Bogdan Ciornei

Roto and compositing shots together.

Tasked with recreating low resolution animations at 1080p using new assets and new VFX techniques while also incorporating 2.5D. (3D within a 2D environment)

Tasked with roto, compositing, adding haze, particles and match moving. Worked as part of a team to help them accomplish their goals.

My goal was to re-create another artist's text animations with new words to attain the same look.

Tasked with blurring out logos in a shot and to roto out a few pieces of footage.

Created by Benjamin Disinger and Bogdan Ciornei. We built the studio, shot and finalized the video over the course of three days. I was tasked with acting, set-extension, dust-busting and the ending text animation.

Tasked with making changes to a project started by another artist. My task was to recreate some of his effects and replace assets.

Tasked with a paint-out and tracking a wall with posters so we could replace them.

Tasked by (Northlight Productions LLC) to provide 4 CG shots and 16 catalogue images for the (Bien Eyewear) website launch and product spot. My task was to composite, blend and beautify various shots and stills.

Tasked with the creation of a cubicle office that stretched into infinity space.

Painting out signs and replacing them with new ones.

Spur of the moment, made entirely in three days while moving across the US to California. My objective was to create realistic lightning and to add a few water lines on the girl's face.

Completed over 138 VFX shots of varying complexity including: compositing, matte painting, dust-busting, tracking, 3D tracking, rotoscoping, full and partial background replacement, object removal, photo retouching, particular effects and others. Also managed a 4-man 3D team to produce high quality renders.

Supported the production staff by helping with on-set effects and running errands. Experienced the organizational structure of a professional Los Angeles set to apply to future projects.

Sole VFX artist on independently made short film, "Someday, You'll Remember Today" (Dir. Ben Disinger). As the only VFX artist, I was tasked with floating object creation (not 3D), rig removal, multiple layer compositing, animation of still images, rotoscoping, cracking the picture frame, digital makeup corrections and other effects.

Sole VFX artist on independently made music video for "Virgin" by Manchester Orchestra (Dir. Ben Disinger). On "Virgin" my skills were tested mentally and physically with compositing, eye replacement, 3D camera movements, manual motion tracking, animation of static images, and other surreal effects.