I love making films!
Thank you for the kindest of words, you know who you are!
Please reach out to people I have worked with in the past if you are considering me for the team on your show or project, whether at its inception, its middle or its end.
"We gave Daniel the hardest most broken things and he fixed the most disastrous things ... unravelling mistakes and getting finals out the door. He understands the health of a show, and gets what needs to be done to support the team. He's thinking about all of the show whilst working, seeing the bigger picture and building proactively for future shots."
For the past 25 years I've built a career in the service of bringing other's creative visions to life with the use of computers. On a one-on-one basis, in small teams and large teams alike.
I couldn't write my own sales biography to save myself, so maybe I could let one of the beautiful things others have said do the selling for me:
Hi I'm Dan.
"Oppenheimer couldn't run a hamburger stand"
"I couldn't. But I can run the Manhattan project"
— Leslie Groves & J. Robert Oppenheimer in Oppenheimer.
Biography
2023
Betterman
Compositing Lead : Wētā FX
2023
Transformers: Rise of the Beasts
Compositor : Wētā FX
2023
Nautilus
Compositor : Cumulus VFX
2022
Avatar 2
Compositor : Wētā FX
2022
The Mother
Compositor : Luma Pictures
2022
Thor: Love and Thunder
Compositor : Luma Pictures
2022
Lockwood
Lighting & Compositing Supervision : Cumulus VFX
2021
Man Vs. Bee
Lighting & Compositing Supervision : Cumulus VFX
2021
Elvis
Compositing Supervision : Cumulus VFX
2021
The Possessed
Compositor : Cumulus VFX
2021
Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore
Postviz Lead : Digital Domain
2020
Wandavision
Compositing Lead : Digital Domain
2020
Free Guy
Compositor : Digital Domain
2020
Blackwidow
Compositing Lead & Supervision : Digital Domain
2019
The Rescue
Compositing Lead : Digital Domain
2019
Avengers: End Game
Compositor : Digital Domain
2018
Alita: Battle Angel
Compositor : Rising Sun Pictures
2018
The Predator
Compositor : Rising Sun Pictures
2018
Skyscraper
Compositing Lead : Method Studios
2018
Avengers: Infinity War
Compositor : Digital Domain
2017
Ready Player One
Compositor : Digital Domain
2017
Thor: Ragnarok
Compositor : Iloura
2017
Spider-Man: Homecoming
Compositor : Digital Domain
2017
Fast and Furious 8
Compositor : Digital Domain
2016
24 Hours to Live
Compositor : Iloura
2016
John Wick 2
Compositor : Iloura
2016
Underworld 5
Compositor : Iloura
2016
Deep Water Horizon
Compositor : Iloura
2016
Game of Thrones S6E10
Compositor : Rising Sun Pictures
2016
X-men: Apocalypse
Compositor : Rising Sun Pictures
2015
Gods of Egypt
Compositor : Iloura
2014
Mad Max: Fury Road
Compositor : Iloura
Filmography
Rates
Fixed term contract
PAYE/PAYG — 6 to 12 months
11% RRSP/Super on all CAD/AUD earnings
Statutory vacation & personal days
Private health insurance with minimum $2000 extras per year
6 months serviced apartment accomodation
Flight from hometown to start work
Return flight to hometown for use within 2 months after contract end date
Weekdays: 1.5x after 8hrs, 2x after 10hrs, 2.5x after 12hrs
Weekends: 1.5x to 8hrs, 2x to 10hrs, 2.5x to 12hrs, 3x after 12hrs
Minimum day's billings 4hrs
12hr turnaround
Vehicle
Signing bonus and/or contract extension bonus
Outside of Australia: Round trip flight to Australia per 6 month period
Inside of Australia: Round trip flight to hometown per 2 month period
15% loading for remote work
Exclusions*
USD $
85
/hr
CAD $
105
/hr
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USD $77 /hr or
USD $46 /hr after 40% rebate **
USD $77 /hr or USD $46 /hr @ 40% rebate **
AUD $
108
/hr
USD $70 /hr or
USD $42 /hr after 40% rebate **
USD $70 /hr or USD $42 /hr @ 40% rebate **
Fixed term contract
PAYE/PAYG — 3 to 6 months
11% RRSP/Super on all CAD/AUD earnings
Statutory vacation & personal days
Private health insurance with minimum $2000 extras per year
Serviced apartment accomodation
Flight from hometown to start work
Return flight to hometown for use within 2 months after contract end date
Weekdays: 1.5x after 8hrs, 2x after 10hrs, 2.5x after 12hrs
Weekends: 1.5x to 8hrs, 2x to 10hrs, 2.5x to 12hrs, 3x after 12hrs
Minimum day's billings 4hrs
12hr turnaround
Vehicle
Signing bonus and/or contract extension bonus
Inside of Australia: Round trip flight to hometown per 2 month period
15% loading for remote work
Exclusions*
USD $
90
/hr
CAD $
108
/hr
USD $79 /hr or
USD $47 /hr after 40% rebate **
USD $79 /hr or USD $47 /hr @ 40% rebate **
AUD $
115
/hr
USD $75 /hr or
USD $45 /hr after 40% rebate **
USD $75 /hr or USD $45 /hr @ 40% rebate **
Fixed term contract
PAYE/PAYG — 1 to 3 months
11% RRSP/Super on all CAD/AUD earnings
Statutory vacation & personal days
Travel insurance
Serviced apartment accomodation
Flight from hometown to start work
Return flight to hometown for use within 2 months after contract end date
Weekdays: 1.5x after 8hrs, 2x after 10hrs, 2.5x after 12hrs
Weekends: 1.5x to 8hrs, 2x to 10hrs, 2.5x to 12hrs, 3x after 12hrs
Minimum day's billings 4hrs
12hr turnaround
Vehicle
Signing bonus and/or contract extension bonus
10% loading for remote work
Exclusions*
USD $
91.1
/hr
CAD $
115
/hr
USD $84 /hr or
USD $50 /hr after 40% rebate **
USD $84 /hr or USD $50 /hr @ 40% rebate **
AUD $
125
/hr
USD $81 /hr or
USD $49 /hr after 40% rebate **
USD $81 /hr or USD $49 /hr @ 40% rebate **
Fixed term contract
PAYE/PAYG — under 1 month
11% RRSP/Super on all CAD/AUD earnings
Statutory vacation & personal days
Travel insurance
Serviced apartment or hotel accomodation
Flight from hometown to start work
Return flight to hometown for use within 2 months after contract end date
Weekdays: 1.5x after 8hrs, 2x after 10hrs, 2.5x after 12hrs
Weekends: 1.5x to 8hrs, 2x to 10hrs, 2.5x to 12hrs, 3x after 12hrs
Minimum day's billings 4hrs
12hr turnaround
Vehicle
10% loading for remote work
Exclusions*
USD $
108
/hr
CAD $
140
/hr
USD $102 /hr or
USD $61 /hr after 40% rebate **
USD $102 /hr or USD $61 /hr @ 40% rebate **
AUD $
150
/hr
USD $97 /hr or
USD $58 /hr after 40% rebate **
USD $97 /hr or USD $58 /hr @ 40% rebate **
Off-Set VFX
Freelance — Net 30
Visas— not required for Canada, Australia or New Zealand
Flights— Business for long-haul when first call is within 72hrs of landing
Accomodation
Transport
Per diems
Insurances
Software licenses
Equipment
Overtime rates after 10 hrs
1.25x day-rate secures up to 12 hrs per day
Travel days billed at 75% of day rate
10% loading for remote work
Exclusions*
USD $
1200
/day
CAD $
1600
/day
USD $1170 /day or
USD $702 /day after 40% rebate **
USD $1170 /day or USD $702 /day @ 40% rebate **
AUD $
1750
/day
USD $1134 /day or
USD $680 /day after 40% rebate **
USD $1134 /day or USD $680 /day @ 40% rebate **
On-Set VFX
Freelance — Net 30
Visas— not required for Canada, Australia or New Zealand
Flights— Business for long-haul when first call is within 72hrs of landing
Accomodation
Transport
Per diems
Insurances
Software licenses
Equipment
Overtime rates after 10 hrs
1.25x day-rate secures up to 12 hrs per day
Travel days billed at 75% of day rate
On-Set VFX includes installation of content for volumes, live shows, rides, trade shows etc
Exclusions*
USD $
1500
/day
CAD $
1800
/day
USD $1316 /day or
USD $790 /day after 40% rebate **
USD $1316 /day or USD $790 /day @ 40% rebate **
AUD $
2000
/day
USD $1296 /day or
USD $778 /day after 40% rebate **
USD $1296 /day or USD $778 /day @ 40% rebate **
Film incentive rebates may not be redeemable in full due to factors such as contract length or provincial/state residency determinations for a given financial year.
Exchange rate data retrieved from https://www.xe.com/ and rounded to the nearest dollar.
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Statutory exclusions & minimums for PAYE/PAYG contracts are non-negotiable.
Rates and exclusions are negotiable/excludable on a contract-to-contract basis.
Currencies, rates and exclusions are variable depending on location, contract duration and type of contract.