Justin Graham

Justin Graham

Supervisor Paint/Roto / 22 yrs

Portland Oregon

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VFX Lead

Wendell & Wild (2022)

Compositing Artist

Solar Opposites (2020)

Paint And Rotoscoping

Book of Mormon Videos (2019)

Digital Paint Artist

The Legend of Grayson Crockett (2019)

Lead Visual Effects Artist

Missing Link (2019)

Lead Roto / Paint Artist

Kubo and the Two Strings (2016)

Imaging Pa / Render Wrangler

Blaze and the Monster Machines (2014)

Roto/Paint Artist

The Boxtrolls (2014)

Compositing Artist

Rick and Morty (2013)

Roto-Paint

ParaNorman (2012)

Digital Paint Supervisor

The Conspirator (2011)

Comp Finishing

Mars Needs Moms (2011)

Compositor

Iron Man 2 (2010)

Digital Compositor

A Christmas Carol (2009)

Paint Artist

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

Digital Paint Artist

Terminator Salvation (2009)

Digital Compositor

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)

Visual Effects

Speed Racer (2008)

Digital Compositor

Spider-Man 3 (2007)

Rotoscope Artist

Poseidon (2006)

Digital Paint Artist

King Kong (2005)

Digital Artist

Jarhead (2005)

Digital Artist

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005)

Paint / Roto Supervisor

Catwoman (2004)

Digital Paint And Roto Lead

The Matrix Revolutions (2003)

2-D Painter

The Matrix Reloaded (2003)

Paint And Roto Artist

Minority Report (2002)

Digital Paint And Roto Artist

AI: Artificial Intelligence (2001)

Digital Paint & Rotoscope Artist

The Majestic (2001)

Digital Artist

Hollow Man (2000)

Digital Paint & Rotoscope Artist

Mission to Mars (2000)

Work History

  • VFX Paint and Roto Supervisor

    Wendell And Wild - An Animated Feature Film for Netflix Pro

    October 2019 - Present
    Portland, Oregon, United States

  • Digital Paint Lead

    Laika

    December 2010 - April 2019

    I am currently supervising a team of 13 visual effects artists responsible for
    extensive stereo paint work on Laika's next feature The Boxtrolls. We are in the final push and expect to wrap in the spring of this year. In a majority of cases my team is taking shots from start directly to final and delivering stereo comps for Director approval. Tasks included character face reconstruction, wire and rig removal, plate repair, stereo correction and 2D composites. All work was done in stereo using Silhouette, Nuke and The Foundry's Ocula toolset as well as c

  • Paint Lead

    LAIKA, Inc

    December 2010 - June 2015

  • Laika

    July 2013 - August 2014

  • Compositor

    ImageMovers

    July 2010 - November 2010
    San Francisco Bay Area

  • Digital Paint Supervisor

    Slash-FX

    April 2010 - June 2010
    San Francisco Bay Area

    Served as the paint and roto supervisor for the Robert Redford film The Conspirator.

  • Compositor

    Industrial Light & Magic

    January 2010 - March 2010
    San Francisco Bay Area

    I was a Digital Compositor on Iron Man 2 at ILM.

  • Compositor

    ImageMovers

    2009 - 2009

  • Digital Paint Artist

    Industrial Light & Magic

    2000 - 2009

  • Digital Artist

    Industrial Light & Magic

    1999 - 2009

  • Compositor

    Evil Eye Pictures

    2006 - 2008

  • Digital Artist

    Evil Eye Pictures

    2006 - 2008

  • Digital Artist

    ESC

    2002 - 2005

  • Paint/Roto Supervisor

    ESC Entertainment

    2002 - 2005

  • Digital Image Librarian

    Lucasfilm

    1998 - 1999

  • Media Arts Program Assistant

    San Francisco Museum of Modern Art

    September 1994 - May 1997
    San Francisco Bay Area

    • Designed and created large-scale multi-media installations for the Media Arts curatorial program at
    SFMOMA.
    • Created video and Digital graphic documentation for the creation and preservation of all Media Arts
    artworks.
    • Researched and acquired appropriate electronic components including the creation of videotapes,
    laser discs, audio tracks, computer programs and all elements of the physical reconstruction of each
    exhibited artwork.
    • Coordinated the efforts of the Installation, Registration and Conservation departments in order to
    achieve the presentation of artwork in an appropriate archival manner at SFMOMA and at outside
    borrower institutions.
    • Created and maintained departmental and museum-wide collection databases in both Filemaker Pro
    and EmBark. Responsible for the data entry of all still, Quicktime video and Quicktime VR images, and
    all documentation.
    • Responsible for providing photographic documentation of media artworks, including still film and
    video images, for publication and educational purposes.
    • Maintained a vast inventory of professional audio-visual and multimedia equipment. Created and
    maintained databases in both Excel and Filemaker to track the communications, shipping and billing

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Education

  • University of Arizona

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