Vancouver, BC · VES Member

Senior Compositing Artist for film, episodic and animation.

Ten years of Nuke compositing across A-class features and series — deep comp, 2D/3D integration, keying and photoreal finishing. Also directing, shooting and cutting original work.

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Studios

Eyeline StudiosSPIN VFXMikros AnimationJam FilledVeridian VFXBrown Bag FilmsRocket Science VFXPixomondoStereo DLegend 3DEyeline StudiosSPIN VFXMikros AnimationJam FilledVeridian VFXBrown Bag FilmsRocket Science VFXPixomondoStereo DLegend 3D

Selected credits

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House of the DragonStar Trek: DiscoveryStar Trek BeyondAnt-ManTerminator GenisysThe Divergent Series: InsurgentThe Fate of the FuriousKing Arthur: Legend of the SwordMary Poppins ReturnsPolarKingdomInto the BadlandsOctober FactionDeep WaterThe Miniature WifeSong of GodPAW Patrol: The Mighty MoviePAW PatrolBlue's Clues & You!Dino RanchHouse of the DragonStar Trek: DiscoveryStar Trek BeyondAnt-ManTerminator GenisysThe Divergent Series: InsurgentThe Fate of the FuriousKing Arthur: Legend of the SwordMary Poppins ReturnsPolarKingdomInto the BadlandsOctober FactionDeep WaterThe Miniature WifeSong of GodPAW Patrol: The Mighty MoviePAW PatrolBlue's Clues & You!Dino Ranch

Showreel

Nuke Compositing for film

Selected work

PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie — still

Mikros Animation

PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie

Senior Lighting / Compositing — comp relighting, cryptomattes, AOVs

Music video — Sweden — still

Director / Comp / Edit

Music video — Sweden

Shot, composited and cut on location in Sweden

Blue's Clues & You! — still

Brown Bag Films

Blue's Clues & You!

350 shots — live-action 2D/3D integration, keying, wire removal

Compositing breakdown — still

Nuke · Shot work

Compositing breakdown

Deep comp, 2D/3D integration and finishing

Belong — UE 5.4 cinematic — still

Personal / lookdev

Belong — UE 5.4 cinematic

Unreal Engine lighting, lookdev and final comp

Software & pipeline

Everything below is production-tested on shipped shows, not tutorials.

  • Nuke

    Expert · 5+ yrs

  • Mocha Pro

    Tracking, PowerMesh

  • Silhouette FX

    Roto, paint

  • Blackmagic Fusion

    Full comp

  • Maya

    Shot prep

  • Unreal Engine 5.4

    Lookdev, cinematics

  • After Effects

    Motion, cleanup

  • Photoshop

    Matte painting

  • Python for Nuke

    Workflow automation

  • ShotGrid / ftrack

    Pipeline

  • Deadline

    Render management

R&D

AI tools & generation

CopyCat & machine-learning cleanup

Trained CopyCat networks inside Nuke for repetitive beauty work, rig removal and marker patching across shot families — hand-finished, never shipped raw.

ComfyUI generation

Trained under Victor Perez. Node-based diffusion for concept frames, texture fills and set-extension plates that then go through a normal comp pipeline.

Template & multi-shot automation

Built AI-assisted comp templates at Eyeline Studios so a look approved on one shot propagates cleanly across a sequence.

Where I draw the line

AI is a tool inside the pipeline, not a replacement for craft. Every frame is reviewed, art-directed and finished by hand before it leaves my machine.

Photography & videography

Directing, shooting and editing outside the studio — live events, dance and performance, documentary coverage and stills.

Event film · 2025

Convergence Dance Festival

Shot, directed and edited — multi-camera stage coverage and colour grade.

  • Event & performance

    Festivals, showcases and stage work — multi-cam capture, edit and grade.

  • Documentary & interview

    Small-crew shoots, natural light, story-first cutting.

  • Stills & plates

    Portrait and location photography, plus reference and HDRI plate capture for VFX.

Convergence Contact Improv Dance Festival

Vancouver · documentary series

A quiet, observational set from a week-long movement lab — circles, floorwork, reflections and the small human moments between the scores.

Opening circle — Contact improvisation intensive, Vancouver01A
Opening circle — Contact improvisation intensive, Vancouver
Stage light study — improvisation performance02A
Stage light study — improvisation performance
Floorwork trio — studio rehearsal03A
Floorwork trio — studio rehearsal
Group embrace after the closing jam04A
Group embrace after the closing jam
Portrait at the barre — natural window light05A
Portrait at the barre — natural window light
Weight sharing — duet on the floor06A
Weight sharing — duet on the floor
Closing jam — laughter and lifts07A
Closing jam — laughter and lifts
Morning warm-up in the glass studio08A
Morning warm-up in the glass studio
Outdoor score — Woodward's plaza, Vancouver09A
Outdoor score — Woodward's plaza, Vancouver
Solo under stage wash — performance night10A
Solo under stage wash — performance night
Opening circle — hands held in the glass studio11A
Opening circle — hands held in the glass studio
Floor score — the room resting between rounds12A
Floor score — the room resting between rounds
Lift — arms open above a shared base13A
Lift — arms open above a shared base
Head back under the warm stage wash14A
Head back under the warm stage wash
Walking score — the group crossing the room15A
Walking score — the group crossing the room
Make friends with yourself — backstage moment16A
Make friends with yourself — backstage moment
Forehead to forehead — greeting through the glass17A
Forehead to forehead — greeting through the glass
Window reflection — pause between sessions18A
Window reflection — pause between sessions
Laughter behind the brick wall — outdoor score19A
Laughter behind the brick wall — outdoor score
Group hug on the street — closing embrace20A
Group hug on the street — closing embrace
Galaxy hoodie — a shared look under stage colour21A
Galaxy hoodie — a shared look under stage colour
Arms open under magenta stage light22A
Arms open under magenta stage light
Resting score — bodies on the warm floor23A
Resting score — bodies on the warm floor
Palm to palm — leading and following24A
Palm to palm — leading and following
At the barre — window light and city beyond25A
At the barre — window light and city beyond
Back to back — weight sharing in the studio26A
Back to back — weight sharing in the studio
Standing score — the room moving together27A
Standing score — the room moving together
Group structure — stacked bodies in the glass studio28A
Group structure — stacked bodies in the glass studio
Floorwork cluster — reaching from the pile29A
Floorwork cluster — reaching from the pile
Listening at the barre — pause between scores30A
Listening at the barre — pause between scores
Shared weight — a quiet duet on the floor31A
Shared weight — a quiet duet on the floor
At the window — waiting for the next round32A
At the window — waiting for the next round
Eyes closed — hands resting on a partner33A
Eyes closed — hands resting on a partner
Laughter inside the pile — closing jam34A
Laughter inside the pile — closing jam
Low sun on the studio floor — end of the day35A
Low sun on the studio floor — end of the day

Portrait series — Maryne

Vancouver · available light

Platform — available light portrait, Vancouver transit01A
Platform — available light portrait, Vancouver transit
Turn of the shoulder — textured wall, natural light02A
Turn of the shoulder — textured wall, natural light
Greenhouse frame — reaching through the glass03A
Greenhouse frame — reaching through the glass
Under the atrium canopy — downtown walkway04A
Under the atrium canopy — downtown walkway
Doorway light — sunlit street portrait05A
Doorway light — sunlit street portrait
Close portrait — soft window light on stone06A
Close portrait — soft window light on stone
Laughing on the stair rail — golden hour07A
Laughing on the stair rail — golden hour
Movement study — low angle between concrete walls08A
Movement study — low angle between concrete walls
Backlit in the plaza — winter sun flare09A
Backlit in the plaza — winter sun flare
Night reflections — city glass and skyline10A
Night reflections — city glass and skyline
Storefront glass — full-length street portrait11A
Storefront glass — full-length street portrait
Glance back at the crossing — heritage façade behind12A
Glance back at the crossing — heritage façade behind
Smiling on the rail — late afternoon light13A
Smiling on the rail — late afternoon light
Graffiti alley — colour frame in the series14A
Graffiti alley — colour frame in the series
Shout — low angle, wide lens energy15A
Shout — low angle, wide lens energy
Concrete column — deep shadow portrait at night16A
Concrete column — deep shadow portrait at night
Library Square — wide environmental frame17A
Library Square — wide environmental frame
Cherry blossom light — spring portrait downtown18A
Cherry blossom light — spring portrait downtown
Stairwell — hard light and shadow geometry19A
Stairwell — hard light and shadow geometry
Backlit under the trees — close portrait20A
Backlit under the trees — close portrait
Crossing the street — long shadow, hard afternoon sun21A
Crossing the street — long shadow, hard afternoon sun
Striped sweater — backlit laughter, colour frame22A
Striped sweater — backlit laughter, colour frame
Heritage stonework — walking portrait downtown23A
Heritage stonework — walking portrait downtown

Available for compositing work

Remote or Vancouver-based. Feature, episodic, animation and commercial. Résumé and cover letter below.

salahi.salar@gmail.comRésumé (PDF)Cover letter (PDF)