frank rueter

frank rueter

Founder of nukepedia.com and OHUfx - VFX for storytellers

Senior Digital Compositor / Senior Nuke TD / 25 yrs

Wellington, New Zealand

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Compositing Technical Director / Senior Compositor

M3GAN (2023)

Lead Compositor / Visual Effects Supervisor

Episodes from Apocalypse (2022)

VFX supervisor

Pearl (2022)

Compositing Supervisor

Fear Incarnate (2022)

VFX supervisor

X (2022)

VFX Supervisor Ohufx

Night Raiders (2021)

VFX supervisor

The Luminaries (2021)

Visual Effects Artist

Baghead (2018)

Visual Effects Supervisor

Ufo (2018)

Senior Compositor

Hacksaw Ridge (2016)

Visual Effects Supervisor

Minutes Past Midnight (2016)

Visual Effects Supervisor

Lumen (2015)

Visual Effects Artist

The Water Diviner (2014)

Contract Killers (2014)

Visual Effects Supervisor

Blankets (2013)

Digital Compositor

Shopping (2013)

Iron Man 3 (2013)

Lead Compositor / Visual Effects Supervisor

The Devil's Rock (2011)

Digital Compositor

Rage (2011)

Compositing Supervisor / Visual Effects Supervisor

Ice (2011)

Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011)

Senior Compositor

The Sorcerer's Apprentice (2010)

G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (2009)

2D Technical Director

Speed Racer (2008)

The Water Horse (2007)

Flags of Our Fathers (2006)

King Kong (2005)

Set Visual Effects Supervisor

Der Wixxer (2004)

Senior Compositing Artist

Van Helsing (2004)

I, Robot (2004)

Digital Artist

Rosenstrasse (2003)

Set Visual Effects Supervisor

Sams in Gefahr (2003)

Digital Artist

Anatomy 2 (2003)

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)

Digital Compositor

Harte Brötchen (2002)

Digital Compositor

Vortex (2001)

VFX Supervisor

Lumen

OHUfx Indie Films
Film & TV work
The Luminaries
Digital Compositor / Compositing
I,Robot
Digital Compositor / Compositing
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Digital Compositor / Environments / Compositing
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Frank brings nearly two decades of hands on visual effects knowledge and experience spanning many facets of the filmmaking process, ranging from artist, supervisor, pipeline designer to software coder. From animation beginnings in Wiesbaden, Germany, he grew into a compositing role, accruing a decade of experience working at top international companies on many award winning blockbuster movies including The Lord of the Rings, King Kong and The Avengers. Returning to NZ in 2009, Frank established OHUfx, providing vfx for storytellers.
Work History

  • Visual Effects Supervisor

    OHUfx

    2010 - December 2021

  • Nuke Consultant

    Rising Sun Pictures

    May 2010 - June 2010

  • Compositing Supervisor

    Sauce FX

    September 2009 - March 2010

    pipeline design, development and compositing supervising for feature film

  • freelance consultant

    The Foundry

    2009 - 2009

  • Consultant

    Wētā FX

    2009 - 2009

  • 2D technical director

    Digital Domain

    July 2007 - December 2008


    compositing and script based tool development for Nuke

  • lead compositor

    Wētā FX

    March 2007 - June 2007

  • technical director

    Gallery of Media

    September 2006 - February 2007


    Developing custom Nuke tools
    Advising on general 2d/3d pipeline.
    Software training

  • senior compositor / 2D technical director

    Digital Domain

    April 2006 - June 2006

  • lead compositor

    Wētā FX

    June 2003 - February 2006

  • lead compositor / 3D artist

    Arri Digital

    May 2002 - May 2003

  • compositor / 3D artist

    Upstart! animation

    October 1997 - April 2002

  • Ninth Floor

    ? - Present
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