Karen Weiss

Work History

• Freelance Nuke Compositor / VFX Coordinator

  Glassworks Barcelona, Eclair Barcelona, Hamill Industries, O

  January 2018 - Present

  Spain, Mexico, USA

  • Nuke compositing " Selena" The Series-Netflix 2021
  • Performed Nuke compositing and VFX in the animated prologue "The Kid Who Would Be King"
  and the prologue of Universal Pictures "Dolittle 2020" - Glassworks Barcelona.
  • Nuke compositing for the Artist Floating Points "Last Bloom" music video.
  • Nuke compositing for "Audible App" advertising campaign. Estrella Damm, AXEBody Spray, amongst others
  • Freelance Project management for TV advertisement post-productions and web series; responsible for supervising on-set blue screen shooting, coordinating workflow, and meeting strict client deadlines

• Nuke Compositor/Generalist

  Device

  August 2020 - September 2020

  Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
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  Senior Compositor

  MPC

  July 2016 - August 2017

  New York City

  • Compositing for various high end TV commercials
  • Highlights include Macy´s Christmas 2016 , Kohl´s Christmas 2016, Samsung QLED TV
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  Lead Compositor/Coordinator

  MPC

  October 2013 - April 2016

  Mexico City Area, Mexico

• Live action feature film VFX work

  Freelance Compositor/ VFX Coordinator

  August 2013 - April 2016

  Mexico City, MEXICO

  • Responsible for coordinating Mexico artists' work, taking daily notes, distributing information to team members.
  • “Heli” (2013) – Directed by Amat Escalante; Winner “Best Director” award at Cannes Film
  Festival, nominated to Palm d’Or
  • “Las Horas Contigo” (2015) – Directed by Catalina Aguilar; Winner “Best Director” award at
  Guadalajara Film Festival and “Cine Latino Award” at Palm Spring Film Festival
  • “Ciudades Desiertas” (2015) – Directed by Roberto Sneider, Starring Gael García Bernal
  • “Paraiso Perdido” (2016) – Directed by Humberto Hinojosa, Starring Ana Claudia Talancón
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  Nuke Artist

  MPC

  April 2013 - September 2013

  London, United Kingdom
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  Compositor/Digital Artist

  Cluster Studio

  January 2008 - March 2013

  Mexico City Area, Mexico

  VFX Studio / Post-production House
  Compositor / Digital Artist
  • Responsible for Compositing department operations
  • Project management for TV advertisement post-productions; responsible for supervising on-set
  blue screen shooting, coordinating workflow, and meeting strict client deadlines
  • Performing compositing, lighting and rendering requirements for major brand TV
  advertisements; clients include Coca-Cola, Pepsi, Nestle, Danone, Lipton Ice Tea, Kraft, and
  Telefónica Movistar
  • Designed concept, developed look, created textures, lighted and rendered shots, for Alka-Seltzer
  TV advertisement, winner of “Best Animated Advertisement; 2010 Crystal Screen Awards
  (Pantalla de Cristal)”
  • Performed product shot replacement for Lipton Ice Tea advertisement which resulted in company
  obtaining contract for all product shot replacements required for Latin American territories

• Resident Professor

  IDD INSTITUTE OF DIGITAL DESIGN

  September 2007 - December 2007

  Beijing, CHINA

  
  • Taught courses in animation principles, visual design
  • Designed and developed visual design course study program and support materials
  

• Art Director

  GREY GLOBAL GROUP, MEXICO

  January 2003 - January 2004

  Mexico City Area, Mexico

  
  Created marketing strategies and advertising campaigns from the first stages of concept development
  • Designed concepts and created graphics for print materials; clients included Sony Playstation,
  Slim-Fast, and Novartis Pharma
  

• Digital Artist

  LA MAMA DE TARZAN

  January 2002 - January 2003

  Mexico City Area, Mexico

  
  Performed lighting and shading of 3D shots for TV advertisements
  • Designed concept for, and animated, intro for Eugenio Derbez´ TV show “La Familia Peluche”
  

• Jr. Digital Artist

  FICTION DIGITAL IMAGING

  January 1999 - January 2002

  
  Film and TV Post-production House; Created 3D animation and visual effects for a Mexican feature film called “Zurdo”
  • Designed artwork and motion graphics for Latin American region DVD releases of “Blair
  Witch Project”, “American Pie”, “Moulin Rouge”, and academy award nominee “Amores
  Perros”, amongst many others.
  • Performed graphic design elements to be used in downstream processes