Responsibilities specific to a Compositing Artist
Integrating 2D and 3D elements of a shot while balancing the creative and technical side of each component
- Paint fixes, rotoscoping, chroma-keying, color, and grading continuity, graining/degraining images
- Stitching plates (live-action footage) together
- Working with blue/green-screen effects, creating mattes
- Enhancing lighting effects and creating convincing shadows within a shot
- Integrating rear projection into background images
Skills required
- A solid understanding of composition, color theory, and image properties
- Strong understanding of the visual effects pipeline
- Extensive Nuke knowledge and experience (demonstrated via showreel)
- Photographic skills – understanding depth of field, shutter speed, lighting, aperture, composition, and framing
- An understanding of stereo (3D) and anamorphic compositing in Nuke
Software: Nuke
Experience: 3+ years minimum with only comp working background
