Bill Gilman

Work History

• In-House VFX Artist & Editor

  Various

  January 2008 - Present

• VFX Supervisor & Artist

  Gamblers Ruin

  August 1997 - Present

  Gamblers Ruin is a creative production company founded by Bill Gilman and Paul Schmitt specializing in high end feature visual effects.

• Senior Compositor

  American Hustle

  July 2013 - September 2013

  Santa Monica, CA

  Part of in-house VFX team delivering 490 finals from 4K DPX and 300 temp shots from Avid QTs.
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  Senior Compositor

  Digital Domain

  September 2012 - March 2013

  Venice, CA

  Comped on "Oblivion" for Eric Barba & Co. Quite the ride, top to bottom.

  

  
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  Senior Comp Artist

  Prologue Films

  November 2011 - June 2012

  Venice, CA

  Fast paced quick turnaround creative design work, including "Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol," "Prometheus," "Argo" and "Bullet to the Head."

  

  
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  Lead Digital Artist on "Super 8"

  Bad Robot

  April 2011 - May 2011

  Santa Monica, CA

  Helped in the final push to deliver VFX for in-house production VFX team on "Super 8." Amazing setup and brilliant people.

• Visual Effects Supervisor & Producer

  Darling Companion

  October 2010 - March 2011

  Visual effects for Lawrence Kasdan's "Darling Companion," starring Kevin Kline, Diane Keaton, Richard Jenkins, Dianne Weist, Elizabeth Moss & Mark Duplass

• Visual Creative Director

  Bentlight Digital

  June 2007 - April 2010

  Worked with the Fanton Brothers on various projects over the years, the latest being "The Rum Diary"

• Visual Effects Supervisor

  The Rum Diary

  April 2009 - March 2010

  Great new movie based on the Hunter S. Thompson book, starring Johnny Depp and Aaron Eckhart, screenplay and directed by Bruce Robinson, produced by Graham King and Depp. Shot entirely on location in Puerto Rico
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  Senior Lead Compositor

  CIS Hollywood

  February 2009 - March 2009

  Worked on "Men Who Stare at Goats." Always love to be back at CIS.
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  Lead Compositor

  Industrial Light & Magic

  July 2008 - October 2008

  Project gig on a top secret JJ Abrams movie (rhymes with Schmar Schmeck)
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  Lead Compositor

  CIS Hollywood

  June 2003 - March 2007

  Project work on "Matrix: Reloaded," "Flightplan," "Scary Movie 3," "Team America," "Fast & The Furious 3: Tokyo Drift," "The Break Up," "The Good German," "Evan Almighty" & "Oceans 13."
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  Senior Compositor

  Wētā FX

  September 2005 - November 2005

  "King Kong"

  

  
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  Compositing Sequence Lead

  Industrial Light & Magic

  1999 - 2003

  "Hulk," "The Perfect Storm," "Star Wars Episode 2: Attack of the Clones," "A.I. Artificial Intelligence," "Men in Black 2," "E.T. The Extra Terrestrial 20 Year Anniversary," "Work in Progress"

• Music Video Director

  Medeski Martin & Wood

  2001 - 2002

  "Uninvisible"
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  Compositor

  Rhythm & Hues Studios

  1997 - 1998

  Wonderful experience working on "Babe: Pig in the City," on the late great Avid Illusion comp package

  
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  Compositor

  Cinesite

  1994 - 1997

  What can I say other than it was the most fun place to learn to comp I've been so far, especially the night shift. 8 proc Onyx Cineon workstations! 2D centric with some 3D champs (which developed far more after I left), had a real sense of respect for the history of VFX and a hopeful investment in it's future
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  Brilliant Slave

  Brilliant Media

  1993 - 1994