Arslan Naqvi

Work History

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  DFX Supervisor

  Chicken Bone FX Studios

  January 2023 - February 2024

  New York City Metropolitan Area · Remote

  Senior/Lead Compositor and Supervisor on feature films and TV Episodic. Recent projects include The Sandman, From Scratch, See: Season 2, Foundation: Season 1, Amazon Audible Commercial, For All Mankind, and multiple unreleased titles.
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  Digital Effects (DFX) Supervisor

  Chicken Bone FX Studios

  April 2022 - January 2023

  New York City Metropolitan Area
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  Compositing Supervisor

  Chicken Bone FX Studios

  December 2021 - April 2022

  New York City Metropolitan Area
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  Lead Compositor

  Chicken Bone FX Studios

  November 2021 - December 2021

  New York, New York, United States
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  Senior / Lead Compositor

  Chicken Bone FX Studios

  April 2021 - November 2021

  New York, New York, United States
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  Senior Compositor

  Afterparty VFX

  May 2020 - April 2021

  New York, New York, United States

  Multiple freelance contracts within the timeframe.
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  Compositing Supervisor

  Crafty Apes

  December 2019 - March 2020

  Greater New York City Area
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  Senior Compositor

  Powerhouse VFX

  October 2019 - November 2019

  Greater New York City Area
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  Freelance Lead Compositor

  Phosphene

  June 2019 - October 2019

  Greater New York City Area
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  Senior Compositor

  Powerhouse VFX

  April 2019 - May 2019

  Greater New York City Area
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  Senior Compositor

  Alkemy X

  February 2019 - March 2019

  Greater New York City Area

  Working on multiple episodics and films.
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  Senior Compositor

  Phosphene

  February 2019 - February 2019

  Greater New York City Area

  Advance compositing on an episodic.
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  Compositing Supervisor

  Powerhouse VFX

  August 2018 - January 2019

  Greater New York City Area
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  Lead Compositor

  Powerhouse VFX

  February 2018 - August 2018

  Greater New York City Area
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  Senior Compositor

  Powerhouse VFX

  December 2017 - February 2018

  Greater New York City Area
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  Senior Compositor

  The Molecule

  December 2017 - December 2017

  Greater New York City Area
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  Senior Compositor

  Rockstar Games

  August 2017 - November 2017

  Greater New York City Area

  Addressed issues within the trailers. Managed and mentored other artists around me to make sure they were using the most efficient techniques (in Nuke) to maximize efficiency and productivity. Advised the company on how to improve the pipeline to be more efficient, organized, cost-efficient, and able to deliver the product in a timely manner without any significant overtime.
  
  Worked with very tight deadlines to deliver the best product possible. Worked with the emphasis on time management to make sure that the production of the project was smooth and delivered ahead of the scheduled deadline. Focused more on a collaborative effort to maximize efficiency.
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  Senior Compositor

  Shade VFX

  July 2017 - July 2017

  Greater New York City Area

  Changing imagination into reality!

• Freelance Senior Compositor & Sabbatical

  Sabbatical

  April 2017 - July 2017

  Greater New York City Area

  Sabbatical leave for personal reasons and some freelance Nuke Compositing work around the New York area.
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  Senior Compositor

  Shade VFX

  October 2016 - April 2017

  Greater New York City Area

  TV and Film
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  Senior Compositor

  The Molecule

  April 2016 - October 2016

  Greater New York City Area

  Software: Nuke
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  Senior Compositor

  FuseFX

  October 2015 - April 2016

  New York, New York

  Nuke Compositor:
  
  Into The Badlands (2015)
  Blacklist: Season 3 (2015-2016)
  Mad Dogs (2016)
  Shades of Blue (2016)
  Game of Silence (2016)
  Luke Cage (2016)
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  Senior Compositor

  Pixomondo

  March 2015 - September 2015

  Toronto, Canada Area

  Nuke Compositor:
  
  Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny - Feature Film (2016)
  Fargo - TV Series (2015)
  Fantastic 4 - Feature Film (2015)
  
  Animator / MoCap Clean Up:
  
  1979 Revolution (2015)
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  Senior Compositor / Trainer

  Legend 3D VR VFX

  December 2014 - March 2015

  Toronto, Canada Area

  • Training new artists on how to efficiently composite a shot in Nuke and utilize Mocha.
  • Managing a team of 8-10 artists, providing them with work, launching them on what needs to be done (and the best way to approach each shot), showing them various, making sure the tight deadlines are met in a timely manner, etc..
  • Making sure the team is productive and completing their shots to the best of their abilities.
  • Troubleshooting various issues while mentoring new artists and teaching them Nuke and Mocha.
  • Reviewing the team’s work to make sure it meets the director’s expectations; pointing out any additional issues that may need to be addressed.
  • Aside from the trainer / lead duties, working as a senior artist to complete shots of hard complexity. Working on a shot from start to finish, quickly and maintaining photo-realistic quality.
  • Using techniques such as tracking (in Nuke and Mocha), lens distortion, 3D camera tracks, keying, rotoscoping, alpha creation, color correction, clean plating, marker removal, projections, paint, and other advanced techniques.
  
  Jupiter Ascending - Feature Film (2015)
  The Divergent Series: Insurgent - Feature Film (2015)
  *PENDING RELEASE* - Feature Film (2015)
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  2D Nuke Compositor

  Atmosphere Visual Effects

  March 2014 - June 2014

  Vancouver, Canada Area

  Integrating CG assets into real life plates to create photorealistic imagery. Creating CG assets using compositing techniques to bring director’s vision onto the big screen. Green/Blue screen replacements, rig removals, color correction, keying, rotoscoping, tracking, cleanplating, marker removals, set extensions, matte creation / extraction, card projections, utilizing 3D tracking data in a 2D script, paint, and all other compositor duties necessary for high quality TV shows and feature films.
  
  High Moon - TV Movie (2014)
  Step Up: All In - Feature Film (2014)
  Role: 2D Nuke Compositor
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  Compositor / Stereo Compositor / Roto & Paint Artist / Stereo Artist

  Gener8 Media Corp

  November 2013 - March 2014

  Vancouver, Canada Area

  Working as a compositor to convert 2D shots into 3D / stereo. Working as a finaling artist, stereo artist, depth artist, depth assessment artist, and various other processes within the unique pipeline of the company. In addition to the general duties of a stereo compositor, given my knowledge of multiple software packages allows me to address and troubleshoot most issues that would otherwise be sent back to another department for corrections. This helps speed up the overall workflow and enables me to get more work done in the least amount of time, thus, helping the company complete its projects efficiently and swiftly. During the conversion process, traditional compositing techniques such as tracking, matte extraction, color correction, paint fixes, cleanplates, projection, rotoscope, and assembly of live action and 3D assets are used along with the proprietary software of the studio.
  
  Maleficent - Feature Film (2014)
  Role: Compositor / Stereo Compositor / Depth / Stereo Artist / Extraction Artist / Depth Assessment
  
  Godzilla (2014)
  Role: Compositor / Stereo Compositor / Depth Assessment
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  Compositor / Stereo Compositor / Roto & Paint Artist

  Legend 3D VR VFX

  October 2012 - July 2013

  san diego, ca

  Working on stereo conversion for multiple feature films due to hit the theaters worldwide in 2013 (animated films, as well as live action). Work includes creation of alphas, clean plates, rotoscoping, tracking, stereo painting, rig removal, marker removal, green/blue screen removal, color correction, depth adjustments, extensive compositing using Nuke and Mocha, and utilizing various techniques during the stereo conversion process. In many cases, recreated information to aid with the conversion process to seamlessly integrate CG assets to match the real life objects. Work is performed using Nuke and Mocha.
  
  STEREO COMPOSITOR: Little Mermaid 3D (2013)
  STEREO COMPOSITOR: Smurfs 2 (2013)
  STEREO COMPOSITOR: Man of Steel (2013)
  STEREO COMPOSITOR: Target’s ‘Height of Summer’ Commercial (2013)
  COMPOSITOR (Stereo Works™): Oz the Great and Powerful (2013)

• Freelance 3D Animator

  UnderDogs Animation Studio

  April 2012 - October 2012

  Italy

  Working with the company on an animated 3D short film. Keyframe animation was done for five shots in the short film, featuring two of the key characters. In some shots, keyframe animation was done after motion-captured animation. Seamless integration was done between the motion captured animation and keyframe animation. The company provided description of the actions needed to be animated. Work in progress videos were submitted to the company and their art director gave critiques on regular basis. Software used for this project was Autodesk Softimage | XSI.
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  Animation student

  Full Sail University

  October 2009 - September 2011