Compositing Supervisor

Compositing supervisor is an Occupation normally listed under Visual Effects.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Works with the VFX Supervisor, CG Supervisors, Head of Effects, and Matte Painting Supervisor in defining the use of compositing on the film


• Responsible for the implementation and use of compositing on the film to achieve a highly rich, refined, and integrated look in a cost effective manner using Nuke


• Facilitates cross departmental communication and schedules for compositing and integration


• Raises the level of compositing and knowledge of compositing on the film


• Provides and oversees master grade compositing to establish the Master Grade look of the sequence while in production


• Oversees interactive sequence compositing sessions with VFX Supervisor, Production Designer and/or Visual Consultant


• Supervises Lustre delivery process


• Creates and standardizes compositing templates and structure on the show (pre-production)


• Defines compositing templates for individual assets


• Defines compositing sequence scheme in LSU with Lead Lighter


• Defines templates for compositing in lead and production lighting


• Defines templates for reoccurring effects


• Composites or supervises compositing of complex integration shots


• Supervises artist compositing


• Supports production management and VFX Sup in budgeting and scheduling for interactive compositing and complex shot compositing


• Provides lighting fix and tech fix call outs


• Delivers shots to Lustre with mattes


• Develops compositing tools and work flows to improve efficiency and the use of compositing


• Acts as the single point of contact on show for color theory, LUTs, and color accuracy for Nuke


• Trains artists in compositing and Nuke use