John Kitching - Compositor
[2010 Resume]                                                                                               email : johnkitching@gmail.com  -  phone: 0411 649 863

[Contact Details ]  

Address:
50 Brandling St,
Alexandria,
NSW 2015

Home Phone: (02) 9517 9298
Mobile: 0411 649 863
email: john.kitching@gmail.com
[Links]
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View Resume as PDF
 
[Education]
April 2005–July 2006:
Diploma of Screen
(3D Computer Graphics and Animation - Maya)                            
Computer Graphics College, Sydney, Australia

March 2006:
Short Course- Introduction to Shake 4
Enmore Design Centre, Sydney, Australia
1996-2000:
Bachelor of Visual Arts (Major Elective – Painting/Illustration)
Manukau Institute of Technology, Auckland, New Zealand

[Core Skills]

Primary Software :  Nuke,  Shake,  Maya,  Photoshop,  After Effects
Secondary Software : Bodypaint,  Silhouette,  Boujou

[Industry Experience]

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_Feb 2011 - Present
_Compositor at Fuel VFX  International
Sydney, Australia
"Captain America - The First Avenger" Feature Film
  • Digital Compositing in Nuke
  • Rotoscoping, Paint/Prep work in Nuke
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July 2010 - Jan '11
Compositor at Fuel VFX  International
Sydney, Australia
"Thor" Feature Film
  • Digital Compositing in Nuke
  • Rotoscoping, Paint/Prep work in Nuke
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July 2010 - Present
Compositor at Fuel VFX  International
Sydney, Australia
Various TV Commercials for Nestle, Toyota, Optus, Life Lock , Nicobate, Pure Blonde, Vodafone
  • Digital Compositing in Nuke and Shake
  • Rotoscoping, Paint/Prep work in Nuke and Shake
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July 2010
Compositor at Umeric
Sydney, Australia
"MTV My Super Sweet 16” TV Spot for MTV
  • Digital Compositing using Shake, After Effects
  • Creating elements using Particle Illusions
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March- May 2010
Compositor at Fuel VFX International
Sydney, Australia
“Tomorrow When The War Began”  Feature Film
  • Digital Compositing in Shake
  • Rotoscoping
  • Paint/Prep work
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Dec 09 - Dec 2010
Compositor  at Fuel VFX International
Sydney, Australia
“Iron Man 2”  Feature Film
  • Digital Compositing both live action and multipass 3D renders in Shake
  • Rotoscoping, Paint/Prep work

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October 2009
Compositor at Umeric
Sydney, Australia
"Genetically Modified"  TV Spot for MTV Music Channel
  • Compositing multipass 3D renders using After Effects and Shake
  • Sky replacements
  • Creating dust/smoke particles and other elements using Shake, Particle Illusions

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July - Sept 2009
Texture Artist/Compositor at Umeric
Sydney, Australia
"Butterflies"TV Spot for MSN Canada
  • Creating photorealistic textures for 3D models in Photoshop
  • Compositing multipass 3D renders using After Effects and Shake
  • Creating particles and other elements using Shake, Particle Illusions

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March - May 2009
Shake Compositor at Umeric
Sydney, Australia
"Playground"  TV Spot for MTV Music Channel
  • Integrating multipass 3D renders with matte paintings and live action plates
  • Colour correction and grading
  • Green-screen keying

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December 2008
Shake Compositor at Umeric
 Sydney, Australia
"Man Vs Wild - Unstoppable "  TV Spot for Discovery Channel
  • Colour correction and grading
  • Integrating multipass 3D renders and live footage
  • Paint Fixes, Rotoscoping, Tracking, Look development
  • Using Particle Illusions to generate dust elements

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June - Nov 2008
Roto/Paint Artist, Junior Compositor, Matte Painter at Photon VFX
Gold Coast, Australia
 "Australia" Feature Film
  • Compositing, rotoscoping, tracking, marker removal, dust-busting, keying using Shake
  • Creating photorealistic matte paintings using Photoshop and Shake
  • De-graining elements using Neat Video After FX plugin

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May-June 2008
Roto/Paint Artist  at Photon VFX
Gold Coast, Australia, and Auckland, New Zealand
"The Warrior's Way", a.k.a  "Laundry Warrior"  Feature Film
  • Creating garbage, hold-out, articulate and isolation mattes in Shake and Silhouette for use by the compositing team
  • Tracking marker removal

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Mar 07 - Mar 08
Lead Shake Compositor at Photon VFX
Gold Coast, Australia
"Animalia"  40-part Animated TV Series
  • Compositing multi-pass 3Delight renders using Shake
  • Relighting/grading daytime renders to reflect differing times of day and environmental conditions.
  • Conducting daily internal reviews of Comp. Dept shots before they went up for review in front of the Director.
  • Attending daily review sessions with the Director, Producer and Art Director.
  • Passing on feedback from the client to compositing team members and advising where changes were necessary and discussing possible problems and solutions.
  • Delegating shots and general supervision of the compositing department.
  • Working on concept design and compositing/SFX R&D for future episodes.
  • Liaising with the VFX Supervisor, VFX Producer, Production Co-Coordinator and Lighting and Matte Painting Department Leads

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Aug 06 - March 07
Texture Artist at Photon VFX
Gold Coast, Australia
"Animalia"  40-Episode Animated TV Series
  • UV-Mapping assets using Unfold 3D and Maya.
  • Using client-provided concept art to texture characters, environments, props and set dressing using Photoshop and Bodypaint under a tight production schedule.
  • Modeling and placing set dressing for environments
  • Creating baked light/shadow maps and converting assets for 3Delight rendering pipeline.

[References]

Available on Request.