Alyssa Brulé Kohut (858)-829-4573 | [email protected] | alyssabrule.com | http://www.linkedin.com/in/alyssabrule/
SOFTWARE Autodesk Maya, Nuke, Adobe CC, Nuance, Identify, Blender, Mac, Windows, Linux
SKILLS Virtual cameras and layout, stereo camera layout, motion/camera tracking, Nuke compositing, motion capture editing, digital and traditional drawing/painting, photography, photo editing
EXPERIENCE Final Layout Artist/Stereographer, Paramount Animation, Hollywood, CA (June 2019 - March 2020) ● Set up rough layout sequences by blocking in cameras, characters, lighting rigs, props, and environments ● Polished and fixed any needed camera changes ● Verified set dressing and corrected as necessary ● Created a stereo script to establish the overall 3D look of the film with director ● Dialed final stereo cameras ● Supervised and approved stereo camera dialing from vendor team ● Bid and established stereo look with live action vendors ● Supervised and reviewed live action stereo conversion with live action vendors ● Supervised final stereo lighting and compositing ● Approved final stereo DI/Color Timing with colorist and art director ● Developed proprietary stereo pipeline tools for Paramount Animation with Senior TD
Motion Edit Animator, Lightstorm Entertainment, Manhattan Beach, CA (September 2017 - June 2019) ● Tracked and ensured performance capture data from set is correct, using Identify. Corrected any errors, keeping true to actor performances ● Worked with editorial to stitch together multiple character takes into one comprehensive take ● Mapped CG characters to actor-captured performance data, using character maps in Nuance in preparation for virtual camera filming on James Cameron’s Avatar Sequels (2021-2028) ● Motion edited/animated final shots post-camera to deliver to partners at WETA ● Prepped actors in performance capture suits and create T-pose and range of motion data per character
Stereo Artist, Walt Disney Animation Studios, Burbank, CA (May 2014 - October 2016) ● Created stereo on shots for Big Hero 6, Zootopia, Inner Workings, and Moana ● Created stereo camera rigs for shots from Layout by setting second camera in Maya, using bent ray camera technology to determine depth and roundness of assets in the shot ● Maintained shot-to-shot depth continuity so eye focus was comfortable ● After mono shots were lit, composited in Nuke for corrections to ensure that the right eye camera matched the left for proper, comfortable stereo
Final Layout Artist/Stereo Artist, Sony Pictures Imageworks, Culver City, CA (November 2010 - August 2013) ● Created stereo on shots for Arthur Christmas, Men in Black 3, Hotel Transylvania, Oz the Great and Powerful, and Cloudy 2: Revenge of the Leftovers ● Created and adjusted stereo cameras in Maya during Rough Layout to create desired depth for sequences ● Updated any changes needed in Final Layout such as camera polish, set dressing, to create best possible stereo composition ● Composited in Nuke to ensure that the right eye camera matched the left for proper, comfortable stereo
Alyssa Brule Photography, Sherman Oaks, CA (Jan 2012 - present)
EDUCATION Bachelor of Fine Arts in Digital Media Otis College of Art and Design 2010 ● Dean’s List