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John-Michael "J" Bills
Digital Compositor / Colorist
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J Bills / Compositor / Demo Reel: Film
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A selection of shots from my recent film work.
0:06-0:11
Deadpool 2
Compositor
Composite live action head onto CG torso.
Tools:
Nuke
0:11-0:13
Deadpool 2
Compositor
Add facial animation, integrate CG katanas.
Tools:
Nuke
0:13-0:16
Deadpool 2
Compositor
Facial animation, accent environment (smoke elements, etc), some cleanup to suit.
Tools:
Nuke
0:16-0:18
Maleficent: Mistress of Evil
Senior Compositor
Composite CG fairies, water, and fortress with DMP sky.
Tools:
Nuke
0:18-0:21
Maleficent: Mistress of Evil
Senior Compositor
Key live action, cleanup to actors, integrate CG wings and embers. Match lighting and lens flare.
Tools:
Nuke
0:21-0:28
Maleficent: Mistress of Evil
Senior Compositor
Composite live action actor into CG environment with significant comp treatment for look and subsurface. Smooth movement of actor. Composite CG body. Add fleeting shadow outside nest. Match look of other shots in the sequence. Composite CG wings.
Tools:
Nuke
0:28-0:30
Maleficent: Mistress of Evil
Senior Compositor
Composite dozens of CG creatures into live action. Bluescreen, with set extension/crowd/DMP in BG.
Tools:
Nuke
0:30-0:33
Man of Steel
Compositor
Add hero CG pod to practical base (lots of cleanup paint work to base). Composite multiple FX passes. FG actor roto.
Tools:
Nuke, Mocha, Silhouette
0:33-0:45
Man of Steel
Compositor
Composite FX passes and CG robots, partial set extensions. Key + composite Zod aquatic environment into BG.
Tools:
Nuke
0:45-0:52
Man of Steel
Compositor
Composite liquid geo into live action set. Develop look and accent specularity of liquid sheen.
Tools:
Nuke
0:52-0:57
30 Days of Night
Compositor
Add 2d snow elements to create harsh blizzard. Add flicker and areas of negative space to give night time/dark feel. Add significant atmosphere.
Tools:
Nuke
0:57-0:59
30 Days of Night
Compositor
Key greenscreen, paint out interior mouth apparatus from on set rigging. Integrate CG and 2d snow elements. Grade to match sequence.
Tools:
Nuke, Mocha
0:59-1:01
King Kong
Compositor, Lead Roto/Paint
Composite CG Kong and Anne into miniature/DMP. Integrate CG waterfall.
Tools:
Nuke, Shake
1:01-1:13
Mortal Engines
Compositor
Key bluescreens. Integrate Valentine and Hester with comp heavy DMP setup. Add textured air as MG element. Roto Valentine's coat to maintain green color through despill. Comp in blood on face. Comp motion graphic HUD and key glass.
Tools:
Nuke
1:13-1:24
The Suicide Squad
Compositor
Extend set (blending real water w/ CG!), add debris/squib hits/smoke. Rack focus and DOF. Shot with FG bars: the rubble behind her is CG, requiring integration w/defocused FG elements (edges rebuilt). Final shot in the sequence with the Starro tentacle smack needed significant paint fixing and edge rebuilds to make work.
Tools:
Nuke
1:24-1:32
The Water Horse
Compositor
Key bluescreen, significant paint and DMP work to BG + 2d water elements, composite CG dinosaur/water horse. Match storm lighting/lightning.
Tools:
Nuke, Mocha, Silhouette
1:32-1:35
Deadpool 2
Compositor
Facial animation, plate fixes. Integrate CG katanas.
Tools:
Nuke
1:35-1:47
Deadpool 2
Compositor
Look dev Cable's cyborg augmentation, heavy comp accents to metallic parts especially around his neck. Key tough bluescreens featuring Domino hair. Add detail to car windows - defroster lines, smudges. Get BG comped in and perspective working.
Tools:
Nuke
1:47-1:49
Alice in Wonderland
Senior Compositor
Stereo comp (only) - difficult hair key.
Tools:
Katana
1:49-1:56
Alice in Wonderland
Senior Compositor
Key bluescreens, integrate CG digi-doubles and FX elements with DMP BG. Integrate CG dog with practical table (lots of warping to deal with lineup issues). Correct eyeline for miniature Alice.
Tools:
Katana
1:56-1:59
G-Force
Senior Compositor
Stereo comp only - lighting for right eye of character, create depth matte for 2D footage reprojection with the animated door. Significant paint cleanup.
Tools:
Katana
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Daniel Short
This is some nice work, J. I hope we can work together again soon.
64 months ago
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