Kevin Shimamoto

Kevin Shimamoto

Nuke Compositor

Senior Digital Compositor / 13 yrs

Los Angeles

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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
  • Digital Compositor

    AMC Networks

    February 2025 - Present
  • nuke compositor

    AMC Networks

    September 2023 - December 2024
    Burbank, Ca

    The Ones Who Live
    Daryl Season 2
    Dead City Season 2
    Dark Winds
    Mayfair Witches

  • Compositor

    Van Dyke Visual Effects

    August 2021 - June 2023
    Burbank, Ca

    Our Flag Means Death S1 and S2
    Euphoria S2

  • nuke compositor

    Digital Frontier FX

    March 2021 - July 2021
    Marina Del Rey, Ca

    CW's The Flash
    Happier Than Ever: A Love Letter to Los Angeles
    CW's Stargirl
    CW's Legends of Tomorrow

  • 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

    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.

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