The CG Spectrum Podcast - Creating the CGS Commercial with Compositing Supervisor Sean Amlaner

Jul 27, 2022

Creating the CGS Commercial with Compositing Supervisor Sean Amlaner

Play • 37 min

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