Creating the CGS Commercial with Compositing Supervisor Sean Amlaner

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The CG Spectrum Podcast

CG Spectrum

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CG Spectrum's career-focused podcast features conversations with senior-level creatives and emerging talent in film and games. The CG Spectrum podcast is hosted by Maxine Schnepf, CG Spectrum’s Career Development Manager. Learn about different jobs, what it’s like to work at some of the biggest studios, go behind the scenes on your favorite films and games, and get career advice from the experts! We're dropping new episodes every other Wednesday. Subscribe now to get new episodes delivered straight to you.

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Creating the CGS Commercial with Compositing Supervisor Sean Amlaner

The CG Spectrum Podcast

36 minutes 54 seconds

3 years ago

Creating the CGS Commercial with Compositing Supervisor Sean Amlaner

Find Sean: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amlaner/

Learn VFX Compositing: https://www.cgspectrum.com/courses/vfx-compositing

Justin catches up with Compositing Supervisor and CG Spectrum Head of Compositing, Sean Amlaner, about what a compositing artist really does, the burgeoning demand for compositors in the industry, and they go behind the scenes of CG Spectrum's newly-released Dune-inspired commercial, which Sean worked on as a Compositor and VFX Supervisor!

Sean has worked as a Compositing Supervisor, Senior Compositor, and Senior Artist Trainer for studios such as Technicolor VFX, Sony Pictures Imageworks, Walt Disney Animation Studios, and Rhythm & Hues, among others. He has worked on over 100 feature and episodic television post-productions including Star Trek: Picard, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, Black Panther, Frozen, Westworld, Thor: Ragnarok, and Avengers: Infinity War.

🔗 Episode notes: https://www.cgspectrum.com/podcast/understanding-vfx-compositing-sean-amlaner

00:00 Intro

01:15 What is a compositor and where is compositing used?

04:15 Who does a compositor work within the project pipeline?

08:27 Which software Sean uses for compositing and what it takes to master it

12:41 What other softwares to learn to gain an edge in compositing

15:15 How is virtual production going to affect the compositing industry

18:32 How much compositing work shows up in the final product?

20:53 Sean’s background, switching from engineering to animation to compositing

23:53 Tips for getting into compositing

27:00 The virtual production pipeline used on the CG Spectrum Dune-inspired commercial

32:50 The different stages involved in creating the commercial

Watch the CG Spectrum Dune-inspired commercial: https://youtu.be/MCA8lZwh7ks

Go behind the scenes on our commercial shoot: https://youtu.be/M4HeJQ5SV-8

Watch our VFX breakdown: https://youtu.be/R6B1peE0cZ8

Read more about our VFX breakdown: https://www.cgspectrum.com/blog/vfx-breakdown-dune-inspired-commercial

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📍 https://www.linkedin.com/cgspectrum

📍 http://www.facebook.com/CGSpectrum.Film.and.Game.School

📍 https://www.twitter.com/cgspectrum

Sean:

📍 https://www.linkedin.com/in/amlaner/

📍 https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2154997/

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