Ben Campanaro

Ben Campanaro

Senior Compositor

Supervisor Digital Compositor / 19 yrs

Los Angeles, CA

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Image Finaling Artist

The Bad Guys (2022)

Compositing Supervisor

For Love (2018)

Compositing Supervisor

Underground (2016)

Compositing Supervisor

Presence (2016)

Senior Compositor

Patriot (2015)

Digital Compositor / Digital Opticals / Screen Graphics Artist

Brothers & Sisters (2006)

Digital Effects Artist

Without a Trace (2002)

Compositing Supervisor

Babylon Fields

Image Finaling Artist

The Boss Baby 2 (2021)

Senior Compositor

NDA

Senior Compositor

The Feed (2019)

Senior Compositor

Emergence (2019)

Senior Compositor / VFX Supervisor / Compositing Supervisor

Scorpion (2014)

Sequence Compositing Supervisor / Senior Compositor

The Tick (2016)

Compositing Supervisor

Underground (2014)

Senior Compositor

Future Man (2017)

Senior Compositor

Patriot (2020)

Compositing Supervisor

Goliath (2016)

Senior Compositor

Zoo (2015)

Senior Compositor

Mayans M.C. (2018)

Senior Compositor

Preacher (2016)

Senior Compositor

Castle Rock (2018)

Senior Compositor

Station 19 (2018)

Senior Compositor

S.W.A.T. (2017)

Senior Compositor

The Get Down (2016)

Senior Compositor

Mom (2013)

Senior Compositor

The Brave (2017)

Senior Compositor

Superior Donuts (2017)

Senior Compositor

Empire (2015)

Senior Compositor

Rush Hour (2016)

Senior Compositor

Bones (2005)

Senior Compositor

Mad Dogs (2015)

Senior Compositor

Rosewood (2015)

Senior Compositor

Shots Fired (2017)

Senior Compositor

Criminal Minds (2005)

Senior Compositor

Outsiders (2016)

Senior Compositor

Good Behavior (2016)

Senior Compositor

Bull (2016)

Compositing Supervisor

Presence

Compositing Supervisor

Mars Project (2016)

Compositing Supervisor

For Love

Compositor / VFX Supervisor / Compositing Supervisor

Agent X (2015)

Compositing Supervisor

South of Hell (2015)

Compositor / VFX Supervisor / Compositing Supervisor

Limitless (2015)

Compositing Supervisor

Hieroglyph (2014)

Compositor / Lead Compositor

Perception (2012)

Lead Compositor

Grimm (2011)

Digital Compositor

Miss Nobody (2011)

Compositor / Lead Compositor

Hawaii Five-O (2010)

Temps Compositor

Temple Grandin (2010)

Titles & Visual Effects

Still Green (2009)

Compositor / Lead Compositor / Rotoscope Artist

Fringe (2008)

Digital Compositor

Get Smart (2008)

Digital Compositor

Nim's Island (2008)

Project Manager / Titles & Opticals

Bonneville (2008)

Digital Compositor / Compositing Assistant

Pushing Daisies (2007)

Digital Compositor

Army Wives (2007)

Digital Compositor

Beautiful Ohio (2006)

Title Animation

Even Money (2008)

Titles I / O Assistant

Santa's Slay (2005)

Digital Opticals

Winter Passing (2006)

Digital Effects Artist

Veronica Mars (2004)

Digital Compositor / Rotoscope Artist

Lost (2004)

Digital Compositor / Screen Graphics Artist

NCIS (2003)

Digital Opticals

24 (2001)

Digital Effects Artist

Bagboy (2007)

Digital Compositor

Play or Be Played

Lead Compositor

Midnight Sun

Visual Effects Consultant

Killer

Work History
  • Senior Compositor

    NDA

    January 2023 - April 2025
  • Image Finaling Artist

    DreamWorks Animation

    December 2020 - August 2022
    Glendale, CA
  • Senior Compositor

    Method Studios

    November 2020 - December 2020
    Santa Monica, California, US
  • Senior Compositor

    Method Studios

    September 2020 - October 2020
    Santa Monica, California, US
  • Senior Compositor

    Double Negative

    February 2019 - June 2019
    Los Angeles, CA
  • In-House Compositor

    Lucasfilm

    August 2022 - January 2023

    Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny

  • Digital FX Supervisor / Compositing Supervisor / Senior Compositor

    FuseFX

    November 2015 - July 2018
    Burbank and Van Nuys

    Unsolved: The Murders of Tupac and the Notorious B.I.G.
    Scorpion
    The Tick (2017)
    Dairy Queen Blizzard / Shark Week 30th Anniversary (commercial)
    Underground
    Future Man
    Patriot
    American Crime Story
    Goliath
    Zoo
    Mayans M.C.
    Preacher
    Castle Rock
    S.W.A.T. (2018)
    Station 19
    The Brave
    American Horror Story
    The Get Down
    Mom
    Superior Donuts
    Rush Hour
    Bones
    Empire
    Criminal Minds
    Queen of the South
    Mad Dogs
    Rosewood
    Cooper Barrett's Guide to Surviving Life
    Shots Fired
    Outsiders
    Good Behavior
    Bull
    Presence (pilot)
    Mars Project (pilot)
    For Love (pilot)

  • VFX Supervisor / Compositing Supervisor

    Origin Digital Studios

    March 2014 - November 2015
    Burbank

    The Walking Dead
    True Detective
    Limitless
    Sleepy Hollow
    Agent X
    Scorpion
    South of Hell
    What Would Trejo Do? (pilot)
    Hieroglyph (pilot)
    Babylon Fields (pilot)

  • On-Set Visual Effects Assistant

    Scorpion

    March 2014 - March 2014
    Los Angeles
  • Contributing Writer

    Post Magazine

    May 2010 - November 2013
    Hollywood, Studio City, Culver City, Anaheim, Toky

    Events: VES Production Summit, VES Awards, ASC Awards, SIGGRAPH, InterBEE...
    Products: Adobe AfterFX CS 5.0, CS 5.5, HP Dreamcolor Display, HP Z800 Workstation, Canon DP-V3010 Display...

  • Compositing Supervisor / Lead Compositor

    Pixomondo

    January 2011 - May 2013
    Burbank

    Spring Breakers
    Mission: Impossible 4 - Ghost Protocol
    The Amazing Spider-Man
    The Hunger Games
    Beautiful Creatures
    To Have and to Hold
    Hitting the Cycle

    Sleepy Hollow
    Da Vinci's Demons
    Time Warner Cable / HBO's Game of Thrones - "Dragon" (commercial)
    Terra Nova
    Mockingbird Lane
    The Mindy Project
    Devious Maids
    Go On
    Community
    Fringe
    Red Widow
    Grimm
    Game of Thrones
    Revolution
    Perception
    Hawaii Five-O
    No Ordinary Family
    Free Agents
    Outsourced
    Kickin' It
    Pair of Kings
    Exit Strategy (pilot)
    Last Man Standing (pilot)
    Midnight Sun (pilot)

  • Lead Compositor

    Eden FX

    August 2007 - December 2010
    Hollywood and Santa Monica

    The Social Network
    Nim's Island
    Get Smart

  • Project Manager / Digital Artist

    Mechnology

    March 2005 - August 2007
    Hollywood and Burbank

    You Kill Me
    The Last Word
    National Lampoon's Bag Boy
    Bonneville
    Even Money
    The Initiation of Sarah
    Beautiful Ohio
    Santa's Slay
    Winter Passing
    The Curse of King Tut's Tomb
    One Day Like Rain
    Still Green
    Purvis of Overtown
    The Peach Farm: The Veil
    The House of the Dead 2
    Mirror Wars: Reflection One

    Charmed
    Without A Trace
    Veronica Mars
    One Tree Hill
    Boston Legal
    IQ-145
    2006 NBA Finals - "Legacy of Champions"
    Red Rock Pictures - Production Logo
    The Fray - "How to Save a Life" (video)
    Halley's Comet (pilot)
    American Crew - "Crew Fu" (commercial)
    Cinema Paraí

  • On-Set Visual Effects Assistant

    "Charmed"

    August 2005 - April 2006
    Paramount Studios Hollywood

    - Helped the VFX Supervisor oversee plate photography and completion of nearly 1,000 shots
    - Wrote VFX Breakdowns and attended production meetings
    - Provided backup VFX Supervision on-set

Education
  • Bachelor of Arts Degree in Multimedia, Summa Cum Laude

    California Lutheran University

    September 2002 - May 2005
  • Transferred

    Oxnard College

    September 2000 - May 2002