VFX Artist · Compositor · Colorist · Motion Designer

Dan Orlov

16 years in compositing, retouching, color and editing — international music videos for Lady Gaga, Katy Perry, P!NK, Doja Cat and Jason Derulo, plus work with Russian stars: Artur Pirozhkov, Timati, Bianka, Dima Bilan, Alsou. And fully AI-generated projects.

Freelance, never studio-employed

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Relevant higher education SPbGIKiT, St. Petersburg · “Computer Graphics & Animation Artist” · 2016
Contacts
Telegramt.me/danorlovVimeovimeo.com/danorlovInstagram@danyelorlovEmaildanyelorlov@gmail.com
~800M+
views on YouTube
34
selected works
11+ years
of active practice (2014–2025)
287MChika— Artur Pirozhkov
245MLove Not War— Jason Derulo
top projects by views

Roles on projects

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Skills & tools

AI / neural netsSeedance · Kling · GPT Image · Nano Banana · Higgsfield · ElevenLabs · Sora
DevelopmentClaude Code, my own prompt generators
Compositing / VFXAfter Effects (expert, since 2010) · Nuke (node-based, basics)
Color gradingDaVinci Resolve (expert, since 2014)
EditingDaVinci Resolve · Premiere Pro · Final Cut Pro
3D / animationBlender · Maya · render farms
Retouch / graphicsPhotoshop (expert) · Illustrator
TrackingPFTrack · 3D Equalizer · SynthEyes
Sound designAbleton Live · iZotope Ozone · Audition
This is a curated selection, not a full list of works. Only what matters for the portfolio or is representative of the productions involved.

Hoody FX — international projects

17 works
Music videos, live shows and commercials for global artists — freelance collaboration with the Hoody FX studio. Cleanup, beauty retouch, compositing, body slimming.
245M▶
Jason Derulo x Nuka2020
Love Not War (The Tampa Beat)
cleanup, beauty retouch
93M▶
Bebe Rexha ft. Doja Cat2020
Baby, I'm Jealous
compositing, cleanup, beauty retouch
42M▶
P!NK2021
All I Know So Far
beauty retouch, body slimming
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P!NK · Amazon Prime2021
All I Know So Far — documentary
beauty retouch
38M▶
Alesso, Katy Perry2022
When I'm Gone
beauty retouch
19M▶
Tony Bennett, Lady Gaga2021
I've Got You Under My Skin
cleanup, beauty retouch, body slimming
5.8M▶
Tony Bennett, Lady Gaga2021
I Get A Kick Out Of You
cleanup, beauty retouch, body slimming
2.6M▶
Tony Bennett, Lady Gaga2021
Love For Sale
cleanup, beauty retouch, body slimming
2.1M▶
Lady Gaga — Live2021
Celebrates Love For Sale (Westfield)
cleanup, beauty retouch, body slimming — live show ~1 h · ⭐ personal thanks from Lady Gaga
18M▶
Nessa Barrett2021
i hope ur miserable until ur dead
cleanup, beauty retouch
8.2M▶
Faouzia2021
Hero
compositing (fire, sparks), cleanup, beauty retouch
7.6M▶
Thriii ft. Messenger2021
Calling All the Monsters
cleanup, beauty retouch
5.5M▶
Demi Lovato2021
Melon Cake
cleanup, beauty retouch
3.7M▶
Sofia Carson2021
Fool's Gold
compositing (fire), cleanup, beauty retouch
880K▶
Weedmaps x Cann2022
Taste So Good (ft. Kesha, Hayley Kiyoko, VINCINT, MNEK)
beauty retouch
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Champion x Saweetie2022
Get It Girl (commercial)
cleanup, beauty retouch
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Pepsi x Doja Cat2021
Soda Shop (commercial)
cleanup, beauty retouch

AI / Neural network projects

4 works + a tool
Video and image generation via my own prompt generators — custom neural nets tuned to specific models to push the output quality as far as it goes.
AIInstagram ▶
Kling 3Seedance 1.5Nano Banana Pro
Old Town Budva
prompt engineer, editor
Full AI Production · surrealism + photorealism
AIInstagram ▶
Nano Banana ProKling 2.6
Windmills
prompt engineer, editor
Full AI Production · live action + photo + AI animation
AIInstagram ▶
Nano Banana 2Seedance 2.0
Event poster — video
prompt engineer, editor
Full AI Production · photorealism
AIInstagram ▶
GPT Image 2
Event poster — static
prompt engineer
Full AI Production · photorealism

Russian projects

17 works
Compositing, tracking, cleanup, beauty retouch, color grading, editing and the full VFX‑pipeline — from mainstream glossy hits to underground and auteur cinema.
287M▶
Artur Pirozhkov2018
Chika (Чика)
tracking, compositing, cleanup, beauty retouch, body slimming, color grading
138K▶
Psychea2015
Mezhdu Molotom i Nakovalney (Между молотом и наковальней)
full pipeline: storyboarding, VFX supervision, tracking, editor, VFX, compositing, cleanup, color grading
173K▶
DenDerty2022
Devyat Lestnits (Девять лестниц)
compositing, cleanup, VFX, color grading
26K▶
DITA REDRUM2018
Follow the Night
editor, tracking, color grading, VFX
1.3K▶
Vedmin Dom x CRIM3S2018
Festival video (Live)
DOP, editor, VFX supervision, VFX, color grading
19K▶
AIGEL2025
Life is Comedy
camera assistant
837▶
▲**2018
Make It Sound
storyboarding, VFX supervision, tracking, compositing, VFX, color grading
5.6K▶
Short film2020
«Grustny Film» (Грустный фильм)
editor, VFX supervision, color grading
1.1K▶
Short film2022
«Koromyslo» (Коромысло) — based on Krovostok
editor, VFX supervision, cleanup, color grading
26M▶
Skrudzhi2017
Rukalitso (Рукалицо)
cleanup, beauty retouch
13.4M▶
Timati2021
Choker (Чокер)
cleanup, beauty retouch
6.5M▶
Bianka2019
Volosy (Волосы)
cleanup, beauty retouch, color grading
3.6M▶
Alsou2020
Ne Molchi (Не молчи)
tracking, compositing, cleanup, beauty retouch, color grading
1.5M▶
Lolita2021
Schekotno (Щекотно)
cleanup, beauty retouch, body slimming
5M▶
Dima Bilan2017
Labirinty (Лабиринты)
cleanup, beauty retouch — retouch lead
1.2K▶
Motion Capture2013
«GESTALTA»
DOP, editor, tracking, compositing, 3D, VFX
759K▶
Vlad Ramm2018
Lu4she (Лу4ше)
color grading

What I want to explore

3D + AI pipelinehand-keyed and generative animation, AI rendering
Full AI pipelineAI rotoscoping, AI keying, AI compositing — tools like Corridor Key; already learning it in my own time
AI editing automationClaude Code