Sam Salek

Sam Salek

Supervisor CG/VFX / 14 yrs

Tokyo, Japan

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Visual Effects Supervisor

Evil Dead Rise (2023)

VFX Artist

The Railway Children Return (2022)

Senior Compositor

Shang-Chi (2021)

Compositor

The Tomorrow War (2021)

Lead Compositor

Intergalactic (2021)

Senior Compositor

WandaVision (2021)

Senior Compositor

News of the World (2020)

Compositing Supervisor

Sonic The Hedgehog (2020)

Senior Compositor

The Lion King (2019)

Senior Compositor

A Discovery of Witches (2019)

Senior Digital Compositor

Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018)

Compositor

Testament of Youth (2015)

Compositor

Everest (2015)

Compositor

Men, Women & Children (2014)

Compositor

Winter's Tale (2014)

Paint & Roto Artist

Harry Potter and Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011)

Digital Effects Artist

Carte Blanche: The Question Mark (2010)

Lead compositor

Kingsman: The Golden Circle (2017)

Senior Compositor

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017)

Senior Compositor

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016)

Mowgli (2018)

The Martian (2015)

Pan (2015)

Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)

Compositor

Paddington (2015)

Compositor

Dracula Untold (2014)

Compositor

Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)

Digital Paint and Roto Artist

47 Ronin (2013)

Stereo Setup Supervisor

Gravity (2016)

Compositor

Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters (2013)

Digital Paint and Roto Artist

War Horse (2011)

Digital Paint and Roto Artist

Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011)

Digital Paint and Roto Artist

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010)
Work History

  • Compositing Supervisor

    Nintendo Pictures

    June 2024 - December 2024
    Tokyo, Japan

  • CG supervisor

    Sola Digital Arts

    May 2022 - May 2024
    Tokyo, Japan

  • Head of Compositing

    Sola Digital Arts

    April 2021 - May 2024
    Tokyo, Japan

  • VFX supervisor

    Egg VFX

    January 2022 - March 2022
    Dublin, IE

  • Senior Compositor

    Luma Pictures

    December 2020 - April 2021

  • Compositing Lead

    Egg VFX

    August 2020 - November 2020
    Dublin, IE

  • Senior Compositor

    Outpost VFX

    February 2020 - July 2020
    Bournemouth, England, United Kingdom

  • Compositing Supervisor

    Marza Animation Planet

    January 2019 - December 2019
    Tokyo, Japan

  • Senior Compositor

    MPC

    September 2018 - January 2019
    London, United Kingdom

  • Compositor

    Industrial Light & Magic

    September 2017 - May 2018
    London, United Kingdom

  • Lead compositor

    Framestore

    November 2016 - August 2017
    London, United Kingdom

  • Compositor

    Framestore

    March 2013 - October 2016
    London, United Kingdom

    Projects:
    2016:
    Jungle Book Origins
    2015:
    Martian
    Pan
    Avengers Age of Ultron
    Everest
    2014
    Paddington
    Testament of Youth
    Dracula Untold
    Men, Women & Children
    Guardians of the Galaxy
    A New York Winter's Tale
    2013
    Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters

  • Stereo Setup Supervisor

    Framestore

    May 2012 - March 2013
    London, United Kingdom

    Plate Dimensionalisation Lead, Stereo Layout
    Tools

    Projects:
    Gravity

  • Digital Paint and Roto Artist

    Framestore

    November 2010 - March 2013

    Dimensionalisation Roto Lead,
    Paint & Clean-up
    Roto

    Projects:
    47 Ronin
    Gravity
    Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
    War Horse
    Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2

  • Demonstrator

    Kingston University

    September 2010 - November 2010

    Lab Assistant for Nuke Workshops
    Guest Lecturer

  • PAL

    Kingston University

    2008 - 2009


    Lab assistant in Photoshop,Flash and Premiere workshops

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Education

  • Bournemouth University

    2009 - 2010

  • kingston university

    2006 - 2009