Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
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Ari Garber

Brooklyn,NY

Summary

Ari Garber is a Nuke Compositor, Compositing Supervisor, and On-Set VFX Supervisor with ten years of industry experience across film, television, and immersive mediums.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience

Work History

Freelance Compositing Supervisor

Blacknolia Studios Ltd
10.2024 - Current

-Supervises Compositing and oversees quality control for TV shows and film

-Credits include Palm Royal (Apple), and The Summer I Turned Pretty (Amazon Prime)

-Assisted with Comp Superivision on One Piece Season 2 (Netflix)

Freelance Nuke Compositor

Blacknolia Studios Ltd
09.2018 - Current

-Offers freelance Nuke Compositing services remote or on-site in New York

-Frequent collaborator with VFX vendors including Blacksmith VFX, Framestore, Crafty Apes, and Artjail

On-Set VFX Supervisor

Alkemy-X
10.2022 - 08.2023

-On-Set VFX Supervisor for two TV shows

-Worked with Production side clients, and in-house VFX Supervisor to meet client needs from pre-production through final delivery

-Provided Data wrangling, HDRs, reference photography, and set-lighting workflows

-Provided on-set reports including shoot summaries and camera reports

-Developed and nurtured relationships with clients and production crew

Senior Nuke Compositor

Zoic Studios
05.2022 - 10.2022

-Senior Nuke Compositor in the Episodic Department

Nuke Compositor

Alkemy X
07.2021 - 05.2022

-Nuke Compositor in the Episodic Department

Nuke Compositor

Radical Media LLC
12.2020 - 04.2021

-Nuke Compositor on a feature-length large format immersive experience

-Part of the original team developing the post-production workflow for Illuminarium Experiences™

Nuke Compositor

Zoic Studios
10.2018 - 07.2020

-Nuke Compositor in the Episodic Department

Nuke Compositor

The Mill
03.2017 - 09.2018

-Nuke Compositor in the Integrated Advertising Department

Compositing Intern

The Mill
08.2016 - 03.2017

-Worked on a series of training projects as part of a personalized program designed to fast-track a career in Compositing at the MIll, NY

-Assisted by providing roto and paint for various commercial projects

Roto/Paint Artist

Zero VFX
02.2016 - 05.2016

Provided roto and paint for several feature films including Ghost Busters 2016

Education

Continued Education - Animation

Lesley University College of Art And Design
Boston, MA
12-2015

Bachelor of Arts - Visual Art, Comparative Literature

Brown University
Providence, RI
05.2012

Skills

  • Compositing (Nuke)
  • Compositing Supervision
  • On-Set Visual Effects Supervision
  • Look Development
  • Excellent interpersonal and written communication skills
  • Team player

Additional Information

Episodic Credits:

-One Piece S2, Netflix

-Palm Royal S2, Apple

-The Summer I Turned Pretty, Amazon

-The Better Sister, Amazon

-And Just Like That S3, HBO Max

-Power Book II: Ghost, STARZ

-Power Book III: Raising Kanan, STARZ

-For All Mankind, Apple

-Secret Invasion, MCU

-Hello Tomorrow, Apple

-Fear the Walking Dead, AMC+

-Evil, Paramount+

-Tales of the Walking Dead, AMC+

-The Gilded Age, MAX

-Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies, Paramount+

-Dark Winds, AMC+

-Westworld, MAX

-The Righteous Gemstones, MAX

-The Wilds, Amazon Studios

-The Walking Dead: World Beyond, AMC+

-Stargirl, DCU, The CW

-Wu Tang: An American Saga, Hulu

-Cobra Kai, Youtube Originals

-Claws, TNT

-Manifest, Netflix

-Nos4A2, AMC+

-The Godfather of Harlem, Epix

-Future Man, Hulu

Feature Credits:

-Marty Supreme, A24

-Judas and the Black Messiah, MAX

-The Many Saints of Newark, Warner Bros

-Don't Make Me Go, Amazon Studios

-Ghost Busters 2016, Sony Pictures

-True Memoirs of an International Assassin, Netflix

Commercial Credits by Campaign (including):

-Pepsi, "The Choice" Superbowl 2026

-Verizon, "Holiday 2025"

-Meta, "Home for the Holidays"

-Google, "Just Ask Google"

-Coffee Mate, "World's Biggest Coffee Lover"

-VW, "Hello George"

-GoPuff, "Bring the Magic"

-Hennessy, "Major"

-Budweiser, "Dilly Dilly"

-Covergirl, "Made in the Mirror"

-Lincoln, "Perfect Rhythm"

-Samsung, "Infinitely Amazing"

-Downey, "Unstopables"

-Skittles, Super Bowl 2018

-Chevy, "The Human Race"

Immersive Experience:

-Wild, by Illuminarium Experiences ™

Pitches:

Kroger, "Holiday"

Timeline

Freelance Compositing Supervisor

Blacknolia Studios Ltd
10.2024 - Current

On-Set VFX Supervisor

Alkemy-X
10.2022 - 08.2023

Senior Nuke Compositor

Zoic Studios
05.2022 - 10.2022

Nuke Compositor

Alkemy X
07.2021 - 05.2022

Nuke Compositor

Radical Media LLC
12.2020 - 04.2021

Nuke Compositor

Zoic Studios
10.2018 - 07.2020

Freelance Nuke Compositor

Blacknolia Studios Ltd
09.2018 - Current

Nuke Compositor

The Mill
03.2017 - 09.2018

Compositing Intern

The Mill
08.2016 - 03.2017

Roto/Paint Artist

Zero VFX
02.2016 - 05.2016

Continued Education - Animation

Lesley University College of Art And Design

Bachelor of Arts - Visual Art, Comparative Literature

Brown University