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Episode 424 – OPPENHEIMER – Compositor and VFX Sup Marco Baratto
With 10+ years of VFX industry experience, Digital Artist and VFX Sup Marco Baratto is more than ever interested in being an integral part of it through compositing and creative leadership. An understanding of light, color and composition are essential to his approach. His additional interests include photography, concept art, cinema and mathematics.
His most recent credit is the role of a Digital Artist in Christopher Nolan’s OPPENHEIMER. His other credits include EXODUS: GODS AND KINGS and GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY.
In this Podcast, Digital Artist Marco Baratto talks about his work on OPPENHEIMER and how much CGI should or should not be utilized is storytelling; as well as the pros and cons of working remotely, the benefit of getting a degree in VFX and the importance of doing your personal work as a VFX artist.
Marco Baratto’s Website: https://www.marcobaratto.com
Marco Baratto on IMDb: https://pro.imdb.com/name/nm6642676/credits
Marco Baratto on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcobaratto/
Marco Baratto on IG: https://www.instagram.com/marco.baratto.vfx/
EPISODE 424 – OPPENHEIMER – SENIOR COMPOSITOR & VFX SUP MARCO BARATTO
Hi, everyone!
This is Allan McKay. Welcome to Episode 424!
I’m super excited to get into this Episode with Marco to discuss his career. We talk about his work on OPPENHEIMER, as well as the topic of CGI in general.
Marco talks about:
- His experience working on OPPENHEIMER;
- How much CGI should be utilized in storytelling;
Marco also shares his outlook on:
- The type of compositors;
- The pros and cons of working remotely;
- The importance of doing your personal work as a VFX artist;
- Should you go to a VFX school?
Please take a moment to share this Episode with others. So –
Let’s dive in!
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES FROM ALLAN McKAY:
[01:19] Have you ever sent in your reel and wondered why you didn’t get the callback or what the reason was you didn’t get the job? Over the past 20 years of working for studios like ILM, Blur Studio, Ubisoft, I’ve built hundreds of teams and hired hundreds of artists — and reviewed thousands of reels! That’s why I decided to write The Ultimate Demo Reel Guide from the perspective of someone who actually does the hiring. You can get this book for free right now at www.allanmckay.com/myreel!
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Okay, what did you think? I hope you got a lot from this Episode. I want to thank Marco for joining the Podcast.
Please take a moment to share this Episode with others.
Next week, I’m interviewing VFX Supervisors Todd Sheridan Perry and Scott Kirvan who do a deep dive into the making of the Amazon comedy series I’M A VIRGO by Boots Riley, the practical effects and some of the technology used in the show, its challenges and how they resolved them.
Until then –
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