Benjamin Scabell

Work History

• 
  January 2018 - January 2019

  Senior Compositor

  Mr. X Inc.
• 
  January 2017 - December 2017

  digital compositor

  Mr. X Inc.
• 
  November 2016 - November 2016

  digital compositor

  TRIXTER

  Senior Compositor for a couple of trailer shots for a feature film project.
• 
  May 2016 - October 2016

  digital compositor

  Double Negative

  Senior Compositor for Star Trek Beyond, Miss Peregrine's home for peculiar children, Assassin's Creed
• 
  August 2015 - April 2016

  Senior Compositor

  Screen Scene
• 
  June 2015 - July 2015

  Forest Program Volunteer

  Madagascar Research and Conservation Institute (MRCI)

  
  Volunteering for the MRCI. Identifying and researching the wildlife on Nosy Komba, including Lemurs, Reptiles, Amphibians.
  
  This was also my first trip with a DJI Phantom 3 Pro in the backpack. I shot video in 4K on various locations in Madagascar, La Reunión and Mauritius.
  
  https://binmadagascar.blogspot.com
  
• 
  December 2014 - May 2015

  Digital Compositor

  Double Negative

  
  Compositing for "The Divergent Series: Insurgent" and "Terminator Genisys"
  

  
• 
  October 2014 - December 2014

  Lead Compositor

  TRIXTER

  Lead Compositor for the german tv feature "Meine allerschlimmste Freundin".
• 
  February 2014 - August 2014

  Digital Compositor

  Double Negative

  
  Digital compositing for "In the Heart of the Sea"
  

  
• 
  January 2014 - February 2014

  Digital Compositor

  Mackevision

  
  digital compositing for "the cut" (Director: Fatih Akin)
  
• 
  January 2014 - January 2014

  Stereo Compositor

  Animationsfabrik GmbH

  
  Stereo compositing / stereo comp checks for "the 7th dwarf"
  
• 
  October 2013 - November 2013

  Stereo Compositing Lead

  Mackevision

  
  Stereo Compositing Lead artist for the 4K Stereo Commercial Production "Epson & Manchester United"
  
• 
  September 2013 - October 2013

  Digital Compositor

  TRIXTER

  Compositing for Captain America: The Winter Soldier
• 
  June 2013 - August 2013

  Stereo Comp Supervision / Senior Compositor

  Animationsfabrik GmbH

  
  Stereo comp supervision, senior comper for the animated feature "Keinohrhase und Zweiohrküken"
  
• 
  May 2013 - June 2013

  Digital Compositor

  ScanlineVFX

  
  Compositing for
  300: Rise of an Empire
  White House Down (uncredited)
  
• 
  March 2013 - March 2013

  Digital Compositor

  Mackevision Hamburg

  
  Digital Compositing for the Mercedes Benz A-class 360° Fahrerlebnis spots
  
• 
  November 2012 - March 2013

  Senior Compositing Artist

  TRIXTER

  Digital Compositing for Iron Man 3
• 
  September 2012 - November 2012

  Digital Compositor

  Pixomondo

  
  Senior Compositor for a series of Image Films for Mercedes Benz
  Compositing for Star Trek - Into Darkness (uncredited)
  
• 
  February 2012 - July 2012

  Digital Compositor

  TRIXTER

  
  compositing for:
  "Cloud Atlas" (director: Tom Tykwer)
  "Wolfblood" tv-series (look dev for the eye transformation and appearing of the veins)
  Pro7 "Starforce" commercials
  
• 
  October 2011 - January 2012

  Stereo conversion artist

  Cinesite

  
  stereo conversion for "John Carter" (director: Andrew Stanton)
  
• 
  August 2011 - September 2011

  Stereo Compositor

  Pixomondo

  
  stereo compositing for "Hugo" (director: Martin Scorsese)
  

  
• 
  July 2011 - July 2011

  Digital Compositor

  TRIXTER

  
  compositing for "Death of a Superhero" (Director: Ian FitzGibbon)
  Roto Supervision
  
• 
  May 2011 - June 2011

  Digital Compositor

  Pixomondo

  
  compositing for the "BWT Wasserfilter" commercial
  

  
• 
  January 2011 - May 2011

  lead stereo conversion artist / supervisor

  TRIXTER

  stereoscopic conversions of:
  Priest in 3D
  Green Lantern
  Captain America
• 
  December 2010 - December 2010

  Digital Compositor

  Animationsfabrik GmbH

  
  compositing for
  Ferrero Kinder Überraschung "Pistengaudi" tv commercial
  Danone Actimel "High Speed" tv commercial
  Danone Actimel "CutDown & Tandem" tv commercial
  
• 
  November 2010 - December 2010

  stereo conversion artist

  TRIXTER

  stereoscopic conversion for "The Green Hornet in 3D"
• 
  October 2010 - October 2010

  Digital Compositor

  Animationsfabrik GmbH

  
  compositing for
  Ferrero Kinder Überraschung "Saustark" tv commercial
  
• 
  August 2010 - August 2010

  Digital Compositor

  Animationsfabrik GmbH

  
  compositing for
  Ferrero Kinder Überraschung Großstadthunde tv commercial
  Actimel Planet Actimel Acticodes tv commercial
  
• 
  December 2008 - July 2010

  Digital Compositor

  Südlich-t

  
  compositing artist at Südlich-t in Munich, compositing with combustion and fusion.
  Projects:
  "Waffenstillstand" (director: Lanzelot von Naso)
  drife logo amimation
  dcm logo animation
  galileo wissenspreis tv commercial (2009)
  fx direktbank robodog tv commercial (2009)
  siemens pure pos image film (2009)
  hexal omep tv commercial (2009)
  fx contrex tv commercial (2009)
  mcdonalds "ägypten" tv commercial (2009)
  moskovskaya tv commercial (2009)
  triumph sloggy tv commercial (2009)
  maxdome fasching tv commercial (2009)
  clearasil "writing off" tv commercial (2009)
  sony limit tv commercial (2009)
  horizont cinema commercial (2009)
  steico tvc - astronaut tv commercial (2009)
  mittermeier moskito tv commercial (2009)
  pro7 casino tv commercial (2009)
  oxfam tv commercial (2009)
  haribo "herz für kinder" tv commercial (2009)
  pro7 opdenhövel tv commercial (2009)
  friendscout24 tv commercial (2009)
  ard osterhase tv commercial (2010)
  stabilo easy ergonomic experts tv commercial (2010)
  uhu power glue spot (2010)
  
  
• 
  July 2008 - August 2008

  Digital Compositor

  Toons'n'Tales

  
  Compositing artist at Toons'n'Tales in Hamburg for the animated movie "Jasper - Journey to the end of the world".
  
• 
  May 2008 - May 2008

  visual effects artist

  Nils Eckhardt Animation

  
  visual effects for the animated short "Die wilden Felder und der Krieger"
  
• 
  October 2005 - March 2008

  Multimedia Producer

  tatamia solutions

  
  development and realisation of spots in different multimedia formats, directing and editing, compositing in after effects
  Projects:
  tatamia logo animation
  various Tatamia kmas product tv commercials
  Tatamia partyline tv commercials
  animated graphics for various service commercials
  
• 
  September 2004 - February 2005

  Editing assistant

  Optix Digital

  
  editing assistant for Optix Digital Pictures in Hamburg on AVID. Preselecting and sorting camera footage for the editors for countless projects on the weekends was mostly my task.
  
• 
  April 2004 - January 2005

  Compositing & Editing Praktikant

  Production Friends

  
  Praktikum at Production Friends in Hamburg, editing with AVID, Compositing with Combustion, camera assistance, assistant director
  Projects:
  bmw mini cooper "alien" viral tv commercial
  Production Friends logo animation
  Production Friends International logo animation
  Edesio "Ritmo Caliente" music video
  Hugo Boss F1 Shanghai image film
  Benjamin Wolff Showreel
  Spongebob Squarepants tv commercial
  Lutricia McNeal / edel records tv commercial
  arrested development tv commercial
  Mercedes Benz GST image film
  Mont Blanc image film
  HSH Nordbank image film
  Campari Mixx image film
  dpd "there" image film
  animated graphics for various image films
  
• 
  August 2003 - March 2004

  Compositing Artist (Praktikum)

  Public Toons / Ully Arndt Studios

  
  Praktikum at Public Toons (now Ully Arndt Studios) in Hamburg as a Compositor. Compositing in After Effects, writing X-Sheets.
  Projects:
  Monster Allergy tv commercial
  Ferdi Fuchs Miniwürstchen tv commercial