Isa Alsup
Supervising and hands on Compositing, CG, VR, stereoscopic p
Supervisor Digital Compositor / 28 yrs
Los Angeles
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on set / pre-pro / post
I supervise and mentor artists using NUKE, MAYA, Cinema4D, After Effects and other tools. Most recently worked as Sequence Supervisor on SIN CITY 2 in INDIA. This was essentially a combined position entailing comp supervisor, lighting supervisor and overall production management for assigned sequences and shots. In addition I worked as a Curriculum Designer in the newly formed VFX Training Department at Prime Focus India. Previous to that I supervised NUKE greenscreen plate keying.
In earlier assignments, I worked with Hollywood Motion Graphics/VFX Main Title designer on a number of A-list Stereographic MAIN TITLES as senior compositor, compositing supervisor, MAYA artist, cg supervisor. I also supervised / hands-on MAYA, NUKE, AFTER EFFECTS for commercials and broadcast projects and a GAME CINEMATIC.
I author “The Art of CG Supervision”, https://cgsupervisor.blogspot.com, which looks at CG from the post-production management point of view.
I work with producers to develop pre-production breakdowns and shot concepts, consult on set, and manage cg post production.
I provide pipeline development and assemble teams suited to project demands and limits, then manage the vfx post production.
I have worked on three 70mm films and numerous stereographic films.
Compositor:
I use NUKE & After Effects in compositing or designing vfx shots. Keys, VFX design, Motion GRFX.
MAYA Layout, Camera, Looks, Shaders, Lighting:
I layout and block scenes to get interesting and powerful shots. I provide 3d pre-viz. I also prep shots for render, handling final tweaks. I design efficient and suitable shaders . I am a scene lighter.
Motion Graphic Artist:
I design in MAYA and NUKE. I have an Emmy for SPORTS GRAPHIC DESIGN.
Developer and Technologist:
I support my work with scripting python, mel, javascript...
Work History
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Senior Compositor
Cinesite
March 2015 - May 2015NUKE compositing, tracking, paint clean-up, rotoscope, crowd expansion, CG integration, digital optical effects, color grading, prepRation of breakouts and guide elements for crowd paint restoration. Plate clean-up, rolling shutter repair.
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Prime Focus World
December 2013 - July 2014Position combined COMPOSITING SUPERVISOR and LIGHTING SUPERVISOR with additional duties. Direct oversight over roughly 400 shots for lighting and compositing. Lighting in VRAY/Maya and Compositing in NUKE. Specified shot needs for roto, paint, match-model. Worked with Tracking, Layout, Animation, Paint, Roto and PreComp supervisors. Reported to VFX Supervisor, India. Team included roughly 6 lighters, 20 compositors, 3 leads, 2 lead-trainees I mentored, 2 coordinators, a production manager, and line producer. Shots involved regrading/relighting work in comp and integration of green screen footage with CG sets, matte paintings and effects. Full CG and projection mapping used to give depth to shots. Highly stylized look. Developed NUKE template for compositing to streamline work, allow better collaboration, and make conversion to stereo easier. Developed QC standards and work-flow, shotgun documentation standards for shots. Developed Shotgun pages for better tracking of shots and sequences. Assisted in refinement and testing of NUKE QC toolset.
Pre-pro on over 400 shots, main comps and lighting on 300 shots.
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yU+co
March 2011 - October 2013Working with crack design team producing vfx shots and motion graphics for 3D-stereographic titles and vfx sequences on A-list features and commercials, Game Cinematics.. NUKE, AFTER EFFECTS COMPOSITING, MAYA, Supervision.
Features include ROBOCOP, EPIC, LIFE of PI, OZ The Great and Powerful, CONAN, Green Lantern, Dolphin Tale, Pirates of the Caribbean
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Flight 33 Productions
September 2007 - May 2009Provided artistic and technical leadership and supervision for CG-VFX crew to enhance shots with visual effects and produce original shots with computer graphics for documentary cable properties produced by Flight 33 ---57 hours of television and over 2300 shots (about 10 minutes of visuals per broadcast hour) in a 19 month period. Built department from an empty room; peaked with a staff of 30 artists, 4 supervisors and 2 coordinators-- 36 plus myself. Windows and Mac environment, running Maya and After Effects. Responsible for planning, budgeting, hiring, shot design and supervision. Designed information and collaboration strategies for use with directors and staff. Mentored artists and subordinate supervisors. Worked with an excellent company and had the best crew. Had a really great time.
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Compositor
Technicolor Creative Services
2007 - 2007FEATURE: Daddy Day Camp
Damaged film scene repair using After Effects and proprietary techniques.
FEATURE: Kingdom
Compositing simple visual effects.
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Atomix
November 1991 - November 1997As a freelancer, worked on and off at Atomix (Topix LA). Worked on a variety of motion graphic and film projects.
70MM: "Alaska"
CG Technical Director, animator, texture artist. Renderman shaders. Main Title animation sequence (2 minutes). Post production / render supervision. Wavefront / Renderman.
70MM: "The Greatest Places"
CG Technical director / CG Supervisor / Compositor. Texture artist. Main Title animation sequence (2 minutes). Wavefront / Houdini.
70MM: "Disney Parade"
CG compositing. Short lived parade replaced Electric Parade.
70 MM Stereographic: "Marlboro Run"
CG effects compositing. Short, ride platform film about off-road racing.
MOTION RIDE: "DEC Adventure"
CG scene design, modeling, animation, shaders, lighting.
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