Mary Lapena

Mary Lapena

Compositor in Feature Films and TV with 9+ years experience

Digital Compositor / 12 yrs

Adelaide, Australia

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Compositor

Cowboy Bebop (2021)

Compositor

BIOS (2021)

Compositor

Beyond (2017)

Prep Artist

The Musketeers (2014)

Compositor

The Tunnel (2013)

Compositor

Thor: Love and Thunder (2022)

Compositor

The Boys (2019)

Compositor

Samaritan (2022)

Compositor

Shang-Chi (2021)

Digital Artist

Mortal Kombat (2021)

Compositor

Candyman (2021)

Compositor

Finch (2021)

Compositor

Love and Monsters (2020)

Compositor

Maleficent: Mistress of Evil (2019)

Compositor

Pet Sematary (2019)

Compositor

The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair (2018)

Compositor

Narcos: Mexico (2018)

Compositor

The Dirt (2019)

Compositor

Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018)

Compositor

Black Panther (2018)

Compositor

A Wrinkle in Time (2018)

Compositor

The Greatest Showman (2017)

Compositor

The Mountain Between Us (2017)

Compositor

Kingsman: The Golden Circle (2017)

Compositor

Mute (2017)

Compositor

Imaginary Mary (2017)

Compositor

A Series of Unfortunate Events (2017)

Compositor

Wonder Woman (2017)

Compositor

Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (2016)

Prep Artist

Warcraft: The Beginning (2016)

Prep Artist

Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015)

Prep Artist

Hitman: Agent 47 (2015)

Prep Artist

Jurassic World (2015)

Prep Artist

Interstellar (2014)

Stereo Conversion Artist

Exodus: Gods and Kings (2014)

Compositor

Sophie's Fortune (2014)

Roto Artist

Maleficent (2014)

Lead Digital Compositor

Sinbad: The Fifth Voyage (2014)

Compositor

Yonderland (2013)

Compositor / VFX Assistant / Visual Effects Assistant

Fled (2013)

Compositor

The Lost Lullaby (2013)
A Nuke Compositor with over 9 years VFX experience working on Feature Films, TV, commercials and games cinematics.

I'm a hardworking and dedicated individual who is able to work under pressure, has an eye for detail and always strives to deliver high quality work. I am very eager to learn from those with more experience to allow me to grow and develop in my abilities to be a Lead compositor.

In my spare time I enjoy travelling, baking, music, movies and photography
Work History

  • Compositor

    Mr. X

    July 2018 - November 2018
    Montreal, Canada Area

    Streaming Film:
    - Netflix: The Dirt

    Streaming TV:
    - Netflix: Narcos:Mexico

    TV:
    - Fox: The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair

    Compositing, FX & CG compositing, keying/despill, 3D Projections, Retime, 2D and vector tracking, cleanup, warping effects
    Softwares: Nuke, Mocha Pro

  • Compositor

    Mr. X

    September 2019 - November 2020
    Adelaide, Australia

    Feature Film:
    - Mortal Kombat
    - Candyman

    Streaming Film:
    - Netflix: Love and Monsters
    - Apple TV: Finch

    Compositing, Comp Lookdev, FX compositing, keying/despill, 3D Projections, CG Compositing, Deep Compositing

  • Compositing for Production Escapee

    Escape Studios

    April 2011 - July 2011

    - Course was mentored by The Mill
    - Completed two Rotoscoping tasks for MillTV (2 weeks deadline) and MillFilm (2 days deadline)

  • Roto/Prep Artist

    Grand Visual

    October 2011 - October 2011
    London, United Kingdom

    Commercial: Disney Woody and Buzz
    - Greenscreen keying and rotoscope

  • Prep Artist

    Partizan

    October 2011 - October 2011
    London, United Kingdom

    Short Film: Pickleback for Jameson Irish Whiskey
    - Facial rig removal shots and editing animation

  • Junior Nuke Artist

    Electric Theatre Collective

    November 2011 - January 2012
    London

    Game: Sesame Street XBOX Kinect
    - Greenscreen and blusescreen keying, despill techniques rotoscope, rig removal, gizmo creations

    Commercial: O2 Kasabian
    - Rotoscope

  • Nuke Compositor

    New Planet Films

    April 2012 - July 2012
    London, United Kingdom

    Short film: History of Chance - Shown at Raindance Film Festival 2012
    - Keying & compositing for an interior car shot
    - Tracking for image replacement

    TV Documentary: An Introduction to OCD for Sky and Freeview
    - Keying & compositing for background replacement

  • Junior Nuke Artist

    Electric Theatre Collective

    April 2012 - November 2012
    London, United Kingdom

    (April 2012)

    Commercials: T-Mobile, Ambrosia, Cadbury's
    - Rotoscope, rig removal, facial wrinkle removals, keying, matte clean up, mattes for crowds and flags and tracking.

    Music Video: MTV Adam Buxton - Sushi Song
    - Rotoscope, tracking, greenscreen and luma keying mattes

    (November 2012)

    Short Film (undisclosed)
    - Hair and facial spot removal on four shots

  • Roto/Paint Artist

    The Mill

    January 2013 - January 2013
    London, United Kingdom

    Mill TV - BBC Documentary: Ice Age Giants
    - 3D projections, keying and roto (Sloth shots)

    Mill Film
    - Assisted on a stereo clean up and rotoscope shot for 47 Ronin

  • Compositor and VFX Assistant

    Stickleback Productions

    April 2013 - April 2013
    Birmingham, United Kingdom

    Short Film: FLED
    48 hour film making for London Sci-Fi Society 2013

  • Digital Media Assistant

    The Salvation Army

    July 2012 - June 2013
    London, United Kingdom

    - Creating website pages for charity organisation
    - Using social media to promote work of charity

  • Nuke Compositor

    Nomad Editing Company, Inc

    June 2013 - July 2013
    London, United Kingdom

    Internal advertising videos: Apple products
    - Tracking, roto and compositing

  • Nuke Compositor

    The Sex Pixels

    July 2013 - July 2013
    London, United Kingdom

    Music Video: Little Nikki - "Little Nikki Says"
    - Compositing light streaks

  • Nuke Compositor

    Various Freelance Short Films

    June 2011 - August 2013
    London, United Kingdom

    - London Film Academy - Junior Compostior (July 2013 to Aug 2013): The Lost Lullaby

    - TriskellePictures - Junior Compositor (Feb 2013 to Mar 2013): Stop/Eject - Shown at Cannes 2013

    - Ormaq Worldwide Entertainment - Stereo Conversion Artist (Oct 2012 to Dec 2012)

    - HydraFilmsRMK - Roto/Prep Artist and Junior Compositor (Aug 2011 to Oct 2011): Sky in Bloom

    - New Road Films - Junior Compositor (June 2011 to July 2011): We are One

  • Nuke Compositor

    Giant Flick Films LLC

    April 2013 - August 2013
    United States (Remotely from London)

    Film: Sinbad - The Great Voyage
    - Greenscreen mattes and tracker removal
    - Compositing shots

  • Roto/Prep Artist

    Unit Media

    August 2013 - August 2013
    London, United Kingdom

    Web Commercial: Peggle
    - Greenscreen keying mattes and rotoscope

  • Nuke Artist

    Electric Theatre Collective

    August 2013 - September 2013
    London, United Kingdom

    Commercials: Nissan, AXE, Asda George and Nike
    - Rotoscope, keying mattes and clean up

  • Roto/Prep Artist

    Milk Visual Effects

    September 2013 - September 2013
    London, United Kingdom

    TV Show: Black Sails
    - Crowd rotoscope and keying mattes

    Film: Dr Who 50th Anniversary
    - Stereo rotoscope

  • Nuke Compositor

    Jellyfish Pictures

    September 2013 - September 2013
    London

    Commercial: Bingo Chips India
    - Compositing, 3D Projection, keying, rotoscope

    TV Shows: David Attenborough - Natural History Museum Alive, Inner Fish
    - Stereo rotoscope, rotoscope, keying

  • Nuke Compositor

    MPC

    November 2013 - December 2013
    London, United Kingdom

    Commercials: Lurpak Cook's Range, Three Christmas Pony, HSBC Proposal, M&S Christmas Food and H&M Beckham.

    - Compositing and clean up

  • Compositor

    Rising Sun Pictures

    December 2020 - March 2022
    Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

  • Compositor

    Mr. X

    March 2020 - December 2020

  • Digital Compositor

    Mill Film

    September 2019 - February 2020
    Adelaide, Australia

  • Mr. X

    July 2018 - November 2018

  • Compositor

    MPC

    November 2018 - August 2019
    Montreal, Canada Area

  • Compositor

    Luma Pictures

    October 2017 - April 2018
    Melbourne, Australia

    Feature Film:
    - A Wrinkle in Time
    - Black Panther

    Compositing, FX & CG compositing, keying/despill, 3D Projections

  • Compositor

    MPC

    July 2017 - October 2017
    Montreal, Canada Area

    Compositing, CG Compositing, 3D Projections, Keying/Despill, Crowd Duplication, Tracking

  • Compositor

    The Senate Visual Effects

    February 2017 - July 2017
    London, United Kingdom

    - MUTE
    - The Kingsman: Golden Circle

    - Compositing, FX & CG compositing, keying/despill, 3D Projections, cleanup

  • Compositor

    Zoic Studios

    August 2016 - December 2016
    Vancouver, Canada Area

    TV:
    - Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (Netflix 4K)
    - Imaginary Mary (ABC Studios 4K)
    - Beyond

    - Compositing, CG and FX Compositing, projections, keying

  • Compositor

    Double Negative

    June 2016 - July 2016
    Vancouver, Canada

    Wonder Woman
    Compositing, FX Compositing, 3D Projections, Tracking, DMP Temps

  • Compositor

    Double Negative

    September 2015 - May 2016
    Vancouver, Canada Area

    Feature Film:
    - Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
    -Wonder Woman

    Compositing, CG compositing, FX Compositing, 3D projections, keying/depsill, plate reconstruction, tracker/rig removal

  • Prep Artist

    Industrial Light & Magic

    July 2014 - July 2015
    Singapore

    Feature Film:
    - Jurassic World
    - Warcraft
    - Hitman: Agent 47

    - Paint on comp, plate reconstruction, keying, tracker / rig removal, rotoscope and dustbust

  • roto/paint artist

    Lucasfilm

    July 2014 - July 2015
    Singapore

  • Nuke Compositor

    MPC

    October 2014 - December 2014
    London

  • Prep artist

    Double Negative

    March 2014 - July 2014
    London, United Kingdom

  • Nuke Compositor

    Smoke & Mirrors

    March 2014 - March 2014
    London, United Kingdom

    Sky 1 - Game of Thrones Fire Promos

    - Compositing CG passes, fire and smoke elements

  • Rotoscope Artist

    The Senate Visual Effects

    February 2014 - February 2014
    Twickenham, United Kingdom

    Feature Film: Maleficent

    - Rotoscope

  • Nuke Compositor

    Molinare

    October 2013 - January 2014
    London, United Kingdom

    January 2014
    TV Shows: BBC ONE - The Musketeers and BBC TWO - Castles in the Sky

    - Compositing, clean up and rotoscope

    October 2013
    TV Shows: Sky 1 - Yonderland and Sky 1 - The Tunnel

    - Compositing, puppeteer / rod removals and rotoscope
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Education

  • Escape Studios

    2011 - 2011

  • University of Bradford

    2006 - 2009