Joseph Rosensteel

Shot

Film/Description

Software Used

Responsible For

1

American Horror Story: Freak Show
The twins sing on stage.

Nuke, Mocha

Tracking, and warping, both performances together to create a single character.

2

Oz: The Great and Powerful
Winged baboons falling ill to the mist.

Nuke, Arnold, Katana

Compositing, and lighting assistance for render optimization

3

Oz: The Great and Powerful
River Fairies attacking legs and lookdev.

Arnold, Katana, Nuke

Creating the look for the river fairies in closeup and compositing

4

Runaways
Karolina is at a party.

Nuke

Picking up the look set by Kevin Yuille with UV unwrapped geo that blends a color noise into her regular skin, and modulates twinkling particles.

5

Runaways
Karolina is at a party.

Nuke

Extreme close-up on the CG arms with a time echo effect matching the defocus, and intensity of the twinkling lights to plate LED lights.

6

The Amazing Spider-Man 2
Plasma-lightning wraps around the doctor.

Nuke

Compositing the plasma-lightning effects for electro and electro's internal glow.

7

The Amazing Spider-Man 2
Electro blasts the doctor.

Nuke

Compositing the plasma-lightning effects for electro and electro's internal glow.

8

The Watchmen
Closeup of Doc Manhattan

Renderman, Katana, Shake

Lighting & Compositing.

9

The Watchmen
Doc Manhattan destroys gangsters

Renderman, Katana

Lighting.

10

Smurfs 2
Vexy, Smurfette and Hackus on Storks over Paris.

Arnold, Katana, Nuke

Lighting and compositing of the smurfs over aerial plate augmented by Hybride.

11

Smurfs 2
Smurfs on Storks over Notre Dame.

Arnold, Katana, Nuke

Lighting and Compositing of characters over projected plate.

12

Smurfs 2
Smurfs on storks through Notre Dame arches.

Arnold, Katana, Nuke

Lighting and compositing of characters over retimed plate.

13

The Orville
Kaylons enter resistance base.

Nuke

Integrating CG Kaylon heads with the plate photography

14

The Orville
Kaylons blast humans.

Nuke

Integrating CG Kaylon heads, and adding particle blasts.

15

Amazing Spider-Man
Spider-Man shooting web, CG env.

Arnold, Katana

Lighting.

16

The Amazing Spider-Man
Spider-Man escaping The Lizard, CG env.

Arnold, Katana

Lighting.

17

The Amazing Spider-Man
Spider-Man falling, CG env.

Arnold, Katana

Lighting.

18

9-1-1
Destroyed W Hotel in Hollywood.

Nuke

Compositing CG building, paint, ladder matte painting, debris, and dust.

19

The Smurfs
Smurfs dancing on coffee table

Renderman, Katana, Katana2D

Lighting & Compositing.

20

Zookeeper
Closeup for lion jaw replacement, warping

Renderman, Katana, Katana2D

Lighting & Compositing.

21

Zookeeper
Bear jaw and neck replacement, warping

Renderman, Katana, Katana2D

Lighting & Compositing.

22

American Horror Story: Freak Show
Clown with missing jaw.

Nuke

Painting, warping, and integrating CG jaw replacement.

23

The Amazing Spider-Man 2
Electro trapped in the lab harness.

Nuke

Compositing the internal matting and layers for the subsurface FX.

24

The Watchmen
Doc Manhattan kills Rorschach

Renderman, Katana, Shake

Lighting & Compositing.

25

The Watchmen
Doc Manhattan in profile in ruins of Manhattan with Lori

Renderman, Katana, Shake

Lighting & Compositing.

26

The Watchmen
Closeup of Doc Manhattan in ruins facing camera

Renderman, Katana, Shake

Lighting & Compositing.

27

The Watchmen
Closeup of Doc Manhattan turning to camera, ruins in BG

Renderman, Katana, Shake

Lighting & Compositing.

28

The Amazing Spider-Man 2
Closeup on Electro's feet, descending to the floor.

Nuke

Compositing layers, animated keys, and internal FX passes with faked floor reflection.

29

The Smurfs
Waterfall portal opens, Brainy gets up off of rock by cauldron

Arnold, Katana, Katana2D

Lighting, Compositing, and look development work for FX assets.

30

American Horror Story: Freak Show
Twins stop singing.

Nuke

Compositing both performances of Sarah Paulson with fake lighting and shadow.