Christopher Riemann

Christopher Riemann

Lead Senior VFX Compositor / Mid-level On-Set-VFX Supervisor / 16 yrs

New York City, NY

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VFX Compositor

barbie (2023)

VFX Compositor

Hello Tomorrow! (2023)

Visual Effects Compositor

Montana Story (2022)

VFX Compositor

Fire Island (2022)

VFX Compositor

The Pentaverate (2022)

VFX Compositor

The Gilded Age (2022)

Visual Effects Compositor

The Many Saints of Newark (2021)

VFX Compositor

In the Heights (2021)

VFX Compositor / Digital Compositor

The Plot Against America (2020)

VFX Compositor

The Last Thing He Wanted (2020)

VFX Compositor

Hunters (2020)

On-Set Visual Effects Supervisor

Servant (2019)

VFX Compositor

Emergence (2019)

VFX Compositor

The Righteous Gemstones (2019)

VFX Compositor

Good Omens (2019)

On-Set VFX Supervisor

Glass (2019)

VFX Compositor / On-Set VFX Supervisor

Second Act (2018)

Digital Artist

Hold the Dark (2018)

VFX Compositor

Night School (2018)

VFX Compositor

Manifest (2018)

2D Artist / Compositor

I'm Here (2018)

Digital Compositor

The Long Road Home (2017)

Compositor

All Saints (2017)

VFX Compositor

The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (2017)

VFX Compositor

time after time (2017)

VFX Compositor

The Good Fight (2017)

Compositor

Split (2017)

VFX Compositor

Frequency (2016)

Compositor

Quarry (2016)

VFX Compositor

The Get Down (2016)

Visual Effects Supervisor

Out of the Darkness (2016)

Digital Compositor

South of Hell (2015)

VFX Compositor

Agent X (2015)

VFX Compositor

Limitless (2015)

VFX Compositor

Blindspot (2015)

VFX Compositor

Quantico (2015)

VFX Compositor

While We're Young (2015)

Digital Compositor

The Longest Ride (2015)

Digital Compositor

Run all Night (2015)

VFX Compositor

Powers (2015)

Digital Compositor

Magic in the Moonlight (2014)

On-Set Visual Effects Supervisor

Deception (2013)

Compositor

A.C.O.D. (2013)

Digital Artist

Kill Your Darlings (2013)

VFX Compositor

Banshee (2013)

Compositor

The Road (2012)

Digital Compositor

Smash (2012)

Visual Effects Compositor

The Bourne Legacy (2012)

Post-Visualization Artist

Battleship (2012)

Stereoscopic Digital Artist

Conan the Barbarian (2011)

Digital Compositor

Harry Potter and Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011)

Digital Compositor

Borgia (2011)

Digital Compositor

Boardwalk Empire (2010)

Work History

  • Owner // On-Set Supervisor // VFX Compositor

    Grin GoVFX, Inc.

    September 2018 - November 2020

    Alkemy X (The Many Saints of Newark, In The Heights, The Wilds Ss 01)
    Phosphene (The Plot Against Amerca Ss 01, Tales of the City)
    Hunters
    The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
    PowerhouseVFX (Glass, The Last Thing He Wanted, Second Act, Hold The Dark, Servant Ss 01, Deception Ss 01)

  • VFX Compositor

    Buck

    October 2020 - November 2020
    New York, New York, United States

  • VFX Compositor

    Ntropic

    October 2020 - October 2020
    New York, New York, United States

  • VFX Compositor

    FuseFX

    June 2020 - June 2020
    New York, United States

  • VFX Compositor

    Alkemy X

    September 2019 - April 2020

  • VFX Compositor

    Phosphene

    January 2020 - February 2020
    New York City, NY

  • VFX Compositor

    Buck

    June 2019 - July 2019

  • VFX Compositor

    Alkemy X

    May 2016 - June 2019
    Greater New York City Area

  • VFX Compositor at Phosphene

    Phosphene

    March 2019 - June 2019
    Greater New York City Area

  • VFX Compositor

    Method Studios

    May 2019 - May 2019

  • VFX Compositor

    The Mill

    January 2019 - May 2019
    Greater New York City Area

  • VFX Compositor / On-Set VFX Supervisor

    Powerhouse VFX

    November 2017 - December 2018
    New York

    Glass (2019 film) - dir. M.Night Shyamalan
    Deception Tv Series

  • VFX Compositor

    Alkemy X

    September 2016 - October 2017
    NYC

  • VFX Compositor

    1stAveMachine

    June 2017 - July 2017
    NYC

  • VFX Compositor

    Juniper Jones

    August 2016 - September 2016
    Brooklyn, New York

  • VFX Compositor

    Nice Shoes

    August 2016 - September 2016
    Greater New York City Area

  • VFX Compositor

    Alkemy X

    May 2016 - June 2016

  • VFX Compositor

    Methodo Studios

    May 2016 - June 2016
    Greater New York City Area

  • VFX COMPOSITOR

    Zoic Studios

    September 2015 - April 2016
    Greater New York City Area

  • VFX Compositor

    Method Studios

    August 2015 - August 2015
    Greater New York City Area

  • VFX Compositor

    Final Cut

    July 2015 - July 2015
    Greater New York City Area

  • VFX COMPOSITOR

    Origin Digital Studios

    May 2015 - June 2015

  • VFX Compositor

    1stAveMachine

    April 2015 - April 2015
    231 Front St., 4th Floor, Brooklyn, NY 11201

  • VFX Compositor

    Method Studios

    November 2014 - December 2014
    Greater New York City Area

  • VFX Compositor

    1stAveMachine

    October 2014 - November 2014
    231 Front St., 4th Floor, Brooklyn, NY 11201

  • VFX Compositor

    The-Artery

    October 2014 - October 2014
    580 Broadway, 8th Floor, New York, NY 10012

  • VFX Compositor

    609NY

    September 2014 - September 2014
    609 Greenwich street 8th floor, New York

  • VFX Compositor

    Box Services, LLC

    November 2013 - July 2014
    NYC - www.boxstudios.com

    ◦ Perform visual and analytical problem solving in a 2 dimensional space.
    ◦ Work together with the VFX (Motion) team to assist and provide solutions to create a greater better Image or Images
    ◦ Make images in motion look like they belong in something that was shot by a real world camera
    ◦ Solve lots of problems within a shot that makes it not look that
    ◦ Communicate with VFX Supervisor to find the best approach to create a visually pleasing image and meet the deadline for the job required.
    ◦ Have a strong understanding of how things should look and feel given a specific artistic direction or reference.
    ◦ Manage and review shots to be prepared and presented for a final review to the VFXSupervisor, Colorist or VFX Producer
    ◦ Maintain cleanliness and organized scripts for better understanding within the visual effects team.
    ◦ Provide useful tips for problem solving a shot
    ◦ Assist in development of 2D tools and utilities, for individual projects or general use as necessary.
    ◦ Communicating project information with departments (specs, revisions, approvals)
    ◦ Remove unwanted and unnecessary elements from a shot.
    ◦ Retouching in movement of objects and people, for example removing warts, pimples, wrinkles, smudges, dirt, etc
    ◦ Create and Manipulate effects(fire, smoke) to make an image or images more believable and fit in the context of the story
    ◦ Provide Mattes(black and white images) for Colorists to do their grading.
    ◦ Track, swap and replace monitor and tv content from elements provided
    ◦ Match any fix done before to a Reference
    ◦ Extract objects, people from a Background to place in a different environment (green/blue screen/roto)
    ◦ Perform quality control of internal and external digital and tape deliveries.
    ◦ Work well under pressure, and ability to communicate with teammates

  • VFX Compositor

    Framestore

    September 2013 - October 2013
    New York, New York

  • VFX Compositor

    Box Services, LLC

    July 2013 - September 2013
    NYC - www.boxstudios.com

  • VFX Compositor

    Framestore

    July 2013 - July 2013
    NYC

  • VFX Compositor

    Box Services, LLC

    May 2013 - June 2013
    412 W. 14th St. New York, NY 10014 - www.boxstuido

  • VFX Compositor

    Method Studios

    February 2013 - May 2013
    New York

  • VFX Compositor

    Method Studios

    December 2012 - December 2012
    New York

  • VFX Compositor

    The Molecule

    November 2012 - December 2012

  • Editor

    American Museum of Natural History

    October 2012 - November 2012

    Had to research stock footage to edit 5 videos and then project each video on a circular screen for the new Food Exhibition - "Our Global Kitchen - food, nature, culture" -

  • VFX Compositor

    The Molecule

    September 2012 - September 2012
    Greater New York City Area

  • VFX Compositor

    Phosphene

    May 2012 - June 2012
    NYC

  • VFX Compositor

    Method Studios

    January 2012 - February 2012
    New York

  • Editor, Animator

    American Museum of Natural History

    October 2011 - November 2011
    New York

  • VFX Compositor on "Harry Potter 7: Part 2"

    Gradient Effects

    February 2011 - June 2011

    Also helping out on the 2D to 3D conversion for
    "Conan the Barbarian 3D"

  • PostVisualization(Compositing, 3D, Tracking)

    Spacemonkey - on feature film "Battleship" for Universal Pic

    November 2010 - January 2011

  • VFX Compositor

    BIGSTAR Motion Graphics Studio

    August 2010 - September 2010

  • VFX compositor

    Brainstorm Digital

    March 2010 - May 2010

  • VFX Compositor

    Method Studios

    September 2009 - January 2010

  • Compositor, Roto Artist

    Nitrous Ltd

    2010 - 2010

  • Compositor, Roto Artist

    Nitrous Ltd

    2010 - 2010

  • Compositor, Roto Artist

    Nitrous Ltd

    2010 - 2010

  • Compositor, Roto Artist

    Nitrous Ltd

    2010 - 2010

  • Compositor, Roto Artist

    Nitrous Ltd

    2010 - 2010

  • Compositor, Roto Artist

    Nitrous Ltd

    2010 - 2010

  • Compositor, Roto Artist

    Nitrous Ltd

    2010 - 2010

  • Compositor, Roto Artist

    Nitrous Ltd

    2010 - 2010

  • Compositor, Roto Artist

    Nitrous Ltd

    2010 - 2010

  • Compositor, Roto Artist

    Nitrous Ltd

    2010 - 2010

  • Compositor, Roto Artist

    Nitrous Ltd

    2010 - 2010

  • Compositor, Roto Artist

    Nitrous Ltd

    2010 - 2010

  • Compositor, Roto Artist

    Nitrous Ltd

    2010 - 2010

  • Compositor, Roto Artist

    Nitrous Ltd

    2010 - 2010

  • Compositor, Roto Artist

    Nitrous Ltd

    2010 - 2010

  • Compositor, Roto Artist

    Nitrous Ltd

    2010 - 2010

  • Compositor, Roto Artist

    Nitrous Ltd

    2010 - 2010

  • Compositor, Roto Artist

    Nitrous Ltd

    2010 - 2010

  • Compositor, Roto Artist

    Nitrous Ltd

    2010 - 2010

  • Compositor, Roto Artist

    Nitrous Ltd

    2010 - 2010

  • Compositor, Roto Artist

    Nitrous Ltd

    2010 - 2010

  • Compositor, Roto Artist

    Nitrous Ltd

    2010 - 2010

  • Compositor, Roto Artist

    Nitrous Ltd

    November 2009 - November 2009

  • Roto Artist

    Psyop

    May 2008 - February 2009

  • Roto Artist

    Buck

    2009 - 2009

  • Roto Artist

    Buck

    2009 - 2009

  • VFX artist

    SpaceMonkey

    2008 - 2008

    Compositing, Tracking, Rotoscoping, Painting, Post-Vis, some 3D...

  • VFX artist

    SpaceMonkey

    2008 - 2008

    Compositing, Tracking, Rotoscoping, Painting, Post-Vis, some 3D...

  • VFX Artist

    Sugar Travelers

    May 2007 - September 2007

    Short Film "Transmigration"

  • VFX Compositor

    Thesis

    2006 - 2007

  • VFX Compositor

    Thesis

    2006 - 2007

  • Assisstant Director Intern

    Cabezahueca - Ecuador //// Anhelo - Mexico

    June 2003 - July 2003

    "CRONICAS"
    Film starring John Leguizamo, Leonor Waitling, Damian Alcazar, Jose Maria Yazpik - directed by Sebastian Cordero

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Education

  • Master of Science in Digital Imaging and Design

    New York University

    2005 - 2007

  • Bachelor of Science in Radio-TV-Film

    The University of Texas at Austin

    2000 - 2004

  • Colegio Aleman Humboldt de Guayaquil

    1985 - 1999