Pratt Institute
bonaccivfx@gmail.com
US
https://alexwbonacci.wixsite.com/website
https://www.linkedin.com/in/alex-bonacci/
Alex Bonacci
Compositor and Educator with a passion for learning and solving complex problems. Quick and effective with an eye for detail, while producing high quality products on time.
I’ve worked as a Compositor in Film and Episodic TV for the last 10 years of my career. In that time, I have worked in a plethora of Compositing niches in major markets such as Los Angeles, Toronto, and New York. My proudest achievement was working on “They Shall Not Grow Old” as we helped preserved historical footage for generations to come. These experiences have allowed me to acquire a skill set that I call upon everyday in everything I create and teach.
Education has been a passion of mine for a long time. I love learning and sharing that knowledge and experience with others. There’s a joy that comes from seeing someone’s eyes light up when everything clicks. My own personal “aha!” moments is where I drive my teaching style as some methods weren’t always effective at conveying the information that I needed in my own creative journey. My years of industry experience allows me to draw some great examples and help express information beyond the usual tutorial.
I create and study in my free time, and make sure to enjoy the end product that comes from the process. The technical and artistic process is what propels me through life, and I enjoy every second of the journey.
Role with the VES
New Member looking to get involved as someone with 9 Years Experience Compositing and 3 Years in Higher Education. I’m hoping to bridge the gap between Senior and Junior Artists while affording them an opportunity in the greater industry.
Work Experience
Educator & Instructor | Online & In Person | 03/21 – 05/24Los Angeles Film School (Online), Pratt Institute (Brooklyn, NY)
Lead courses using personally designed and predesigned course content. Managed assignments, projects, and grades through Learning Management Systems. Continuing research, development, and experimentation to stay current with industry trends. Aided students using professional experience to develop their own portfolios to present to potential employers or clients.
Courses| 3D Post-Production, 2D Compositing, VFX & Sequencer in Unreal Engine, Match-Moving in Syntheyes, Portfolio Content Creation 1-3.
Compositor - Senior Compositor | Post-Visualization | Lead Artist VFX | Stereoscopic | 03/15–09/23
Assembly, The Third Floor, Armed Mind, Squid Squad, Stoopid Buddy Stoodios,
Deluxe Entertainment Service Group, Goma Productions LLC
Locations |Remote | LA, CA | TO, ON | Quebec | Orlando, FL | NY, NY |
Seamlessly integrated, removed, or enhanced elements based on client direction. Compositing and Editing using a variety of tools such as Nuke, After Effects, Premiere Pro, etc. Utilized experience from leads and projects to train and teach junior artists. Created assets for rendering and integration through a post-production pipeline. Projects have ranged from Feature Film, Episodic TV, Advertisements, and Indie Films.
Assembly “Ripley,” “Mr. & Mrs. Smith”
The Third Floor “She Hulk Attorney at Law,” “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.3,” “The Marvels,” “Echo”
Armed Mind “Call of Duty Verdansk,”
“The Croods: A New Age,” “Love and Monsters” (Advertisements)
Squid Squad “Space Explorers: The ISS Experience”
Stoopid Buddy Stoodios “Crossing Swords: S1”
Deluxe Entertainment Services Group
“They Shall Not Grow Old,” “Ready Player One,” “Geostorm”
Goma Productions LLC “Momentum,”
“The Shades,” “Sweet Darling”
Freelance “Slate,” “Black Girl Fairy Tale”
Film Credits
EchoTV Mini Series
o visualization artist: The Third Floor
o 2023–2024
o 5 episodes
The Marvels
o visualization artist: The Third Floor
o 2023
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
o visualization artist: The Third Floor
o 2023
She-Hulk: Attorney at Law
TV Series
o visualization artist: The Third Floor
o 2022
o 9 episodes
Slate
Short
o visual effects
o 2020
Crossing Swords
TV Series
o visual effects artist
o 2020
o 3 episodes
Mortal Engines
o senior stereoscopic compositor
o 2018
Bumblebee
o senior stereo compositor
o 2018
Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald
o senior stereo compositor
o 2018
They Shall Not Grow Old
o senior compositor
o 2018
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
o stereo compositor
o 2018
Solo: A Star Wars Story
o stereo compositor
o 2018
Avengers: Infinity War
o stereo compositor
o 2018
Rampage
o stereo compositor
o 2018
Ready Player One
o stereo compositor
o 2018
Black Panther
o stereo compositor
o 2018
Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi
o stereo compositor
o 2017
Geostorm
o stereo compositor
o 2017
Thor: Ragnarok
o stereo compositor
o 2017
Blade Runner 2049
o stereo compositor
o 2017
War for the Planet of the Apes
o stereoscopic compositor
o 2017
King Arthur: Legend of the Sword
o stereoscopic compositor
o 2017
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
o stereoscopic compositor
o 2017
The Fate of the Furious
o stereoscopic compositor
o 2017
xXx: Return of Xander Cage
o stereoscopic compositor (uncredited)
o 2017
Assassin's Creed
o stereoscopic compositor
o 2016
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
o stereoscopic compositor
o 2016
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
o stereo compositor
o 2016
Doctor Strange
o stereo compositor
o 2016
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
o stereo compositor
o 2016
Star Trek Beyond
o stereoscopic compositor
o 2016
Independence Day: Resurgence
o stereoscopic compositor
o 2016
The BFG
o stereoscopic compositor
o 2016
Skills & Titles
Senior Compositor/Educator & Instructor/ProfessorHard Skills: Compositing, 2D/3D Tracking, Keying, Frame by Frame Painting, Clean Plating, Rig Removal, Shading and Lighting, Rendering, Colorization and Correction, Integration, Beauty Corrections, Stereoscopic Compositing, Editing, VFX, Illustration, Motion Graphics, Coordination, Machine Learning/Large Language Models
Software: Nuke/NukeX, Maya, After Effects, Photoshop, Premiere Pro, Adobe Illustrator, Syntheyes, Mocha, PFTrack, Procreate, ShotGun/ShotGrid/Flow Production Tracking, Arnold, Mental Ray, V-Ray, Unreal, Houdini, Silhouette, DaVinci Resolve, Blender, Windows, OSX, Linux.
Soft Skills: Creative Problem Solving, Punctual, Communication, Teamwork and Collaboration, Independent, Eye for Detail, Eager to Learn and Teach, Adaptable, Dependable, Open-Minded, Empathetic.
