Rohit Korgaonkar

Work History

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  Senior Compositor

  Zoic Studios

  January 2023 - July 2023

  Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada · Remote
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  Compositor

  Digital Domain

  October 2021 - December 2022

  Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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  Compositor

  Encore VFX

  April 2021 - October 2021

  Vancouver, Canada
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  Compositor

  Encore VFX

  March 2019 - October 2021

  Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

  Encore is a Visual Effects studio based in Vancouver and Los Angeles, mainly catering to the Live-action television & online streaming Market. I have been working at the Vancouver studio since March 2019 and I have learnt loads from the talented bunch of artists here. The shows that we have worked on for the CW Network are The Flash, Supergirl, Batwoman, Riverdale, Titans and Doom Patrol (HBO Max) and Limetown (Facebook Watch)
  
  My primary responsibilities as a Compositor are:
  - Integrating live action footage with 2D and/or CGI elements and/or FX
  - Green Screen matte extraction and Compositing
  - 2.5D/ 3D projection & Camera tracking
  - Paint Cleanups and fixes
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  Compositor

  Encore VFX

  October 2020 - April 2021

  Vancouver, Canada
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  Compositor

  Encore VFX

  March 2019 - August 2020

  Vancouver, Canada
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  Compositor

  Goldtooth Creative

  August 2017 - March 2019

  Vancouver, Canada Area

  Compositor
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  freelance compositor

  FluiidMask Studios pvt ltd

  April 2017 - May 2017
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  visual effects senior compositor

  FluiidMask Studios pvt ltd

  June 2016 - April 2017

  Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

  I was working at Fluiidmask Studios in the capacity of a Senior Compositor since the past 10 months and I have gained some invaluable experience from them. I was also responsible for handling a sequence of shots on most shows in a co-lead capacity.
  
  Key Accomplishments:
  - Collaborated with Supervisors and CGI Leads to establish looks & concepts for the big shots keeping continuity & creative requirements of the overall sequence in mind.
  - During production, aided my colleagues and seniors when they faced compositing problems related to Keying, Camera Projection & Clean-ups in Nuke. Identified, troubleshot and provided solutions to technical & creative issues in a timely manner. My production knowledge of Nuke was greatly enhanced by this experience.
  - Efficiently handled highly complex to complex composites that would require many man-days work and delivered a quality output surpassing the client’s expectations while also meeting deadlines.

• visual effects compositor

  Riva Animation and VFX

  October 2015 - May 2016

  Mumbai, India

  I was employed at Riva Animation & VFX in the capacity of a Visual Effects Compositor Consultant from October 2015 until May 2016. Integrating 2D, 3D and Live Action along with Viz. 2.5D Camera Projection in Nuke X, Multi-layer & CGI Multi-pass compositing, Green Screen matte extraction; Set extension, Wire and marker clean-ups were some of my responsibilities.
  
  Key Accomplishments:
  - Designed the overall look of several key shots, which gave my supervisors and leads confidence that I could take directions and deliver the output they expected of me. That also meant that had to pay great attention to detail keeping in mind the director’s vision.
  - Introduced Nuke X’s multiple camera projection techniques for cleanups and point cloud integration for realistic 2.5D projection to colleagues. Can say that I was the go-to person when it came to the above aspects of the compositing pipeline.
  - Worked on several multi-layer composites and delivered those much before deadlines.

• visual effects designer

  P & A Media Ventures

  May 2015 - September 2015

  Mumbai Area, India

  Key Accomplishments:
  - I was freelancing on a Bollywood film project in the capacity of a Visual Effects Designer and Compositor.
  - It was a tough challenge as I executed all 76 shots by myself over a couple of months.
  - The work mainly comprised of Green Screen Extraction, Matte Painting, BG Cleanups and Wire Removals.
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  stereo conversion artist

  Prime Focus World

  January 2011 - March 2015

  London, United Kingdom

  My work mainly involved converting mono 2D plates to stereoscopic 3D.
  
  Key Accomplishments:
  - Got to create and control depth for the 3D Conversion of mono plates with the help of roto shapes and a variety of other compositing techniques. Understanding visual ques was the key to the whole process.
  - Helped in elements breakdown process wherein we sorted out VFX elements received from other vendors and incorporated them into the stereo composition, preserving the integrity of the VFX plate and at the same time, utilizing the elements to recreate vital cinematic moments in 3D.
  - Handled complex to very complex shots, helping my leads and co-leads with their shots as well.
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  
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  MSc Digital Visual Effects Student

  University of Kent

  September 2009 - September 2010

  Canterbury, United Kingdom

  The Department of Engineering and Digital Arts
  Class Tutors: David Byers Brown & Bret Di Lu
  
  Modules covered:
  - Compositing (Node-based & Layer-based)
  - 3D Organic Modeling and Sculpting
  - Tracking & Matchmoving
  - Effects Animation (Fluid Dynamics)
  - Technical Direction (Texturing & Lighting)
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  digital compositor

  EFX

  June 2006 - August 2009

  Mumbai Area, India

  My responsibility primarily required me to work on Blue/Green-screen extraction, seamlessly integrated CGI elements with Live action footage and do Rig Removal on several shots.
  
  Key Accomplishments:
  - On some occasions, 2D Pattern Tracking/ 3D Camera Match-moving was required, which I handled efficiently.
  - My beginnings as a Roto & Paint artist helped me a lot as I provided complex roto shapes and quick paint jobs on shots being worked by other compositors.