Owen Hammer

Owen Hammer

A problem solver.

Senior Digital Compositor / 21 yrs

Los Angeles, CA

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Visual Effects Artist

Cash Out (2024)

Visual Effects Artist

The Gifted (2017)

Digital Compositor

Conviction (2016)

Visual Effects Artist

Westworld (2016)

Compositor / Visual Effects Artist

Ghostbusters (2016)

Visual Effects Artist

Zoolander 2 (2016)

Compositor / Visual Effects Artist

Ride Along 2 (2016)

Visual Effects

Pan (2015)

Visual Effects Artist

Rosewood (2015)

Compositor

Annie (2014)

Visual Effects Artist

Outsourced (2010)

Digital Compositor

Piranha 3D (2010)

Digital Compositor / Visual Effects

Quantum of Solace (2008)

Visual Effects Artist

Hancock (2008)

Digital Effects Artist

Across The Universe (2007)

Compositor / Rotoscope Artist

Stranger Than Fiction (2006)

Documentary / Digital Compositor

Aliens of the Deep (2005)

Digital Compositor

Green Screen Show (2004)

Digital Compositor

CSI: NY (2004)

Wire / Rig Removal

Spider-Man 2 (2004)

Digital Painter

Underworld (2003)

Documentary / Digital Compositor

Ghosts of the Abyss (2003)

Digital Compositor

Spiders (2000)

Digital Compositor

Race Against Time (2000)

Composite Artist

Final Voyage (2000)

Digital Compositor

Charmed (1998)

2D Composite Artist / 2D Artist

Young Hercules (1998)

Digital Compositor

Firstborn

I have been working as a compositor, match-mover and on-set supervisor for film and television for over twenty-five years.
Work History
  • Visual Effects Artist

    Flat Earth

    February 2010 - June 2019

    Compositing and 3D match moving for the feature films "Piranha," "Voyage of Time" and other feature films.

  • Writer

    The Next Arena

    2006 - June 2019

    Writing original content for Los Angeles based theater company, including the critically acclaimed main stage play "Von Bach" which was staged three times in the Los Angeles area between 2010 and 2013.

  • Compositor

    Deep Water FX

    October 2016 - April 2018
    Greater Los Angeles Area

    Compositing for HBO's series "West World."

  • Visual Effects Artist

    20th Century Fox

    July 2017 - January 2018
    Greater Los Angeles Area

    Compositing for the Fox Network's superhero series "The Gifted."

  • Digital Compositor

    World Famous

    March 2016 - May 2017
    Greater Los Angeles Area

    Compositing and match-moving for national television spots.

  • Visual Effects Artist

    FuseFX

    January 2017 - March 2017
    Greater Los Angeles Area

    Compositing for the TV series "Rosewood" and "Outsiders."

  • Digital Compositor

    loyalkaspar

    November 2016 - January 2017
    Greater Los Angeles Area

    Compositing for national spot.

  • Freelance Digital Artist

    Buck

    April 2004 - July 2016
  • Digital Compositor

    Plucky

    May 2014 - June 2016

    Compositing and 3D match moving for the feature films "Annie," "Ride Along 2" and "Ghostbusters."

  • Visual Effects Artist

    Synaptic Studios

    November 2014 - May 2016

    Compositing and 3D match moving for television series "Community," "Man in the High Castle" and "Conviction."

  • On-Set Supervisor

    Butcher Post

    March 2016 - April 2016
    Las Vegas, Nevada Area

    On-set supervisor for 30 second spot shot in the salt flats of Nevada.

  • Compositor

    Prologue Films

    October 2015 - January 2016

    Compositing and 3D match moving for "Zoolander 2."

  • Compositor

    World Famous

    2016 - 2016
  • Visual Effects Artist

    AT&T

    2016 - 2016
  • Compositor

    Mind Over Eye

    September 2015 - October 2015
  • Digital Compositor

    ShutterPunch VFX

    August 2015 - September 2015

    Compositing for television series "Into the Badlands."

  • Visual Effects Supervisor

    PETROL Advertising

    June 2015 - June 2015

    Supervised the visual effects work for the production of a commercial featuring Ronda Rousey and a cgi panda.

  • Visual Effects Artist

    Wolf & Crow

    March 2015 - April 2015

    Compositing and 3D match-moving for feature film "Pan."

  • Freelancer

    Logan

    September 2014 - February 2015
  • Freelancer

    Logan

    2014 - 2015
  • Freelance Digital Artist

    Warner Bros. Television

    December 2014 - December 2014

    Working on television series "Person of Interest."

  • Visual Effects Artist

    Mirada Studios

    August 2014 - September 2014
  • Digital Artist

    Plucky

    June 2014 - June 2014

    Compositing and 3D match-moving for the feature films "Annie, "Ride Along 2" and "Ghostbusters."

  • Freelance Digital Artist

    MK12

    February 2005 - May 2014

    Visual effects work for various projects, including the feature films "Stranger than Fiction," "Quantum of Solace" and numerous commercials.

  • Digital Artist

    Brand New School

    March 2002 - April 2014

    Compositing on numerous television commercials.

  • Senior Digital Artist

    Brain Zoo Studios

    October 2013 - January 2014

    Supervising the production of the original pilot "Grid Smashers." Duties included match-moving, compositing and designing the pipeline for over 600 shots.

  • Freelancer

    Mirada Studios

    2014 - 2014
  • Freelancer

    Mirada Studios

    2014 - 2014
  • Digital Compositor

    Screen Novelties

    August 2013 - August 2013

    Compositing and stereography for the feature film "Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs 2."

  • Freelance Digital Artist

    Imaginary Forces

    October 2005 - July 2013
  • Visual Effects Artist

    Blind

    2002 - 2013

    Worked in a variety of positions, including compositor, match-mover, on-set supervisor and pre-production for visual effects.

  • Freelancer

    yU+co

    2011 - 2012
  • Match-mover

    Pixomondo

    November 2010 - November 2010

    3D match-moving for the television series "Outsourced."

  • Freelancer

    Stargate Studios

    2000 - 2000
Education
  • BSSp, RTVF

    Northwestern University

    1990 - 1994