Nick Pittas

Biography

VFX Supervisor, Nuke Trainer, Senior Compositor

The Foundry Certified Nuke Trainer.
Work as a VFX Supervisor and Lead Compositor for Feature Films, TV Shows and Commercials.
Also worked as Visual FX supervisor Music Videos and Corporate videos for high profile clients
The Foundry authorized partner and Nuke Trainer.

Specialties: Compositing with:
The Foundry Nuke, Blackmagic Fusion, Apple Shake, Autodesk FFI, Adobe After Effects.
Editing with:
Avid Media Composer, Apple FCP, Adobe Premiere. Blackmagic DaVinci Resolve.

1996

3D Artist @Metavision-Multimedia

2000

Editor/Senior Compositor/3D Artist @AKMI Digital

Motion Graphics in After Effects and editing in Speed Razor and discreet edit* for Short Films and TV Commercials

2001

Editor/Junior Compositor @KINO

Junior Flame Artist working on TV Commercials while also helping the 3D department.
Also editing in Avid on special occasions!

2002

Lead Compositor/Senior Editor/VFX @B-Movies

2003

Editor/Senior Compositor/3D Artist @X-Rated

3D and Compositing for TV Commercials and Feature Films.
Autodesk 3D Studio Max
Avid Media Composer/Avid Symphony
Adobe After Effects 7

2004

Co-owner/VFX Supervisor/Lead Editor/Lead Compositor @Media Factory

Music Videos and Promotion
Adobe Production Suite CS2
Avid Composer 3
Final Cut Studio 2

2006

Lead Compositor/Senior Editor @Magikon

Commercials for TV and Cinema, high profile Corporate Videos and Music Videos.
Involved also on the post production of many Greek Feature Films
Software used:
Adobe After Effects CS4
Autodesk Flint 2009
Final Cut Studio 3
The Foundry Nuke
PFTrack

2010

VFX Supervisor @ Artoon

Involved in the re-make of Plato & Pandora, a fully 2D Animated TV series for Star Channel. Lead Compositor and Finishing Editor, while co-ordinating the 2D and Roto Department.

2012

Senior Compositor/Nuke Trainer @ Pan Entertainment

Deliver projects from start to finish, under extremely tight deadlines.
The projects were ,mainly, TV commercials for high profile clients, some corporate videos, virals, and Music Videos for Greece and Cyprus.
Lead Motionographer and Flame Artist.

The Foundry Nuke Trainer
Adobe After Effects CS5.5
Autodesk Flame 2011
Avid Composer 5.5
Final Cut Studio 3
Autodesk 3DS Max 2012
Autodesk Maya 2011

2017

Co-Founder/VFX Supervisor @candyshopVFX

As Technical Director and also a Senior Compositor and Nuke Trainer, my task is to find solutions and shortcuts to demanding projects in order to finish and deliver them in the shortest amount of time and the highest quality possible.

2018

Co Founder/VFX Supervisor @KENT

My current “home”, a Post Production Boutique with lots of very talented people, working on Feature Films, TV Shows, Commercials and Large Scale Video Presentation.