Compositor & Digital Artist

Nicole Burch

Compositor and Digital Artist

**** **** **, #*, *******, CA 94608

510-***-****, ***********@*****.***

SUMMARY

After almost 10 years of hard work as a sound technician, I went back to school. I want to work in a position in post production where I can utilize my skills contributing with a team to the overall look and feel of films.

TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS

Compositing Software

Nuke

After Effects

PFTrack

Silhouette

Editing Software

Premiere

Final Cut Pro

3D/Modeling/Sculpting Software

Maya

ZBrush

Mudbox

Design/Office Software

Photoshop

Illustrator

InDesign

Word

Excel

Powerpoint

EMPLOYMENT

Visual Effects Society Awards Nominations, Volunteer Ballot Counter, Spy Post, San Francisco, CA - January 2012

Helped to tabulate nominations for the 10th Annual VES Awards, ensured that votes were tabulated with the utmost accuracy, assisted VES associate members.

The Base Studio, Stereoscopic Compositor and Digital Artist, Foster City, CA - February 2011-August 2011

Provided articulate depth rotoscope, depthing and clean-plating for 2D to 3D conversion, traditional rotoscope, and compositing for 2D to 3D stereoscopic conversion for feature films.

* Tornado Alley Stereoscopic, articulate rotoscope

* Smurfs Stereoscopic compositing, depthing, clean-plating

* Captain America Stereoscopic, articulate rotoscope

* Target commercial Traditional rotoscope

* Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 Stereoscopic, articulate rotoscope

* Chase Bank commercial Traditional rotoscope

* Thor Stereoscopic, articulate rotoscope

Cicada Princess Short Film, Sculpting Assistant and Production Assistant, Berkeley, CA - June 2011 & December 2009

Assisted Sculptors and Set Director with building a miniature set and puppets, making molds, casts, and painting and mounting puppets. Assisted with puppetry, as well as picked up supplies, ordered meals and ran errands.

Expression College for Digital Arts, Lab Assistant & Fine Arts Assistant, Emeryville, CA - September 2009-February 2011

Assisted students in learning fundamentals and building on skills including digital painting and introductory 2D animation, kept art studios clean and organized and archived student work.

Long Realty, Listing & Sales Coordinator, Tucson, AZ - April 2006 – April 2008

Greeted clients and assisted real estate agents with general organization, designed and created training materials.

Digital Conference Providers, Inc, Meeting Coordinator & A/V Technician, Los Angeles, CA & Chicago, IL - Dec. 2005 – April 2006

Organized the recording and on site sales of conference sessions nationally, brought more than 5 new clients to the company, supervised onsite staff and worked to troubleshoot any recording or sales problems, handled all travel arrangements such as airline and hotel reservations.

LSG/Teach ‘Em, A/V Manager and Meeting Coordinator, Los Angeles, CA & Chicago, IL - October 1998 – December 2005

Maintained a base of satisfied clients and worked with them year after year, hired and trained freelance

personnel, supervised onsite staff, handled all travel arrangements such as airline and hotel reservations, evaluated and recommended the purchase of audio and video equipment, implemented training courses for in-house staff, revamped the editing suite from linear to non-linear.

EDUCATION

Expression College for Digital Arts, Emeryville, CA - October 2008 - May 2011

Bachelor of Applied Science, Animation and Visual Effects

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