Melissa Goddard

Melissa Goddard is a skilled Virtual Production Technical Director II at Industrial Light & Magic, specializing in Comp and Colourist work since May 2022, where expertise includes collaboration with DOPs, client-side, and internal VFX supervisors for StageCraft Virtual Production. Previous roles include Senior Artist and Unreal Engine Generalist at Versatile Media Ltd, Digital Compositor at Industrial Light & Magic, and Senior and Lead Compositor at DNEG. Additional experience includes significant positions at Sony Pictures Imageworks, Image Engine Design Inc., and Weta Digital, where work focused on stereo and 2D compositing. Melissa holds a Diploma in Multimedia from Natcoll and a Certificate in Visual and Graphic Design from Auckland University of Technology, supplemented by coursework in Film 101 from The University of Auckland.