Paul Kirwan

Paul Kirwan

Lead VFX Artist / 28 yrs

Adelaide, Australia

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Compositor

Captain America: Brave New World (2025)

Compositor

Five Nights at Freddy's (2023)

Compositor

Blue Beetle (2023)

Compositor

Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (2023)

Compositor

M3GAN (2023)

Compositor

Ticket to Paradise (2022)

Compositor

Thor: Love and Thunder (2022)

Visual Effects & Opticals

Elvis (2022)

Compositor

La Brea (2021)

Visual Effects

Alien: Covenant (2021)

Digital Compositor

Animal World (2018)

Digital Compositor

Tomb Raider (2018)

Digital Compositor

peter rabbit (2018)

Lead Compositor

Nest (2018)

Digital Artist

Thor: Ragnarok (2017)

Digital Artist

League of Gods (2016)

Digital Compositor

The Legend of Tarzan (2016)

Digital Compositor

X-Men: Apocalypse (2016)

Remote Compositor

Gravity (2016)

Lead Compositor

Gods of Egypt (2015)

Lead Compositor

Pan (2015)

Digital Compositor

Deadline Gallipoli (2015)

Digital Compositor

The Water Diviner (2014)

Compositing Supervisor

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 (2014)

Lead Compositor

Anzac Girls (2014)

Remote Compositor

X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014)

Remote Compositor

The Wolverine (2013)

Visual Effects Supervisor

Farmed and Dangerous (2013)

Visual Effects

The Great Gatsby (2013)

Digital Compositor

The Incredible Burt Wonderstone (2013)

Remote Compositor

Titanic (2012)

Visual Effects Supervisor

Red Tails (2012)

Digital Artist

Titanic (2012)

Compositing Supervisor

Harry Potter and Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011)

Remote Compositor

Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011)

Visual Effects

Game of Thrones (2011)

Remote Compositor

Sucker Punch (2011)

Digital Compositor

Knowing (2009)

Compositor

Australia (2009)

Compositing Supervisor

Transformers: Beginnings (2007)

Compositing Supervisor

Transformers (2007)

Digital Compositor

Flags of Our Fathers (2006)

Compositing Supervisor

Zoom (2006)

Digital Compositing Sequence Lead

Stealth (2005)

Digital Compositor

Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003)

Digital Compositor

Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)

Compositor

Peter Pan (2003)

Senior Compositor

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)

Lead Compositor

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)

Digital Compositor / Visual Effects

Farscape (1999)

Senior Digital Compositor

Babe: Pig in the City (1998)

Digital Artist

The Fifth Element (1997)

Digital Artist / Digital Compositor

Dante's Peak (1997)

Work History
  • Lead Compositor

    Rising Sun Pictures

    March 2015 - Present
  • Nuke Instructor

    Freelance

    June 2007 - Present
  • Remote Compositor

    Freelance

    June 2007 - Present
  • Compositing Supervisor

    Rising Sun Pictures

    February 2011 - February 2015
  • VFX Supervisor

    Rising Sun Pictures

    May 2011 - December 2011
  • Remote Designer

    Freelance

    January 2007 - March 2011
  • Lecturer

    The Australian National University

    June 2007 - December 2010
  • Compositor

    Animal Logic

    2008 - 2010
  • Compositing Supervisor

    Digital Domain

    January 2004 - May 2007
  • Digital Compositor

    Industrial Light & Magic

    January 2003 - December 2003
  • Lead Compositor

    Wētā FX

    November 2000 - December 2002
  • Senior Flame Operator

    Ambience Entertainment

    September 1999 - December 2000
  • Flame Operator

    Garner McClennan Design

    1999 - 1999
  • Senior Compositor

    Animal Logic

    January 1998 - November 1998
  • Digital Artist

    Digital Domain

    December 1996 - December 1997
Education
  • MA in Electronic Arts

    The Australian National University

    1994 - 1998
  • BSc in Computer Science

    The Australian National University

    1988 - 1990