Nikolay Gerdzhikov

Nikolay Gerdzhikov

Digital compositing, 3D matchmoove and animation, VFXArtist

Lead Digital Compositor / 20 yrs

Vienna, Austria

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Compositor

Sisu (2023)

Visual Effects Artist

The Fortress (2023)

Compositor

Havoc (2023)

Visual Effects Artist

The Witcher (2019)

Visual Effects Artist

Copperhead (2008)

Visual Effects Artist

Lake Placid 2 (2007)

Visual Effects

Grendel (2007)

Visual Effects Artist

Dragon Dynasty (2006)

Digital Compositor

Sextuplets (2019)

Digital Compositor

Category 5 (2018)

Digital Compositor

The Expendables 2 (2012)

Visual Effects

Dark Relic (2010)

Visual Effects Artist

Lake Placid 3 (2010)

Visual Effects Artist

Bats: Human Harvest (2007)

Visual Effects Artist

Control (2005)

Visual Effects Artist

Unstoppable (2004)

VFX Artist, Lead/Senior Compositor with more than 23 year experience in the movie and TV productions

Work History
  • Lead compositor

    TROLL VFX

    April 2023 - August 2023
  • digital compositor

    TROLL VFX

    December 2022 - April 2023
  • Lead Compositor

    TROLL VFX

    August 2022 - October 2022
    Tampere, Finland
  • Digital Compositor

    TROLL VFX

    July 2021 - July 2022
  • Digital Compositor

    TROLL VFX

    April 2021 - June 2021
  • Digital Compositor

    TROLL VFX

    January 2021 - April 2021
  • Senior Compositor

    UFO INTERNATIONAL PRODUCTIONS, LLC

    August 2020 - January 2021
    Sofia, Bulgaria
  • Senior Compositor

    Multimedia Est

    February 2024 - Present
    Remote
  • Senior Compositor, 2D/3D Animator, VFX artist

    Freelancer

    June 2011 - Present
    Austria

    Freelacer, CG Artist, 2D compositing, 3D tracking & animation , CGI on set, Graphic designer, Color correction, Edit


    CinedigitalFX https://cinedigitalfx.com/
    VERTEX studio - Visual Effects Studio;
    SIF309 - Film & Music studio; https://www.sif309.com
    CHOUCHKOV BROTHERS https://ch-bros.com
    R-Team - Visual Effects Studio; https://rteamvfx.com/
    Dreamcatcher Ltd - Visual Effects Studio; https://dreamcatcher-ddd1.com
    CameraFx - Visual Effects Studio ;
    Forward Pictures - Film Production Company; https://forwardpictures.com/
    SIA Ltd - Film Production Company;
    Neterra Ltd - telecommunications services and projects;

  • Senior Nuke Compositor

    TROLL VFX

    February 2019 - October 2019
    Tampere, Finland
  • Senior Nuke Compositor

    Arx Anima

    March 2018 - October 2018
    Vienna, Austria

    Nuke Artist,
    Multi-Channel Compositing,
    Shotgun

  • Senior Nuke Compositor, VFX

    BLUE FACES

    November 2017 - March 2018
    Bratislava, Slovak Republic
  • Autodesk Smoke Artist

    Factory GmbH

    August 2017 - November 2017
    1040 Vienna
  • teacher

    st Ariadna (fashion & design college)

    September 2008 - September 2011
    Bulgaria,Sofia

    teaching 3D animation,graphics software

  • particles & dynamics effects, graphic design

    Haemimont Games

    April 2010 - June 2011
    Bulgaria,Sofia

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ps6QEhI_7jc&feature=player_embedded
    https://www.gametrailers.com/videos/tw37o0/the-first-templar-gc-10--co-op-trailer

  • compositing, 3D animation, match move, CGI

    Unified Film Organization (UFO)

    September 2004 - November 2009
    Burbank, CA
  • 3D artist, 2D composer

    Worldwide FX

    March 2001 - September 2004
    Bulgaria, Sofia

    2D compositing, rottoscoping, color corrections
    3D modeling, animation, particles

Education
  • Communication techniques and technologies

    Technical Transport University'T. Kableshkov' , Sofia

    November 1997 - November 2003
  • Tehnical high school diploma

    Technical School 'N. Vaptsarov', Sofia

    September 1992 - May 1998