Patrick Almanza

Patrick Almanza

Digital Compositor and Matte Painter

Senior Digital Compositor / Senior Audio Engineer/Producer/Recording Artist / 15 yrs

Los Angeles, CA

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Digital Compositor

Good Omens (2019)

Digital Compositor

The Sandman (2022)

Digital Matte Painter

Cabrini (2024)

Digital Compositor

The Orville (2022)

Digital Compositor

Outer Range (2022)

Digital Compositor

The Foundation (2021)

Digital Matte Painter

Pennyworth (2019)

Compositor

Against the Dark (2009)

Digital Compositor

FOUNDATION (Apple Tv) (2021)

Digital Compositor

Star Trek: Picard (2020)

Digital Compositor

What We Do in the Shadows (2019)

Digital Compositor

The Orville (2017)

Digital Painter/Imaging Consultant

Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)

Digital Restoration Artist

Cinderella (1950)

The Godfather: Part II (1974)

Stereoscopic Painter

The Avengers (2012)

Deputy (2020)

Digital Compositor

9-1-1 (2018)

Roto/paint Supervisor

The Flash (2014)

digital compositor

The Loudest Voice (2019)

Digital Compositor

The Knight Before Christmas (2019)

Roto/paint Supervisor

Legends of Tomorrow (2016)

Stereoscopic Compositor;stereoscopic Painter

Star Trek Into Darkness (2013)

Roto/paint Supervisor

Supergirl (2015)

Digital Compositor

Speed Racer (2008)

digital compositor/ painter

Muhammad: The Messenger of God (2015)

Digital Compositor;digital Matte Painter

TURN: Washington's Spies (2014)

Digital Compositor

Black Box (2014)

Stereoscopic Compositor;stereoscopic Painter

Iron Man 3 (2013)

Stereoscopic Compositor;stereoscopic Painter

G.I. Joe: Retaliation (2013)

Stereoscopic Compositor

The Wolverine (2013)

Compositor

Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (2013)

Stereoscopic Painter

Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (2012)

2D and 3D Stereoscopic Comp/Paint Artist

Harry Potter and Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011)

lead stereoscopic compositor

Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011)

Lead Stereoscopic Compositor

Green Lantern (2011)

lead stereoscopic compositor

The Smurfs (2011)

digital compositor/painter

Fright Night (2011)

Stereo Compositor

Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011)

Stereo Compositor

The Green Hornet (2011)

After Effects Compositor

First Apocalypse (2008)

Digital Compositor

Life After People (2008)

Digital Artist

I Love You, Man (2009)

digital compositor

The Spirit (2008)

Digital Artist

Yes Man (2008)

Digital Compositor

Traitor (2008)

Digital Effects Artist;stereoscopic Paint Artist

U2 3D (2008)

Digital Artist

Felon (2008)

Restoration Artist

Bambi (1942)

Stereo Compositor

Shrek The Third (2007)

Digital Artist;compositing;digital Compositor

The Universe (2007)

Stereo Compositor

Shrek 2 (2004)

Damage Artist

The Man with the Golden Gun (1974)

Damage Artist

On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969)

Digital Restoration Artist

Cinderella (2015)

My professional path has led me through some of the greatest experiences a movie lover can imagine. As QC Supervisor and Technique Specialist at Lowry Digital Images, with what would be an Academy Award winning team in 2012, I led a team of artists through special restoration of some of the most famous titles in history including "Raiders of the Lost Ark", the original "Star Wars" and "Godfather" trilogies, the James Bond series, and the Disney Classics like "Bambi", "Cinderella" and "Pinnochio".

With Stereo D, Legend 3D, Pixel Magic, and Prime Focus, I led and trained teams through the beautifying, final stages of 2D to 3D conversions including Titanic, Jurassic Park, and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Pt.2. In fact, I've been a significant producer of pristine images for SEVEN Billion Dollar worldwide grossing movies including "The Avengers", "Iron Man 3" and "Transformers: Dark of the Moon".

My expertise goes beyond Digital Compositing and Paint for stereoscopic film. I have 2D compositing screen credits for titles such as "Love, Simon", "Speed Racer" and "Yes Man". I have produced matte paintings and composited full scenes for HD series and specials such as "Star Trek: Picard", "9-1-1", The Orville", "The Flash", "Titans", "Turn", "Bones", "Black Box" and "Life After People".

With the experience of creating a pipeline for roto and paint for stereoscopic 3D conversion with Oscar winners, I became the Roto Paint Supervisor for Encore Hollywood, a Deluxe Company. I oversaw assets for over five DC superhero shows including Leo Award winning, The Flash, Supergirl, Legends of Tomorrow, Black Lightning and the upcoming Titans.

Specialties: Digital image restoration techniques for live action-animation-stereoscopic motion pictures; Production-Post workflows; 2D to 3D conversion techniques; VR; Instructor of Kung Fu and expert in human physiology dynamics.
Work History
  • Digital Compositor

    Assembly

    May 2023 - June 2023
    New York
  • Digital Compositor

    Chicken Bone FX Studios

    August 2022 - March 2023
    Los Angeles Metropolitan Area

    Created Matte Paintings, Painted and composited shots in Nuke for shows such as “Good Omens” and “Foundation”.

  • Digital Matte Painter/Compositor

    BREAK + ENTER

    December 2021 - August 2022
    Los Angeles Metropolitan Area

    Compositing and Digital Matte Painting for shows including "Outer Range" and "Pennyworth".

  • Senior Compositor - Client side production

    Warner Bros. Entertainment

    May 2021 - March 2022
    Burbank, California, United States

    Client side, in-house Digital Compositor for the upcoming Netflix series, "The Sandman". Helped develop layout of compositing pipeline, including application of color pipe for Nuke and After Effects. Helped setup and run 4K QC station with RV and ShotGrid.

  • Digital Compositor

    Technicolor

    May 2019 - April 2020
    Greater Los Angeles Area

    Digital Compositing for various shows including "Picard", "What We Do in the Shadows", and "The Loudest Voice".

  • Digital Compositor/Painter

    Pixel Magic

    January 2019 - March 2019
    Toluca Lake, CA

    Finishing complex wire removal shots for various movies and shows.

  • Nuke compositor

    FuseFX

    September 2018 - December 2018
    Greater Los Angeles Area

    Nuke Compositing for Series Television including 911, Criminal Minds, and The Orville among others.

  • Digital Compositor

    Encore VFX

    January 2015 - August 2018
    Burbank, CA

    Roto Paint Supervisor and Digital Compositor

  • Roto Supervisor

    Encore VFX

    July 2015 - August 2018
    Burbank, CA

    QC and ingest Roto and Paint assets in the 2D Department for award winning shows including "Titans", "The Flash", "Supergirl", "Ozark", "Insecure" and "Legends of Tomorrow" among others.

  • Digital Compositor

    The Box Creative

    July 2015 - September 2015
    Marina Del Rey

    Creating fx extensions for Special 8K presentations (Barco Escape) on 3 screen presentations of Maze Runner 2: The Scorch Trials.

  • Compositor

    Greenhaus GFX

    December 2014 - January 2015
    Culver City, CA
  • Compositer/Paint Finisher

    Digital Sandbox

    November 2014 - November 2014
    Marina Del Rey, CA

    Applied technical and artistic fixes for finishing independent feature film.

  • Compositor

    Baked FX

    October 2014 - October 2014
    Culver City, CA

    Screen replacements

  • Compositor

    Electric Entertainment

    September 2014 - October 2014
    Hollywood, CA
  • Compositor

    MassMarket

    August 2014 - September 2014
    Venice, CA

    Removing unwanted camera and curtain aritfacts from an HBO Comedy Special.

  • Compositor

    Digital Caliber

    July 2014 - July 2014
    Burbank, CA

    Keying, tracking, rotoscoping and compositing for feature.

  • Compositor/Matte Painter

    Look Effects

    March 2014 - June 2014
    Marina Del Rey, CA

    Compositing and matte painting for series television.

  • Digital Video Editor and Compositor

    Stimulated-Inc.

    February 2014 - March 2014
    Burbank, CA

    Stereography, compositing, color correction, and linear editing for 3D musical graphic sequences to accompany live performances.

  • Compositor

    Wildlife LA

    September 2013 - October 2013
    Culver City, CA

    Created billboard and web banner ads for agency client.

  • Finisher - Comp/Paint

    Stereo D

    March 2012 - August 2013
    Burbank, CA

    Beautifying and finishing depth approved stereo frames up to pristine quality.

  • Lead Stereoscopic Compositor/Painter - Titanic 3D

    Stereo D

    December 2011 - March 2012
    Burbank, CA

    I lead and trained artists to finalize the highest quality converted 3D stereoscopic imagery in the world.

  • 3D Compositor/Painter

    Stereo D

    August 2011 - December 2011

    Used compositing and digital paint to finish/beautify scenes converted from 2D to 3D stereoscopic for "Titanic 3D" among other titles.

  • 2D and 3D Stereoscopic Comp/Paint Artist

    Pixel Magic

    February 2011 - June 2011
    Toluca Lake, CA

    Compositing, wire removals, paint fixes, for both 2D live action, and stereoscopic films including "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows pt. 1 & 2" and "Fright Night 3D".

  • Stereoscopic Paint/Compositing Trainer

    Pixel Magic

    April 2011 - April 2011
    Lafayette, Louisiana Area

    Trained a crew of 20 on techniques of stereoscopic compositing and painting.

  • Lead Stereoscopic Painter/Compositor

    Legend 3D VR VFX

    May 2010 - February 2011

    Senior Compositor utilizing Compositing and Paint software for the conversion of 2D to 3D stereoscopic.

  • Rotoscoping Supervisor

    Prime Focus World

    March 2010 - April 2010

    Led a team of artists annotating rotoshapes for international roto team. Managed incoming rotoscope projects to be distributed among compositing artists.

  • Matte Painter/Compositor

    Flight 33 Productions

    January 2010 - February 2010

    Matte Painting and Compositing for the History Channel series' "Life After People" among others.

  • Freelance Graphic Designer

    The Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum and Sports Arena

    2000 - 2010

    Created graphics for ID badges, posters, website and videos for USC football games, as well as other sporting events. Ran video board for USC and XFL football games.

  • Freelance Graphic Designer

    The Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum and Sports Arena

    2000 - 2010

    Created graphics for ID badges, posters, website and videos for USC football games, as well as other sporting events. Ran video board for USC and XFL football games.

  • Combustion Compositor-Painter

    Michael Kaelin & Associates, Inc.

    October 2009 - November 2009

    Used Combustion and Photoshop to help convert 2D live action to stereoscopic 3D experience.

  • Matte Painter/Compositor

    Flight 33 Productions

    April 2009 - September 2009

    Creating matte paintings and compositing for the History Channel series', "Life After People" and "The Universe".

  • Digital Painter

    Identity FX

    July 2008 - April 2009

    Used After Effects, Combustion and Shake to repair artifacts such as x-ray damage, and to remove rigs, wires and other artifacts for feature film.

  • After Effects Compositor

    Flight 33 Productions

    November 2008 - January 2009

    Compositing scenes for computer generated reenactments in historical documentaries including The Universe, and First Apocalypse running on The History Channel.

  • VFX Artist

    Theory FX

    October 2008 - October 2008

    Painting out artifacts in Combustion for motion picture, I Love You Man.

  • Rotoscoping

    Look Effects

    September 2008 - September 2008

    Rotoscoping for feature film, Game.

  • Compositor

    Skulley Effects

    August 2008 - August 2008

    Green screen compositing for music video

  • Digital Painter

    iO Film

    May 2008 - May 2008

    Contracted to remove scratches on feature film.

  • VFX Compositor

    Look Effects

    December 2007 - April 2008

    VFX Compositing and painting for feature films including Yes Man, Speed Racer, and Traitor. Matte painting touch up and compositing for television including Pushing Daisies and Life After People

  • Backgrounds Compositor/Painter

    3ality Digital

    June 2007 - November 2007

    Utilized Shake to composite and perform special visual effects for stereoscopic 3D feature, U2 3-D.

  • Digital Painter/Imaging Consultant

    Trioscopics

    February 2007 - May 2007

    Conversion of 2D film to 3D Stereoscopic. Test projects for a Major Studio in the conversion of their property from 2D to 3D Stereoscopic.

  • Technique Specialist/Trainer

    DTS-DI

    2005 - 2007

    Trained groups of Senior Artists on Special restoration fixes. Increased productivity up to 400% for such work.

  • Technique Specialist/Trainer

    DTS-DI

    2005 - 2007

    Trained groups of Senior Artists on Special restoration fixes. Increased productivity up to 400% for such work.

  • QC Supervisor

    Lowry Digital Images

    2002 - 2005

    Led a team of restoration artists through the successful, and historic restoration of some of the most important movies of our generation, including "Sunset Blvd" and "Raiders of the Lost Ark"

  • QC Supervisor

    Lowry Digital Images

    2002 - 2005

    Led a team of restoration artists through the successful, and historic restoration of some of the most important movies of our generation, including "Sunset Blvd" and "Raiders of the Lost Ark"

  • Executive Producer

    FuTek Productions Studios

    1993 - 1998

    Responsible for the setup of the first all digital audio studio in San Diego County.

  • Executive Producer

    FuTek Productions Studios

    1993 - 1998

    Responsible for the setup of the first all digital audio studio in San Diego County.

  • Digital FX Artist

    Nemicron

    1995 - 1997

    Compositing, video and sound editing, and original music for video games and demos.

  • Digital FX Artist

    Nemicron

    1995 - 1997

    Compositing, video and sound editing, and original music for video games and demos.

Education
  • B.A. in Visual Arts/Studio

    UC San Diego

    1988 - 1993