Compositing Supervisor & Realtime Artist with on-set VFX experience specialized in CGI comps, Unreal Engine Lighting & environment creation, intricate matte painting comps, deep compositing, Ray Tracing, advanced screen extractions, dynamics, match-moving, and blending all of these elements seamlessly together. 

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EXPERIENCE

Owner, Supervisor - Azra Alkan L.L.C

Clients: Zero VFX, CG SPECTRUM, MPC

2022- Present

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Compositing Supervisor & Realtime Artist - Zoic Studios

Los Angeles, CA — 2020-2021
 

Unreal Artist (Project), Dell & NVIDIA

Los Angeles, CA — 2021-2021

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Compositing Supervisor, Barnstorm VFX

Los Angeles, CA — 2021-2021
 

Unreal Fellowship - Epic Games

Los Angeles, CA — 2020-2020

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Senior Compositor, Luma Pictures

Los Angeles, CA — 2018-2021

Lead Compositor, Zero VFX

Venice, CA — 2019-2019
 

Senior Compositor, Blur Studios

Los Angeles, CA — 2019-2019

Compositing Supervisor - Griffith Media
Los Angeles, CA - 2019-2019

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Senior Compositor, Framestore

Los Angeles, CA — 2018-2018

Compositing TD, Rhythm & Hues

Los Angeles, CA — 2017-2018

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Lead  Compositor, Ingenuity Engine

Los Angeles, CA — 2016-2017

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Compositing Supervisor - Freelance, Pixel Ignition

Los Angeles, CA — 2017-2017

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Digital Artist/ Compositor, CoSA VFX

Los Angeles, CA — 2015-2016

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VFX supervisor (Project), South9entertainment

Los Angeles, CA — 2015-2016

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Compositor, Tippett Studios

San Francisco, CA — 2014-2014

 

Lead Artist, Studio 400A

San Francisco, CA — 2012-2015

 

EDUCATION

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Academy of Art University, San Francisco

— BFA in Animation & VFX, 2014

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Santa Monica College

— AA in Film Studies, 2011
 

Baskent University

— Computer Science and Programming Certificate, 2007
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Notable Awards & Accomplishments

AACTA Award for Best Visual Effects and a VES nomination for Best Effects Simulations -Cyclone Look Dev, Senior Compositor 
https://www.iamag.co/creating-molten-man-cyclone-for-spiderman-far-from-home/
 

 

Sundance Film Festival “Special Jury Prize”, Lead Compositor
https://www.sundance.org/projects/advantageous

 

SOFTWARES

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Maya
Nuke
After Effects
PFTrack
Houdini
Python
Unreal Engine
Photoshop