Chris Faczek

Work History

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  Visual Development Compositing Lead

  Sony Pictures Entertainment

  August 2024 - Present

  Los Angeles, California, United States · Hybrid
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  Compositor

  Framestore

  June 2024 - June 2024

  Los Angeles, California, United States · Remote

  - Meta AI

• Compositing Supervisor

  Impossible Objects

  January 2024 - February 2024

  Los Angeles, California, United States
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  Compositing Supervisor

  VisualCreatures

  June 2023 - September 2023

  Los Angeles Metropolitan Area · Hybrid
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  Visual Effects Supervisor

  Outpost VFX

  March 2021 - June 2023

  Los Angeles
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  Senior Compositor

  Luma Pictures

  July 2020 - March 2021

  Los Angeles, California, United States

  

  
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  Compositing Lead

  Barnstorm VFX

  May 2020 - July 2020

  Burbank, California, United States

  Comp sequence lead for a currently unannounced feature.
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  Comp Supervisor / Head of 2D LA

  Double Negative

  July 2017 - April 2020

  Los Angeles
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  DFX Supervisor / 2D Supervisor

  Double Negative

  January 2020 - April 2020

  Manage and supervise the 2D department in LA as HOD and creative lead. Integral in staffing, crewing shows, departmental workflow, and developing artists.
  Also work on the box, as DFX supe, Comp. supe, or Art Director as needed.
  
  Credits include...
  Marvel’s Runaways (Hulu)
  Westworld (HBO)
  Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance (Netflix)
  Chernobyl (HBO)
  The Feed (Amazon)
  Star Trek: Picard (CBS)
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  2D Supervisor

  Double Negative

  July 2017 - January 2020
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  Compositor / Comp Supervisor

  FuseFX

  September 2014 - July 2017

  Burbank, CA

  Nuke compositor for many projects.
  
  Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (ABC)
  American Horror Story (FX)
  The Blacklist (NBC)
  Red Band Society (FOX)
  Scorpion (CBS)
  Point of Honor (Amazon)
  Stalker (CBS)
  Glee (FOX)
  State of Affairs (NBC)
  Salem (WGN)
  Zoo (CBS)
  
  More coming.
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  Senior Compositor

  Encore VFX

  June 2014 - September 2014

  Hollywood, CA

  Compositing in Nuke and AE Interface design/animation for shows including...
  
  Under the Dome (CBS)
  Extant (CBS)
  24 (FOX)
  The Lottery (Lifetime)
  The Thundermans (Nickelodeon)

  

• Technical Director

  Duel Inc.

  November 2013 - July 2014

  Greater Los Angeles Area

  VFX / Post supervisor, compositing lead, facilities management, and pipeline development. Also assisted in budgeting and planning projects, client meetings, hiring, and business development. Credits here include..
  
  Open (HBO Pilot)
  Fargo (FX)
  Warrior: Dynasty (Commercial)
  Yahoo: My Yahoo (Commercial)
  Yahoo: Yahoo Mail (Commercial)
  Oscar Party 2014 Graphics (Vanity Fair)
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  Compositor

  FuseFX

  September 2012 - December 2013

  Burbank

  Compositing for multiple shows including...
  
  Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D (ABC)
  How to Live With Your Parents (ABC)
  Revolution (NBC)
  Glee (Fox)
  American Horror Story (FX)
  Hell on Wheels (AMC)
  Last Resort (ABC)
  Criminal Minds (CBS)
  Real Husbands of Hollywood (BET)
  Longmire (A&E)
  Masters of Sex (Showtime)
  Devious Maids (Lifetime)
  Murder in the First (TNT)
  Gang Related (Fox)
  Low Winter Sun (AMC)
  Sleepy Hollow (Fox)
  The New Normal (NBC)
  
  Anatomy of Violence (Pilot)
  Legends (Pilot)
  Westside (Pilot)
  Zombieland (Pilot)
  Beverly Hills Cop (Pilot)
  
  School Dance (Feature)
  Dark Skies (Feature)
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  Freelance Compositor

  The Molecule

  August 2012 - August 2012

  West Hollywood, CA

  Thanks for Sharing (Feature)
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  Freelance Compositor

  Roger LA

  April 2012 - June 2012

  Greater Los Angeles Area

  Composite, 2D/3D tracking, roto, cleanup, and element shoots for the following clients.
  
  Mobile Roadie
  Burger King
  Discovery Fit & Health
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  Compositor / Onset Supervisor

  Master Key Toronto

  March 2010 - April 2012

  Hollywood, CA

  On set supervising and AE / Nuke compositing for various projects. Duties include Tracking, keying, roto, 3D comping, removals, fixes. You name it, I have done it here.
  
  Credits include...
  
  Justified (FX)
  Covert Affairs (USA)
  Suits (USA)
  Off the Map (ABC)
  Hawthorne (TNT)
  Scandal (ABC)
  I Just Want My Pants Back (MTV)
  Gun Hill (BET)
  
  Highland Park (2011)
  Little Birds (2011)
  The Ledge (2011)
  JAW (2011)
  The Nevsky Prospect (2012)
  
  Additionally, I handled various client meetings, spotting sessions, and shot / workflow planning on multiple projects.
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  Freelance AE Generalist

  Syndrome Studio

  August 2009 - February 2010

  Los Angeles, CA

  General AE duties, roto, keying, composting, cleanup, animation, and effect design, among other things.
  
  NFL - "Thursday Night Football"
  Cypress Hill - "Rise Up"
  Alicia Keys - "Try sleeping With a Broken Heart"
  Allison Iraheta - "Friday I'll Be Over U!"
  Disney XD - Summer Promos
  Disney XD - "I'm In the Band"
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  Freelance Compositor

  Entity FX

  October 2009 - October 2009

  Compositing for "Vampire Diaries"

• Compositor/Roto Artist

  NFL Network

  July 2009 - July 2009

  Culver City, CA

  Freelance roto and composite work for various NFL network promos.
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  AE Compositor

  Master Key Toronto

  November 2008 - May 2009

  Santa Clarita, CA

  Key, Tracking, Roto, 3d Multi-pass compositing, motion graphics, and a little bit of everything else in AE. Completed 10-20 shots per episode on Knight Rider for NBC. Background replacement and general compositing in Nuke for ABC pilots.
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  2D VFX Artist

  Master Key Toronto

  November 2008 - May 2009

  Key, Tracking, Roto, 3d Multi-pass compositing, motion graphics, and a little bit of everything else in AE. Completed 10-20 shots per episode on Knight Rider for NBC. Background replacement and general compositing in Nuke for ABC pilots.

• Production Assistant

  AND Syndicted Productions

  September 2008 - October 2008

  Production Assistant on “The Bachelor” and “The Bachelorette”
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  Production Assistant

  Bradley University

  August 2007 - June 2008

  Production, editing and post on various projects for Bradley.
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  Production Assistant

  the Iona Group

  May 2007 - June 2007

  Green screen keying, and post production / all around PA work
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  Product Tester

  Don Johnston Incorporated

  2002 - 2006

  I was hired on contract on multiple occasions at Don Johnston to do testing of various software including, Write: Out Loud, Read: Out Loud, Solo, Draft: Builder, and others. I also did US to UK translation and database entry among other things.