This episode of Subsurface Talks is an exciting journey to the land of compositing. Our guest and guide on this marvelous expedition is Daniel Nees - compositing artist from Australia with an impressive portfolio that includes work on titles like ‘Captain Marvel’, ‘Thor - Love and Thunder’, ‘Star Wars:Andor’; ‘ Shang Chi’ and recently ‘Rings of Power’.

You can take a look at his portfolio here: https://danielneesart.carbonmade.com/

Daniel shares his experiences of getting into compositing and finding a path to getting a job in a studio working on the biggest productions in the world. Apart from Hollywood level compositing he does excellent job as a 3d artist and works as a community manager for CG Boost - an on-line educational platform founded by Zacharias Reinhardt offering great Blender courses and support for aspiring 3d artists. The conversation revolves around the fun and the tedious aspects of compositing work and sidetracks to topics like deadly and dangerous wildlife in Australia or the advantages of drumming. What links the Wombats with AC/DC ? Is it hard to remove markers from sunburnt grass in Sydney? Why is having a supportive community as an artist priceless? If any of these questions seem interesting to you - listen to this podcast. If you like it at least a bit - make sure to leave a comment, review or just share it with a friend.

Happy listening

D.J.