

  • Compositor

    Teak Digital

    November 2013 - November 2017
    San Francisco, CA

  • Stereoscopic Compositor

    Stereo D

    December 2012 - March 2013
    Burbank, CA

  • Digital Artist

    Industrial Light & Magic

    November 2006 - November 2011
    San Francisco, CA

    Pirates of the Caribbean 3: At World's End
    Transformers
    Rush Hour 3
    The Spiderwick Chronicles
    Transformers: Dark of the Moon
    The Avengers

  • Roto/Paint Supervisor

    The Base Studio

    January 2010 - November 2010
    Foster City, CA

    Gulliver's Travels
    Priest
    Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1
    The Green Hornet

  • Roto/Paint

    Evil Eye Pictures

    March 2006 - December 2009
    San Francisco, CA

    Pirates of the Caribbean 2: Dead Man's Chest
    Nightmare Before Christmas 3D
    SpeedRacer
    2012
    Star Trek
    Australia
    Spiderman 3
    Invincible

  • Roto/Paint Artist

    Psyop

    2009 - 2009

  • Roto/Paint

    The Orphanage

    December 2005 - July 2008

  • Roto/Paint

    RotoFactory

    August 2007 - August 2007
    Santa Rosa, CA

    Get Smart

  • Roto Artist

    Paranoid U.S.

    July 2007 - July 2007

  • Roto Artist

    2k Strong

    June 2006 - June 2006

  • Lead Associate

    Metreon

    November 2004 - November 2004
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