Emily Abele

Emily Abele

Mid-level VFX Compositor / 6 yrs

Los Angeles, CA

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Work History
  • Digital Compositor

    SpindleHorse Toons

    January 2021 - Present

    Helluva Boss

  • Digital Compositor

    DreamWorks Animation

    August 2020 - January 2021
    1000 Flower St, Glendale CA

    VFX compositor on Guillermo del Toro's 'Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans' feature film

  • Compositor

    Luma Pictures

    February 2020 - June 2020
    Santa Monica, California, United States

    Compositing, paint, and roto for live action feature films.

  • Image Finaling Artist

    DreamWorks Animation

    April 2019 - February 2020

    Trolls World Tour (April 2020)
    Abominable (Sept 2019)

  • Technical Resource Administrator

    DreamWorks Animation

    March 2018 - April 2019
  • Jr. Nuke Compositor

    Method Studios

    October 2017 - March 2018
    Santa Monica, CA

    - worked on shots parallel to artists
    - published entry-level roto work for artist use
    - independently completed shots using studio pipeline

  • Technical Resource Administrator

    Method Studios

    September 2017 - March 2018
    Santa Monica, CA

    Focus on render management and overall health of render nodes.

  • Tech Ops Technician

    Method Studios

    April 2016 - March 2018
    Santa Monica, California
  • VFX Intern

    Bix Pix Entertainment

    September 2015 - December 2015
  • Render Wrangler

    Rochester Institute of Technology

    2012 - 2015

    Management of the render farm for the College of Imaging Arts and Sciences.

  • Intern

    Chiodo Bros Productions, Inc.

    July 2014 - September 2014
  • Instructor

    iD Tech Camps

    2013 - 2014
    American University

    Instructor of 3D Game Design - Racing Games, Autodesk Maya - 3D Modeling & Animation, 3D Game Design with Minecraft, and Adventures in Game Design.