Join director and VFX supervisor Hugo Guerra from Hugo's Desk and befores & afters editor Ian Failes in a detailed discussion of the latest in visual effects.
A show about development and leadership in the VFX industry. In conversations with great mentors we explore everything from landing your first job to being a great supervisor.
The VFX Artists Podcast, hosted by Kofi Opoku-Ansah and Daniel Mark Miller is the spot for artists to share, learn and discover other artists in the VFX industry. We aim to bring artists from different levels and departments to discuss industry practice, software, processes, journey and more. We are a podcast made by artists for artists.
Each episode, industry veterans discuss a film and its visual effects.
These audio podcasts are made by Pascal Chappuis for The Art of VFX. Visit our website: http://www.artofvfx.com You will find many interviews, news and movie trailers about VFX.
Somos apasionados seguidores de los medios digitales y gráficos por computadora que se aplican en todas las gamas del entretenimiento. Desde Efectos Visuales (VFX) y Animación hasta la creación de una idea. En el programa vincularemos a los creadores mexicanos que han llegado lejos y a nuestros escuchas que les interese el tema. El proyecto nace de que cuando éramos más jóvenes, nos hubiera encantado tener una suerte de guías o testimonios de personas que han recorrido el sinuoso camino del ...
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7. Paul Wilkes - VFX Talent and Recruitment consultant: How to get a job in VFX and take the next step in your career
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Paul Wilkes has been recruiting for top VFX studios for many years. He used to be the Global Head of Talent Management at MPC Advertising, had a similarly prominent title at Technicolor and is now a Talent Consultant with PXL Talent. In this episode Paul helps to demystify what goes on behind the scenes when you submit your showreel to a studio, he…
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The Importance of Matchmove within the VFX pipeline | TVAP EP54
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In this episode with Matt Merkovich of The Matchmoving Company, we talk about the importance of 3D tracking/matchmove in the VFX industry and what it means to be a matchmove artist. Matt is an expert user of Syntheyes and has been a great influencer in getting it where it is today. He also uses it for almost all of his work, spiralling almost three…
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Inside VFX Recruitment, with Global Head of Talent at Crafty Apes, Melissa Blakey | TVAP EP53
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Inside VFX Recruitment with Melissa Blakey, Global Head of Talent at Crafty Apes | TVAP EP53 (P-1) For many VFX Recruitment is a bit of a black box - we send off our reels and CV and then hope for the best. This week we go behind the curtain with Crafty Apes, Global Head of talent, Melissa Blakey. We cover Melissa's own fascinating career - she sta…
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42. Behind the VFX of 'Wakanda Forever'
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In the latest VFX Notes podcast, Hugo Guerra and Ian Failes discuss the visual effects in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. Many VFX studios contributed to the film, principally Weta FX, ILM, Digital Domain and Cinesite, among others.
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41. 'All Quiet on the Western Front' gets the VFX Notes breakdown
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Hugo Guerra from Hugo's Desk and Ian Failes from befores & afters discuss the making of VFX Oscar-nominated 'All Quiet on the Western Front.'
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AI - a Historical Moment, with Alvaro García Martínez from Mayhem Mirror
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This is a hot topic with "No AI" trending on Artstation and pending court cases we spoke to Director, Filmmaker and Game Designer Alvaro García Martínezwho has been heavily engaged with this topic. Alvaro worked as VFX Artist for 10 years at London's top studios before founding Mayhem Mirror, his own Game Design studio. So he has experience as an e…
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40. The insider guide to the art and tech of 'Avatar: The Way of Water'
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Hugo Guerra and Ian Failes break down the big ticket VFX items in the new James Cameron film.
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VFXShow 266: Oscar Nominations
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The guys discuss the three VFX nominees for the 95th Oscar.Von fxguide
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A VFX Recruiter's Guide To Getting Hired | TVAP EP51
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In the first episode of 2023, we felt it quite important to start the year right, by bringing you some much necessary tips from a VFX recruiter, should you be looking to take on a new role. We are therefore pleased to have Sophie Maydon, former VFX Global Head of HR, Recruitment and PR at DNEG (Double Negative), and Director, VFX Talent & Recruitme…
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39. Real and synthetic: the VFX of Top Gun: Maverick
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Hugo Guerra and Ian Failes explore the extensive visual effects work in Top Gun: Maverick, which has largely not received any VFX coverage in the press so far. The use of real aerial photography mixed and matched with CG planes, environments and other elements is seamless.
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228: Ace Ruele, Actor and Director of Creature Bionics
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We meet with Ace Ruele, Actor and Director of Creature Bionics. We have such an interesting conversation covering Ace’s journey from aspiring dancer, escaping a life of crime, his teaching work, all the way through to entering the uber-creative world of creature bionics and of course, visual effects.https://www.creaturebionics.com/https://www.linke…
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VFXShow 265: Andor
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In this episode we explore the newest show in Star Wars' galaxy, focusing on Cassian's journey in Andor.Von fxguide
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Launching a Comp Career in India | Rishabh Laheja | TVAP EP50
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This week we catch up with a rising star in the industry, Rishabh Laheja, a Junior Digital Compositor at MPC. Realizing that a career in IT was not for him. Rishabh began studying nights and eventually putting together a compositing showreel with the help of working industry teachers and mentors he reached out to via Linkedin. Launching his new car…
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38. Upending the classic VFX approach: Everything Everywhere all at Once
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Hugo Guerra and Ian Failes discuss 'Everything Everywhere all at Once' and its unusual approach to VFX.
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What does it take to be a lighting artist? with Jasmine Katatikarn | TVAP EP49
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What does it take to be a lighting artist? with Jasmine Katatikarn | TVAP EP49 This week we catch up with Jasmine Katatikarn, lighting artist and co-founder of the Academy of Animated Art. We discuss finding your career path at any stage in life, what it takes to be a lighting artist, what makes a successful lighting application to top VFX, and ani…
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227: Ere Santos, Animation Supervisor, Walt Disney Animation Studios
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We speak to Ere Santos, Animation Supervisor at Walt Disney Animation Studios. A conversation packed with incredible stories, advice and one of our best 'geeky sections' yet for budding animators!Von ACCESS:VFX
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Creativity, Money and the Freelance Career, with Courtney Pryce | TVAP EP 48
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This week we caught up with Courtney Pryce. The industry veterans know him from his years as a Creative Specialist at Foundry. We cover a lot of ground, beginning in the "Rock&Roll" years of London VFX in the early 2000s. Also covering the role of the Creative Specialist and the secrets of financial stability as a Compositor. Courtney worked with U…
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37. 'Avatar' changed performance capture, 3D and virtual production
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Hugo Guerra from Hugo's Desk and Ian Failes from befores & afters go back to 2009 and the release of James Cameron's Avatar, which changed the game in movie making in several ways, including stereo, virtual production and performance capture.
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6. Debra Coleman - VFX Coach: Career development, leadership and how to thrive in VFX
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Debra Coleman is a real titan in VFX. She has worked in the industry for over 25 years, going from runner to compositor to artist manager to global head of compositing at Dneg. She is now an accredited career coach working with VFX companies and professionals through her company Open Frame Coaching. In this conversation we talk about career develop…
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Behind The Desk with Hugo Guerra | TVAP EP47
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Behind The Desk with Hugo Guerra | TVAP EP47 Hugo Guerra, Director, VFX supervisor, and creator of Hugo's Desk. In this episode, Kofi chats to Hugo about his career in the VFX industry. Uncovering decisions and steps that have made Hugo the Director and Supervisor he is today. With an incredible industry footprint, Hugo has a huge voice across the …
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226: Alisha Huxtable, Senior Production Coordinator, DNEG
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We speak to Alisha Huxtable, Senior Production Coordinator at DNEG. We discuss work/life balance, STEM careers, some excellent industry advice and how there is more to creativity than drawing! This an advice-packed conversation that we hope you enjoy.https://www.linkedin.com/in/alisha-huxtable/Von ACCESS:VFX
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Building the Biggest VFX Asset Library in The World! ActionVFX Founder and CEO, Rodolphe Pierre-Louis | TVAP EP46
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I Sold Gum. Now I Blow Things Up! With Action VFX Founder and CEO Rodolphe Pierre-Louis | TVAP EP46 I am pretty sure you've heard of Action VFX, I've used them in my own shots! So we managed to get the Founder and CEO on the show to talk about his career. It's a success story that very nearly wasn't! This is a great one for any artists or filmmaker…
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36. Alien entities, day for night, and inflatable tube men: 'Nope'
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Hugo Guerra from Hugo's Desk and Ian Failes from befores & afters dive into Jordan Peele's NOPE, and the visual effects by MPC.
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AI in the VFX & Creative Industry: Impact, Issues & Solutions | TVAP EP45
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AI in the VFX & Creative Industry: Impact, Issues & Solutions | TVAP EP45 Join us, as we discuss the impact of AI in the VFX & Creative industry. With the rise of platforms such as Midjourney, Dalle-2, and Stable Diffusion influencing artists, we bring forth this open discussion about what the impact could be for our industries if certain laws and …
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225: Declan Cassidy, Chief Executive, Into Games
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We speak to Declan Cassidy, the Chief Executive of Into Games, the UK’s largest non-profit dedicated to providing better career pathways into the games industry. If you have even an inkling of interest in the games industry, please get involved at https://intogames.orgVon ACCESS:VFX
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Powering Invisible VFX, with Paul Miller and Marco Paolini, creators of Boris Silhouette | TVAP EP44
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This week it's been a real pleasure to meet Paul Miller and Marco Paolini - Software Developer and Product Manager behind the Oscar winning software, Boris Silhouette. Despite advances in AI, manual rotoscoping and invisible paintouts are still an essential bullwark of the VFX industry and not going away anytime soon. We begin our discussion with t…
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223: Launching ACCESS:VFX Europe! With Chris Kiser & Caroline Garrett
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On this episode we announce and celebrate the launch of ACCESS: VFX EUROPE! To tackle the big ‘20 questions’ on this episode we meet AVFX EUROPE co-chairs, Caroline Garret from Netflix, and Chris Kiser from Glassworks! You can sign up to be a mentee or an industry mentor at accessvfx.org/mentorshttps://www.linkedin.com/in/caroline-garrett-6b83294/h…
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5. Pietro Ponti - VFX Supervisor: Leadership, vulnerability and support structures
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Pietro Ponti is a VFX Supervisor at Industrial Light & Magic with credits on shows like Lovecraft Country, Star Wars, Jurassic World, Harry Potter and The Dark Knight. This conversation is mainly about leadership but is packed with great insights and advice that everyone can benefit from. We talk about vulnerability, advice for new leads, his most …
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Share Knowledge - Keep Learning with María Carriedo | TVAP EP43
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In this episode, we chat to María Carriedo, CG Lead at Freefolk and former colleague of Daniel's at The Mill. Born in Mexico, María studied VFX at the prestigious Gnomon School in LA before working at Psyops on commercials. Since then she moved to London to work at The Mill before her current role. In this interview we learn about María's journey i…
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On-Set in Extreme Environments with Jörundur Rafn Arnarson | TVAP EP42
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Jörundur Rafn Arnarson returns after exchanging the frozen mountains of Iceland for the Deserts for his recent VFX Supervisor role on "Rise of The Witches". We talk about how extreme environments influence filmmakers, the route from Compositing to VFX Supervision, "bad CGI", helicopters and much much more. With a Supervisor whose body of work range…
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223: Del Walker, Senior Games Artist, Naughty Dog
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We welcome Senior Games Artist at Naughty Dog, Del Walker to take on the A:VFX Vaults 20 questions. A great episode packed with advice and insight. An essential listen.https://www.instagram.com/cartel.delVon ACCESS:VFX
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35. That time Tom Holland got hit by a bluescreen car
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This week on VFX Notes with Hugo Guerra and Ian Failes, we're looking at the stunning C-17 / car / skydiving sequence in Uncharted, featuring Tom Holland. An array of bluescreen shooting, wire work, robot arms, and even a bluescreen car stuffy, were used. VFX were crafted by DNEG.
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How I manage being a VFX artist and a mother of two - Rebecca Holdstock | TVAP EP41
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In this episode, we chat to Rebecca Holdstock, senior matchmove and rotomation artist at Cinesite London about her VFX career, spiralling over a decade in some of London's well known and biggest studios, through to becoming a mother of two and the change that comes with being a working mother. I had the privilege of working with Rebecca at Cinesite…
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222: The cost of living crisis for entry level artists
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With the rapid increases in energy costs, fuel, food, and accommodation, it is getting harder to pay rent, and simply exist whilst holding down entry-level roles on entry-level salaries. For episode 22 we meet industry financial experts who offer some guidance on how to navigate this challenging time for the next generation of talent coming through…
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How We Created 3DEqualizer For The VFX Industry, with Rolf Schneider | TVAP EP40
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In this episode, I had the biggest opportunity to chat to Rolf Schneider, owner of Science-D-Visions, about how he Created 3DEqualizer For The VFX Industry. Looking back at the evolving digital scene in the 80's and 90's, we discuss working on the Commodore 64 and Amiga, to creating the first version of 3DEqualizer in 1996, to MPC and ILM purchasin…
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VFXShow 264: Nope
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This episode reviews the team reviews: Jordan Peele's Nope.Von fxguide
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34. Part 2 of the VFX Notes podcast on RRR is here
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This week on VFX Notes, Ian Failes and Hugo Guerra wrap up our coverage of the global phenomenon that is RRR. We discuss the tiger sequence, the Intermission fight, fighting with hoses, the use of Blender in the film, the tiger punch and the leopard throw, the prison break and the final forest fight.…
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4. Big vs small studios - what's right for you?
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What is the difference between working in big and small VFX studios? Is bigger always better? Should you always strive for cooler projects? And how do you know what's right for you? In this episode I share my experience from working in different studios and give some advice to help you figure out where you belong. Music by Marcus Olsson of Kungen &…
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VFXShow 263: Light and Magic
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This episode reviews the new ILM documentary: Light and MagicVon fxguide
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Being An Artist In The Chinese VFX Industry | TVAP EP39
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In this episode, I chat to Yin Wu, a Junior CG Artist at The Mill, Shanghai, about his experience and journey into the Chinese VFX industry. My curiosity of the Chinese industry, leads me to chase for comparisons between the U.K. VFX industry - Finding similarities and differences on topics like work-life-balance and how the industry differentiates…
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How I Became A VFX Coordinator | TVAP EP38
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In this episode, we chat to Atem Kuol about how he became a VFX coordinator. Starting up as a witness camera operator and venturing into VFX production before embarking on 'Death on the Nile' as assistant coordinator, Atem gives us the low down on his experiences and how he made it into the VFX industry from his early beginnings in the live TV indu…
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33. The VFX of 'RRR' - Part 1
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In this new VFX Notes episode, Hugo Guerra and Ian Failes look into the making of this incredible film, including aspects of its production and some of the major VFX moments.
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VFXShow 262: The Grey Man
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The guys breakdown the issues and VFX in the $200M Grey Man action spy filmVon fxguide
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VFXShow 261: Thor: Love and Thunder
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In this episode, the team pray to the Gods in Thor: Love and Thunder.Von fxguide
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Drinking from a fire-hydrant the ups and downs of life as a compositor with Josh Parks | TVAP EP37
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This week we catch up with Senior Compositor and trainer, Josh Parks for a lively discussion of all things tech, industry and career related. Starting out as "The wildcard choice" for MPC's training program, he has built an impressive career with credits including: Jungle Book, Transformers: The Last Knight, Ready Player One, Wonder Woman, Guardian…
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32. OMG that goop in 'Stranger Things 3'
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Melting rats, goop, the Tom/Bruce Monster and Starcourt Mall are all covered in VFX Notes, with Hugo Guerra and Ian Failes.
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221: 20 amazing tips for breaking into the industry
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It's our Summer Special episode and we review the last 20 episodes of career advice 'golden nuggets' with Harriet Edge Partington Talent & Recruitment Manager, from Union VFX and Engy Jarrouj, Outreach and Inclusion Talent Partner at Framestore. If you're looking to get into VFX, Animation, or Games, this episode will give you the toolkit you need!…
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31. Demodogs, Dart, Mind Flayer and the Gate in 'Stranger Things 2'
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This week on VFX Notes, Hugo Guerra from Hugo's Desk and Ian Failes from befores & afters head back into the Upside Down to look back at Stranger Things, series 2.
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Becoming a mother made me an efficient VFX Animator - Part 2 | TVAP EP36
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Part 2 of our discussion with Christina Mandia continues, with this last part focusing on Christina's VFX industry journey, going all the way back to her first interests and influence, education, as well as showreel and general advice for current and aspiring mothers and animators. Christina’s journey as a VFX animator, begun with an entry into the…
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30. Meet the Demogorgon from 'Stranger Things 1'
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This week on VFX Notes, Hugo Guerra from Hugo's Desk and Ian Failes from befores & afters head into the Upside Down to look back at Stranger Things, series 1