Role: Compositor
Fardosa (2021)
I supported this short through clean up. You can watch it on Vimeo now!
Morning Song (2020)
“A short film concerning a troubled mother coming to terms with the loss of a baby.”
My role as compositor on this project was to provide subtle effects to support the set environment.
Morning Song is now available on All4, click the link below to check it out!
Azaar (2019)
“A tribe of women await their men’s return from war. Azaar, one of the last young girls in the village is intertwined between her mother, grandmother and the rest of the tribe, as she comes to learn the true cost of womanhood.”
As a compositor on this project, my artistic responsibilities were not very numerous, and instead I was involved in many discussions about pipeline. Could grain be added affectively afterwards or should it be shot on film? How should we deal with the colorspace management of the few VFX shots that there were? With such an evocative story, it was great to watch it come through smoothly.
Nominated Best British Short Film - BAFTA (2020)
Nominated Best British Short - London Short Film Festival (2020)
Shortlisted - BAFTA Student Awards (2019)
The Pregnant Ground (2019)
“After a traumatic stillbirth, a woman starts to believe the ground below her apartment becomes pregnant.”
As lead compositor on this project, I strategized with director Haolu Wang to decide how best to represent her emotionally evocative fantasy elements. My responsibilities included on-set supervision, set extension, CG compositng, clean up, and quality check for delivery to grade.
Some highlights for me included attending an underwater shoot, supervising the set-up and capture of a large outdoor greenscreen set, and offering to be an extra in a pool scene on one of the hottest days of the year (extra points of you can spot me!)
November 1st (2019)
“Traveling to witness the execution of her son’s murderer, a mother is torn between retaliation and reconnecting with her estranged daughter.”
As the lead compositor on this project, my main tasks were screen replacements and merging CG damage onto an unscathed car.
November 1st was a 2019 Student Academy Award Winner! Congrats team!
Digital Verbunden (2020)
For this experimental sci-fi film, I worked with the compositing lead Oliver Buus to deliver clean up and compositing of the greenscreen digital grid environment.
Good Samaritans (2018)
“Romania, 1784. Young Elena finds herself stranded alone in a dark, secluded wood. When she is approached by two thieves, Elena’s true guise comes to light.”
If you’re a DFX student at the NFTS, you know one of the biggest projects you’ll work on during your time there is Gorefest - a horror project that takes place once a year and combines SFX, special effects make up, and every digital technique you’ve learned so far during the course. Looking at this daunting task, Ashleigh Ramirez and I decided to team up as co-producers to handle all things organization.
Starting in pre-production, we met with the director to discuss his ambitions, production design students to determine the set extension needs, and talent such as actors, and costumes. We attended the shoot, made sure everyone had their needs met, and that we captured all the necessary material.
For the VFX work, we divided the work democratically based on the timeline and interests of each of our peers. I myself got to work on compositing some big set extensions and eye effects. One among us who specialises in grading created a working LUT, and then graded complete edit. Then we rendezvoused with the editor, sound design, and composing students to create a final film. Finally, we organized a viewing in the school cinema with a DCP and invited all those involved.
Loose Leaves (2019)
I had the chance to approach this student project as both lead compositor and producer. As part of a team of classmates from the NFTS, we planned this short as a test of the use of motion capture.
We storyboarded the shoot ourselves, keeping in mind the need for simplicity for scaled recreation. We then travelled to Centroid and assisted with the capture of motion data. My classmates edited the animation and then added FX. I composited it together and then created the final edit.
The Phoenix (2019)
“A lifelong friendship is rekindled when Martha’s elderly mother dies and Gloria decides to accompany Martha on a final trip aboard The Phoenix, the similarly ageing canal boat Martha grew up on, to the boat yard where she plans to sell it.”
As lead compositor on this project, I knew going in I was going to get to play with fire - and I was excited. I worked closely with FX artist Liam Wedge to plan how we should enhance the flames, while minimizing render weight. Getting to play with custom elements and having the flexibility of layers made the job very enjoyable. Besides fire, I was also involved in cleaning up some unwanted artifacts.
Misconduct (2019)
“Annie and Daniel are a miserable middle-aged professional couple who want what they can’t have - but this doesn’t stop them pursuing their goals via any selfish, unsavoury means possible.”
For this dark comedy, my primary tasks as compositor were screen replacements.
In The Silence (2019)
In The Silence is a tense short, addressing the affects of PTSD for a veteran. For this project I provided clean up work as a compositor.
LilMissCandy786 (2019)
“In search of an identity, Candy wanders through the digital landscape, leaving fragments of herself behind in this experimental short drama.”
LilMissCandy786 was broadcast on BBC Four as part of a night of short films marking the 30th anniversary of the World Wide Web. My primary role on this project was VFX consultant - I spoke with the producer about how they might most practically achieve effects that they wanted. I also did some clean-up work.
You can learn more about the film on the director, Myriam Raja’s website HERE
Blood Type (2018)
“Blood Type is a love story that spans two generations, between a tender encounter during a summer in modern London, and a desperate struggle for survival aboard a ‘death train’ in the Siberian winter of 1937.”
As a junior compositor on Blood Type, I assisted the lead, Oliver Buus, with roto and prep work. I also had the opportunity to visit the stage and observe both the train miniatures shoot and the use of the snow machine!
Dead Birds (2018)
“A teenage badminton failure at a Catholic girls school goes to extreme lengths to win the inter-school cup. Dead Birds is a wild supernatural black comedy about competitive mother-daughter relationships, competitive badminton and how far you’d go to get what your heart most desires.”
As a junior compositor on Dead Birds, I assisted the lead, Baitong Monseu, with prep and executing templates.
Good News (2018)
“In a rural, religious community a young man struggles to understand the teachings until a newcomer seems to offer a new way to receive God’s love.”
Shooting in very rural environments can have its challenges. As a junior compositor on this project, my main role was removing overly distracting flies.
Laowai (2018)
“A lost Chinese girl hitchhikes her way to London, without speaking English.”
As a digital compositor on this project, I used my clean up skills to remove some SFX equipment to create a seamless final image without distracting elements.
The Deep Sleep (2019)
“During his sister’s wedding, a man forms an emotional connection with a woman when he discovers that she is equally as lost as him after problems arise with his ambitious girlfriend.”
As the colourist and onilne editor, I worked closely with the director to create a look which matches the emotion of the story and deliver a DCP for cinema viewing.
The Wake (2018)
“In a mythical world of endless ocean, a mother is challenged by a nightmarish figure who offers her a deal.”
I followed through many steps of post production for this short, which takes place in a small sail boat at sea. As a compositor, I removed signs of any land in the distance. As the colorist, I worked with the director and cinematographer to both maintain continuity and enhance the images through evocative tweaks in hue. Finally, I worked as the online editor to output the necessary formats, including DCP, and check tech specs.
As someone who has spent a large portion of my own childhood on boats, it was such a pleasure exploring the warmpth of the cabin and cold of the sea air.
Protector (2017)
“It is a medieval world. A military head of an elite group of warriors and an Heir in-line for ruling an empire have been exiled from their Kingdom. Together they face tremendous danger from powerful bounty hunters.”
As one of the principle compositors on this project, I worked closely with the director to realize their vision of an enhanced action scene. My work included cleanup of modern object and safety wires, as well as spark and blood additions.