Diego Avila

Diego Avila

VFX Compositor available

Senior Digital Compositor / 13 yrs

Vancouver, Canada

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Compositor

Dead Boy Detectives (2024)

Compositor

My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3 (2023)

nuke compositor

Twisted Metal (2023)

Compositor

Special Ops: Lioness (2023)

Compositor

Pretty Freekin Scary (2023)

Digital Compositor

Echo 3 (2022)

Digital Compositor

The Villains of Valley View (2022)

Digital Compositor

Pachinko (2022)

Compositor

The Afterparty (2022)

Digital Compositor

Turner & Hooch (2021)

Compositor

Turner and Hooch Season 1 (2021)

Compositor

Antebellum (2020)

Compositor

Upside-Down Magic (2020)

Compositor

Batwoman (2019)

Compositor

Virgin River (2019)

Compositor

Gabby Duran & The Unsittables (2019)

Compositor

Good Boys (2019)

Compositor

Another Life (2019)

Compositor

Fast Layne (2019)

Digital Compositor

Doom Patrol (2019)

Digital Compositor

Charmed Reboot (2018)

Digital Compositor

Sacred Lies (2018)

Visual Effects

The End (2018)

Compositor

Riverdale (2017)

Compositor

Seal Team (2017)

Compositor

Imaginary Mary (2017)

Digital Compositor

Beyond (2017)

Compositor

Mech-X4 (2016)

Compositor

Elena of Avalor (2016)

Junior Compositor

The Gourmet Detective: A Healthy Place to Die (2015)

Compositor

Supergirl (2015)

Asset Artist

Maleficent (2014)

Rotoscope

Godzilla (2014)

Rotoscope Artist

300: Rise of an Empire (2014)

Rotoscoping Artist

Thor: The Dark World (2013)

Stereo Roto Artist

Iron Man 3 (2013)

Digital Compositor

Ghost Storm (2012)

Rotoscope Artist

The Amazing Spider-Man (2012)

Rotoscope Artist

The Amazing Spiderman (2012)

Compositor / Visual Effects Artist

R.L. Stine's the Haunting Hour (2010)

Compositor

Alice Through the Looking Glass (2010)

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Based in Vancouver, BC with 12 years of experience in film and television. I am passionate about creating amazing visual effects. Working with Nuke, After Effects, Mocha, Unreal Engine and Fusion.

Personal website: https://avilaeffects.wixsite.com/diego
Work History

  • Orbital Mechanics

    February 2024 - April 2024
    Vancouver, Canada

  • Freelance Compositor

    Wicked Liquid FX

    September 2023 - September 2023

  • Compositor

    Encore VFX

    September 2021 - August 2023
    Vancouver, Canada

  • Compositor

    Atmosphere Visual Effects

    December 2020 - September 2021
    Vancouver, Canada

  • Compositor

    Atmosphere Visual Effects

    March 2018 - April 2020
    Vancouver, Canada

  • Compositor

    Lux Visual Effects

    June 2017 - December 2017

  • Compositing

    Zoic Studios

    October 2016 - May 2017

  • Compositor

    ICON Creative Studio

    June 2016 - September 2016

  • Compositor

    Side Street Post Production

    May 2016 - May 2016

  • Compositor

    Sony Pictures Imageworks

    June 2015 - April 2016

  • Compositor

    Sony Pictures Imageworks

    June 2015 - April 2016

  • Junior Compositor

    Side Street Post Production

    May 2015 - June 2015

  • Roto/Paint artist

    Zoic Studios

    August 2014 - April 2015

  • Rotoscope Artist

    Gener8 Media Corp

    March 2013 - August 2014

    "300: Rise of an Empire"

  • Dimensionization Artist

    MPC

    October 2012 - February 2013

    Responsible for organizing, rendering and condensing Nuke scripts to outsource to vendors for 3D Stereo Conversion

  • Rotoscope Artist

    Gener8 Media Corp

    March 2012 - May 2012

    "The Amazing Spiderman"

  • VFX Artist/Compositor

    GFZ Group

    August 2011 - February 2012

    Created and edited visual effects for film and television. Some of the projects included rotoscoping, matte painting, simple animating, color keying and compositing and motion graphics.

    "Seattle Superstorm"
    "Ghost Storm"
    "The Haunting Hour" - (TV Series)

  • Animation Student

    Interactive Futures 09

    September 2007 - May 2011

    "El Mercado"

  • Employee

    The Butler Did It

    August 2010 - April 2011

    In charge of serving customers, working the cash register, making coffees, washing dishes and preparing food.

  • Animation Tech Assistant

    Interactive Futures 09

    October 2009 - December 2010

    Part-time job performing various jobs to help out the animation techs at Emily Carr University. Those include poster designing, desk cleaning and key monitoring. Additionally available for any other small job that is needed.

  • Senior Camp Couselor

    American School Foundation

    May 2009 - July 2009

    In charge of a group of children, ensuring their safety and well being at the summer camp, as well as teaching drama to different groups. Also involved in the planning and organization of events during the day.

  • Senior Camp Counselor

    American School Foundation

    May 2008 - July 2008

    In charge of a group of children, ensuring their safety and well being at the summer camp, as well as teaching drama to different groups. Was also involved in the planning of events during the day.

  • Technical Assistant

    JetNet

    June 2003 - July 2003

    General assistant in a computer software company. Responsibilities included document organization, filing and instruction manual translation from Spanish to English.

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Education

  • Emily Carr Institute of Art & Design

    2007 - 2011

  • American School Foundation

    2003 - 2007