Daniel Bigaj
Supervisor Digital Compositor / 5 yrs
Vancouver, Canada
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I'm a Compositing Supervisor for visual effects in film. I started my career as a roto paint artist and have built up many fundamental skills on my path to becoming a Lead Compositor and now most recently a Compositing Supervisor at Image Engine.
All along the way I have been working in a feature film environment on some really big named projects, some of which include - The Mandalorian, Skyscraper, The Meg, Wonder Woman, Star Trek Beyond, Huntsman: Winter's War, Alice Through the Looking Glass, Jurassic World, Godzilla, Maleficent, Chappie, The Wolverine, Jupiter Ascending, American Sniper, Game of Thrones, Point Break, The Great Gatsby and Straight Outta Compton.
I am an Australian/Polish dual citizen and Canadian Permanent Resident allowing me to work throughout Australia, New Zealand, The European Union and Canada all without the fuss of work permits or VISAs.
Work History
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Compositor
Zoic Studios
September 2016 - October 2016Vancouver, British Columbia, CanadaWorked as a compositor on Beyond, tasks included keying, nuke particles, projections, working with CG and look dev.
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BG Prep Artist
Image Engine
September 2014 - May 2015Vancouver, British Columbia, CanadaDuring this contract I have completed advanced roto and paint tasks on Chappie, Jurassic World, Point Break, American Sniper, Straight Outta Compton and Game of Thrones.
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Compositor
Method Studios
July 2014 - September 2014Vancouver, British Columbia, CanadaDuring this position I worked on Pele in my first contract as a compositor completing shots involving CG integration, paint tasks, projections, edge work and monitor burn ins.
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Rotoscoper
Gener8 Media Corp
March 2014 - July 2014Vancouver, British Columbia, CanadaWorking on Maleficent, Godzilla, Grand Master, Guardians of the Galaxy (IMAX trailer) and Jupiter Ascending.
- Rotoscoping for stereo conversion,
- Quality Checking roto from external vendors.
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Roto & Paint Artist
Rising Sun Pictures
December 2012 - June 2013Adelaide, Australia- 6 Months spent painting and rotoscoping in Nuke, as well as some Junior Compositing tasks.
-During this time I worked on several feature films including The Great Gatsby, The Wolverine, Seventh Son and I, Frankenstein.
The Wolverine - During this show I completed some Junior Compositing tasks such as complicated rig removals, compositing CG and integrating significantly colour spilled motion blur, as well as pulling keys where required to help save time rotoscoping. I am now confident using several keyers such as IBK, Keylight and Primatte.This s
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Education
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Online Mentored Compositing Course
Escape Studios
January 2012 - January 2013 -
Master of Digital Media
University of Adelaide
January 2010 - July 2011 -
Bachelor of Design Studies (Architecture)
University of Adelaide
January 2007 - December 2009