Benjamin Hendricks

Work History

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  CG / Compositing Supervisor

  Sony Pictures Imageworks

  January 2011 - Present

  - Compositing Supervisor on Alice Through the Looking Glass.
  
  - CG Supervisor on Emoji and Pixels.
  
  - Stereo Comp Supervisor on The Amazing Spiderman 2, Smurfs 2, The Amazing Spiderman, and Green Lantern.
  
  - Designed Imageworks’ first native stereo pipeline on The Amazing Spiderman. Multiple patents held (see bottom of this page).
  
  - Supervise workflows and output from departments including Roto, Paint, Matchmove, Modeling, Layout, FX, CFX, Lighting, and Compositing.
  
  - Designed and supervised conversion elements delivery pipeline to cut element creation/delivery costs to one-quarter previous Imageworks shows, virtually eliminating kickbacks.
  
  - As an “on the box” supervisor, I fixed/finaled many shots in order to keep our talent tasked most efficiently.
  
  - Worked closely and directly with client-side creatives and producers to meet their shifting needs and deadlines.

  

  

  

  

  

  

  
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  Stereo Compositing Supervisor and Stereographer

  Method Studios

  September 2010 - January 2011

  - Served as Stereographer and Stereo Compositing Supervisor. Shows included Halo Reach trailer, Pirates of the Caribbean 4, and Transformers 3.
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  Stereo Compositing Supervisor

  DreamWorks Animation

  June 2010 - September 2010

  - Designed and oversaw creation of new Nuke pipeline as well as production communication / shot-tracking pipeline.
  
  - Hired and managed the work of 70+ artists on approx. 2000 shots.
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  Technical Director, Lighting and Compositing

  Sony Pictures Imageworks

  June 2007 - February 2010

  On Beowulf, G-Force, and Alice in Wonderland. I am listing the entire period -- between shows I was freelancing as a generalist.

  

  

  

• Freelance Director/Generalist

  Seagoat

  November 2007 - December 2009

  Studios include Prologue, Motion Theory, and Troika Design Group.
  
  Clients include Disney/Pixar, Time Warner, ESPN, Oxygen Network, MTV.