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My guest today is Oliver Finkelde who is a VFX/CG Supervisor. He worked as the Head of CFX for PDI/DreamWorks on Kung Fu Panda, How to Train your Dragon 2 & 3, Madagascar 3 and many more. Together we talk about his experience at PDI/DreamWorks, how the best teams work together and the future of animation culture. Enjoy the show! ▶️ YouTube
My guest today by Adrian Perdjo who is the founder of the Motion Capture studio BONES in Warsaw in Poland, Adrian started his career as a motion capture artist on The Witcher series before found his own studio. Together we talk about motion capture for The Witcher, video games and the future of motion capture. Enjoy the show! BONES studio https://bones.studio ▶️ YouTube
My guests today are AJ and Cebiso from Cebiso M Studio. Together we talk about starting their own studio Cebiso M, when it's time to leave your job, and how to make a founder relationship work. Enjoy the show! CEBISO M STUDIO website https://www.cebisom.com ▶️ YouTube
My guest today is Ed Hooks, an actor and the creator of "Acting for Animators". Together we talk about the difference between acting and animation, how to improve your animation and the animation industry. Enjoy the show! ▶️ YouTube
My guest today is Simon Devereux, Director of Global Talent Development at Framestore and founder of Access VFX. Together we talk about how to break into the visual effects and animation industry by 1. Runner 2. Internships 3. Apprenticeships 4. Junior and how to stand out from the crowd. Enjoy the show!
My guest today is Jahirul Amin, the founder of CAVE Academy, a platform that teaches current and future VFX artists how to create great work using real-world examples. Together we talk about education with principles, how the real world is the best teacher, and what an education company really means. Enjoy the show!
My guest today is Steve Agland, who has been the Supervising TD in Lighting at Animal Logic for over 20 years. He has worked on projects such as The Lego Movies, Happy Feet, Peter Rabbit and many more. Together we talk about the role a Lighting Technical Director, how to apply for it and what it is like to work at Animal Logic. Enjoy the show! ▶️ YouTube
My guest today is Bela Beier who is the Chief Editor of the Digital Production. Together we talk about Visual Effects journalism, why journalist and production try to hide Visual Effects and how to can change the perception of our industry in the future. Enjoy the show! ▶️ YouTube
My guest today is Nick Hore who is a Senior Recruiter at Animal Logic for 20 years now. We talk about how to apply successfully for a position in Animation especially for a studio like Animal Logic. Enjoy the show! ▶️ YouTube
The 21 Artist Show is a video podcast focusing on Visual Effects, Animation and Games. It is a dialog between professionals to educate and entertain. JOIN me on https://alexanderrichtertd.com/newsletter on https://twitter.com/forknpipe www.21artistshow.com
My guest today is Sabine Heller, she is currently the Global Head of Character Animation and Rigging at Mikros Animation and worked incredible 12 years in the Rigging department at Blue Sky Studios until its recent closure. Together we talk about her Rigging career from a Junior to the Head of Characters, her experiences at Blue Sky Studios, the feature animation films she worked on and the final days of a legendary studio in 2021. Enjoy the show! JOIN me on https://alexanderrichtertd.com/newsletter on https://twitter.com/forknpipe https://www.21artistshow.com
My guest today is Sabine Heller, she is currently the Global Head of Character Animation and Rigging at Mikros Animation and worked incredible 12 years in the Rigging department at Blue Sky Studios until its recent closure. Together we talk about her Rigging career from a Junior to the Head of Characters, her experiences at Blue Sky Studios, the feature animation films she worked on and the final days of a legendary studio in 2021. Enjoy the show! JOIN me on https://alexanderrichtertd.com/newsletter on https://twitter.com/forknpipe www.21artistshow.com
I am joined today by Nicolas Leblanc, he is a CG supervisor, lead, modeler and 3D generalist.Nicolas started his career with commercials and music videos until he switched over to VFX working at MPC, Mikros, Framestore and ILM on films like The Jungle Book, Avengers: Infinity War, Thor: Ragnarok, Dr. Strange, Guardians Of Galaxy, Man of Steel, World War Z, Prometheus and many more.I am your host Alexander Richter and you’re listening to the 21 Artist Show a podcast that inspires creatives to make meaningful content to pursue their passions. I am talking with creators, artists and engineers about their careers, the lessons they have learned and how to make an impact.Enjoy the show!alexanderrichtertd.com
I am joined today by Nicolas Leblanc, he is a CG supervisor, lead, modeler and 3D generalist.Nicolas started his career with commercials and music videos until he switched over to VFX working at MPC, Mikros, Framestore and ILM on films like The Jungle Book, Avengers: Infinity War, Thor: Ragnarok, Dr. Strange, Guardians Of Galaxy, Man of Steel, World War Z, Prometheus and many more.I am your host Alexander Richter and you’re listening to the 21 Artist Show a podcast that inspires creatives to make meaningful content to pursue their passions. I am talking with creators, artists and engineers about their careers, the lessons they have learned and how to make an impact.Enjoy the show!alexanderrichtertd.com
Eugenie von Tunzelmann is a VFX supervisor and engineer at Framestore focusing on theme park rides. We talk about Interstellar, Theme Park Rides and how a career change can spark your passion.alexanderrichtertd.com
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!A personal book review of "Give and Take" by Adam Grant.Enjoy the show! 00:00 - Intro00:46 - Giving will be exploited02:35 - Give and Take03:18 - Matcher05:03 - Taker08:47 - Giver09:59 - Give and Break13:07 - A personal take (or give)14:40 - Outro 21ArtistShow.com
I am joined today by Oliver Hollis-Leick, an actor and performance capture specialist who has worked in the industry for 15 years. With almost 100 credits to his name, including Iron Man 2, Ant Man, Hitman, the Master Chief in Halo, Call of Duty, Quantum Break, Until Dawn and many more.Enjoy the show! YouTube : https://youtu.be/xuekXYKmMAk 00:00 - Introduction02:04 - Becoming a performance capture artist06:21 - Motion Capture vs Performance Capture16:38 - Typical Day20:18 - Animal Capture (ANIMAN)26:48 - Secret Capture30:20 - Being recognized & Ego34:12 - Credits & Life39:14 - Grow in Motion Capture47:39 - Motion Capture becoming famous (Andy Serkis)51:35 - Future & How to become54:34 - Resume57:00 - Outro alexanderrichtertd.com
The hidden truths behind contract negotiations. Imagine how fast a contract discussion can sidetrack to a hostage negotiation which is a sad emotional reality for a lot of people. This important conversation will set how much money you will make in the near future while having the Damocles sword hanging above your head of losing the job altogether. It is an often stressful situation and feels like playing chess with your opponent. While you're trying to get the highest buck for your services the company on the other side tries to underbid you to the lowest possible costs.Breath in, breath out and remind yourself: You are both sitting at the same table - not on opposite sides.Enjoy the show!YouTube : https://youtu.be/jBznRfFzatk 00:00 - Introduction01:06 - contracts02:10 - two sides of the same coin03:34 - no compromises05:08 - rules of Negotiation09:07 - money is not everything11:18 - first hiring13:13 - resume14:10 - Outro 21ArtistShow.com
Today we are talking about company culture and also explain the term in more depth since it is getting thrown around more and more these days with really grasping substance.I am joined by Carl Rosendahl former President of PDI (Pacific Data Images) a company that started working on visual effects, producing computer-generated graphics for broadcast networks, TV shows, commercials and films such as “Batman Forever,” “The Arrival,” “Terminator 2,” and “Toys”. They later expanded into feature animation, with 1998’s “Antz” followed by “Shrek” in 2001 which went on to win the Oscar for best animated feature in 2002. DreamWorks acquired PDI in 2000 renaming it PDI/DreamWorks.Enjoy the Show!YouTube : https://youtu.be/153wXR7duDc 00:11 - Introduction01:54 - Carls history & PDI05:33 - definition of company culture13:38 - starting company culture 25:06 - financial transparency30:44 - working with criticism35:09 - vision forms culture41:47 - failing in execution49:08 - fake company culture60:29 - communicate culture64:29 - simple steps to create company culture67:49 - Resume70:54 - Outro 21ArtistShow.com
Paul Kanyuk is a Lead Technical Director at Pixar Animation Studio who was working there for the last 14 years and involved in one of my favorite movies of all time ... Ratatouille. His impressive resume also includes Cars, Wall-E, UP, Brave and Finding Dory."The bug stops with the TD."Enjoy the show! YouTube : https://youtu.be/tsUGsjtCozo 01:24 - Pauls History at Pixar 10:42 - TDs at parties 12:36 - Define the TD position 17:31 - Typical day of a TD 22:51 - Scripting and Python fo TDs 29:44 - Camera goes OFF 30:05 - Small summary 32:22 - Leadership and support 34:32 - Conflicts and success 36:06 - Hustle story with Paul 39:29 - Applying for Pixar 42:05 - Summary 44:18 - Outro 21ArtistShow.com
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