Michael Hedges

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ABOUT MICHAEL HEDGES

Compositing Supervisor based in Montreal, Canada and Sydney, Australia.* Results driven, detail/ deadline oriented. Highly organized, self managed on and show and department level.* Experienced with working with a variety of team sizes locally and across multiple sites simultaneously.* Work ethic focused on department synergy, automation and personal development.* Strategic minded, solid problem solving ability with a proven track record of project execution.* Shot casting, running dailies, bidding, scheduling, liaison between departments, building key shots, sequence continuity, tech, grain/ workflow set ups, neutrals/ prep, whilst doing shot work.* Strong teacher and mentor for all levels of compositors and aspiring roto/ paint artists.* End to end senior artist, tracking, roto/ paint, stitching, cg manipulation.* Expert in 2D, 3D, deep, anamorphic and stereo compositing * Compositing experience in feature film, streaming, television, CG feature and commercial content * Creative in look development, template scripting and gizmo/ tool building.* Keen eye for realism, timing, composition, depth, colour, light and detail.* Well versed in nuke, vray, nuke 3D and particles* Effective communicator with production and supervising staff across all departments* Versed in packaging and automation for asset sharing across vendors* Deep experience in environments and character interaction with CG* Foundation in traditional art, theory and history* Specialist in colour space theory, formats, 3D matchmove and object tracking and general cameras.* Australian and Canadian citizenI am always interested in establishing new relationships. Feel free to say hi!