Nick Onstad

Nick Onstad

Lead Digital Compositor / 17 yrs

Los Angeles, CA

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Digital Compositor

Laid to Rest (2023)

Visual Effects Artist

Hocus Pocus 2 (2022)

Additional Visual Effects

Shang-Chi (2021)

In-House Compositor

The Christmas Chronicles 2 (2020)

In-House Compositor

Next (2020)

Visual Effects

The Way Back (2020)

Digital Compositor

Birds of Prey: And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn (2020)

Digital Compositor

Doctor Sleep (2019)

Digital Compositor

Zombieland - Double tap (2019)

In House Compositor

Shaft (2019)

Digital Compositor

A Star Is Born (2018)

In House Compositor

The Nun (2018)

Digital Compositor

Cloak & Dagger (2018)

Digital Compositor

Waco (2018)

Visual Effects

Yamasong: March of the Hollows (2018)

Compositor

Nano (2017)

Digital Artist

Prison Break: Resurrection (2017)

In House Compositor

Aquaman (2016)

Digital Compositor

The Exorcist (2016)

Digital Compositor

#nofilter (2016)

Roto Artist

Fantastic Four (2015)

Lead Paint Artist

Divergent (2014)

Lead Paint Artist

RoboCop (2014)

Roto / Paint Artist

Fast & Furious 6 (2013)

Digital Compositor

Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (2012)

Digital Effects Artist

Red Tails (2012)

Visual Effects Artist

Mardi Gras: Spring Break (2011)

Compositor

Quarantine 2: Terminal (2011)

Digital Compositor

Judy Moody and the Not Bummer Summer (2011)

Digital Artist

TRON: Legacy (2010)

Digital Compositor / Stereoscopic Conversion

Alice in Wonderland (2010)

Compositor

Knight and Day (2010)

Visual Effects

Jonah Hex (2010)

Digital Compositor

The Stepfather (2009)

Compositor

Dollhouse (2009)

Digital Compositor

Lie to Me (2009)

Compositor

Fired up! (2009)

Digital Artist

Step Brothers (2008)

Roto Artist

Sex and the City (2008)

Digital Compositor / Digital Artist

Criminal Minds (2005)

Digital Artist

Prison Break (2005)

Work History

  • Co-Founder , artist

    Pleasantville VFX LLC

    January 2016 - Present
    Eau Claire, Wisconsin Area

  • Nuke Compositor

    General Population

    September 2019 - September 2019
    Greater Los Angeles Area

  • Nuke Compositor

    Hollywood Visual Effects

    June 2018 - July 2019
    Warner brothers

    Warner Brothers In-house Nuke Compositor and 3D tracker

  • InHouse Compositor

    Warner Bros.

    December 2017 - February 2018
    Burbank, CA

    InHouse Compositor working on AHAB

  • Nuke Compositor/ Paint/ Roto

    Method Studios

    September 2011 - December 2017
    Santa Monica

    Paint Artist Extraordinaire

  • Compositor

    Lion VFX

    November 2012 - June 2013

    Greenscreen compositing, Pregnant belly removal

  • Nuke Compositor

    Baked FX

    October 2011 - August 2012
    Culver City

    Greenscreen comps for features and music videos

  • Paint/Roto/Compositor

    Rising Sun Pictures

    March 2011 - June 2011

    lots of roto, soldiers in camo running over wooded backgrounds for Red Tails

  • Lead Compositor

    Lion VFX

    February 2010 - March 2011

    Greenscreen comps for episodic shows.

  • Nuke Compositor

    IMAX

    September 2010 - October 2010

    Free trip to Canada to work on a 3d conversion that got cancelled mid production. Still got paid!

  • Roto/Paint Artist

    Digital Domain

    July 2010 - August 2010

    I had to fix the suits on tron when they bunched up and warped and gets mattes for the glowing white lines.

  • Nuke Compositor

    Motion Theory

    June 2010 - June 2010

    Greenscreen comps for Katy Perry music video California Gurls (I did the connon candy cloud sceenes.)

  • Nuke Compositor

    Soho VFX

    March 2010 - June 2010

    Greenscreen car diving comps (Knirght and Day) and general paint cleanup (Johna Hex)

  • Stereo Paint Artist

    Legend Films

    December 2009 - January 2010

    3d conversion of Alice in Wonderland.

  • Lead Compositor

    Lion VFX

    September 2009 - December 2009

    More episodic 2d compositing

  • Visual Effects Supervisor

    Independent

    June 2009 - November 2009

    Onset supervior for web series. Also did most of the work with my close friends!

  • Lead Compositor

    Zoic Studios

    April 2008 - February 2009

    I was the lead compositor for Prison Break Season 4 at Zoic Studios and worked on other episodic and features.

  • intern

    Zoic Studios

    January 2008 - April 2008
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Education

  • The Art Institutes International Minnesota

    2005 - 2007