{"id":2863,"date":"2017-04-04T18:31:02","date_gmt":"2017-04-04T23:31:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sisleridm.com\/?p=2863"},"modified":"2017-04-04T18:31:02","modified_gmt":"2017-04-04T23:31:02","slug":"vfs-vfx-presentation-w-melissa-best-april-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sislercreate.com\/Animation\/2017\/04\/04\/vfs-vfx-presentation-w-melissa-best-april-5\/","title":{"rendered":"@VFS VFX Presentation w\/ Melissa Best – April 5"},"content":{"rendered":"

What an amazing tour of the VFX industry in Vancouver!<\/h1>\n

SislerIDM students learned about the VFX Industry from industry guru and VFS instructor Melissa Best<\/h2>\n\n

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About Melissa:<\/h2>\n

Mel became involved in the entertainment business early. She was in numerous plays, took acting classes for fun, modeled, danced and spent time working on movie and television show sets. She has a brother and a sister who have also been involved in the industry. She was first introduced to visual effects in High School where she was enrolled in multi-media class and studied graphic design in college. Her connections in the industry led to her landing a career in special effects.
\n– IMDb Mini Biography By:\u00a0M<\/a><\/em>
\n <\/p>\n

Filmography<\/h2>\n
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Hide\u00a0\"Hide\"<\/span><\/a>Visual effects\u00a0(58 credits)<\/div>\n
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\u00a02016<\/span>Alice Through the Looking Glass<\/a><\/b>\u00a0(stereo compositing supervisor: Gener8 – uncredited)<\/div>\n
\u00a02016<\/span>The Jungle Book<\/a><\/b>\u00a0(stereo compositing supervisor: Gener8 – uncredited)<\/div>\n
\u00a02016<\/span>Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice<\/a><\/b>\u00a0(stereo compositing supervisor: Gener8)<\/div>\n
\u00a02016<\/span>I Dare You<\/a><\/b>\u00a0(Short) (visual effects coordinator)<\/div>\n
\u00a02015<\/span>The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2<\/a><\/b>\u00a0(stereo compositing supervisor: Gener8)<\/div>\n
\u00a02015<\/span>Pan<\/a><\/b>\u00a0(stereo compositing supervisor: Gener8)<\/div>\n
\u00a02015<\/span>Pixels<\/a><\/b>\u00a0(stereo compositing supervisor: Gener8)<\/div>\n
\u00a02015<\/span>Insurgent<\/a><\/b>\u00a0(stereo compositing supervisor: Gener8)<\/div>\n
\u00a02015<\/span>Jupiter Ascending<\/a><\/b>\u00a0(stereo compositing supervisor: Gener8)<\/div>\n
\u00a02014<\/span>Guardians of the Galaxy<\/a><\/b>\u00a0(stereo compositing supervisor: Gener8 – uncredited)<\/div>\n
\u00a02014<\/span>Maleficent<\/a><\/b>\u00a0(stereo compositing supervisor: Gener8)<\/div>\n
\u00a02014<\/span>Godzilla<\/a><\/b>\u00a0(stereo compositing supervisor: Gener8)<\/div>\n
\u00a02014<\/span>Captain America: The Winter Soldier<\/a><\/b>\u00a0(stereo compositing supervisor: Gener8 – uncredited)<\/div>\n
\u00a02014<\/span>300: Rise of an Empire<\/a><\/b>\u00a0(stereo compositing supervisor: Gener8)<\/div>\n
\u00a02013<\/span>Thor: The Dark World<\/a><\/b>\u00a0(stereo compositing supervisor: Gener8 – uncredited)<\/div>\n
\u00a02013<\/span>Iron Man Three<\/a><\/b>\u00a0(stereo compositing supervisor: Gener8 – uncredited)<\/div>\n
\u00a02013<\/span>Jack the Giant Slayer<\/a><\/b>\u00a0(stereo compositing lead: Gener8)<\/div>\n
\u00a02013<\/span>The Grandmaster<\/a><\/b>\u00a0(stereo compositing supervisor: Gener8)<\/div>\n
\u00a02012<\/span>The Amazing Spider-Man<\/a><\/b>\u00a0(lead stereo compositor: Gener8 – uncredited)<\/div>\n
\u00a02012\/I<\/span>Prometheus<\/a><\/b>\u00a0(stereoscopic compositing lead: Gener8 – uncredited)<\/div>\n
\u00a02011<\/span>Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance<\/a><\/b>\u00a0(stereoscopic compositing lead: Gener8)<\/div>\n
\u00a02011<\/span>Conan the Barbarian<\/a><\/b>\u00a0(lead stereo compositor: Conversion Works)<\/div>\n
\u00a02011<\/span>Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2<\/a><\/b>\u00a0(lead stereo compositor: Gener8)<\/div>\n
\u00a02011<\/span>Priest<\/a><\/b>\u00a0(lead stereo compositor: Conversion Works)<\/div>\n
\u00a02010<\/span>Tron<\/a><\/b>\u00a0(compositor: Prime Focus VFX)<\/div>\n
\u00a02010<\/span>Louis<\/a><\/b>\u00a0(compositor)<\/div>\n
\u00a02010<\/span>The A-Team<\/a><\/b>\u00a0(compositor: Prime Focus)<\/div>\n
\u00a02010<\/span>Clash of the Titans<\/a><\/b>\u00a0(stereo roto supervisor: Prime Focus)<\/div>\n
\u00a02010\/I<\/span>Tooth Fairy<\/a><\/b>\u00a0(compositor)<\/div>\n
\u00a02009<\/span>The Twilight Saga: New Moon<\/a><\/b>\u00a0(compositor)<\/div>\n
\u00a02009<\/span>G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra<\/a><\/b>\u00a0(compositor)<\/div>\n
\u00a02009<\/span>The Maiden Heist<\/a><\/b>\u00a0(compositor)<\/div>\n
\u00a02009<\/span>The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus<\/a><\/b>\u00a0(visual effects assistant: on-set – uncredited)<\/div>\n
\u00a02009<\/span>Dragonball Evolution<\/a><\/b>\u00a0(compositor)<\/div>\n
\u00a02008<\/span>Journey to the Center of the Earth<\/a><\/b>\u00a0(compositor)<\/div>\n
\u00a02008<\/span>The Forbidden Kingdom<\/a><\/b>\u00a0(compositor)<\/div>\n
\u00a02007<\/span>Mr. Magorium’s Wonder Emporium<\/a><\/b>\u00a0(compositor: Frantic Films)<\/div>\n
\u00a02007<\/span>Live Free or Die Hard<\/a><\/b>\u00a0(compositor: The Orphanage)<\/div>\n
\n\u00a0<\/span>Battlestar Galactica<\/a><\/b>\u00a0(TV Series) (vfx compositor – 11 episodes, 2006) (compositor – 5 episodes, 2006) (2D compositor – 2 episodes, 2005)<\/p>\n
–\u00a0The Eye of Jupiter<\/a>\u00a0(2006) … (vfx compositor)<\/div>\n
–\u00a0The Passage<\/a>\u00a0(2006) … (vfx compositor)<\/div>\n
–\u00a0Unfinished Business<\/a>\u00a0(2006) … (vfx compositor)<\/div>\n
–\u00a0Hero<\/a>\u00a0(2006) … (vfx compositor)<\/div>\n
–\u00a0A Measure of Salvation<\/a>\u00a0(2006) … (vfx compositor)<\/div>\n
Show all 18 episodes<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\u00a02006<\/span>Superman Returns<\/a><\/b>\u00a0(compositor)<\/div>\n
\u00a02006<\/span>Silent Hill<\/a><\/b>\u00a0(compositor: Frantic Films)<\/div>\n
\u00a02006<\/span>Slither<\/a><\/b>\u00a0(compositor)<\/div>\n
\u00a02006<\/span>Firewall<\/a><\/b>\u00a0(compositor)<\/div>\n
\u00a02005\/I<\/span>Stay<\/a><\/b>\u00a0(lead compositor: Frantic Films)<\/div>\n
\u00a02005<\/span>The Muppets’ Wizard of Oz<\/a><\/b>\u00a0(TV Movie) (compositor: Technicolor)<\/div>\n
\u00a02005<\/span>Cursed<\/a><\/b>\u00a0(compositor: Frantic Films)<\/div>\n
\u00a02005<\/span>The Chumscrubber<\/a><\/b>\u00a0(compositor: previz, Frantic Films)<\/div>\n
\u00a02004<\/span>Stryker<\/a><\/b>\u00a0(compositor: Frantic Films)<\/div>\n
\u00a02004<\/span>Catwoman<\/a><\/b>\u00a0(2D compositor: Frantic Films – uncredited)<\/div>\n
\u00a02004<\/span>Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed<\/a><\/b>\u00a0(lead compositor: Frantic Films)<\/div>\n
\u00a02004<\/span>East of Euclid<\/a><\/b>\u00a0(compositor: Frantic Films)<\/div>\n
\u00a02003<\/span>Paycheck<\/a><\/b>\u00a0(lead compositor: Frantic Films)<\/div>\n
\u00a02003<\/span>Hangman’s Curse<\/a><\/b>\u00a0(compositor: Frantic Films)<\/div>\n
\u00a02003<\/span>The Italian Job<\/a><\/b>\u00a0(rotoscoper: Frantic Films)<\/div>\n
\u00a02003<\/span>X2: X-Men United<\/a><\/b>\u00a0(compositor: Frantic Films)<\/div>\n
\u00a02003<\/span>The Core<\/a><\/b>\u00a0(compositor: Frantic Films)<\/div>\n
\u00a02003<\/span>Killer Rats<\/a><\/b>\u00a0(compositor: Frantic Films)<\/div>\n
\u00a02001<\/span>Rudolfa’s Revenge<\/a><\/b>\u00a0(TV Movie) (compositor: Frantic Films)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

What an amazing tour of the VFX industry in Vancouver! SislerIDM students learned about the VFX Industry from industry guru and VFS<\/p>\n

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