Brian Thomason

Brian Thomason

Senior VFX Compositor - Remote Ready

Senior Digital Compositor / 14 yrs

Canada

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Compositor

The Color Purple (2023)

Compositor

A League of Their Own (2022)

Compositor

The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent (2022)

Compositor

Archive 81 (2022)

Visual Effects

The Legend of La Llorona (2022)

Compositor

Resident Alien (2021)

Compositor

American Underdog (2021)

Compositor

CSI: Vegas (2021)

Compositor

The Kissing Booth 3 (2021)

Compositor

Your Honor (2020)

Visual Effects Artist

Archenemy (2020)

Compositor

Julie and the Phantoms (2020)

Compositor

Mulan (2020)

Compositor

Snowpiercer (2020)

Compositor

The Prom (2020)

Compositor

Nancy Drew (2019)

Compositor

Raising Dion (2019)

Compositor

Pennyworth (2019)

Compositor

Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019)

Visual Effects

Avengers: Endgame (2019)

Compositor

Station 19 (2018)

Visual Effects

Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018)

Visual Effects

Avengers: Infinity War (2018)

Visual Effects

Siren (2018)

Visual Effects

Thor: Ragnarok (2017)

Visual Effects

Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017)

Visual Effects

Beauty and the Beast (2017)

Visual Effects

A Series of Unfortunate Events (2017)

Visual Effects

Aquaman (2016)

Stereo Compositor

Pixels (2015)

Visual Effects

Pan (2015)

Stereo Compositor

Insurgent (2015)

Documentary / Stereo Compositor

Enchanted Kingdom 3D (2014)

Stereo Compositor / Stereoscopic Compositor

Maleficent (2014)

Stereo Compositor

Godzilla (2014)

Stereo Compositor

The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014)

Stereo Compositor

The LEGO Movie (2014)

Stereo Compositor

The Grandmaster (2013)

Stereoscopic Compositor

Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters (2013)

Stereoscopic Compositor

The Wolverine (2013)

Stereo Compositor

R.I.P.D. (2013)

3D Conversion

Pacific Rim (2013)

Digital Compositor

Star Trek Into Darkness (2013)

Digital Compositor / Stereo Compositor

Iron Man 3 (2013)

Digital Compositor

G.I. Joe: Retaliation (2013)

Stereoscopic Compositor

Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters (2013)

Stereo Compositor

The Amazing Spider-Man (2012)

Stereo Compositor

Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance (2012)

Stereo Compositor

Conan the Barbarian (2011)

Stereo Compositor

The Smurfs (2011)

Stereo Compositor

Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011)

Stereo Compositor

Priest (2011)

Stereo Compositor

Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011)

Stereo Compositor

Top Gun (1986)

The Color Purple (1986)

Senior Nuke Compositor for Feature Films, Series and Commercial spots.

Primary software = NukeX, Mocha Pro, Maya and Photoshop.
Compositing Skillset; Nuke native effects and particles, De-Aging, atmospheric effects, integrating assets and
render layers, keying, retimes, face replacements, set extensions, camera tracking and matchmoving, color
matching, character reconstruction, object / rig removal, and beauty fixes.

Creating templates for shots to use across a sequence , helping direct other artists to meet deadlines and achieve
a consistent look across shots. Splitting up large shots among various artists and compiling the work into a
master Comp.
Work History

  • Senior Compositor

    Torpedo Pictures

    September 2023 - Present

    Senior Compositor on Feature Film

  • Senior Compositor

    DistilleryVFX

    June 2023 - September 2023

    Senior Compositor on Feature Films and Episodics

  • Senior Compositor

    Mike TeeVee

    June 2023 - June 2023

    Senior compositor on commercial spots.

  • Senior Compositor at CoSA VFX

    CoSA VFX

    March 2022 - May 2023

  • Compositor

    FuseFX

    October 2021 - March 2022

  • Compositor

    CoSA VFX

    August 2020 - October 2021
    Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

  • Compositor

    Foxtrot X-Ray

    June 2020 - August 2020
    United States

  • Compositor

    CoSA VFX

    March 2020 - May 2020
    Vancouver, Canada

    Compositor on TV series.

  • Compositor

    Sony Pictures Imageworks

    April 2019 - January 2020
    Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

    Compositor on feature films.

  • Compositor

    Digital Domain

    August 2015 - March 2019
    Vancouver, Canada

    Compositor on feature films and TV series

  • Compositor

    Gener8 Media Corp

    March 2014 - July 2015
    Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

    Using Nuke for compositing assets, Integration, Clean Plate Generation, Camera Tracking, Match Move and Paint.

  • Stereoscopic Compositor

    Legend 3D VR VFX

    November 2013 - February 2014
    San Diego, California

    Stereoscopic Compositor, responsible for composting assets and clean plate generation, stereo paint, and Beta testing new tools.

  • Stereoscopic Compositor

    Stereo D

    October 2012 - June 2013
    Burbank CA

    Compositing Stereo elements, Clean Plate Generation and Stereo Paint.

  • Stereoscopic Compositor

    Legend 3D VR VFX

    February 2010 - September 2012
    San Diego, California

    Stereoscopic Compositor, responsible for composting assets and clean plate generation, stereo paint, and Beta testing new tools.

  • 3D Generalist / Animator

    Magnifi Group

    February 2008 - February 2011

    3D generalist helping to re-create medical procedures and products. Working with clients from concept & storyboard to high quality animation using LightWave, 3D Studio Max, Zbrush, Photoshop, After Effects and Premiere Pro. Responsible for Modeling, Texturing, Rigging, Lighting, Rendering, Compositing and Exporting to various formats.

  • FuseFX

    ? - Present
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Education

  • Bachelor of Science

    Art Institute of San Diego

    June 2004 - December 2007

  • Bachelor of Applied Science (B.A.Sc.) in Computer Software and Media A

    The Art Institutes

    2004 - 2007