Shake/Fusion Compositor/Particle FX/VFX Super –
Brad Kalinoski
www.bradkalinoski.com
360-296-3337 US Phone Number
brad.kalinoski@gmail.com
WORK EXPERIENCE
Senior Shake Compositor/ Feature Films
Senior Lead Compositor/ Commercials
Particle Effects
Comp Supervisor (onset)
LOOK VISUAL EFFECTS, Hollywood CA May 14th - Present
2D DEPT MANAGER/COMP SUPERVISOR
HATCHFX, Marina Del Rey CA March 2008 - May 2008
Senior Compositor
Digital Domain, Venice CA Jan 2008 - March 2008
Senior Compositor
RainMaker Studios, Vancouver BC . August 2006 - Jan 2008
As the senior lead for the shake team, I was responsible for the assistance and creation of macros and scripts for the shake compositors. And in addition to assisting in the transition and support with setting up the new pipeline at Rainmaker using Shake. I was also responsible compositing live action plates with CG face replacements, digitial stadiums, green screen and wire removals for the film Blades of Glory under the supervision of Mark Breakspear and Mike Owens. Senior Compositor on Case 39 completeing 12 shots, and on Snowbuddies, I was responsible for replacing the fur on the necks of dogs for CG mouth replacement on 5 shots, and Warping and Morphing the fur around the neck area of the dog. As senior compositor for the commercial division, I created the overall feel and look, composited, and macros and scripts for the trailer to the game WET from vivendi games and a major Nestle Commercial for the French and Spanish markets.
FilmCredits
Blades of Glory
Case39
SnowBuddies
Commercials
Nestle Soup
WET - Viviendi Games
Previz Artist
Persistence of Vision, Universal Studios Backlot August 2006 - Sept 2006
Composite and place generic 3D animals for previz of a scene for Evan Almighty that is dealing with 100's of animals.
Credits
Evan Almighty
Senior Fusion Compositor
FlashFilmWoks, Hollywood CA. August - August 2006
Composited and combined live action plates with CG storm raging waters, mist, waves, and CG boats.
Credits
Blood Diamond
The Guardian
Shake Compositor
ILM Industrial Light and Magic,San Francisco, CA. Apr 2006 - June 2006
Composited and combined live action plates and CG elements of the Kraken in Dead Mans Chest (Pirates 2) attacking the ship under the supervison of John Knoll and Eddie Pasqurelle.
Credits
Pirates 2 Dead Mans Chest
Fusion Compositor
CafeFX,Santa Maria, CA. Sept 2005 – Apr 2006
Composited and combined live action plates with CG elements to create a realistic environments for Snakes on a Plane and Tokyo Drift.
VFX Supervisor/Shake Compositor
Hollywood Digital Arts, Wuxi, China. July 2005 – Sept 2005
Supervised over 50 2D and 3D artists for two projects involving creation of 3D elements and animation and compositing of blue-screen shots, particle elements, and live action plates for two chinese films. Also resposible for creating animatics, and storyboards, and developed training materials for the company.
Shake Compositor/Particle Effects Artist/3D Matchmover
Pacific Title & Art Studios, Hollywood, CA. Apr 1998 – Jan 2004/ May 2004 – Aug 2005.
Composited 2D and 3D elements for film shots, created particle effects, and solved 3D matchmoves. Also, assisted in bidding shots, evaluated software, and supervised artists. All under the supervision of Mark Freund and David Sosalla.
All Company Film Credits:
The Guardian (2006) (Senior Compositor)
Blood Diamond (2006)(Senior Compositor)
Blades of Glory(2006)(Senior Shake Compositor)
Evan Almighty(2006)(Senior Compositor)
Pirates 2 (2006)(Senior Compositor)
Tokyo Drift (2006)(Senior Compositor)
Snakes on a Plane (2006)(Senior Compositor)
Glory Road (2005)(Senior Compositor, Boujou Tracking)
Cry_Wolf (2005)(Senior Compositor)
War of the Worlds (2005)(Senior Compositor)
The Honeymooners (2005)(Senior Compositor, Particle FX)
Son of the Mask (2005)(Senior Compositor, Particle FX)
Fantastic Four (2005) (Senior Compositor, Particle FX)
Aeon Flux (2005) (compositor, particle effects, 3D artist)
Flight Plan (2005) (particle effects, 3D matchmover)
Glory Road (2005) (particle effects, 3D matchmover)
Battle of the Bulge (restoration) (lead compositor)
XXX: State of the Union (2005) ( compositor )
Ladder 49 (2004) (compositor )
Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004) (compositor)
Bourne Supremacy, The (2004) (compositor )
Spider-Man 2 (2004) ( compositor )
Something's Gotta Give (2003) (compositor)
Peter Pan (2003) (compositor )
Last Samurai, The (2003) (compositor )
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003) (compositor)
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) ( compositor)
Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (2003) (compositor)
Matrix Reloaded, The (2003) (particle effects)
Star Trek: Nemesis (2002) (digital painter)
Ring, The (2002) (digital painter)
Tuxedo, The (2002) (digital artist)
Men in Black II (2002) (digital painter)
Minority Report (2002) (digital artist: wire and rig removal)
Bourne Identity, The (2002) (digital artist: wire and rig removal)
RESTORATION
Lead Composior - Raider of the Lost Ark
Lead Compositor - Battle of the Bulge
Painter - Notorious
Freelance Digital Artist/Shake Compositor
CIS Hollywood, Hollywood, CA. Feb 2004 - May 2004
Shake compositor combining live action and CG elements for the films Van Helsing and The Chronicles of Riddick under the supervison of Tom Smith and Greg Liegy.
Film Credits:
Van Helsing (2004) (compositor )
The Chronicles of Riddick (2004) ( compositor )
Svengali Effects, Santa Monica, CA. August 2004
Lackawanna Blues(compositor )
Hatch Production, Santa Monica, CA. 2003—Present.
Web Design/System Administration for company website, www.hatchfx.com.
3D/Motion Capture Artist
Pacific Title/Mirage Life-FX Division, Hollywood, CA. April 1998 - Sept 2001.
Assisted with the design, integration, and workflow of proprietary software development. As lead artist, managed four use with MAYA, creating textures, and cleaning up cyberscan models. 3D artists. Primary responsibilities included creating different 3D characters, integrating our proprietary software to
I/O Technician
Cinesite Digital Studios, Hollywood, CA. Aug 1998 - Oct 1998.
Loaded and scanned data for artists, created backups of data. Quality-checked and retouched final shots before filmout using Matador.
Freelance Director and Production Crew
Barta IV Productions, Huntington, WV. 1989 – 1998.
Maverick Media, Huntington, WV. 1991 – 1998.
The Last Hit , independent film. 1996.
Provided direction, camera work, lighting, and audio for local TV shows, commercials, independent films, and PSA's.
3D Artist
JBW3 Productions, Huntington, WV. 1992 – 1997.
Created 3D models and textures for video and TV for local production companies.
Owner
VideoGameAddicts, Huntington, WV. 1994 - 1996
Owner of a successful videogame sales business with over 350 videogames. Created a customer base of over 1500 national and international mail-order customers. Storefront also included 25 arcade uprights, four pinball machines, foosball, electronic darts and four pool tables.
EDUCATION
Marshall University, Huntington, WV. 1987-1988.
Courses in Nursing and Computer Science.
Huntington Junior College, Huntington, WV. 1986.
Courses in Computer Science
