Arindam Dhar
I am someone who is creative as well as has good experience with technology, hence, can bridge the gap between the two. In a nutshell, a Creative Technologist. In my 15 years of professional journey, I have always tried to groom myself for creative technologies and have taken ventures to portray my vision beyond the conventional mindset.
My aim is to carve an epitome as a Creative Technologist in the world of cutting-edge design & technology. I would like to implement my technical skills in achieving the creative goals in an effortless yet effective way and establish myself as a pioneer in the creative-technology field.
Software Skills
Experience
DNEG (Canada)
Senior Compositor
- Look development
- Show-based gizmo/tool development
- Seamlessly and realistically combine CGI and digital matte paintings with live-action plate photography.
- Keying background elements to superimpose CG elements and other live action footages.
- Seamless color integration among several CG rendered passes, illustrations and live action footages.
- Captures camera movement to enable computer graphics geometry to fit accurately and convincingly into live action plates to create final images that meet art direction feature film production environment.
Pixomondo (Germany & Canada)
Nuke – TD
- Provide technical support to the compositing departments.
- Support for shot-based issues together with communicating technical issues to IT and Pipeline.
- Maintain and support custom tools/templates/scripts.
- Maintain and support pipeline tools
- Work with the leads and supervisors to ensure they are supported technically with expressions/gizmo’s and python scripts.
- Troubleshoot problem scripts and render difficulties.
- Write documentation for tools.
88 Pictures (India)Lead Technical Director
- Research and Development for studio VFX/CG pipeline
- Implementing and maintaining the VFX pipeline
- Implementing and maintaining Real-time filmmaking workflow using Unreal.
- Maintain and support custom tools/templates/scripts for compositing.
- Work with the leads and supervisors to setup show based compositing pipeline
- Provide up-skill training to the artists, leads, and supervisors.
MPC – Film (India)
Technical Director – Compositing
- Provide technical support to the compositing departments.
- Support for shot-based issues together with Communicate technical issues to IT and Pipeline.
- Maintain and support custom tools/templates/scripts.
- Work with the leads and supervisors to ensure they are supported technically with expressions/gizmo’s and python scripts.
- Troubleshoot problem scripts and render difficulties.
- Write documentation for tools.
- Provide upskill training to the Artists, Leads & Sups.
Vedarth Animation Studio Pvt. Ltd. (India)Film Supervisor – Full Dome & 360 Film
- Full-Dome and 360 Live-action shooting
- Working with various mediums and footages
- Work effectively with 3D Artist, Compositors, and Production for timely and creative results
- Look & Feel development for film
- Maintain a high level of quality while working on multiple projects under aggressive deadlines
- Manage time effectively and give accurate assessments of a project’s projected timeline and current status
- Troubleshooting on complex shots or sequences
- Assist management with hiring.
- Maintain and support custom tools/templates/scripts.
- Supported technically with expressions/gizmo’s and python scripts.
Balaji Telefilms Ltd. (India)Subject Matter Expert – Visual Effects
- Research and Development in Compositing and Photography.
- Conducting lectures and workshops in Compositing and Photography.
- Course Curriculum Design and Development related to Compositing and Photography
Maya Academy of Advanced Cinematics (India)
Senior Instructor
- Conducting lectures in Modeling, Shading, Texturing, Lighting, Compositing, and Camera tracking.
- Conducting Workshops.
- Supervising Visual Effects and 3D Animation short film for student category.
- Career Development Training
Educational Profile
Advanced Diploma in 3D Animation and VFX from Maya academy of advanced cinematics.
Senior Diploma in Art from Sarba Bharatiya Sangeet-O-Sanskriti Parishad
B.Sc. ( Computer Science, Physics, Mathematics ) from the University of Calcutta.