Brian Budak

Work History

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  Head of 2D

  Phosphene

  October 2022 - Present

  New York City Metropolitan Area
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  Senior Compositor

  Industrial Light & Magic

  February 2022 - October 2022

  San Francisco Bay Area
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  Compositing Supervisor

  Powerhouse VFX

  February 2021 - January 2022
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  Lead compositor / Supervisor

  Zero VFX

  July 2017 - February 2021

  Greater Boston Area

  As a lead, I'm a key contributor to the compositing team, setting looks for sequences in feature films and commercials, and providing toolsets for fellow artists. While supervising, I assign shots and guide artists to complete them all the way through QC. I work across departments to help create efficiencies and to make sure the compositing team has everything they need.

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

• Freelance Nuke Compositor

  Fairshake LLC

  July 2017 - January 2018

  Greater New York City Area
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  Lead Compositor

  FuseFX

  August 2016 - July 2017

  Greater New York City Area

  Shows and films include:
  - The Punisher (Netflix)
  - Luke Cage (Netflix)
  - Mr. Robot (USA)
  - The Get Down (Netflix)
  - The Wall (director Doug Liman)
  - Sneaky Pete (Amazon)
  - The Blacklist (NBC)
  - The Son (AMC)
  - TURN: Washington's Spies (AMC)
  - Preacher (AMC)
  - The Tick (Amazon)
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  digital compositor

  FuseFX

  October 2015 - June 2017

  New York
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  Video Editor / Visual Effects Artist

  Freelance

  January 2015 - July 2016

  Brooklyn, NY
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  Freelance Video Editor

  VICE Media, LLC

  August 2015 - August 2015

  The Sprite Corner: Eddie Huang Cooking Workshop | Full Recap
  
  Munchies Chef, Eddie Huang serves up old-school recipes with a fresh new approach.
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  Freelance Motion Designer

  TANDEM PICTURES

  April 2015 - May 2015

  Designed and animated a 3 minute video that told the story of the Aids Foundation of Chicago.
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  Editor

  The Station

  January 2010 - January 2015

  Greater New York City Area

  The Station is a full-service post-production company, specializing in advertising.
  
  - Managed post production workflow on all projects, and worked directly with clients in supervised sessions.
  - Edited, composited, and finished spots for broadcast; VFX supervisor on set.
  - Designed and animated motion graphics for spots and feature films.

• Production

  Aspect - Chronicle of New Media Art

  May 2007 - December 2009

  Greater Boston Area

  Aspect is a video magazine that distributes and archives works of time-based art.
  
  - Created concepts and designed unique layouts for each issue to heighten the magazine’s educational value and facilitate interaction with the works.
  - Supervise DVD production for new and experimental media, documented in video or sound.