Compositor

www.pbgvfx.com

PBG9199@gmail.com

(910) 617-7137

 

 

Education:

MPC Compositing Academy                                              Vancouver, BC

            Completed three month training program

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The Digital Animation & Visual Effects School                Orlando, FL

            Studied Digital Animation & Visual Effects

 

The University of North Carolina in Wilmington             Wilmington, NC

Graduated with a BFA in Film Studies and a minor in Digital Art

 

 

Experience:

 

Framestore                                                                            Vancouver, BC

Compositor / Lead Compositor*                                       January ’20 - June '22  

• 1899

• Rebel Moon - Part One: A Child of Fire*

• The Gorge*

• Deadpool & Wolverine

• Superman 

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Method Studios                                                                    Vancouver, BC

Compositor                                                                            January ’20 - June '22  

• Babysitters Guide to Monster Hunting

• Undisclosed Commercial

• Disney+ Investors Presentation

• Cardi B New Year’s Eve Instagram ads

• For All Mankind (Season 2, Episode 10)

• Undisclosed Commercial

• Mortal Kombat (2021)

• Ms. Marvel

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Scanline VFX                                                                          Vancouver, BC

Compositor                                                                            September '19 - December '19​​

• The Rescue

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Moving Picture Company                                                    Vancouver, BC

Compositor                                                                            June ’16 - September '19

• The Dark Tower

• Justice League

• A Wrinkle in Time

• X-men: New Mutants

• The Darkest Minds 

• Skyscraper

• Ad Astra

• Detective Pikachu

• Sonic The Hedgehog

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Dave School Productions                                                     Orlando, FL

Digital Artist – “The Dream Catcher”                                  January ’16 - May '16

• Responsible for all aspects of five shots

• Creation of the Dream Thread effect

• Preparing mocap data for clean up

• Winner of three Suncoast Regional Emmy Awards for Graphic Arts / Animation / and Directing

• Winner of "Best Animated Short Film" at The Orlando Film Festival

 

WMAZ News Channel 13                                                      Macon, GA

Media Technician                                                                  October ’13 – March ‘15

• Assisting in the production of live morning broadcasts, commercial shoots, and weekend programs by operating and maintaining audio and camera equipment.

• Setup and break down of various sets

• Master control operations including re-routing servers, rolling breaks, ingesting and segmenting programs.

 

WWAY News Channel 3                                                         Wilmington, NC

Production Assistant                                                             June ’08 – July ‘11

• Operating teleprompter, cameras, audio, CG, or the video switcher during live newscasts and weather hits from major networks

• Floor Director for morning news casts

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Reel Cam Productions                                                           Wilmington, NC

Freelance Videographer                                                        June ’07 – Present

• Setup and breakdown of complicated camera rigs used to mount GoPro’s on the deck of a boat and on underwater camera rigs

• Filming underwater in full scuba gear

 

 

Additional Skills:

Knowledge of various types of film equipment

• Cameras

  • Panasonic AF100; Cannon 7D, 5D, 2Ti; Nikon 40DX, D4; Bolex; Arriflex SR1;GoPro.

• Grip Equipment

  • Zoom R16, Marantz recorders, Shure Mixers, Sennheiser shotgun & Wireless microphones, and Fostex Stereo microphones.

  • Arri Fresnel light kits, KINO FLO light kits, Lowell kits, 1K & 2k’s.

  • Laying and setting Dolly track for Doorway Dolly’s.

  • C-Stands, duck bills, bounce boards, butterfly kits.

 

Knowledge and understanding of a live news cast either in studio or out in the field and how to operate a vast amount of equipment including but not limited to:

• Audio equipment: Wheatstone D-8 audio board, wired and wireless microphones, boom pole/shotgun microphones, midi controller, TVU/remote signals, and cd player

• Cameras: both remote controlled cameras and manned studio camera experience

• Lights: Besscor LED, Arri Fresnel lights 300w-1k

• Character Generator: Chyron Hyper X2 and Miranda Vertigo systems

• Teleprompter

 

Knowledge of Master Control Operations such as creating and rolling local station breaks, ingesting and segmenting programs into Omneon storage system, re-routing servers for backup and primary use, and setup of EAS tests and severe weather crawls

 

Extracurricular Activities:

Student Volunteer

Laughing Soul Media

            • Responsible for creating content to be shown in a 360 degree submersible projection dome to be                     showcased for investors

            • Helped in the assembly and deconstruction of the dome

 

Editorial Board

Film Matters issue 1.3 & 1.4

            • Responsible for reviewing and editing essays to be published in the magazine

 

Licensed Diver

NAUI Scuba Diving School