Adam Yost

Adam Yost

Compositor / Lighter

Senior Digital Compositor / Lighter/Compositor / 14 yrs

New York City, NY, United States

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Adam Yost is a compositor / lighter. His work includes animated and live-action films, episodic TV, commercials, and music event visuals.

Most recently, Adam was in the Lighting Department at Blue Sky Studios. While there, he worked as a Compositing Lead on the feature film “Spies in Disguise,” and as a Lighting Lead on the unreleased feature “Nimona,” prior to studio closure.

Other film & TV work includes Marvel's "The Defenders" and "Iron Fist" series, Cinemax's 1970s-era series "Quarry", and feature films "The Giver", "A Most Violent Year", "American Ultra", and "I, Tonya."

His event work consists of visuals for music shows, including Roger Waters' "The Wall" tour, Beyonce's "The Mrs. Carter" tour, and visuals for two Superbowl Halftime performances.

Related areas of interest include Unreal Engine, matte painting and film photography.

For more information and for booking inquiries, please contact at yostae@gmail.com
Work History
  • Lead Compositor / Lead Lighter

    Blue Sky Studios

    June 2018 - April 2021
    Greenwich, CT

    Compositing Lead for "Spies in Disguise," Lighting Lead for "Nimona"

  • nuke compositor

    MPC

    November 2017 - April 2018
    New York, New York

    CG compositing

  • Freelance Compositor

    Brand New School

    August 2012 - December 2017
    NYC
  • Freelance Nuke Compositor

    Imaginary Forces

    July 2013 - November 2017
  • Nuke Compositor

    Imaginary Forces

    November 2012 - November 2017
    Greater New York City Area

    Compositor for commercial spots

  • Nuke Compositor

    Eight VFX

    May 2017 - July 2017
    Greater New York City Area

    Compositor on feature film "I, Tonya"

  • Nuke Compositor

    Zoic Studios

    September 2015 - April 2017
    NYC

    Compositor on episodic TV shows:
    The Defenders
    Iron Fist
    The Get Down
    Blindspot
    Quarry
    Banshee

  • Zoic Studios

    September 2015 - April 2017
  • Compositor

    641 Productions

    May 2016 - July 2016
    NYC

    Compositor for Roger Waters' performance at Desert Trip, at Coachella site October 2016.

  • Freelance Nuke Compositor

    PandaPanther

    May 2013 - November 2015
  • Compositor

    American Ultra Post Production Inc

    September 2014 - May 2015
    NYC

    Compositor for feature film "American Ultra"

  • nuke compositor

    FuseFX

    March 2015 - March 2015
    NYC

    Live action compositing

  • Freelance Nuke Compositor

    Passion Pictures

    February 2015 - March 2015
    NYC
  • Freelance Nuke Compositor

    Method Studios

    February 2015 - March 2015
  • Freelance Nuke Compositor

    The Molecule

    September 2013 - October 2014
  • Freelance Compositor

    Hornet Inc.

    May 2013 - May 2013
  • Freelance Compositor

    Breathe Editing

    January 2013 - March 2013

    Compositor for 2013 Super Bowl Halftime Show featuring Beyoncé, and "The Mrs. Carter Show" World Tour.

  • Freelance Compositor

    Breathe Editing

    April 2010 - March 2013

    Compositor for Roger Waters' "The Wall" World Tour, 2010-2012

  • Freelance Compositor

    Click 3X

    August 2012 - December 2012
  • Freelance Compositor

    PandaPanther

    May 2012 - July 2012

    Compositor for in-game cinematics for console "Skylanders: Giants" and stereoscopic 3DS versions.

  • Freelance Compositor

    Imaginary Forces

    November 2010 - April 2012
  • Freelance Compositor

    UVPHACTORY

    November 2012 - 2012
  • Freelance Compositor

    My Active Driveway

    November 2011 - November 2011
  • Freelance Compositor

    pandapanther

    August 2011 - October 2011

    Compositor on Activision's two-minute stereoscopic feature trailer for "Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure"

  • Freelance Compositor

    Hornet Inc.

    June 2010 - February 2011
  • Freelance Compositor

    Perception

    December 2010 - December 2010
  • Freelance Video Editor

    Rocket Media Group

    July 2008 - August 2009
  • Assistant Editor

    RHED Pixel

    May 2006 - June 2008
Education
  • American University

    2005 - 2008
  • James Madison Univer

    2000 - 2003