Kyle Brown

Work History

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  Compositor

  Zoic Studios

  November 2021 - February 2022

  Culver City, California, US
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  Production Artist/Editor

  Zwift

  July 2020 - December 2021

  Los Angeles, CA
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  Senior Compositor

  Pixomondo

  January 2020 - June 2020

  Los Angeles, CA
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  Compositor

  Pixomondo

  March 2019 - September 2019

  Los Angeles, CA
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  Lead compositor

  The Molecule

  November 2018 - December 2018

  Los Angeles, CA
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  Lead compositor

  The Molecule

  June 2018 - August 2018

  Los Angeles, CA
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  Senior Compositor

  The Molecule

  March 2018 - June 2018
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  Senior Compositor

  The Molecule

  January 2018 - March 2018

  Los Angeles, CA
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  Senior Compositor

  The Molecule

  November 2017 - December 2017
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  Compositor

  FuseFX

  January 2014 - November 2017

  Burbank, California

  Continuing my career at fuse as a staff compositor for episodic television. Projects include: Agents of Shield, American Horror Story, Hell on Wheels, Criminal Minds, Red Band Society, Empire, Stalker, Scorpion, Halt and Catch Fire, Fargo, Sons of Anarchy.
  
  Features including: Annabelle, Crawlspace,
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  Freelance Compositor

  FuseFX

  September 2013 - January 2014

  Burbank, CA

  Compositing for episodic television. Projects include: Agents of Shield, American Horror Story, Hell on Wheels, Criminal Minds.
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  Compositor

  Evil Eye Pictures

  October 2012 - January 2013

  San Francisco Bay Area

  Digital compositing of blue screen footage and CGI elements to enhance live action footage. Crowd enhancement to live action footage following directors specifications to add/remove crowd using clean plates, blue screen crowd footage, matchmoving, and 3D compositing in Nuke. Set extension/alteration using rendered matte paintings and CGI elements combined with live action footage to blend elements properly by matching color and shading as well as contact and cast shadows to match original footage.
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  Senior compositing and paint Artist

  Stereo D

  March 2010 - October 2012

  Burbank, Ca

  Stereocompositing for 3D conversion. Creating clean plates from original source, matching any dynamic lighting or motion. Using proprietary software to combine left and right eye background, midground, and foreground elements for stereoscopic. Projects include: Avengers, Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter.

  
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  Compositing and Paint Team Lead

  Stereo D

  January 2012 - March 2012

  Burbank, Ca

  Compositing and paint team lead for stereoscopic conversion. Responsible for managing workflows of 40+ artists, including assigning shots based on production needs and artist's capabilities. Understanding pipeline to maintain proper flow of shots. Assist and help artists as needed to finalize shots. QC shots for proper quality according to director's vision.
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  International Paint and Compositing Lead

  Stereo D

  August 2011 - January 2012

  Pune Area, India

  
  Building of successful foundation for new studio in Pune, India. Training and supervision of new artists for team. Tracking and managing of work load for paint team. Assigning shots based on artist skill and priority. Creating proper workflow for future artists and teams. QC shots for approval. Projects include: Titanic, Hansel and Gretel: Witchhunters, John Carter, Avengers
  
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  Stereo Paint and Compositing Team Lead 2nd

  Stereo D

  August 2011 - August 2011

  Burbank, CA

  
  Assist team lead with previewing shots for paint and determining difficulty and required steps to complete. Annotate shots for required cleaning for artists. Assignment of shots to artists. Support artists on team with training and advice in order to complete shots. Quality control of completed stereo paint and compositing. Approving of shots to be sent to dailies for final approval. Projects include: Titanic
  
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  Stereo Paint and Compositor

  Stereo D

  May 2011 - August 2011

  Burbank, CA

  
  Stereocompositing for 3D conversion. Creating clean plates from original source, matching any dynamic lighting or motion. Using proprietary software to combine left and right eye background, midground, and foreground elements for stereoscopic. Projects include: Titanic and Captain America.
  

  
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  Associate Digital Artist

  Digital Domain

  February 2011 - April 2011

  
  Stereocompositing for 3D conversion. Creating clean plates from original source, matching any dynamic lighting or motion. Using proprietary software to combine left and right eye background, midground, and foreground elements for stereoscopic.
  
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  Mac Specialist

  Apple Inc.

  November 2007 - February 2011

• 3D Generalist

  Knife Show, Inc

  March 2010 - July 2010

  
  Worked on a project as a freelance 3D generalist and consultant. Created simple 3D models with textures and animation for compositing into a live action shoot. Assisted with art direction and concept development by setting the design standard other artists would follow. Used render layers in workflow for more flexibility for compositors. Instructed and assisted with use of render layers in composites.
  

• Compositor

  Film Angel's Soul

  May 2009 - July 2009

  
  Created concise and organized composites in Nuke. Added 2D glow effect with texture and dynamic lighting to plate. Match look and design based on hero shot. Created renders for dailies per established production conventions. Techniques used: paint fix, roto, color correction, tracking, edge blend, and light wrap. Total Frames: 143
  

• Compositor

  Film Midnight Son

  May 2009 - July 2009

  
  Used Nuke and After Effects to composite shot sequence. Tracked and rotoscoped in order to replace copyrighted material in shot to avoid licensing issues. Created 2D blur effect with texture, matching look of thick plastic cover. Techniques used: tracking, roto, color correction, and textures. Total Frames: 249