Daniel Raffel

Feature Film Compositor

Education

 

The Art Institute International Portland, OR USA 

Bachelors of Science Media Arts and Animation March 2008

 

Production Roles Held

 

Compositing Sequence Lead

I managed teams ranging from four to eight compositors on a weekly episodic show. In addition to compositing shots, responsibilities included: assigning shots, QC’ing sequences (comprising from a few to up to 200 shots each), performance managed team members, participated in daily production meetings, attended dailies and was responsible for tracking and managing shots in my sequences through every stage of the pipeline.

2D Lead

I ran the compositing department for a project. Responsibilities included creating show templates, managing a compositing team, training new hires, performance managing team members, sitting in on interviews with recruiting, and assisting the compositing team whenever and however needed to meet production needs and show targets.

Digital Compositor

Integrated CG and practical elements into live action plates for both 2D and stereo pipelines using render passes provided from lighting and dynamics departments or elements from element libraries. Specific skills used include: keying FG and BG plates, colour correcting elements to match principle photography, tracking, stabilizing and projecting elements into shots, matching editorial reference and creating unique comp effects and elements to integrate into plates.

Junior Compositor

Composited shots, Integrated CG elements into live action plates, match moved elements, stabilized plates, prepped elements and plates for senior compositors and completed all other assigned tasks.

BG Prep Artist

Worked within the show’s prep guidelines: dust busted plates, delivered roto mattes and splines, performed rig and wire removal, helped develop stereoscopic pipeline.

Visual Effects Artist/Compositor

Worked within a native stereoscopic stop motion pipeline to meet 2D production needs. Removed stop motion rigs and wires and seams from practical plates, created and comped in digital steam and practical flame elements, performed soft splits, matched editorial reference for post moves, created stereo mattes, and completed all other assign tasks.

 

Experience, Software Proficiency and Achievements

 

• 15 years compositing experience for feature films and television

• Proven proficiency in Nuke compositing complex shots

• Comfortable working in Linux, Mac or Windows operating systems

• Experienced in managing a Shotgun pipeline

• Demonstrated leadership managing comp teams while meeting targets according to operating budget and scheduling constraints

• Managed and developed my team through mentorship, regular feedback and one on one performance reviews

• Created proven workflow and developed looks for production sequences

 

Studio and Project History

 

 

 

 

 

Crafty Apes Vancouver, Los Angeles, Atlanta, Baton Rouge, NY (Remote)

Compositor – Project in Production

Compositor – Project in Production

Compositor – Project in Production-

Compositor – Upload S3

Compositor – The Continental

Compositor – The Crowded Room

Deage Template Development – The Last of Us S1

Compositor – Alaska Daily S1

Compositor – Cobra Kai S5

Compositor – Home Team

Compositor – Star Trek Discovery S4

Compositor – First Ladies S1 

Compositor – Firefly Lane S2

Compositor – Ultra  Violet S1

Compositor – Shotgun Wedding

Compositor – Peace Maker S1

 

 

Legion VFX, Kelowna, BC and Los Angeles, CA (Remote)

Compositor – Cob Web

Compositor – Black Phone

Compositor – A House on the Bayou

Compositor – Bingo Hell

Compositor – American Refugee

 

 

Odd Studios, Vancouver and Penticton, BC

Compositor – Zoey’s Infinite Playlist

Compositor – Hallmark Channel Christmas Movie (2020)

 

Moving Picture Company FX, Vancouver, BC

Key Compositor – Sonic The Hedgehog

 

Western Post (Air Bud Entertainment), Vancouver, BC

Digital Compositor – Pup Academy

Digital Compositor – Pup Star Christmas

Digital Compositor – Pup Star Three

 

FUSE FX, Vancouver, BC

Digital Compositor – Lost in Space

Digital Compositor – The Tick

Digital Compositor – Zoo

 

ZOIC STUDIOS, Vancouver, BC

Compositing Sequence Lead – Once Upon a Time Season 6

Digital Compositor – Dead of Summer

Compositing Sequence Lead – Once Upon a Time Season 5

 

THE EMBASSY, Vancouver, BC

Digital Compositor – The 5th Wave

 

ZOIC STUDIOS, Vancouver, BC

Compositing Sequence Lead – Once Upon a Time Season 4

2D Lead – Disney’s The Descendants

 

METHOD STUDIOS, Vancouver, BC

Stereo Compositor – Transformers 4: Age of Extinction

 

ZOIC STUDIOS, Vancouver, BC

Compositing Sequence Lead – Once Upon a Time in Wonderland Season 1

 

IMAGE ENGINE, Vancouver, BC

Digital Compositor – White House Down, R.I.P.D.

 

MPC, Vancouver, BC

Digital Compositor – Fast & Furious 6

 

NEW BREAD VFX, Montreal, QC

Digital Compositor – Horns

 

BASE FX, Beijing, China

Digital Compositor – Identity Thief

Digital Compositor – Pacific Rim

Digital Compositor – Man of Tai Chi

Digital Compositor – Pain and Game

Roto Paint Lead – Kia Car Commercial

 

SONY IMAGE WORKS, Albuquerque, NM, Culver City CA

Compositor – The Amazing Spiderman

Compositor – The Green Lantern

 

DIGITAL DOMAIN, Vancouver BC

Stereo Digital Compositor – Thor

 

PRIME FOCUS HOLLYWOOD, Hollywood, CA

Digital Compositor View D Artist – Star Wars Episode I

 

MAGNITUDE PRODUCTIONS (IMAX), Toronto, ON

Stereo Conversion Compositor – Harry Potter 7A: The Deathly Hallows I

 

ICO VFX, Burbank, CA

Stereo Conversion Compositor – Shrek 3

Stereo Conversion Compositor – Shrek 2

Stereo Conversion Compositor – Polar Express IMAX

 

SOHO VFX, Culver City, CA

Digital Compositor – Knight and Day

Digital Compositor – Jonah Hex

 

PIXOMONDO, Venice and Santa Monica, CA

Compositor – The Last Air Bender

Compositor – Iron Man 2

Compositor  – Percy Jackson: The Lightning Thief

Junior Compositor – A Nightmare on Elm Street

Junior Compositor – Star Wars Star Tours

 

RHYTHM & HUES, Los Angeles, CA

BG prep – Picnic Test

BG prep – Alvin & The Chipmunks: The Squeakquel

BG prep – Land of the Lost

 

LAIKA ENTERTAINMENT, Portland, OR

VFX Artist and Compositor – Coraline