Ryan Smolarek

Ryan Smolarek

Supervisor Compositing Supervisor / 21 yrs

Los Angeles, CA

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Work History
  • Compositing Supervisor

    Picture Shop

    July 2016 - Present
  • Composite Supervisor

    Uncharted Territory

    January 2015 - May 2016
  • Senior Compositor

    Sony Pictures Imageworks

    June 2014 - December 2014

    Compositing "Fury"
    Compositing "Guardians of the Galaxy"

  • Senior Compositor

    Magnopus

    August 2014 - November 2014

    Compositing "The Artist"

  • Senior Compositor

    Industrial Light & Magic

    March 2014 - June 2014

    Compositing "Transformers: Age of Extinction"
    Compositing "Above and Beyond"

  • Senior Digital Compositor

    Sony Pictures Imageworks

    June 2013 - March 2014

    Digital Compositing "The Amazing Spiderman 2"
    Digital Compositing/Look Development "The Edge of Tomorrow"

  • Composite Supervisor

    Uncharted Territory

    February 2013 - June 2013

    Composite Supervisor "White House Down"

  • Senior Digital Compositor

    Sony Pictures Imageworks

    December 2011 - February 2013

    Digital Compositing "The Amazing SpiderMan"
    Digital Coompositing/ Nuke Tool Development/ "Oz the Great and Powerful"

  • Lead Compositor

    Uncharted Territory

    April 2011 - November 2011

    Lead Compositor/Look Development for,
    "Hugo"
    Pre-Production Projects

  • Senior Digital Compositor

    Eden FX

    May 2011 - May 2011

    Digital Compositing on "Safe"

  • Senior Digital Compositor

    Digital Domain

    December 2010 - April 2011

    Digital Compositing "Real Steel"

  • Lead Compositor

    Uncharted Territory

    November 2009 - October 2010

    Digital Compositing, Look Development, Color Pipeline for "Anonymous"

  • Senior Compositor

    Prime Focus World

    August 2009 - October 2009

    Digital Compositing, Color Pipeline for Avatar

  • Rebel Unit Compositor

    Uncharted Territory

    April 2009 - August 2009

    Digital Compositing for
    "2012"

  • Senior Compositor

    Frantic Films

    February 2009 - April 2009

    Compositing.

    "GI.Joe: The Rise of the Cobra"

  • VFX Supervisor

    LLP Digital

    August 2007 - February 2009

    Compositing, Look Development, Shot Design, On set Supervision, Shot Approval, R&D, Pipeline Development, Color Pipeline.

  • Lead Compositor

    Digital Dimension

    July 2003 - July 2007

    Compositing, Look Development, Shot Approval, R&D, Color Pipeline, Beta Tester.

    "Live Free or Die Hard, Bury my Heart at Wounded Knee, Firehouse Dog, Blades of Glory, Norbit, Epic Movie, The Pursuit of Happiness, Talladega Nights, Bordertown, Slither, Final Destination 3, Zathura, Magnificent Desolation, Mr. & Mrs.Smith, Son of the Mask, Super Bowl XXXIX, Blade: Trinity, Lost, Cellular"

Education
  • Academy of Art University

    ? - ?
  • Cal State Fullerton

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