JOSEPH OBERLE VFX ARTIST
13+ Years of Experience with Node Based/ Layer Based Compositing For Feature Films and Television. Digital Compositing. 2.5, Projections, 3D Space. Strong Understanding of Color, Light, Composition, Animation, Realism. Expertise Of Live Action Comping, Green/Blue Screen Keying, Color Grading, Tracking, Retiming, Integration, Rotoscoping, Paint, Removals. Grain Matching. Digital Cosmetic Clean Up. 3D Match-Moving, 2D Tracking. Comping Multi-Pass CG Passes, 3D Lighting/ Shading. Digital Matte Painting. Digital Stereoscopic Compositing. Strong Understanding of Photography and Traditional Fine Arts Principles. Including: Exposure, Shutter Speed, Aperture, ISO, White Balance, Design, Composition, Color, Proportion, Perspective, Rhythm, Line, Value, Mass, Edges, Volume, Planes, Form, Light, Structure, Geometry, Symmetry, Visual Perception, Impression, Focus, Temperature, Techniques and Methods.
SOFTWARE
The Foundry Nuke, Adobe After Effects, Mocha Pro, PF Track, Boujou, Adobe Photoshop, Maya
Visual Effects Supervisor
Pre Production Script Breakdown, Pre-Viz, Storyboards Collaborate With Director/ Cinematographer On How To Efficiently Execute All VFX Shots. Provide Bidding, Scheduling And Budgeting.
On Set Supervision Set and Camera Surveying. Preparing VFX Elements, Green Screens, 2D Tracking Markers, 3D Matchmoves, Etc. On Set Still Photography DSLR, Reference Photography- Texture References, HDR Spherical Panoramas, Chrome Ball Data, Lens Distortion Grids. Assisting The Director and Cinematographer With Creative Visual Effects Decision Making On Set.
CREDITS
Visual Effects Artist- FEATURE FILM
White Boy Rick/ (Sony Pictures)- Senior Digital Compositor A Quiet Place/ (Paramount Pictures)- Senior Digital Compositor Mother!/ (Universal Pictures)- Senior Digital Compositor The Girl On The Train/ (Universal Pictures)- Senior Digital Compositor The Comedian/ (Sony Pictures)- Senior Digital Compositor Noah/ (Paramount Pictures)- Digital Compositor Zoolander 2/ (Paramount Pictures)- Digital Compositor Moonrise Kingdom/ (Focus Features)- Digital Compositor Black Swan/ (Fox Searchlight Pictures)- Digital Compositor JOSEPH OBERLE, VFX Artist (cont’d) 2
Kill Your Darlings/ (Sony Pictures Classics) – Digital Compositor The Pyramid/ (20th Century Fox) - Digital Compositor Blue Jasmine/ (Sony Pictures Classics)- Digital Compositor Runner, Runner/ (20th Century Fox) - Digital Compositor Very Good Girls/ (MG Films)- Digital Compositor Red Hook Summer/ (40 Acres & A Mule Filmworks)- Digital Compositor Tower Heist/ (Universal Studios)- Digital Compositor Arthur/ (Warner Brothers)- Digital Compositor LimitLess/ (Universal Studios)- Digital Compositor Step Up 3D/ (Touchstone Pictures)- Digital Stereoscopic Compositor The Bounty Hunter/ (Columbia Pictures)- Digital Compositor Gamer/ (Lions Gate)- Digital Compositor/Roto/Digital Paint Artist Mirrors/ (20th Century Fox)- Digital Compositor/Roto/Digital Paint Artist Pride and Glory/ (New Line Cinema)- Digital Compositor/Roto/Digital Paint Artist The Brave One/ (Warner Brothers)- Digital Compositor/Roto/Digital Paint Artist Hot Rod/ (Paramount Pictures)- Digital Compositor/Roto/Digital Paint Artist Music and Lyrics/ (Warner Brothers)- Digital Compositor/Roto/Digital Paint Artist Man Of The Year/ (Universal Pictures)- Digital Compositor/Roto/Digital Paint Artist Possible Side Effects/ (Goldsmith- Thomas Productions)- Digital Compositor Putzel/ (Stouthearted Films)- Digital Compositor The Mortician 3D/ (Full Circle Films)- Digital Compositor Art & Copy/ US Documentary - Digital Compositor/Roto/Digital Paint Artist A Muppets Christmas: Letters To Santa: Digital Compositor/Roto/Digital Paint Artist Little Spirit: Christmas In New York: Digital Compositor/Roto/Digital Paint Artist The Barbie Diaries/ (Lions Gate)- Digital Compositor/Roto/Digital Paint Artist Small Timers/ Visual Effects- Digital Compositor/Roto/Paint Artist Universal Soldier: Regeneration/ (Sony)- Digital Compositor Hyenas/ (Weston Films)- Digital Compositor Play The Game/ (Story Films)- Digital Compositor Ten For Grandpa/ (Chop Wood Carry Water /Torch-Head Productions)- Digital Compositor No Exit/ - (Doorway Entertainment)- Digital Compositor The Red Cape/- (Lights Out Productions)- Digital Compositor
Visual Effects Supervisor- FEATURE FILM
The Beguiled/ (Focus Features)- Visual Effects Supervisor The Comedian/ (Sony Pictures)- Visual Effects Supervisor The Plug/ (Filmbank Entertainment)- Visual Effects Supervisor The Lennon Report/ (Francisco Productions)- Visual Effects Supervisor Strangers In The Dunes/ (Broadway Features Development)- Visual Effects Supervisor Universal Soldier: Regeneration/ (Sony Pictures)- Visual Effects Supervisor Master Class/ (Crimson Hill Entertainment)- Visual Effects Supervisor I, Helios/ (Rosser & Rosser Productions)- Visual Effects Supervisor Play The Game/ (Story Films)- Visual Effects Supervisor #Touch/ (Birds Eye Films)- Visual Effects Supervisor Eve/ (Second Act Films)- Visual Effects Supervisor Ten For Grandpa/ (Chop Wood Carry Water /Torch-Head Productions)- Visual Effects Supervisor No Exit/ - (Doorway Entertainment) Visual Effects Supervisor
Visual Effects Artist- TELEVISION
West World- Senior Digital Compositor- Shade VFX The Duece- Senior Digital Compositor- Shade VFX The Get Down- Senior Digital Compositor- Shade VFX Banshee- Digital Compositor- Zoic Studios Ti-Pure- Digital Compositor- CVLT
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Dior- Rihanna Campaign- Digital Compositor Beauty Clean Up- Box Studios Sons Of Liberty- Digital Compositor-The History Channel Samsung- “Quantum Light” Digital Compositor- Nice Shoes- Creative Studio Calvin Klein- Beauty Clean Up- Katabatic Digital United Airlines- Digital Compositor- The Brigade The Good Wife- Digital Compositor/ Beauty Clean Up - Prime Focus Miryah- Digital Compositor- The Brigade Mirvaso- Digital Compositor- Bunker Purina- “Waggin Train”- Digital Compositor- Transistor Studios Verizon “Cacti” - Digital Compositor- Method Studios MTS “Runner” Cell Phone- Digital Compositor- Shilo Filtrete - Digital Compositor- Subvoyent Jeep- Digital Compositor- g.r.o.w Dominoes Pizza- Digital Compositor- Logan Samsung Television- Digital Compositor- Transistor Studios DEX- Digital Compositor- Curious Pictures The Big C- Digital Compositor- Fresh Paint LOST “The Final Season” - Digital Compositor – Look FX Royal Pains- Digital Compositor – The Molecule Blue Bloods- Digital Compositor- The Molecule Cinemax- Digital Compositor- Alien Kung Fu Sports Illustrated- Swimsuit- Digital Compositor/Beauty Clean Up - Gotham Digital FX BMW- “BMW Of Sterling”- Digital Compositor - Gotham Digital FX Puma- Digital Compositor - Gotham Digital FX Horizon Blue Cross/ Blue Shield- Digital Compositor - Gotham Digital FX Freelance Whales- “Enzymes” Music Video- Digital Compositor - Gotham Digital FX Temptu “Revolution in Makeup” – Digital Compositor/Beauty Clean Up - Gotham Digital FX Life On Mars- Digital Compositor – Look FX Possible Side Effects- Digital Compositor – Look FX Nike- Visual Effects- Digital Compositor/Roto/Digital Paint Artist - Curious Pictures Kamen Rider- Digital Compositor/Roto/Digital Paint Artist Americas Next Top Model- Beauty Clean Up - Gotham Digital FX Verizon- “Verizon Fios” Digital Compositor - Gotham Digital FX Sirius Satellite Radio- Digital Compositor - Gotham Digital FX TNT- “NBA All Star Basketball” Digital Compositor/Roto/Digital Paint - Curious Pictures Ritz Crackers- Digital Compositor/Roto/Digital Paint Artist - Curious Pictures Adidas “2008 Olympic Games” Roto/Paint Artist - Psyop Infiniti- Roto/Paint Artist - Psyop Safeway- Roto/Paint Artist - Psyop Maxell- “House of Blues” Roto Artist Nike- “Nike World” Digital Compositor/Roto/Digital Paint Artist - Stardust Black and Decker- Digital Compositor/Roto/Digital Paint Artist - Stardust Trident- “Trident Fresh/Splash”- Digital Compositor/Roto/Digital Paint Artist - Stardust Cortal- Digital Compositor/Roto/Digital Paint Artist Psyop ABC College Football “Family”- Digital Compositor/Roto/Digital Paint - Curious Pictures A.J. Wright “Fall Fashion” - Digital Compositor/Roto/Digital Paint Artist - Curious Pictures A.J. Wright “Christmas” - Digital Compositor/Roto/Digital Paint Artist - Curious Pictures CMT Awards “Bling” - Digital Compositor/Roto/Digital Paint Artist - Curious Pictures CMT Awards “Buckle ” - Digital Compositor/Roto/Digital Paint Artist - Curious Pictures Budweiser “B+W Spot” - Digital Compositor/Roto/Digital Paint Artist - The Ebeling Group Palm Treo Phone-Rotoscope Artist - The Ebeling Group Arris Loft “Apartments Spot” – Digital Compositor/Roto/Digital Paint Artist - IO Media Mohegan Sun Casino/Resort Spot- Digital Compositor/Roto/Digital Paint - IO Media Xanadu Shopping Center Spot- Digital Compositor/Roto/Digital Paint Artist - IO Media Lavazza Coffee- Digital Compositor/Roto/Digital Paint Artist - Curious Pictures
Visual Effects Supervisor- TELEVISION
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Mercedes Benz/ Smart Car-Visual Effects Supervisor-Gotham Digital FX Puma- Visual Effects Supervisor - Gotham Digital FX Horizon Blue Cross/ Blue Shield- Visual Effects Supervisor - Gotham Digital FX Sports Illustrated- Swimsuit- Visual Effects Supervisor - Gotham Digital FX BMW- “BMW Of Sterling”- Visual Effects Supervisor - Gotham Digital FX Temptu “Revolution in Makeup” - Visual Effects Supervisor - Gotham Digital FX Verizon- “Verizon Fios” - Visual Effects Supervisor - Gotham Digital FX Sirius Satellite Radio- Visual Effects Supervisor - Gotham Digital FX Freelance Whales- “Enzymes” Music Video- Visual Effects Supervisor - Gotham Digital FX
HISTORY- FREELANCE
Paramount Pictures Universal Pictures Focus Features Dream Works Pictures Sony Pictures NBC Universal Method Studios Zoic Studios Shade VFX Company 3 NY Gotham Digital FX Look Effects Brainstorm-Digital Nice Shoes- Creative Studio The Artery Prime Focus BIG Film Design Psyop Mass Market Curious Pictures Stardust The Molecule Gravity Rhino FX Box Studios CVLT The Brigade Katabatic Digital Shilo Bunker g.r.o.w Logan Transistor Studios Subvoyent Fresh Paint Alien Kung Fu BIG STAR HQ Productionz The Ebeling Group IO Media HG Media Beyond Our Reality Productions Lux Imaging High5Games
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EDUCATION
Academy of Art University San Francisco, California Degree: BFA Animation- Visual Effects Fine Arts- Painting/ Drawing/ Sculpture/ Photography
Nassau Community College Garden City, New York Degree: A.A.S Fine Arts- Digital Technologies
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The Hit Factory NYC 1990 to 1992 • Staff Recording/Mix Engineer with Multi-Platnium awarded albums and Grammy Nominations
Ochoa Recording Studios Puerto Rico 1989 to 1990 • Consultant on New Studio and present studio redesign • Chief Audio Engineer responsible for a six-room facility and a Staff of 8 Audio engineers. Set operational and Technical guidelines as well raised profile of clientele and Studio
Select List of Credits FILM AND TV PRODUCTION:
• Production Location Recording (Magnolia Pictures) Bigger, Stronger, Faster (Columbia Pictures) Spider Man 3 (Production Surround Mixer) (ABC) The Home Team (ESPN) Cold Pizza Concepts Television Productions Various Infomercials (Food Network) Emeril Live Armed Forces Special Life Aquatic (Record Directors Commentary For criterion collection)
• Post Production Mixing And Sound Design (Blue Chip Films) Confidence Game Rivers Wash Over Me (Sound Design, Post Mixer) (Food Network) Guys Backyard BBQ, Cooking for Real, Barefoot Contessa, After Midnight, Tyler’s Ultimate , Rachel Ray, Ten Dollar Dinners (Bloomberg Television) Sparks and Hello World Series (Cosmopolitan TV) Cosmobody (HGTV) Dream House (BBC America) Various Promos for Copper, Dr. Who, Top Gear DVD Commentary and Mix for First Season Copper Martha Stewart Living) Interstitials and specials By Invitation Only for the Eyes Productions (Mobile Record & Mix, 26 part Country Music series)
• Live Music and Event Recording and Mixing Best Time Ever With Neil Patrick Harris (NBC) Post Audio Segment Mixer Bon Jovi NFL Kick Off Times Square VH1 Dance Music Awards VH1 Hip Hop Honors Vanessa Williams, David Letterman Show (CBS Mix for air) Vanessa Williams, Today Show (NBC Mix for air) Bryan Adams for Tokyo television (mobile uplink Mix Live) Loverboy for Tokyo television (mobile uplink) AC/DC “ The Hardest Rocking Halloween in History (The Album Network 2 Hour Radio Show) David Lee Roth (Live) Westwood Radio one Radio Network Chic and Adam Lambert At The Hammerstein Chic and Sting At the Hammerstein
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• Music Recording and Mixing For Film Beverly Hills Cop 3 (Record and Mix Score for film) The Flintstones (Record and Mix “Bedrock Twitch” for party scene) Blue Chips (Record and Mix Score for film)
GAMES : Rock Band/ Guitar Hero (Mixed 20-30 Titles)
COMMERCIAL PRODUCTION: * “Triple Play Mash up” Verizon (record and mix spot) * “ Baby Nursery” Doritos (record and mix spot) * “ Invisible” Mitsubishi (Sound Design and mix spot) * “ Chipolte Chicken” Wendy’s (Sound Design and mix spot) * “ Deion Sander Clause” Nike (record and mix spot) * “ Spikes Urban Gym” Nike (record and mix spot)
TECHNICAL BACKGROUND GENERAL COMPUTERS: Platforms: Mac OS, Windows 95, 98, NT and XP Software: Microsoft Word, Excel, Filemaker Pro, Retrospect, Pro Tools 12, Adobe Premiere, and Adobe Photoshop, Peak XLT, Logic Audio, Soundtrack, SoundMiner, AUDIO EQUIPMENT AND SYSTEMS: Digital Workstations: AVID Protools, AVID Interplay , Avid ISIS, AMS Audiophile, IZ Radar Geffen library system, 360 Systems Digicart and Instant replay Consoles: AVID S6, Digidesign Icon and D-Command, SSL, 9000, 8000, 6000, 4000 G&J Series, Neve 8078, VR, Capricorn, 500,600 series, Sound Devices 664, Shure Fp32 & 44, Cooper MCI, Sony Mxp 3000, Tape Machines: Sony 3348, 3324, APR24, Studer A800MkIII, A80 and 827, ATR 100, Sony TC Dat, HHB Timecode Dat, Sound Devices 744T MTR90MKII, MCI JH24, Otari, Panasonic DVC Pro, Sony HDCAM, Sony Digi beta, Betacam and Imix systems Synchronizers: Lynx II, MicroLynx, Audio Kinetics Wireless Systems: Sennheiser, Shure, Lectrosonics, Grass Valley Routers
AWARDS , CERTIFICATIONS & AFFILIATIONS
Awards: Grammy Nominated for Best Blues Album (Jimmie Vaughan) Ampex Golden Reel Award RIAA Multiplatinum Award for Whitney Houston Bodyguard Soundtrack (Engineering) RIAA Gold award for David Bowie Black Tie White Noise (Engineering) RIAA Multiplatinum Award for Armageddon Soundtrack (Engineering)
Certification: DigiDesign Protools Certification Certified Apple Technical Desktop Support
Professional Affiliations: National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (NARAS) Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS) Audio Engineering Society (A.E.S.)