April Suen

Work History

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  Digital Compositor

  Monsters Aliens Robots Zombies VFX

  June 2020 - February 2021

  Toronto, Ontario, Canada

  "WandaVision" - 2021 (Marvel/Disney)
  "The Ice Road" - 2021 (Netflix)
  "Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist" Season 2 - 2021 (NBC)
  "Made For Love" - 2021 (HBO Max)
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  Digital Compositor

  Folks VFX

  February 2021 - Present

  Toronto, Ontario, Canada

  "The Creator" 2023 (Feature Film)
  "Jack Reacher" Season 2 (TV Series)
  "Zombies 3" 2022 (Disney Plus)
  "Ms. Marvel" 2022 (Marvel)
  "Spiderman - No Way Home" - 2021 (Marvel)
  "Titans" Season 3 - 2020 (HBO Max)
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  Senior Compositor

  Guru Studio

  January 2020 - May 2020

  Toronto, Canada
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  Senior Compositor

  SPIN VFX

  June 2018 - January 2020

  Toronto, Canada Area
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  Digital Compositor

  Intelligent Creatures

  August 2016 - May 2018

  Toronto, Canada Area

  

  

  

  

  

  

  
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  Lead Lighting/Compositing

  Arc Productions

  September 2015 - August 2016

  Toronto, Canada Area

  - Worked closely with production, CG supervisors, and other departments to ensure a fluid pipeline.
  - Tested and set up initial lights and comp treatments
  - Liason with other departments to ensure deliveries were made
  - Trained new lighters/compositors
  - Troubleshoot technical issues
  - Delegated work to other lighters
  - Reviewed and approved shots
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  Digital Compositor

  Intelligent Creatures

  November 2014 - September 2015

  Toronto

  Digital Compositor
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  Lighter/Compositor

  Arc Productions

  October 2011 - October 2014

  Toronto, Canada Area

  "Barbie Life in the Dreamhouse" (web series)
  "Barbie & Her Sisters in A Pony Tale" (DVD Special)
  "Thomas and Friends - King of the Railway" (DVD Special)
  "Thomas and Friends" - Season 17 & 18 (TV)
  "Matt Hatter Chronicles" - (TV)

  

  

  

  
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  Junior Lighting Artist

  Luximation Animation

  August 2011 - October 2011

  Burnaby, British Columbia

  "Clockwork Girl" (2012, Animated Feature)
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  Animator and Designer

  Cinemars

  August 2010 - June 2011

  Toronto, Ontario

  2D animation and design for a ten episode mini doc for MaRS Discovery.
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  Transcriber

  Banger Films

  March 2008 - April 2011

  Toronto, Ontario

  "Metal Evolution" (2011, VH1 Series)
  "Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage" (2010)
  "Iron Maiden: Flight 666" (2009)

• 3D Surfacer and Shading/Lighting Assistant

  Gallus Inc.

  December 2010 - March 2011

  Toronto, Ontario

  - Helped CG supervisor transfer and match shading done in SoftImage to Maya
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  3D Texturing Internship

  Imarion Inc

  May 2010 - May 2010

  Toronto, Ontario

  - Painted textures and set up simple shading network
  - UV unwrapped models
  - Made adjustments as per requested from Supervisor