2025 Speakers
Dan Paynter, VFX Artist, Beyond-FX
Dan Paynter is a passionate VFX artist who began his career in the gaming industry as an environment artist, working on contract projects and lesser-known titles. In 2022, he discovered his love for Realtime VFX and landed his first job creating visual effects for Lost Boys Interactive on Amazon's "New World: Rise of The Angry Earth" and the more recent "New World: Aeternum." Now, Dan works at Beyond-FX, collaborating with some of the top VFX artists in the industry, while continuing to grow and learn more about creating awesome and satisfying visual effects.