Manuel Llamas

Senior Compositor
mail@manullamas.com

Professional Summary

Project-based Senior Visual Effects Artist and Compositor with 20 years of experience trusted by global studios to deliver on high-stakes film, episodic, and advertising projects. I specialize in reducing production risk and supervision load by taking ownership of complex shots and messy contexts. Combining a profound eye for lighting and camera work with strict quality control, I rapidly adapt to proprietary pipelines and emerging technologies to deliver seamless, high-end final composites with consistency and reliability.

Core Competencies & Skills

Competencies
  • Live-Action Compositing
  • Full CG Animation Compositing
  • Post-viz
Software
  • Foundry Nuke X
  • Blackmagic Fusion
  • Adobe After Effects

Professional Experience

Senior Compositor Boxel Studio
Vancouver, CA (Remote)|Jun 2025 - Feb 2026
  • Project: "Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 4" (Episodic)
Senior Compositor BARABOOM! Studios
Los Angeles, US (Remote)|Jan 2025 - Feb 2025
  • Project: "Sinners" (Feature Film)
Senior Compositor 22DOGS
Tenerife, Spain (Remote)|May 2023 - Nov 2023
  • Projects: "The Morning Show", "The Decameron" (Episodic)
Senior Compositor Moonraker VFX
Bristol, UK (Remote)|Mar 2023 - May 2023
  • Project: Mercury Towers Flying Theatre (Immersive)
Senior Compositor WorldwideFX London
London, UK (Remote)|Feb 2023 - Mar 2023
  • Project: "Expend4bles" (Feature Film)
Senior Compositor XReality Studios
Madrid, Spain (Remote)|Oct 2022 - Dec 2022
  • Project: "Awareness" (Feature Film)
Senior Compositor Lola Post Production
London, UK (Remote)|May 2022 - Sep 2022
  • Project: "Dangerous Liaisons" (Episodic)
Senior Compositor XReality Studios
Madrid, Spain (Remote)|Jan 2022 - Apr 2022
  • Projects: "The Longest Night", "Boundless" (Episodic)
Senior Compositor Taylor James Ltd
London, UK (Remote)|Nov 2021 - Dec 2021
  • Project: Nissan Brand Film (Advertising)
Post-viz Compositor BARABOOM! Studios
Los Angeles, US (Remote)|Aug 2021
  • Project: "Borderlands" (Feature Film)
Senior Compositor The Mill
Adelaide, Australia|Sep 2019 - Dec 2019
  • Project: "Cats" (Feature Film)
Senior Compositor Alkemy X
New York, US|Jun 2018 - Aug 2018
  • Project: Xfinity (Advertising)
Senior Compositor Cinesite
Montreal, Canada|Mar 2018 - Apr 2018
  • Project: "Ant-Man and the Wasp" (Feature Film)
Senior Compositor Whiskytree
San Francisco, US|Jan 2018 - Feb 2018
  • Projects: "The Other Side of the Wind", "Skyscraper" (Feature Films)
Senior Compositor Base FX
Xiamen, China|Sep 2017 - Dec 2017
  • Project: "The Wandering Earth" (Feature Film)
Post-viz Compositor BARABOOM! Studios
New York, US|Mar 2017 - Jun 2017
  • Project: "The Nutcracker and the Four Realms" (Feature Film)
Senior Compositor FuseFX
New York, US|Feb 2017 - Mar 2017
  • Project: Unannounced Project (Episodic)
Senior Compositor Whiskytree
San Francisco, US|Oct 2016 - Dec 2016
  • Project: "Star Wars: Rogue One" (Feature Film)
Senior Compositor Atomic Fiction
Montreal, Canada|Apr 2016 - Aug 2016
  • Project: "Star Trek Beyond" (Feature Film)
Senior Compositor Blue Sky Studios
New York, US|Nov 2015 - Apr 2016
  • Project: "Ice Age: Collision Course" (Feature Animation)
Senior Compositor Atomic Fiction
Montreal, Canada|Jul 2015 - Oct 2015
  • Project: "Rings 2" (Feature Film)
Senior Compositor MPC
Montreal, Canada|Mar 2015 - Jul 2015
  • Projects: "Goosebumps", "X-Men" (Feature Films)
Senior Compositor Digital Domain
Vancouver, Canada|Jan 2015 - Feb 2015
  • Project: "Fast and Furious 7" (Feature Film)
Senior Compositor Rodeo FX
Montreal, Canada|Aug 2014 - Dec 2014
  • Projects: "The Walk", "In the Heart of the Sea" (Feature Films)
Senior Compositor Method Studios
Vancouver, Canada|Jan 2014 - Mar 2014
  • Projects: "The Giver", "The Maze Runner" (Feature Films)
Lead Compositor Prime Focus World
Mumbai, India|Sep 2013 - Dec 2013
  • Project: "Sin City 2" (Feature Film)
Compositor Rising Sun Pictures
Adelaide, Australia|Jan 2013 - May 2013
  • Projects: "The Great Gatsby", "The Wolverine" (Feature Films)
Compositor Zoic Studios
Vancouver, Canada|Aug 2012 - Dec 2012
  • Project: "The Arrow" (Episodic)
Compositor Shilo
San Diego, US|May 2012 - Jun 2012
  • Project: Project Runway (Advertising)
Lead Compositor Technicolor
Beijing, China|Jul 2011 - Sep 2011
  • Project: "1911" (Feature Film)
Compositor DNEG
Singapore|Feb 2011 - Jun 2011
  • Project: "Captain America: The First Avenger" (Feature Film)
Compositor Look Effects
New York, US|Mar 2010 - Aug 2010
  • Projects: "Wall Street 2", "Step Up 3D", "Black Swan" (Feature Films)
Compositor The Mill
New York, US|Jan 2010 - Feb 2010
  • Project: Barclaycard Rollercoaster (Advertising)
Compositor Framestore
New York, US|Aug 2009 - Nov 2009
  • Project: "Salt" (Feature Film)
Compositor RhinoFX
New York, US|Sep 2008 - Jul 2009
  • Projects: Kmart, Cadillac, Walmart (Advertising)
Compositor Vanguard Animation
Vancouver, Canada|Jan 2008 - Mar 2008
  • Project: "Space Chimps" (Feature Animation)
Compositor (Internship) Pendulum Studios
San Diego, California|April 2007 - June 2007
  • Project: "THQ Stuntman: Ignition" (Cinematic)

Education

Master in Educational Information Technology UAZ
2020 - 2024
BFA in Graphic Design UNISO
2012 - 2015
Diploma in 3D Animation & Visual Effects Lost Boys | School of Visual Effects
2006 - 2007
Associate Degree in Information Technology ITESM
2002 - 2005

Certifications

IBM AI Developer IBM
April, 2026