The VFX Artists Podcast
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.
Episodes
61 episodes
B-corp and sustainability in VFX, with Robin Chowdhury, COO of Dupe VFX | TVAP S2, EP1
B-corp and sustainability in VFX, with Robin Chowdhury, COO of Dupe VFX | TVAP S2, EP1Join us for an insightful discussion on what it means to be sustainable in post production. B Corp Certification is a designation that a business is m...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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26:53
The Power of Real-Time Tools in Visualisation, with Richard Clarke, Head of Visualisation at Cinesite | TVAP EP60
In this conversation, Kofi interviews Richard Clark, the head of visualisation and VFX supervisor at Cinesite, to discuss the role of visualisation in the industry. We explore the origins and evolution of visualisation, the use of real-time too...
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Episode 60
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58:39
The State of The VFX Industry in 2024, with VFX Comp Supervisor Ruth Meridjen | TVAP EP59
In this episode, I chat to VFX Comp Supervisor Ruth Meridjen about the state of the VFX industry in 2024 and the impact of the pandemic on production. The slow ramp-up of production and the greenlighting of projects are discussed. The f...
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Episode 59
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43:28
Exploitation of VFX Artists - With Senior CG Generalist Mark Woodcock | TVAP EP58
Exploitation of VFX Artists - With Senior CG Generalist Mark Woodcock | TVAP EP58In this episode, I chat to senior CG Generalist Mark Woodcock about the exploitation of Artists in the VFX industry, following his recent and ongoing dispu...
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Episode 58
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1:01:00
The health of the VFX industry in 2024, with foudner of MOTUS Kurt Maclachlan | TVAP EP57
The health of the VFX industry in 2024, with foudner of MOTUS Kurt Maclachlan | TVAP EP57In this episode, I chat to Kurt Maclachlan about the status of the VFX in 2024.We discuss where things are at currently, what needs to be d...
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Episode 57
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56:31
The Man Who Wrote The Book on Compositing with Ron Brinkmann
The Man Who Wrote The Book on Compositing with Ron Brinkman | TVAP EP56When I embarked on my compositing journey, Ron Brinkmann's book, "The Art and Science of Digital Compositing," proved to be an invaluable resource. It provided a wea...
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Season 1
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Episode 56
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1:00:37
Machine Learning, AI and Compositing with Mike Seymour | TVAP EP55
This week's guest is co-founder of FXGuide, arguably the first and foremost podcast and blog in our field. He also co-founded FXPhd which was my route into the industry so this was a massive honor for me.We dive deep into Neural...
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Season 1
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Episode 55
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1:30:11
The Importance of Matchmove within the VFX pipeline | TVAP EP54
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 gre...
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Episode 54
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1:10:55
Inside VFX Recruitment, with Global Head of Talent at Crafty Apes, Melissa Blakey | TVAP EP53
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 cur...
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Episode 53
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1:07:10
AI - a Historical Moment, with Alvaro García Martínez from Mayhem Mirror
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 year...
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Season 1
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Episode 52
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1:10:14
A VFX Recruiter's Guide To Getting Hired | TVAP EP51
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,...
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Episode 51
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1:03:51
Launching a Comp Career in India | Rishabh Laheja | TVAP EP50
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 comp...
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Season 1
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Episode 50
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46:58
What does it take to be a lighting artist? with Jasmine Katatikarn | TVAP EP49
What does it take to be a lighting artist? with Jasmine Katatikarn | TVAP EP49This 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 an...
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Episode 49
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1:21:08
Creativity, Money and the Freelance Career, with Courtney Pryce | TVAP EP 48
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 coveri...
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Season 1
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Episode 48
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1:05:03
Behind The Desk with Hugo Guerra | TVAP EP47
Behind The Desk with Hugo Guerra | TVAP EP47Hugo 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 ha...
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Episode 47
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1:11:38
Building the Biggest VFX Asset Library in The World! ActionVFX Founder and CEO, Rodolphe Pierre-Louis | TVAP EP46
I Sold Gum. Now I Blow Things Up! With Action VFX Founder and CEO Rodolphe Pierre-Louis | TVAP EP46I 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...
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Season 1
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Episode 46
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1:08:40
AI in the VFX & Creative Industry: Impact, Issues & Solutions | TVAP EP45
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 S...
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Episode 45
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1:55:35
Powering Invisible VFX, with Paul Miller and Marco Paolini, creators of Boris Silhouette | TVAP EP44
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 paintout...
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Season 1
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Episode 44
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1:30:37
Share Knowledge - Keep Learning with María Carriedo | TVAP EP43
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 sh...
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Season 1
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Episode 43
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41:47
On-Set in Extreme Environments with Jörundur Rafn Arnarson | TVAP EP42
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 fro...
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Season 1
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Episode 42
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1:45:25
How I manage being a VFX artist and a mother of two - Rebecca Holdstock | TVAP EP41
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 ...
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Episode 41
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1:11:39
How We Created 3DEqualizer For The VFX Industry, with Rolf Schneider | TVAP EP40
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 discus...
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Episode 40
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54:10
Being An Artist In The Chinese VFX Industry | TVAP EP39
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 ind...
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Episode 39
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34:57
How I Became A VFX Coordinator | TVAP EP38
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 ...
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Episode 38
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24:56
Drinking from a fire-hydrant the ups and downs of life as a compositor with Josh Parks | TVAP EP37
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 ca...
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Season 1
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Episode 37
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