Kevin Shimamoto

Kevin Shimamoto

Nuke Compositor

Senior Digital Compositor / 12 yrs

Los Angeles

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Compositor

Alice in Borderland (2020)

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Lucy in the Sky (2019)

Compositor

Haunt (2019)

Digital Compositor

Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase (2019)

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Bad Times at the El Royale (2018)

Postvisualization Artist

Rampage (2018)

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Lost in Space (2018)

Nuke Compositor

Here and Now (2018)

Postvisualization Artist

Maze Runner: The Death Cure (2018)

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A Wrinkle in Time (2018)

Digital Compositor

Bright (2017)

Escape Plan (2017)

Nuke Compositor

Queen Sugar (2016)

Lead Compositor

Lalaloopsy Girls: Welcome to L.A.L.A. Prep School (2014)

On-Set Visual Effects Coordinator

Amanda & The Guardian (2014)

Visual Effects Artist

Raze (2014)

MatchMove Artist

The Frozen Ground (2013)

Compositor

Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF (2013)

MatchMove Artist

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

nuke compositor

Nancy Drew: The Hidden Staircase (2008)

Lopez (TV LAND)

Hi, my name is Kevin Shimamoto. For the past 8 years I have worked as mainly a Compositor, but I also have experience working as a Matchmove artist as well. I have worked on a number of both high end tv episodic work and feature films. I have mainly used Nuke for compositing, keying, roto and matchmoving, although I am also familiar with other other programs such as Syntheyes, Boujou, PFTrack and Mocha. I am a very hard working individual who is willing to give it my all to get the project finished. I also work very well in a team environment and am always looking to learn new techniques to add to my ever growing skill set.
Work History

  • Compositor

    Van Dyke Visual Effects

    November 2017 - March 2020

  • Nuke Compositor

    Proof Inc

    August 2017 - September 2017
    Burbank, CA

    Using Nuke for Postvis compositing. My tasks include keying, 2D tracking using Mocha, color correcting and composing live action plates with rough cg renders.

  • Compositor

    Mammal Studios

    April 2017 - August 2017
    Hollywood, CA

    Used Nuke, Syntheyes and Mocha for various compositing tasks. These tasks included keying, 2D and 3D tracking, rotoscoping, color correcting and 2D/3D clean plating.

  • Matchmove Artist

    Studio Z

    February 2017 - April 2017
    Fort Lauderdale, Florida

    Used Syntheyes to track plates and export them to Maya to generate basic geometry to show my tracks worked.

  • Matchmove and Techvis

    Proof-Inc.

    February 2017 - March 2017
    Burbank, CA

    Used Syntheyes for tracking plates and Maya to lineup the scene with provided character models.

  • VFX Artist

    Dakota Pictures/Dakota North Entertainment

    March 2016 - April 2016
    Remote

    Using After Effects and Mocha for Wire/Rig Removal and screen replacements.
    Projects:Lopez Show
    Nightcap

  • Compositor

    Cosmic Toast Studios

    October 2012 - March 2016
    Burbank, CA

    After Effects artist pulling green screens and compositing flash animation with photoshop backgrounds. I also recently finished creating graphic design content for an upcoming documentary using After Effects.

  • Matchmove Artist

    Hydraulx

    April 2012 - September 2012
    Santa Monica

    Matchmove artist using Boujou and PFTrack to track shots for production and used Maya to create generic models to show that my tracks worked.

  • Hydraulx

    April 2012 - September 2012

    Matchmove artist using Boujou and PFTrack to track shots for production and used Maya to create generic models to show that my tracks worked.

  • Modeller

    we3

    February 2012 - March 2012
    Burbank, CA

    Modeled 3D assets for the company.

  • Animator

    Bonnaroo

    January 2011 - June 2011

    I was responsible for coming up with and creating an animated short that was based off of a quote from Anne Frank.

  • Red Giant Productions

    August 2008 - August 2009

    As if You Were Dead- Visual Effects Supervisor
    Supervised the Visual Effects team which was comprised of 7 artists.
    Delivered dailies on time to the Director and Producer
    Helped the team out with green screen removal and compositing
    Platypus Project- Research and Development
    Collected measurements during the shooting of the live action footage for the 3D Motion Tracking artists.
    Triangle of the Damned- 3D Modeler
    Modeled 3D elements for the trailer of this 3D animated movie.

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Education

  • Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Visual EffectsBachelor of Science (B.S.)

    The Art Institute of California-Los Angeles

    2008 - 2012

  • BS in Visual Effects/Motion GraphicsBS, Visual Effects/Motion Graphics

    The Art Institute of California-Los Angeles

    2007 - 2011