Compositing for feature film & TV

Hi, I’m Ariel. I’ve been manipulating reality professionally since around 2005.

I’m a compositor, which means you’ll either really notice or completely miss my best work.

I started out in 3D, spent a good few years in commercials and promos (where “final_v2” is never final), and for the last decade I’ve been working in feature film here in the UK. Currently I’m a lead compositor at Framestore.

Nuke is home. I’m also comfortable in After Effects, Fusion, Blender, 3DEqualizer, Mocha and Silhouette, and I’ll happily learn whatever the show throws at me. Lately that includes AI workflows: I’m digging into where they genuinely speed things up, and where a good old-fashioned roto still wins.

What keeps me hooked after all these years: the puzzle of making a shot sit, the people I get to solve it with, and teaching. I’ve learned a lot from great artists, and I love passing it on. If you’re stuck on a shot, I’m the one who’ll pull up a chair.

Have a look at the reel. And if you ever need a compositor who sweats the edges, keeps the room smiling and loves to teach, you know where to find me.