Naren Naidoo

Work History

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  Head of Department, Paint & Roto

  Industrial Light & Magic

  June 2024 - Present

  Sydney, New South Wales, Australia · Hybrid
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  Digital Paint and Roto Supervisor

  Industrial Light & Magic

  October 2020 - Present

  Sydney, New South Wales, Australia · Hybrid

  • Star Wars Skeleton Crew
  • Wicked: Part One
  • The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power - Season 2
  • Twisters
  • Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom
  • Ahsoka - Season 1
  • The Creator
  • Mission Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One
  • Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
  • Renfield
  • Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves
  • The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power - Season 1
  • The Gray Man
  • Obi-Wan Kenobi
  • The Batman
  • The Book of Boba Fett
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  Digital Paint Supervisor

  Industrial Light & Magic

  June 2016 - Present
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  Senior Digital Paint Artist

  Wētā FX

  October 2015 - June 2016

  Wellington, New Zealand
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  Senior Digital Paint Artist

  Industrial Light & Magic

  February 2015 - October 2015

  Vancouver, Canada

  Star Wars: The Force Awakens
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  Digital Paint Artist

  Industrial Light & Magic

  February 2015 - April 2015

  San Francisco, California

  • Jurassic World VR Experience
  • Jurassic World
  • Avengers: Age of Ultron
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  Digital Paint Artist

  Wētā FX

  July 2014 - November 2014

  Wellington, New Zealand

  Hobbit 3 / Furious 7
  
  -Plate prep for hand-off to comp.
  -Marker, wire, rig, and proxy removal.
  -Native stereoscopic workflows.
  -CG set compositing for proxy removal.
  -Delivered 2K & 5K stereo plates @48fps.
  -Extensive hand and procedural paint.
  -Heavy use of Nuke and Silhouette.
  
  • Furious 7
  • The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  
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  Digital Paint Artist

  Industrial Light & Magic

  March 2014 - July 2014

  San Francisco, California

  -Generated articulate mattes and plate prep.
  -Removal of unwanted artifacts (Practical / CG).
  -Marker, wire, and rig removal.
  -Frame-by-frame and procedural paint.
  -Native stereoscopic workflows.
  -Finalized shots up to a 4K resolution.
  -Use of proprietary software and Nuke.
  
  • Tomorrowland
  • Transformers: Age of Extinction
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  Image Finaling / Digital Paint Artist

  DreamWorks Animation

  March 2014 - March 2014

  Redwood City, California

  • How to Train Your Dragon 2

  
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  Stereo Compositor

  Stereo D

  April 2013 - February 2014

  Burbank, California

  • Mad Max: Fury Road
  • James Cameron's Deepsea Challenge 3D
  • Godzilla
  • X-MEN: Days of Future Past
  • Captain America: The Winter Soldier
  • Need for Speed
  • 47 Ronin
  • Thor: The Dark World
  • Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters
  • R.I.P.D.
  • The Wolverine
  • Pacific Rim
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  Digital Paint Artist

  Blur Studio

  September 2013 - September 2013

  Culver City, California

  • Thor: The Dark World

  
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  Stereo Roto Artist

  Stereo D

  December 2012 - April 2013

  Burbank, California

  • Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters
  • R.I.P.D.
  • The Wolverine
  • Pacific Rim
  • Star Trek Into Darkness
  • Iron Man 3
  • The World of Jurassic Park 3D
  • G.I. Joe: Retaliation

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  
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  Compositor / Roto / Paint

  Freelance

  2011 - 2013

  San Francisco, California

  • Busta Rhymes - "Thank You" (MV)
  • Beasts of the Southern Wild
  • Fruitvale Station
  • Bluebird
  • Saving Lincoln
  • CXL
  • Valiant
  • Munchausen
  • Advantageous
  • Cicada Princess
  • Darnaa – "Already Loving You" (MV)