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Elliott Brennan

VFX Supervisor, Lead Nuke Compositor

310-561-0223
elliott@llttnn.com

Esurance - Buffalo Roam

VFX Supervisor, Lead Nuke Compositor (2012)

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Client-facing role with director and agency.
Shoot only allowed for two live buffalo on location.
Designed shape of herds for compositional depth, editorial continuity, and creature variety. Regraded buffalo plates for time-of-day lighting changes.
Removed all buffalo wranglers, harnesses, etc.

DirecTV - Hot House

Nuke Compositor (2011)

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2d animation to enhance timing on stunt floor performance.
Comped additional practically-shot flame elements with heat haze and interactive lighting.
Rebuilt the plate, removing firefighter, gas lines, practical flame propellents, etc.
Loads of additional cleanup, wire removal, matte painting.

Target - Falling for Fall

Nuke Compositor (2012)

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Responsible for final comp.
Designed virtual camera move to match to balance perspective of different camera moves on foreground and background talent.
2d animation on clothing items falling through frame
IBK and Primatte key on talent, objects.
Edge treatment, lightwrap.

Boardwalk Empire - A Man, a Plan...

Nuke Compositor (2012)

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Responsible for final comp.
Film scratch removal over skin, lace shirt, knit sweater.
Matched cloth deformation and wrinkling in flickering light.

Nike Plus - Game On

Nuke Compositor / Smoke Conform (2012)

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Reprojected clean wall, ground, columns, fence, etc. in order to remove practical basketball players for CG replacements.
Initial comp of CG replacements and green platforms.
Conformed first round EDL of plates for roto artists to begin work before locked edit.

DirecTV - Love Match

Nuke Compositor (2011)

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Responsible for final comp.
Created frozen candelabra elements with heat haze, smoke, and interactive lighting.
Comped CG frozen jewelry.
Photographed formal garden elements for background matte painting.
Lots of wire removal.

Mercedes - Passing Through

Nuke Compositor (2011)

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Warped rear-view, passenger-side, and driver-side mirror elements to match perspective and parallax of combined exterior/interior/exterior virtual camera move.
Various car interior mattes cleanup.

Lexus - December to Remember 2012 campaign

Nuke Compositor (2012)

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Completely re-lit and rebuilt five CG cars from diffuse, normal and position passes, bringing out shape in body work and details.
Comped shadows, falloff, and vignette around snow matte painting.
Created animated bokeh on background element.
Direct interaction with agency client.

Esurance - What If

VFX Supervisor, Lead Nuke Compositor (2012)

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Client-facing role with director and agency.
Designed virtual camera move to turn lockoff into a crane shot.
Extended, cleaned, and reprojected spiral garage structure onto spiral geometry.
Warped lockoff shots of different cars.
Designed and blocked preloader icon.

Esurance - Built to Save

VFX Supervisor; Lead Nuke Compositor (2012)

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Client-facing role with director and agency.
Comped CG building and cars.
Integrated light, shadow, and reflections into final comp.

Heineken - Handlebar Moustache

Nuke Compositor (2011)

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Multiplane cleanup: sink, mirror, background reflections

Mercedes - Unchained

Nuke Compositor (2011)

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Created matte painting of chained rocks; tracked and comped into shots.
Chain and background rig cleanup.

Honda - Monster

Nuke Compositor (2011)

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Responsible for final comp.
Composited CG eyes to replace static puppet eyes.
Matched CG fur to puppet fur around eyes, eyelids.
Integrated light, shadow, and window glare into final comp.
Various background cleanup and car beauty work.

Lexus - The Hard Way

Nuke Compositor (2011)

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Rebuilt wheels to hide brake lockup.
Rebuilt reflection in pavement.
Cleaned foreground and background pavement.
Various car beauty work.

Dairy Queen - Shaving Bunnies

Nuke Compositor (2011)

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Designed, timed, and comped "Mini Blizzard" animated transition.
Various mattes and cleanup.

Chevy Volt - Discovery

Nuke Compositor (2011)

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Designed and animated computer startup display.
Warped and retimed smoke puff