Tony D'Agostino

Work History

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  Compositor

  Wētā FX

  October 2021 - July 2024

  Los Angeles, California

  
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  Compositor

  Blur Studio

  August 2021 - October 2021

  Culver City, California, US
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  in-house compositor

  Netflix

  February 2021 - July 2021

  Los Angeles, California
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  Compositor

  Blur Studio

  November 2020 - February 2021

  Culver City, California, US

  
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  Senior Nuke Artist

  Elastic

  November 2020 - November 2020

  Santa Monica, California, US
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  Senior Nuke Artist

  Carbon

  October 2020 - October 2020

  Santa Monica, California, United States
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  Compositor

  Double Negative

  December 2019 - July 2020

  London, United Kingdom
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  Senior Compositor

  FuseFX

  November 2019 - November 2019

  Burbank, California, US
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  Senior Nuke Artist

  Elastic

  October 2019 - October 2019

  Santa Monica, California, US
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  Senior Nuke Artist

  Electric Theatre Collective

  July 2019 - September 2019

  Santa Monica, California, United States
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  Compositor

  Method Studios

  April 2018 - May 2018

  Santa Monica, California, US
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  Compositor

  Industrial Light & Magic

  May 2019 - June 2019

  San Francisco, CA
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  Senior Compositor

  FuseFX

  February 2019 - May 2019

  Los Angeles, CA
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  Compositor

  CoSA VFX

  November 2018 - January 2019

  Los Angeles, CA
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  Senior Compositor

  Zero VFX

  September 2018 - October 2018

  Los Angeles, CA

  
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  Senior Compositor

  Eight VFX

  August 2018 - August 2018

  Santa Monica, CA
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  Senior Compositor

  The Mill

  June 2018 - June 2018

  Los Angeles, CA
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  Compositor

  Industrial Light & Magic

  February 2018 - April 2018

  San Francisco, CA
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  Senior Compositor

  Framestore

  January 2018 - February 2018

  Culver City, CA
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  Senior Compositor

  Method Studios

  July 2017 - December 2017

  Santa Monica, CA
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  Senior Compositor

  ScanlineVFX

  November 2016 - July 2017

  

  

  
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  Senior Compositor

  MPC

  August 2016 - October 2016

  "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales" (2017)

  
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  Senior Compositor

  Industrial Light & Magic

  April 2016 - May 2016

  "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows" (2016)

  
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  Senior Compositor

  ScanlineVFX

  July 2015 - April 2016

  "Ben-Hur" (2016)
  "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice" (2016)
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  Compositor

  Image Engine

  January 2015 - May 2015

  "Jurassic World" (2015)
  "Point Break" (2015)

  
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  2D Sequence Lead

  Zoic Studios

  August 2014 - December 2014

  ABC - "Once Upon a Time"
  • Lead a team of compositors on a visual effects driven television show.
  • Tasks regularly consisted of virtual sets, set extensions, digital characters and fairy tale magic.
  • Team size averaged 5 compositors but would grow to over 20 when required.
  • Team averaged 50 shots per week, completing over 600 shots in less than 5 months.
  • Assigned, reviewed and approved compositing tasks.
  • Identified and communicated roto/paint needs for my sequences.
  • Participated in daily production meetings.
  • Mentored junior artists.

  

  
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  Compositor

  MPC

  September 2013 - August 2014

  "Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb" (2014)
  "Guardians of the Galaxy" (2014)
  "Godzilla" (2014)
  "Edge of Tomorrow" (2014)
  "The Amazing Spider-Man 2" (2014)
  HBO - "Game of Thrones"

  

  

  

  

  

  

  
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  Compositor

  Encore VFX

  April 2013 - May 2013

  CBS - "Under the Dome"
  CW - "Star-Crossed"
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  Senior Compositor

  Animal Logic

  August 2012 - March 2013

  "The Great Gatsby" (2013)

• Compositing Supervisor

  Kappa Studios

  March 2012 - August 2012

  Cartoon Network's "The High Fructose Adventures of Annoying Orange" (Season 1)
  Hybrid live action/animated television show on the hit YouTube series.
  • On set supervision.
  • Script breakdowns.
  • Supervised two compositing teams and one roto/prep team.
  • Developed a unique pipeline based on Adobe CS6 Production Premium.
  • CS6 beta tester working directly with After Effects, Premiere Pro and Story developers.
  • Wrote pipeline scripts and created project templates.

• Lead Compositor & Stereoscopic Consultant

  Reliance MediaWorks (Lowry Digital)

  December 2011 - February 2012

  Lead Compositor - "Prometheus" (2012)
  • Lead a team of 8 in the clean up of stereo footage shot with a mirror rig.
  • Created a vfx department at an office that only had experience in image restoration.
  • Collaborated with producer on bidding and schedule.
  • Assigned and reviewed compositing tasks.
  • Created show templates and gizmos.
  • Mentored junior artists.
  Stereoscopic Consultant - Harold Lloyd's "Never Weaken" (1921)
  • Consulted on creative and technical aspects of the stereoscopic conversion.
  • Reviewed work being done by artists at the Mumbai office.
  • Project premiered as part of the ceremony at the 2012 3D Creative Arts Awards.
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  Compositor

  NBCUniversal

  October 2011 - October 2011

  In-house visual effects department:
  Syfy - "Battlestar Galactica: Blood and Chrome"
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  Tracking Artist

  Zoic Studios

  September 2011 - September 2011

  "The Grey" (2012)
  "Here Comes The Boom" (2012)
  "Lawless" (2012)
  ABC - "Pan Am"
  ABC - "Once Upon a Time"
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  Compositor / Matchmover

  Pixel Magic

  October 2010 - July 2011

  Visual Effects:
  "Fright Night" (2011)
  "The Help" (2011)
  "I Am Number Four" (2011)
  Stereoscopic Conversion:
  "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2" (2011)
  "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1" (2010)
  "The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader" (2010)
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  Stereoscopic Compositor

  Prime Focus World

  August 2010 - October 2010

  "Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace" (2012)

  
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  Compositor / Matchmover / On-Set Data Wrangler

  Pixel Magic

  February 2010 - July 2010

  Visual Effects:
  "Secretariat" (2010)
  "Jonah Hex" (2010)
  "Vampires Suck" (2010)
  Stereoscopic Conversion:
  "Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore" (2010)
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  Compositor

  Baked FX

  January 2010 - January 2010

  Pepsi - World Cup 2010: Akon "Oh Africa"
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  Compositor

  DigitalFilm Tree

  October 2009 - October 2009

  CBS - "NCIS: Los Angeles"
  ABC - "Scrubs"
  ABC - "Cougar Town"
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  Rotoscope Artist

  Syndrome Studio

  August 2009 - October 2009

  NFL Network - "Thursday Night Football"
  Disney XD - "I'm in the Band"
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  Compositor

  Baked FX

  April 2009 - May 2009

  NBC - "Southland" (Pilot)
  Rob Thomas - "Her Diamonds"
  Flo Rida - "Sugar (feat. Wynter Gordon)"
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  VFX Intern

  Baked FX

  January 2009 - April 2009

  Compositing, matchmoving and a little 3D.
  Miley Cyrus - "The Climb"
  Pink - "Funhouse"
  GLC - "Big Screen (feat. Kanye West)"
  Lemar - "Weight of the World"
  Activision / Raven Software - "Singularity" Viral Videos
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  VFX Production Assistant

  Stargate Studios

  May 2008 - November 2008

  Assistant Grip on green screen stage
  Assisted AC’s with motion control camera setups
  Drove camera and picture cars during live action shoots
  Runner, transported hard drives and tapes all over Southern California.