Leandro Crespo

Leandro Crespo — Digital Compositing & VFX (Nuke, ACES) | 5+ years
Senior Digital Compositor · 5+ years

Cinematic Compositing for Brands and Film

I deliver invisible-vfx shots for commercials, episodic and branded films. Nuke-native, ACES-managed, CG integration, and color-accurate finishing. Comfortable leading look-dev, setting templates and mentoring juniors.

350+ shots delivered
NukeX · Deep · Gizmos
ACES · OCIO · EXR

Showreel

Full breakdowns below. Shot/asset ownership annotated per project.

Service focus

  • CG/plate integration, relighting & grading in Nuke
  • Keying (IBK/Ultimatte/Keylight) & edge fidelity
  • Roto/paint, cleanups, sky/window replacements
  • Projections, set-extensions, camera/UV reprojects
  • Deep compositing & AOV management
  • ACES color-managed deliveries (EXR, DNxHR, ProRes)

Toolchain & Pipeline

NukeX 15/16 Hiero Mocha Pro Silhouette Houdini (FX/CG ingest) Arnold/Redshift AOVs ACES 1.3 · OCIO ShotGrid / ftrack / Kitsu DaVinci Resolve (conform)

Strong CG literacy → faster iterations with Lighting/FX/LookDev. Comfortable with templates, gizmo libraries, and show LUTs.

Core Skills

Nuke Compositing
Keying, CG/AOVs, Deep, Gizmos
Color Management
ACES, OCIO, IDTs/ODTs, show LUTs
Roto & Paint
Silhouette, Mocha Pro
Tracking/Matchmove
2D/3D tracks, undistort/distort
CG Literacy
Houdini/Arnold ingest
Tool Dev
Templates, gizmos, relighting

Selected Credits

Film ExhibitionSenior Compositor · 2024 · 6 shots
Film with Muzzle FireCompositor · 2023 · 12 shots
Sportswear — Global SpotLead Compositor · 2023 · 12 shots
Luxury SkincareCompositor · 2022 · 9 shots
Fintech Brand FilmSenior Compositor · 2022 · 7 shots
Music Promo (Director’s Cut)Compositor · 2021 · 6 shots
Screen Burn INsLookDev + Comp · 2021 · 8 shots
Food & BeverageProduct clean-up & CG · 2020 · 10 shots

Detailed shot breakdowns available on request (NDA-compliant). Logos/brands omitted here for confidentiality.

Breakdowns

Plate: urban street daylight
Final: CG integration and grade

Automotive — CG car integration

Responsibilities: look-dev template in ACES, relight (position/normal relight), multi-pass CG integration (beauty/crypto/utility AOVs), contact shadows, reflections, atmospheric, ground interaction, final grade.

NukeX Position/Normal relight ACES 1.3 CryptoMatte
Plate: greenscreen talent
Final: key, despill, set extension

Episodic — Keying & set extension

Responsibilities: IBK/Keylight hybrid, edge detail preservation, hair treatment, clean-plate generation, 3D camera projection for parallax set-extension, final balancing to show LUT.

IBK/Keylight Mocha Pro Projections Show LUT
Plate: product pack
Final: cleanup and beauty work

Product — Cleanup & beauty

Responsibilities: plate cleanup (scratches, seams), beauty work, UV project/patches, subtle flares and refractions, final product-isolation passes for versioning.

Roto/Paint Silhouette UV project Versioning

What producers say

  • “Leandro consistently delivers first-time-right comps. Fast, communicative and color-accurate.” — Post Supervisor, Episodic
  • “His ACES templates saved us days across the show. Great mentor for juniors.” — VFX Supervisor, Commercials

Availability · Location

Madrid-based. Eligible to work in Spain/EU. On-site preferred; hybrid considered. Day rate on request.

Madrid · Spain On‑site / Hybrid Spanish / English

Contact

For bookings and shot breakdowns, email or pick a time: