Nick Tregenza

Nick Tregenza

Freelance Compositor

Digital Compositor / 12 yrs

London, United Kingdom

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Post-Vis Compositor

Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom (2023)

Digital Compositor

A Million Miles Away (2023)

Post-Vis Compositor

Fast X (2023)

Post-Vis Compositor

Creed III (2023)

Post-Vis Compositor

Slumberland (2022)

Post-Vis Compositor

Pinocchio (2022)

Digital Compositor

Cowboy Bebop (2021)

Compositor

How to train your dragon: homecoming (2019)

Digital Compositor

Shanghai Fortress (2019)

Digital Compositor

Curfew (2019)

Digital Compositor

Stan & Ollie (2019)

Digital Compositor

Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again (2018)

Compositor

Pacific Rim: Uprising (2018)

Postviz Compositor

King Arthur: Legend of the Sword (2017)

Digital Compositor

Kingsman: The Golden Circle (2017)

Visual Effects

1603 (2017)

Digital Effects

The Diana Clone (2017)

Digital Compositor

Len and Company (2016)

Postviz Compositor

The Jungle Book (2016)

Roto Artist

Eye in the Sky (2016)

Prep and Roto Artist

Jupiter Ascending (2015)

Compositor

Fortitude (2015)

Digital Compositor

The Gambler (2014)

Digital Compositor

Outlander (2014)

Stereo Paint Artist / Compositor

Hercules (2014)

Additional Compositing

The Nostalgist (2014)

Visual Effects Artist

Full English Breakfast (2014)

Compositor

Yonderland (2013)

Digital Effects

Suspect 13 (2012)

Visual Effects

Postiche (2012)

Compositor

Strike Back (2011)

Digital Effects

Tied in Blood (2011)

Visual Effects Artist

The Shoe

Post-Vis Compositor

Batgirl

I've been a professional Compositor / Prep / rotoPaint Artist since 2013 for film and TV productions.

Previously, I was a visual effects generalist on the independent circuit, including work on corporate presentations and music videos, from around 2006.

I am very passionate about what I do, and about the film industry in general.
Work History

  • Digital Compositor

    Proof Inc

    April 2023 - May 2023
    London, United Kingdom

  • Digital Compositor

    Proof Inc

    November 2021 - November 2022
    London, United Kingdom

  • Digital Compositor

    Frame 48

    September 2021 - October 2021
    London, United Kingdom

  • Compositor

    Goodbye Kansas Studios

    September 2021 - September 2021
    Stockholm, Sweden

  • Compositor

    Axis Animation

    August 2021 - August 2021
    London, United Kingdom

  • post-vis artist

    Halon Entertainment

    June 2021 - July 2021
    Santa Monica, California, US

  • Digital Compositor

    We Are Covert

    August 2020 - August 2020
    London, England, United Kingdom

    Compositing on a commercial and a music video, using Nuke.

  • Compositor

    Territory Studio

    February 2020 - March 2020
    London, United Kingdom

    A series of commercials for the US, and a corporate presentation for Emirates. Compositing, using Nuke.

  • Compositor

    SparkleVFX

    October 2019 - November 2019
    London, United Kingdom

    "Worzel Gummidge" - BBC TV series.
    Compositing, using Nuke.

  • Compositor

    Jellyfish Pictures

    July 2019 - August 2019
    London, United Kingdom

    "How To Train Your Dragon: Homecoming" - holiday special, plus two commercials and a documentary. Compositing, using Nuke.

  • Compositor

    Territory Studio

    April 2019 - June 2019
    London

    "Shanghai Fortress" - Netflix feature film, compositing using Nuke.

  • Freelance Compositor

    Automatik VFX

    August 2018 - September 2018
    London, United Kingdom

    Feature films and TV.
    "Fortitude - series 3"
    "Curfew - series 1"
    Compositing using Nuke.

  • Compositor

    Union Visual Effects

    January 2018 - May 2018
    London, United Kingdom

    Three feature films and a TV show (details available on request – not listed here due to NDA).

  • Compositor

    Territory Studio

    July 2017 - December 2017
    London, United Kingdom

    "Pacific Rim: Uprising" - feature film.

    "2036 Origin Unknown" - feature film.

    Compositing, using Nuke.

  • Digital Compositor

    The Senate Visual Effects

    December 2016 - May 2017
    Twickenham, United Kingdom

    "Kingsman: The Golden Circle" - feature film.
    Compositing, using Nuke.

    "Mute" - feature film for Netflix
    Prep/ clean up, using Nuke.

  • Digital Compositor / visual effects artist

    TrigFX

    December 2006 - October 2016
    Freelance (London)

    I provide high quality visual effects and compositing for film, TV, commercials, as well as corporate and music videos, and independent productions.

  • Freelance Compositor

    Darkside Studios

    July 2016 - September 2016
    London, United Kingdom

    TV show for the Discovery Channel, using Nuke.
    Compositing and look development.

    TV show for the National Geographic Channel, using After Effects.
    Compositing.

  • Freelance Compositor

    Fluid Pictures

    March 2016 - June 2016
    London, United Kingdom

    "No Man Left Behind" - National Geographic Channel.
    Compositing using After Effects.

    Plus, a commercial and another TV series for the BBC.
    Compositing and matte painting, using Nuke.

  • Digital Compositor

    Sky Blue FIlms

    February 2016 - February 2016
    London, United Kingdom

    "Nothing But Love" - James Music Video

    Compositing using Nuke and Mocha

  • Digital Compositor

    Darkside Studios

    November 2015 - November 2015
    London, United Kingdom


    Compositing - keying, tracking and roto for a corporate presentation, using After Effects and Mocha.

  • Post Viz Compositor

    The Third Floor

    September 2015 - October 2015
    London


    Compositing, for post visualisation shots, using Nuke, After Effects and Mocha.

    "The Jungle Book" and "King Arthur".

  • Compositor

    Darkside Studios

    January 2015 - May 2015
    London, United Kingdom


    "Strike Back" - Season 5, HBO / Cinemax (Sky 1 in the UK)
    Compositing using Nuke, Mocha and After Effects

    "Yonderland" - season 2, Sky 1 TV series, season 2.
    Cleanup and compositing using Nuke and Mocha.

    "Eye In The Sky" - feature film
    Roto using After Effects and Mocha

  • Freelance Compositor

    Electric Theatre Collective

    September 2014 - November 2014
    London, United Kingdom


    "Len and Company" - feature film.

    "Asda" commercial (roto work only)

  • Compositor

    Atomic Arts

    August 2014 - August 2014
    London, United Kingdom


    "The Gambler" - feature film.

  • Stereo Paint Artist / Compositor

    Stereo D

    May 2014 - July 2014
    London, United Kingdom


    "Hercules" - feature film

    Cleanup and compositing in stereo 3D.

  • Compositor

    InkyMind

    February 2014 - February 2014
    London, United Kingdom


    "The Nostalgist." - Independent short film

    I worked as part of the VFX team on the short sci-fi film, "The Nostalgist".

    Cleanup, keying, tracking, compositing, using Nuke.
    Also experimented with title animations in After Effects.

  • Motion graphics artist/ animatics animator

    Rampage Studio

    January 2014 - January 2014
    London, United Kingdom


    Motion Graphics artist

    Corporate presentation: creating animatics on storyboard elements.
    Animating Illustrator files and designing transitions between each storyboarded shot.

  • Compositor/ cleanup artist

    Full English Breakfast Ltd

    December 2013 - December 2013
    London

    "Full English Breakfast" - Independent Feature Film

    Spot and lens blemish removal on 65 shots.
    Enhanced some war scenes with explosions, muzzles flashes, bullet wounds and stage blood colour correction.
    Composited in additional wounds in a brutal beating scene (swollen eye, missing tooth, additional blood).
    Several sky replacements in key shots.
    Removed a thick plastic prop needle in two shots and replaced it with a nasty looking thin, metal one.
    Throat slash wound enhanced: on set makeup painted over and revealed at the correct time - the actual slash was re-timed, and the wound itself enhanced to look deeper, with blood spurts added.
    Converted two daytime shots to night time.

  • Digital Compositor

    Jellyfielder Studios Ltd

    December 2013 - December 2013
    London, United Kingdom

    "The Man from Number 24 - Who's There Film Challenge 2013"

    I created a morph from a man to a werewolf, shown only in a shadow.

  • Compositor/ cleanup artist

    Phink

    November 2013 - November 2013
    London, United Kingdom

    London Grammar - "Nightcall" - Music Video

    I was part of a team responsible for very involved cleanup tasks on this music vid.
    Key tasks were removing crew members, cables, set lights, a gas canister - and in one shot, a young lad was caught licking his lips, which I corrected, as he was supposed to be frozen in place.

  • Paint and roto/ prep artist

    One Of Us

    October 2013 - November 2013
    London, United Kingdom

    I worked as rotoPaint and prep artist on two feature films for a contracted period of three weeks.
    "Jupiter Ascending" - prep and roto.
    "Monuments Men" - roto.

  • Freelance Compositor

    Quarantine Productions Ltd

    October 2013 - October 2013
    London, United Kingdom

    Compositing, tracking roto.

    Michael Page Recruitment - two spots: 2 extended and 2 short versions.

    I composited replacement monitors in several office shots, performing tracking and roto tasks.
    I also removed logos from several shots, and submitted an end title animation for the final logo shot.

    Half of the work was handed to another colleague to hit the deadline, as this job coincided with the start of another, meaning that I personally did the work on one spot only: extended and short versions for that one.

  • Roto artist

    Navajo Joe Films

    September 2013 - October 2013
    London, United Kingdom

    "Sith Tradition" - Independent short film

    Roto only.

    Rotoscoped lightsabers for several shots.

  • Visual Effects Artist

    SHOWstudio

    September 2013 - September 2013
    London, United Kingdom

    "Noir" - Fashion film.
    I was hired by director, Marie Schuller, not the studio.

    Keying, roto and particle work only.

    I keyed the opening two shots, compositing the skeletons and two actors into the shot only (I did not composite the background). I also did a set-extension for a rose bed, ending with the addition of 2,000 rose petals exploding outwards, using a particle system for the final two shots.

  • Actor/ supporting artiste

    Various

    March 2000 - August 2013
    Various (London based).


    I worked as an actor and supporting artiste for film and TV, with two years acting training at the Drill Hall in Chenies Street, London.

    CV available on request.

  • Compositor/ roto artist

    Uncharted Films

    July 2013 - July 2013
    London, United Kingdom

    "It So Happens" - Independent short film.

    I rotoed the main actor from the shot (which involved some tricky hair roto) and composited flames all around him.

  • Compositor/ roto artist

    Lucas KaMeek Taitt

    June 2013 - June 2013
    London, United Kingdom

    "Memories" - Independent short film.

    Compositing and roto.

    I rotoed the main actress from the shot, created a clean plate, then composited her back in, fading her out of the scene, using a smoke and animated noise layer to drive the fade.This short was shot on 16mm film.

  • Compositor/ roto artist

    Jason Ritchie

    June 2013 - June 2013


    "The Diana Clone" - Independent Feature film.

    Compositing, tracking and roto.

    I had to track a tricky shot to tidy and clean up a make up wound applied to a leg, as a stocking is pulled on over it, and match the CG wound to the leg, prior to, and after the application of the stocking.

  • Compositor/ roto artist

    Perryman Films

    May 2013 - May 2013
    London, United Kingdom


    "Walter and the Tiger Sharks" (Documentary)

    Compositing and roto.

    I removed the underwater cameraman's flipper from the shot as it obliterated the entire frame a few times. I rotoed the shark and other diver from the shot, recreated the sea backdrop in CG, then composited the shark and diver back in, also using partial CG replacement for the shark and diver for the frames where they were completely obscured.

  • Compositor

    London Eye Films

    March 2013 - April 2013
    London, United Kingdom


    Compositing.

    I composited a selection of the parts of certain famous celebrities into one face, a single composite. The end result was then to be used as reference by the client for modelling a life-sized clay head.

    I also created the main web page design, composited from a variety of photo sources provided.

  • Compositor

    Quid In Shrapnel Productions

    July 2012 - July 2012
    London, United Kingdom


    "Postiche" - Independent short film.

    Paint, roto and compositing for a morphing shot.

  • Colour Grader

    Free Seed Films

    June 2012 - June 2012
    London, United Kingdom


    "Los Jack Machine" - Independent short film.

    Graded entire film and produced the final DVD for the cast and crew screening.

  • Compositor/ actor

    Sam Walker

    April 2012 - April 2012
    London, United Kingdom


    "Suspect 13" - Independent short film.

    Actor: Mr Left
    VFX: Compositing and roto work. One scene with three gunshots.

  • VFX supervisor, compositor and film editor

    3rd Realm Productions

    June 2011 - February 2012
    Freelance


    "The Last" - Independent short film.

    On set VFX supervisor, 3D & 2D compositing, paint and roto work. I also contributed two additional VFX shots not scripted that helped make the final edit flow a little smoother. Including editing, I also created the DVD inlays and animated menus.

  • Compositor

    Ancient Wisdom Historical Art Direction

    November 2011 - November 2011
    Freelance


    "Old Bill's Bus." - Presentation video.

    Compositing & tracking. This presentation video was an interactive touring museum for the Imperial War Museum London, and may also be used for the 100th Anniversary of WWI, in 2014. (Imperial War Museum Duxford and The History Channel have been approached.)

  • VFX Artist

    English Heritage

    October 2011 - October 2011


    "The Castle at Night." - Ghostly welcoming video.
    Commissioned by a freelance historian for English Heritage Halloween event.

    Compositing and particle work. Ghostly Cavalier pre-show projection. Greenscreen and particle effects (Particular) created for a materialising and de-materialising ghost, welcoming the guests.

  • VFX / Motion Graphics artist

    Protector Services Group Limited

    October 2011 - October 2011
    Freelance


    "Operation Milan" and "Operation Shanghai." Presentation demo video.

    Compositing and motion graphics: presentation demo for a tracking app for the Vertu launch in Milan and Shanghai. It was attended by actors, models and other celebrities, and my work was shown to Uma Thurman personally.

    https://www.talkpr.com/clients-and-work/fashion-luxury/vertu

  • Compositor

    Quid In Shrapnel Productions

    April 2010 - April 2010
    Freelance


    "The Bet" - Independent short film.

    Compositing: gun shots, bullet hits and stage blood colour correction effects.

  • Visual Effects Artist and editor

    Hipcheck Productions

    February 2010 - February 2010
    Freelance


    Proposed commercial for AT&T.

    MoFilm website competition - 15 days work achieved in 10 days.
    On set VFX supervisor, compositing, 3D modeller and editor.

  • Compositor

    Macabre Pictures

    February 2010 - February 2010
    Freelance


    "Tied In Blood" Independent Feature length film.

    Compositing, paint and roto work: I improved the work on some additional shots not included in the original brief, as well as provided a “morph” shot.

  • Compositor

    Quid In Shrapnel

    May 2009 - June 2009
    Freelance


    "Call of the Hunter" - independent feature film.

    All visual effects: compositing, keying, roto, digital set extension.
    Remote VFX supervision (unable to be on set).

  • Visual Effects artist

    Aruna Films

    December 2007 - March 2008
    Freelance


    "Tiny Town" - independent feature film (submitted to Cannes Film Festival.)

    Visual effects and compositing, plus I created the production company's logo as well as the opening credits and end titles.

  • Visual Effects artist and supervisor

    Ugly Mother

    December 2006 - March 2007
    Freelance


    Music video.

    On set VFX supervisor: I also provided all visual effects, 3D modelling and compositing.

  • Customer Services, Admin, Claims, Assessor, Expert Medical Panel liais

    Administrative work

    November 1986 - May 2000


    Various positions held in various office jobs - with ten years in one insurance company.

    CV available on request.

  • Digital Compositor

    Proof Inc

    November 2021 - July 2022
    London, United Kingdom
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Education

  • A' Level Five GCSE's in Art

    Cardinal Godfrey RC School

    1984 - 1987

  • St Michael's RC Primary School

    1975 - 1982