David Schnee

David Schnee

Supervisor Digital Compositor / 21 yrs

Berkeley, CA, United States

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Compositing Supervisor

Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2024)

Digital Compositor

barbie (2023)

Compositing Supervisor

Fengshen Trilogy (2023)

Compositing Supervisor

Nanny (2022)

Compositor

Mad God (2022)

Compositing Supervisor

The Orville (2022)

Compositing Supervisor

Outer Range (2022)

Composite Supervisor

The Curse of Turandot (2021)

Digital Compositor

The Falcon and the Winter Soldier (2021)

Digital Compositor

Locke & Key (2020)

Compositor

Lost in Russia (2020)

Digital Compositor

Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker (2019)

Compositing Supervisor

Good Omens (2019)

Compositing Supervisor

What We Do in the Shadows (2019)

Compositing Supervisor

Kingdom (2019)

Compositing Supervisor

Crazy Alien (2019)

Compositing Supervisor

Sweet Dreams (2018)

Compositing Supervisor

Asura (2018)

Compositing Supervisor

Uturn (2017)

Compositing Supervisor

A Series of Unfortunate Events (2017)

Compositing Supervisor

The Orville (2017)

VFX Compositor

Fan O Rama (2016)

Compositing Supervisor

League of Gods (2016)

Digital Compositor

The Forest (2016)

Senior Digital Compositor

The Gunman (2016)

Digital Compositor

In the Heart of the Sea (2015)

Compositing Supervisor

Ted 2 (2015)

Senior Digital Compositor

Hercules (2014)

Senior Digital Compositor

Exodus: Gods and Kings (2014)

Digital Compositor

Horns (2014)

Digital Compositor

The Remaining (2014)

Compositing Supervisor

A Million Ways to Die in the West (2014)

Compositing Supervisor

After Earth (2013)

Compositing Supervisor

The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 (2012)

Compositing Supervisor

The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 (2011)

Compositing Supervisor

Immortals (2011)

Compositing Supervisor

Harry Potter and Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011)

Compositor

Priest (2011)

Compositing Supervisor

Season of the Witch (2011)

Digital Compositor

Piranha 3D (2010)

Digital Compositor

Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore (2010)

Compositing Supervisor

The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (2010)

Digital Compositor

Red Cliff (2009)

Lead Digital Compositor

The Twilight Saga: New Moon (2009)

Compositor

Drag Me to Hell (2009)

Lead Digital Compositor

X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009)

Lead Digital Compositor

Beverly Hills Chihuahua (2008)

Digital Compositor

Bedtime Stories (2008)

Digital Compositor

Spore: Creepy and Cute (2008)

Compositing Supervisor

Mirror Mirror (2008)

Digital Compositor

The Spiderwick Chronicles (2008)

Digital Compositor

Cloverfield (2008)

Digital Compositor

Enchanted: Once Upon Andalasia (2007)

Digital Compositor

Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007)

Compositor

Enchanted (2007)

Digital Compositor

Charlotte's Web (2006)

Digital Compositor

The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause (2006)

Digital Compositor

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006)

Compositor

The Shaggy Dog (2006)

Digital Compositor

King Kong (2005)

Digital Compositor

Constantine (2005)

Digital Compositor

Son of the Mask (2005)

Digital Compositor

The Stepford Wives (2004)

Digital Compositor

Starship Troopers 2: Hero of the Federation (2004)

Work History
  • Compositing Supervisor

    Break + Enter VFX

    October 2021 - Present

    2022 :// Pennyworth S3 (Created by Bruno Heller)
    2022 :// Nanny (Directed by Nikyatu Jusu)
    2022 :// Outer Range (Episodes 1-8)

  • Art Direction, Look Development, & Digital Compositing

    Web3 in the NFT space

    December 2020 - December 2021

    Created content for a variety of companies & platforms in the NFT space.

  • Compositing Supervisor

    Tippett Studio

    December 2014 - August 2021

    2020 :// 180° Theme Park Fly Rides over Sichuan & Chongqing
    2019 :// Fengshen Trilogy (Directed by Wuershan)
    2019 :// Turandot (Directed by Xiaolong Zheng)
    2018 :// Crazy Alien (Directed by Hao Ning)
    2018 :// Sweet Dreams (Fantasy/Romance TV Series)
    2017 :// The Orville (Thursday Nights on FOX)
    2017 :// Asura (Directed by Peng Zhang)
    2016 :// A Series of Unfortunate Events (Netflix)
    2016 :// Uturn (VR Project)
    2016 :// Dawn (Netflix)
    2016 :// League of Gods (directed by Koan Hui and Vernie Yeung based on the novel Fengshen)
    2015 :// Monster Strike (Mobile Game App Ad Campaign w/ Andy Samberg)
    2015 :// Ted 2

  • Digital Compositor

    Tippett Studio

    January 2006 - August 2021

    2021 :// Locke & Key S2EP10 "Cliffhanger"
    2020 :// The Falcon and the Winter Soldier (Directed by Kari Skogland)
    2019 :// Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (J.J. Abrams)
    2019 :// Lost in Russia (Directed by Xu Zheng)
    2018 :// The Slows (Directed by Nicole Perlman)
    2018 :// Jeep Jurassic (Super Bowl Commercial)
    2015 :// Anhui's Flying Dream
    2014 :// The Remaining
    2013 :// Horns
    2011 :// Priest
    2010 :// Piranha 3D
    2010 :// Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore
    2009 :// Drag Me To Hell
    2008 :// Bedtime Stories
    2008 :// Red Cliff
    2008 :// Beverly Hills Chihuahua
    2008 :// Cloverfield
    2008 :// The Spiderwick Chronicles
    2008 :// A theatrical logo for Texas Instruments' DLP Cinema [3D]
    2008 :// Spore - Electronic Arts theatrical commercial [3D]
    2007 :// Enchanted
    2006 :// The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause
    2006 :// Pirates of the Caribbean 2: Dead Man's Chest
    2006 :// Charlotte's Web

  • Senior Digital Compositor

    Double Negative

    November 2013 - December 2014

    2015 :// The Gunman
    2014 :// Exodus: Gods and Kings (crocodile sequence)
    2014 :// Heart of the Sea
    2014 :// Hercules - (Lernaen Hydra & Citadel sequences)

  • Compositing Supervisor

    Tippett Studio

    October 2009 - November 2013

    2014 :// A Million Ways to Die in the West
    2013 :// After Earth
    2012 :// The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn: Part 2
    2012 :// Mirror, Mirror
    2011 :// The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn: Part 1
    2011 :// Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
    2011 :// Immortals
    2011 :// Season of the Witch
    2010 :// The Twilight Saga: Eclipse

  • Lead Digital Compositor

    Tippett Studio

    January 2008 - October 2009

    2009 :// The Twilight Saga: New Moon
    2009 :// X-Men Origins: Wolverine
    2008 :// Beverly Hills Chihuahua
    Lead a small team of compositors through completion on the marketing trailer for Beverly Hills Chihuahua.
    See Also: "Manifesto" - Disney Viral Marketing Spot

  • Digital Compositor

    Wētā FX

    September 2005 - November 2005

    2005 :// King Kong

  • Digital Compositor

    Tippett Studio

    April 2003 - August 2005

    2006 :// The Shaggy Dog
    2005 :// Constantine
    2005 :// Son of the Mask
    2004 :// The Stepford Wives
    2004 :// Starship Troopers 2: Hero of the Federation

  • Digital Compositor

    Black Eye Productions

    December 2002 - December 2002

    Black Eye Productions
    Compositor on ‘Guitar Port’ for the product demo
    Enhancing rock concert footage with: Lens Flares, Blooms, Color Correction, etc.
    Manipulated a sequence, giving it an old 16mm look and feel.

  • Assistant Editor

    Summit Pictures

    July 2000 - September 2002

    I worked as an assistant editor on feature independent films. I worked on and off over 2 years at Summit Pictures. During my time there I assisted in editing some of the behind the scenes for the making of the movie "Minute Matramony", directed by Yoav Potash.

    www.minutematrimony.com
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  • Digital Compositor

    Summit Pictures

    July 2002 - July 2002

    Digital Compositing work on Neutrogena’s DT Tonight Spot
    Motion Graphics manipulation from Entertainment Tonight’s intro title to read Dermatology Tonight
    Lower third graphics/titles
    Matte extraction

Education
  • Academy of Art University

    1998 - 2002