ɹᵻtˈɜːnɪŋ tə ðə jˌuːkˈeɪ ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi fˈaɪv, dˈænjəl lˈændɪn stˈʌdid fˈaɪn ˈɑːɹt fˈɪlm ænd vˈɪdɪoʊ æt sənt mˈɑːɹtɪnz skˈuːl ʌv ˈɑːɹt, wˌaɪlst wˈɜːkɪŋ æz ɐ kˈæmɹə ɐsˈɪstənt ænd fˈɪlm ˈɛkstɹə ɪŋklˈuːdɪŋ ɐ θɹˈiːmˈʌnθ stɹˈɛtʃ ɪn kˈʌbɹɪks fˈʊl mˈɛɾəl dʒˈækɪt.
Returning to the UK in 1985, Daniel Landin studied Fine Art Film and Video at St Martins School of Art, whilst working as a camera assistant and film extra (including a 3-month stretch in Kubrick’s Full Metal Jacket).