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Daniel Raffel

Senior feature film and television Nuke compositor for hire.

Senior Digital Compositor / 17 yrs

Penticton, Canada

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Compositor

The Continental: From the World of John Wick (2023)

Digital Compositor

Transformers: Age of Extinction (2014)

Digital Compositor

A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010)

Digital Compositor

Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (2010)

Backgound Preparation Technical Director

Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel (2009)

Backgound Preparation Technical Director

My education and employment has followed my passion for working within the media arts, entertainment, hospitality and tourism and travel industries over the past twenty six years.

I have a Bachelor of Science in Media Arts & Animation from the Art Institute of Portland, OR, which led me work as a Compositor in Post-Production Visual Effects for the last twelve years. I am proud to have worked on twenty four full-length feature films and several episodic television series at fourteen studios located in seven cities in the United States, Canada and China.

I have over ten years of computer graphic design experience working as a magazine ad designer/layout artist and freelance graphic designer, three years working for a major airline as a Relief Supervisor and Station Instructor, ten years of serving and bartending at fine dining establishments and chain restaurants, two years of event planning and sound engineer experience at one of downtown Portland’s premier live music venues, and three years retail and retail supervisory experience.

My strengths lie in my ability to manage assigned assets and teams to meet set budget targets and time constraints, my leadership and passion for mentoring individuals under my supervision, and strategically and systematically solving complex problems while working under pressure.

Work History

Compositor

Crafty Apes

September 2021 - Present

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Compositor

VFX Legion

June 2021 - September 2021

Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada
Compositor

Feature Film Compositor

December 2019 - September 2021

Penticton, British Columbia, Canada
Compositor Key Artist

MPC

October 2019 - December 2019

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Senior compositor key artist on Sonic the Hedgehog.
Senior Compositor

Air Bud Entertainment

September 2017 - September 2019

Vancouver

Senior Compositor Film and episodic
Air Bud Entertainment

Self-employed

September 2017 - September 2019

Vancouver, Canada Area

Senior Compositor
Compositor

FuseFX

July 2017 - September 2017

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Compositing Sequence Lead

Zoic Studios

August 2013 - May 2017

Vancouver, Canada Area

Since August I have been managing a compositing team of five to six compositors on a weekly nationally aired prime time episodic series aired on a major network. Perform roto paint callouts, assign shots, track and manage assets through the pipeline, meet sequence delivery deadlines and perform QC checks and give artist feedback.
Compositor

The Embassy

July 2015 - September 2015

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Compositor for film. Integrate CG elements into live action plates.
2D Lead

Zoic Studios

August 2014 - May 2015

vancouver, british columbia

Lead the 2D department for a major children's cable network on a feature film. Manage a team of compositors, assign shots, QC work, develop 2D pipeline, tools and workflow for show. Train new compositors, assist recruiters with hiring recommendations for studio by sitting in on 2D interviews and assist where needed on show and in 2D department.
Digital Compositor

Method Studios

March 2014 - June 2014

Vancouver, Canada Area

Native stereo compositor feature films. Transformers 4 : Age of Extinction. Integrate digital matte paintings and CG into live action plates.
Compositor

Image Engine

April 2013 - May 2013

Vancouver, Canada Area

Stereo Compositor R.I.P.D.
Compositor

MPC

February 2013 - April 2013

Vancouver, Canada Area

Digital Compositor on Fast 6. integrate practical FG SFX plates with BG Plates, perform retimes and Cleanups, Comp in window projections and reflections for car chase sequences etc...
Compositor

Newbreed Visual Effects

February 2013 - February 2013

Montreal, Canada Area

Nuke Feature Film Compositor on a feature film.
Consulting Nuke Compositor

Base FX

November 2012 - January 2013

Base FX Beijing, China

Feature Film compositor on Identity Thief. Integrated CG snake, Sparks and practical flames into live action plates.
Compositor

Sony Pictures Imageworks

March 2011 - May 2012

Culver City, CA and Albuquerque, NM

Feature film Nuke compositor on The Green Lantern and The Amazing Spiderman. Pull keys, integrate cg with live action plates, look dev and completion of complex FX shots.
Compositor

Digital Domain

February 2011 - March 2011

Vancouver, Canada Area

Compositor on Thor -Break out finaled comps to stereo layers for delivery to the conversion house client for the project. QC stereo layers to ensure accuracy when re-comping the shots for stereo conversion.
Compositor

Prime Focus World

November 2010 - February 2011

Hollywood, CA

View D stereo compositor
Compositor

Magnitude Productions an IMAX subsidiary

August 2010 - October 2010

Toronto, Canada Area

Stereo Conversion compositing on a blockbuster feature film franchise.
Lead Compositor

ICO VFX

June 2010 - August 2010

Burbank, CA

Nuke Compositing lead on a stereoscopic project. Responsible for some pipeline development, show templates, creating tutorials and assigning shots and approving asset generations and clean plates for stereo pipe through.
Nuke compositor

SOHO VFX Culver City

March 2010 - May 2010

Culver City, CA

Nuke compositor for feature films
Compositor

Pixomondo

September 2009 - March 2010

Santa Monica, CA

Pull keys, place cards in Nukes 3d environment for projections, integrate cg effects and models into live action plates, match move elements, stabilize plates, color correct elements using render passes to fully integrate all 2D and 3D elements into the shot and anything else my comp sup asked of me.
Background Prep TD

Rhythm & Hues Studios

October 2008 - September 2009

Greater Los Angeles Area

Post Production Visual Effects
Jr. Visual Effects Artist/Compositor

Laika

March 2008 - October 2008

Portland, Oregon Area

Work within a stereoscopic pipeline to meet production needs, including rig removal, effects compositing and animation, wire removal and creating digital mattes. Create stereoscopic effects comps and match editorial reference for post moves. Roto and Paint. Perform any other tasks my 2D supervisor assigns including plate stabilization, tracking and all other necessary tasks.
Cage Tech

The Art Institute of Portland

January 2005 - March 2008

Portland, Oregon Area

Maintained equipment for the technology lending library; assisted faculty, staff and students with equipment and software problems; helped out with the day to day operations of the equipment cage.