Boaz Livny

Work History

• 

  VFX / CG supervisor

  The Brigade

  January 2015 - Present

  NYC

  CG / VFX supervision, lighting and compositing on a collection of spots that transition from live action locations - via a drone pull - to full CG locations.
  
  Gillette CG sup / FX TD
  
  Department of Transportation - CG sup
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  Instructor

  School of Visual Arts

  January 2008 - Present

  Developed a two year Nuke program for advanced composting at the BFA Computer Art, Computer Animation and Visual Effects department, School of Visual Arts. I teach the second year.
  
  Additional classes at the BFA include Lighting and rendering and production Skills. Also teach a one semester Nuke class at the MFA and a summer intensive Nuke for Continuing Ed class.

• Principal

  Vision Animations, Inc.

  December 2004 - Present

  Provide production services, consultancy and in-house training for studios in the NY area and globally.
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  CG Supervisor

  Method Studios

  March 2018 - May 2018

  NYC
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  CG Supervisor

  Method Studios

  October 2016 - April 2017

  NYC
• 

  VFX Supervisor

  Method Studios

  October 2016 - October 2016

  Greater New York City Area

  On-set VFX supervisor for a Comcast spot
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  Lead Compositor

  The Mill

  August 2015 - September 2015

  NYC

  Freelance Lead compositor - Moto x-play spot

• Instructor

  CG Society (cgworkshops.com)

  2008 - September 2015

  mental ray / v-ray / Arnold courses
  
  Developed and conduct advanced courses on photorealistic rendering for film and advertising. The courses explore many avenues on shading, rendering and compositing CG with / and without live action.

• VFX Supervisor

  Elementary, Post Production

  September 2013 - June 2015

  NYC

  On-Set VFX supervision for multiple season
  
  Set extensions and CG for EP# 217
  (subway set and train CG inserts to live action)
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  Digital Compositor

  Passion Pictures

  November 2014 - November 2014

  Compositing / Puppeting with Nuke / Passion NY
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  Nuke compositing / freelance

  Recom Farmhouse

  October 2013 - January 2014

  NY

  Recom is known for their exceptional work with rendering and retouching CG cars for print / media advertisement. They really do amazing work as seen on their web site. I'm really enjoying working with them on a Nuke comp for a photo real CG car with a background plate. Unlike the typical production, each frame counts -a lot- so working on a sequence is really like working on several still images, each requiring the right amount of fine-tuning. Hats off to their work ethic, style and commitment to quality!
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  Senior Compositor

  Psyop

  September 2013 - September 2013

  NY

  Visa football fantasy digital campaign
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  CG supervisor

  The-Artery

  March 2013 - September 2013

  CG supervisor for the film Angelica
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  Compositor

  Psyop

  January 2013 - January 2013

  NYC

  Nuke Compositor on Beck's Sapphire Commercial - Super Bowl 2013
  
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6tREvbQqBoA
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  Head of CG

  Nice Shoes

  September 2011 - December 2012

  NY

  Kanye West - "Cruel Summer (2012)"
  CG / Digital Effects Supervisor
  
  Lady Gaga - "Marry the Night" (2011) music video
  VFX Supervisor for CG based visual effects.
  
  "Initiation" - short CG film (2011)
  Executive Producer / VFX Supervisor
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  Adjunct Faculty

  New York University

  2005 - December 2011
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  Lighting and Rendering Technical Director

  Gravity

  May 2011 - August 2011

  NYC

  "Tower Heist" (2011)
  
  R&D for tools, shading and rendering support for the CG model of the Trump Tower.

  
• 

  Lead VFX TD / Compositor

  Nice Shoes

  March 2011 - June 2011

  Develop and execute a Nuke based pipeline for a stereoscopic production.
  
  mental ray lighting / rendering on another production
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  R&D TD

  Gravity

  February 2010 - April 2010

  Develop skin shading with mental ray, image based lighting and Nuke integration of skin passes for the Adjustment Bureau film.

• 3D development / consultant

  Beverage Media Group

  2003 - December 2009

• writer

  HDRI 3D

  2004 - January 2009

  Articles on mental ray and Nuke for the HDRI 3D magazine.

• consultant

  mental images

  2009 - 2009
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  Instructor

  New York University

  2005 - 2009

• Author

  John Wiley and Sons

  2005 - 2007

  Author of:
  mental ray for Maya, 3ds Max, and XSI: A 3D Artist's Guide to Rendering (ISBN-10: 0470008547)
  co-author:
  Mastering Maya 7 and Mastering Maya 8.5