James Taggart

Work History

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  Sr. Compositor

  FuseFX

  August 2022 - January 2024

  Atlanta, GA

  Film and Episodic work. Helped out other studio / locations and assisted other artists.
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  Sr. Compositor

  Crafty Apes

  March 2021 - July 2022

  Baton Rouge, LA

  Worked on film and some episodic work.
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  Sr. Compositor

  Encore VFX

  September 2016 - March 2021

  Burbank, CA

  Compositor for TV / episodic.
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  Sr. Compositor

  Electric Theatre Collective

  August 2016 - October 2016

  Santa Monica, CA

  Commercial work / Flame Assist.
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  Compositor

  The Molecule

  September 2016 - September 2016

  Hollywood, California

  The addition and enhancement of FX.
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  Compositor

  Lola Visual Effects

  August 2015 - November 2015

  Beauty and Film work

  

  
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  Sr. Compositor

  The Ant Farm

  2012 - 2012

  Look development, Compositing for commercials, CG integration.
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  Sr. Nuke Artist

  Prime Focus World

  September 2010 - February 2011

  Reconstructed / Matchmoved scenes for Stereoscopic 3d using Nuke, Photoshop, Syntheyes, and Fusion.

  
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  Flare / Inferno Artist

  Hydraulx

  August 2010 - October 2010

  Created cleanplates, rigremoval / wire removal, cast removal, harness removal, and keys / mattes for feature films.
  Ate peanut butter & jelly sandwiches.

  

  

  
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  Lead Compositing Trainer / Supervisor

  In-Three Inc.

  March 2010 - August 2010

  Lead Nuke training courses, and supervised shots on the production floor for In-Three.
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  Compositor

  In-Three Inc.

  2008 - 2010

  Stereoscopic Compositing. Teaching Compositing in Nuke. Team Lead.