CASEY YAHNKE SENIOR DIGITAL PAINT ARTIST/COMPOSITOR SKILLS & ABILITIES NUKE SILHOUETTE MOCHA PHOTOSHOP SYNTHEYES AFTER EFFECTS MAYA/3DS MAX COMBUSTION DIGITAL FUSION COMPOSITING 2D & 3D MATCHMOVE KEYING CG INTO LIVE ACTION DIGITAL SET EXTENSIO N 2D & 3D COMPOSITES DIGITAL PAINT & ROTOSCOPE NODE & LAYER BASED COMPOSITING LINUX BASED OS PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE EDUCATION University of California, Santa Barbara B.A., Film & Media Studies 2002–2006 Santa Barbara, California WORK HISTORY 2014–Present Image Engine Design BG Prep Lead/Compositor Projects: Neil Blomkamp’s Chappie Vancouver, British Columbia 2012–2014 Weta Digital Wellington, New Zealand Senior Digital Paint Artist Projects: Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, The Hobbit- An Unexpected Journey, Iron Man 3, The Wolverine, The Hobbit- The Desolation of Smaug, The Hunger Games- Catching Fire, Man of Steel 2010–2012 Prime Focus Hollywood, California/ Mumbai, India Senior Digital Paint Artist/Global Trainer Projects: Men in Black 3, Star Wars: Episode One, Green Latern, Transformers: Dark of the Moon, Immortals, RaOne 2009–2010 In-Three, Inc. Westlake Village, California/ Mumbai, India Stereo Compositing Lead/ Global Trainer Projects: Alice in Wonderland, G-Force, Lionsgate Logo, United States Air Force commercial, Tim Burton’s 9, Friday the 13th 2007–2009 Mechnology Visual Effects Burbank, California Nuke Compositor Projects: The Middleman, Into the Blue 2, Mirrors, House Broken, Dead Like Me: Life After Death, Red Sands, Hotel California, Farmhouse, Without A Trace, Hero Wanted, Southland, FooFighters “The Pretender” music video, Toyota commercial, The Last Word, Disney’s Sonny With a Chance 2007–2008 Fixation Entertainment North Hollywood, California Compositor/Paint & Roto Projects: Drag Me to Hell, Bangkok Dangerous, Daddy Day Camp PHONE 778 378 6230 • E-MAIL [email protected] AMERICAN/CANADIAN CITIZENSHIP