The Access:VFX Podcast

Welcome back to a brand new season of the ACCESS:VFX Podcast! In this two-part episode, we're celebrating International Womens Day and Women's History Month by chatting with four excellent guests from four of the newest additions to the ACCESS: VFX membership, including Annie Shaw from Realtime, Monica Garcia at Dimension, Rose Holt Matthews at Dupe VFX and Abi Klimaszewska from Black Kite. This is a truly inspiring conversation covering career advice, challenges, great mentors and more.

On the evening of Thursday 21st September, XVFX, the ACCESS: VFX community for people of colour, held their ‘End the Summer with XVFX' event kindly hosted at Framestore's London studio, and sponsored by Foundry. In addition to hosting a wonderful networking opportunity and event, we also had a dynamic panel discussion on the night with 'near peer' industry guests from our members' studios, in creative, production and tech positions. Expertly chaired by ACCESS: VFX board members, Executive Producer Anne Akande and Creative Director Nene Parsotam, all MC'd by VFX Supervisor and Filmmaker, Mark Pinheiro Our brilliant panel provided insight from DNEG Line Producer, Alisha Huxtable, Framestore Labs Support Engineer, Derin Owodunni and Creative Storyteller, Hameed Adigun.

The ACCESS: VFX Podcast is back with another special episode discussing all things artificial intelligence and machine learning! Joining Nene Parsotam for this conversion on the 'darker side' of AI are: creative communicator, artist and a social media producer at Unfold Stories, Savena Surana, Global Head of Creative Strategy at Automated Creative, Amy Wright and Co-Founder & Head of Video Production at Univid, Jide Johnson.

The ACCESS: VFX Podcast is back with this special episode discussing all things artificial intelligence and machine learning! Joining Nene Parsotam for this conversion are Caroline Sheila Rouge, a Junior Compositor at Vine FX, Kalle Everland, freelance creative director in the advertising industry and Malachi James, Blue Zoo storyboard artist.

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.linkedin.com/in/aceruele/

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!

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/

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.org

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/mentors https://www.linkedin.com/in/caroline-garrett-6b83294/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/chriskiser/ Hosted by Simon Devereux, Produced by Tom Box

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.del

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.

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!

We meet Robin Chowdury, Chief Operating Officer at dupe, the world's first visual effects B Corporation! We discuss growing up in Sweden, a 12-year career in Retail Operations, traveling, barista rejection, a rewarding stint as a painter/decorator, and then helping out at dupe, quickly taking on a role setting them up as a B-Corp to COO of the studio! A wonderfully untraditional route into the industry and essential listening!

We celebrate our partnership with 3Dami, Screenskills and NextGen Skills Academy for this years Young Animator of the Year competition. Our guest is Josh Palfrey, 2020's best 3D Animation winner in the 15-18 age group, and now Blue Zoo Animation's youngest ever 3D Artist! A super inspiring conversation with a rising star in our industry!

We speak to the brilliant Director/Producer HaZ Dulull! Fresh from his role as program chair at FMX we hear how he transitioned from a traditional VFX Artist career path to directing and producing movies and a unique insight into his journey so far, from growing up in East London to breaking into Hollywood and of course we discuss RIFT, his dual video game, and companion feature made entirely using Unreal Engine 5.

We chat with VFX Producer at Milk VFX Noga Alon Stein! With a career that kicked off with a short stint at New Black Films in 2010, closely followed by an 11-year tenure at Union VFX working her way up from Production Coordinator to VFX Producer working on such titles as The French Dispatch, Trainspotting 2, Three Billboards, Stan & Ollie and Operation Mincemeat. https://www.linkedin.com/in/noga-alon-stein-21142a1b/

We chat to DNEG Resource Manager Chanel Belliveau and hear about her career journey starting in production, her transition into "people management", and the importance of being assertive, but kind. With a passion for leadership training, people, and an advocate for mental health support this is a great listen! https://www.linkedin.com/in/chanel-belliveau-50768a72/

We meet Luke Grieg, Junior VFX Editor at Freefolk who only got into the industry last Summer! We hear about his career path so far which has included a short stint as a primary school teacher and working for a South London record label. A great 'near-peer' conversation and one for those interested in non-traditional routes into the industry!

It's our 'Mothers Day Special' on episode 14 where we meet with Leanne Loughran, Senior Recruiter at ILM. With a background in interior design, Leanne started out as an art teacher, then worked at a number of studios as a 3D Artist, co-founded an animation studio, then to specialise as a Talent Manager and Recruiter for some big name studios!

In episode 13 we are joined by Mark Pinheiro! From beginning as a runner and in the libraries of TV stations, Mark has worked for 30+ years across TV, film, and stage production. Often named by the people who know, as the world's best VFX coach, Mark takes us through his amazing story so far. ACCESS:VFX BAME Industry Connect podcasts: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cnnAYo35-fk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7pzykfz0Sg8

We chat to Jason Halverson, VFX Supervisor at Goodbye Kansas, who has worked with some of the biggest studios, on the biggest shows. We discuss Star Wars cameos, Matrix sequels, lunch with Ray Harryhausen, and the importance of collaboration and staying curious.

On episode 11 we are joined by a Digital Compositor, Laraib Atta who has worked for most, if not all of of the big names in Visual Effects & Animation! We discuss growing up in Pakistan, how her love for art, drawing, movies and storytelling eventually clicked into a career in visual effects, and how her brother gave her the best advice! Enjoy! Laraib's talk at TEDxSZABIST: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZGjdsKkxHM

We chat with BlueBolt VFX Supervisor, Richard Frazer, discussing his life as a VFX Supe and his route into the role. We talk about "colouring in monsters", his aspirations growing up in Leicester, (yes, another guest from Leicester!), a mid-life career change, and being paid to be a nerd!

On episode 9 we invite Head of VFX at Ghost VFX, Annie Gordon to the A:VFX 'vault'. We discuss her production journey to date that includes, among others, credits on The Hobbit trilogy, and that you don't need to be a full 'VFX geek' to carve out an incredible career in the industry.

On episode 8 we meet Niall Smith, former VFX apprentice and now a firmly established Compositor at Jellyfish Pictures. This is essential listening for anyone interested in applying for a VFX apprenticeship. We discuss setting milestones, self-development and surrounding yourself with incredible mentors. For more info on VFX Apprenticeships head to www.nextgenskillsacademy.com/course/apprenticeships

On episode 7 we meet with Jasmine Katatikarn, CG Lead, Creativity Coach and Co-Founder of The Academy of Animated Art. We open the AVFX 'vault' and discuss breaking down creativity, 'pre-vizzing' your life, getting industry ready and creating photo-real tomatoes! Find out more about The Academy of Animated Art at academyofanimatedart.com and more from Jasmine at jazzkatat.com and instagram.com/jazzkatat/

We promised 'near-peer' guests on the podcast and we have delivered on episode 6 where we meet Steph Preston, Digital Marketing Apprentice at Blue Zoo Animation Studio. We hear about their application experience, their role at Blue Zoo and the importance of representation and role models. Links: https://www.linkedin.com/in/steph-preston/ https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/trans-awareness-week-2021-steph-preston/ https://www.multiverse.io/en-GB/programmes/digital-marketing

In episode 5 we meet Chris Fryer, Digital Compositor at Industrial Light & Magic. We hear about his career to date, some 'near-peer' top tips, how confidence is a skill, 'killer lizards', and his experience at a seasoned ACCESS: VFX Mentor! If you are starting out in the industry this is a must-listen.

Simon chats to Suraj (Sid) Harrington Odedra, Head of CG at Unit VFX. Sid talks us through his career journey from the worry of mischoosing his A-levels, then heading off to Uni, breaking into The Mill via Escape Studios, going on to work on amazing projects such as The Chemical Brothers music videos. Don't miss the invaluable advice that he would love to go back and tell his teenage self!

In this episode, we hear from Alywn Hunt, Co-Founder of The Rookies, a platform that helps digital artists get discovered without having to compete with professionals for attention. We hear about Alwyn's work from starting out as a chef, through to building CG dragons, and his work as a Texture Artist. We also get a sneak peek at what is coming soon from The Rookies! Find out more at www.therookies.co

Hear Mark's golden advice on how he career-journeyed from living in a small farming village, seemingly a million miles from the world of TV, from working in a nursing home, verrucas plaster factory, a production manager, a university course leader and a live-action feature film director to eventually become the Head of Aardman Academy!

We're back! Welcome to a new season of the ACCESS:VFX Podcast. In this new season, we're doing things a bit differently; interviewing a different member of the VFX, Animation & Games community in each episode, asking them to share their career journey, career advice and thoughts on how we can build a more progressive industry. In this episode, we chat with the mighty VFX executive producer Gin Godden! For more information about the XVFX initative, visit https://www.accessvfx.org/xvfx

ACCESS:VFX is proud to announce the launch of an antipodean chapter for those living in, working in or hoping to live or work in Australia & New Zealand. We hear how the chapter hopes to help diversity, inclusion and opportunities within their local industry, including matters of gender, indigenous peoples, LGBT and neurodiversity. This podcast conversation covers why the chapter has been set up and how they are driving change, how the members have been helping indigenous representation in studios and what the blockers are, and how the pandemic has been affecting their industry and inclusion initiatives in both positive and negative ways. Want to get involved or hear how you can benefit from their activities? Then this is essential listening.

With the current state of the world, young people face a bleaker outlook than ever, so in this podcast, we deep-dive into ways the industry is helping young people, what more can be done and how teachers and parents can nurture blossoming creative passion. We speak to Amy Smith from Framestore, Phil Attfield from NextGen Skills Academy, Peter Kemp from 3DAmi and Tom Box from Blue Zoo, as well as special guests who have been involved in the activities discussed. Hosted by Simon Devereux and produced by Tom Box.

After our short Summer Break the ACCESS:VFX podcast is back! In episode 43 we catch up with our Chicago chapter and welcome Sandrine Gaillot (Immigration Attorney) to the pod. Ever thought about working in the USA or Canada and don't know where to start? This session, recorded with a live, virtual audience will answer your questions on the VISA process and more!! Sandrine leads her own US/Canada immigration practice, and collaborates with Exeo Attorneys, a Montreal-based boutique immigration firm, where she leads the US immigration practice. http://uscis.gov/ http://canada.ca/ https://www.exeo.ca/

In advance of our link up with the Film & TV Charity for the Spider-Man: Behind the Web tweet-along and fundraiser on 6th August we gathered industry participants to discuss their involvement with the event. The charity was founded in 1924 and supports all those who work behind the scenes, from production and post, creators and crew, through distribution, and exhibition, including a 24/7 confidential support line for anyone in the industry. We all know that the current pandemic has had a devastating impact on the industry – in April the Film & TV Charity gave over £3.1M in support grants that helped nearly 2,000 people working behind the scenes in UK film, TV and cinema in urgent need due to the Covid-19. The crisis isn't over and the charity is now fundraising to be able to support those worst hit, and most at risk of leaving the industry, especially the industry's young and diverse talent. If you can, please text FILM to 70507 to donate £5 to the Film & TV Charity. You will be charged £5 plus standard rate message and the charity receives 100% of the donation. Guests: Julian Foddy - VFX Supervisor, ILM Alexis Wajsbrot - VFX Supervisor, Framestore Paul Fulker - Creative Director, Proof Inc. James Burr - Lead Visualisation Artist at The Third Floor, Inc.

Welcome to Episode 41 of the ACCESS:VFX podcast! A 'new chapter' special. We have historically spoken at great length about a West Coast Chapter or LA chapter of ACCESS:VFX, and often those conversations started off with best intentions and then slowly lost traction. We are pleased and proud to announce that ACCESS:VFX West Coast launches today with Framestore's Kathleen Ruffalo and The Mills Ann Hoang at the helm! Along with membership from Luma Pictures, Zoic Studios, Fuse FX and Pixomondo, exciting times lie ahead! Guests on this pod: Kathleen Ruffalo - Recruitment Manager - USA, Framestore Ann Hoang - Head of People and Culture - LA, The Mill Brooke Brigham - Head of Recruitment - LA and NY, Zoic Studios Katie Godwin - Senior VFX Recruiter, Luma Pictures

With the recent news of significant numbers of industry redundancies as well as the continued furloughing of many members of the visual effects community, we wanted to pull together an episode that focusses on offering support to both those people and offering hope to emerging talent who may have questions about the stability of the VFX industry. On this episode, we assembled a core team from our A:VFX membership who offer advice and provide some comfort during this difficult time for a lot of people. On the episode we have: Will Foulds - People & Talent Advisor, Blue Zoo Animation Studio Tory Wire - Head of People, Union VFX Mark Flanagan - Education Partner Manager, Epic Games Andy Mead - Senior Recruiter, Foundry Lucy Salter - Artist Manager, DNEG Saint John Walker - Deputy Dean, Escape Studios Amy Smith - Head of Talent, Framestore Saint's book recommendations and other resources: Deep Work, Cal Newport How We Learn, Benedict Carey Atomic Habits, James Clear Understanding How We Learn, Yana Weinstein & Megan Sumeracki Steal Like An Artist, Austin Kleon

On episode 39 of the ACCESS:VFX podcast we welcome back our Industry Connect team for the second part to the conversation we kicked off in part-one with black and ethnically diverse members of the visual effects and animation community, responding to recent events and sharing their experiences of racism working in visual effects and animation. We welcome back Nene Parsotam as co-host for this episode, and... Kenny Addeh (Motion Designer) Prince Yiadom (Compositor) Anne Akande (Production) Hannah Wong (Animator) Shanae Bedford (Marketing) Larib Atta (Compositor) Bimpe Alliu (Concept Artist) Louise Kalyango (VFX Student) Mark Pinheiro (Compositor, Director, Supervisor) Michael Morgan (Animator) Haydn Corrodus (Social Media Strategist) If you'd like to put your name forward to join the ACCESS:VFX board, please get in touch directly at simon@accessvfx.org by midnight on Friday 19th June. We are keen to increase our board membership by 2, and to diversify the board we would strongly encourage applications from BAME candidates

On this episode, we gather Black and ethnically diverse members of the visual effects and animation community to put out a recording as a response to current events - namely the death of George Floyd at the hands of the Minnesota police department and the subsequent rallies and protests that have erupted globally against police brutality and racism. ACCESS:VFX was founded on getting stuff done from day-one across all of our action-oriented initiatives and we will continue to strive for a truly inclusive creative industry where diverse talent can and will thrive! With everything that's happening at the moment we felt it is our duty to talk to our friends and host another ‘Industry Connect'. Our Industry Connect events run with We Are Stripes over the last few years highlights how important black and other ethnically diverse role models are, or as we like to call it ‘see it be it'. On this episode, co hosted by Nene Parsotam ((Executive Creative/Art Director, We Are Stripes Co-Founder & ACCESS:VFX board member): Kenny Addeh (Motion Designer) Prince Yiadom (Compositor) Anne Akande (Production) Hannah Wong (Animator) Shanae Bedford (Marketing) Laraib Attah (Compositor) Bimpe Alliu (Concept Artist) Louise Kalyango (VFX Student) Mark Pinheiro (Compositor, Director, Supervisor) Michael Morgan (Animator) Haydn Corrodus (Social Media Strategist)

37: Standing Out While Staying In #3 The third episode in our careers advice series, 'Standing Out While Staying in', with special guest, Royal Television Society! Hosted by: Simon Devereux, Founder of ACCESS:VFX With guests:
 Jude Winstanley, RTS Futures
 Tom Box, Blue Zoo
 Alice Tuxford, DNEG 
Saint John Walker, Escape Studios 
Katie Gascoyne, Blue Zoo
 Andrew Mead, Foundry
 Bonnie Dorais, Framestore
 Amy Blackwell, ILM
 Jenny Burbage, Milk Visual Effects 
Paul Wilkes, Technicolour This episode was streamed live on YouTube 26 May 2020. For more live stream episodes like this, subscribe to us on YouTube, ACCESS: VFX!

Matt Sackley - Freelance Character Animator www.mattsackley.com Andrew Maggio - Editor framecycle.com Katrina Zimmerman - Senior Art Director kazimmerman.com Ryan Urban, Visual Effects Supervisor https://www.ryanurban.info https://www.turncoatpictures.com Sara Kopke, 2D animator and Illustrator http://sarakopke.com/ Applicable links that we mentioned in this episode: Wonderful job search google-doc that Chris Mayne keeps updated nearly daily with 100's of jobs - its become quite well know among the CG/VFX community. It may be a great resource for those new graduates to check out. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1eR2oAXOuflr8CZeGoz3JTrsgNj3KuefbdXJOmNtjEVM/edit#gid=0 Motionographer article on the hold system: https://motionographer.com/2019/03/11/hold-me-im-scared-your-guide-to-navigating-the-hold-system/ Chicago Motion Artists Group https://www.facebook.com/ChicagoMotionArtists/ Chicago Women in Motion! https://www.instagram.com/chicagowmd/ 11:45 Blurb can be something along these lines... 11:49 Our ACCESS:VFX Chicago Chapter hosted episode 36 of the pod assembling a group of freelance VFX artists discussing a whole host of tips and supportive advice for anyone working as a freelancer or considering it. Hosted by Kate Soczka, Head of Production at Carbon VFX.

The feel good episode to lighten your spirits! Hardcore members of the Q (Queer) VFX team come together for a casual chat about favourite activities and entertainment in lockdown. With members of the Q-VFX team: Sarah de Schot, Co-founder of Q-VFX Boyan 'Bobby' Georgiev, DNEG Jeszen Stokes, DNEG Chloé Deneuve, Blue Zoo Grace Hebditch, Blue Zoo Izzy Genova, Jellyfish Pictures Kat Seale, Jellyfish Pictures

Following up from our episode, 'Standing Out While Staying In', we assemble a group of marketing and PR experts to help you nail self-promotion and how you present yourself online at this pivotal time. With special guest, Motivational Speaker and Owner of Spark Creativity, Reuben Milne. Hosted by: Simon Devereux, Founder of ACCESS:VFX With guests: Lisa Cheung, Director of Marketing and Brand Strategy for Foundry Jenny Burbage, PR & Marketing at Milk VFX Grace Hebditch, Marketing Coordinator at Blue Zoo Tom Box, Co-founder of Blue Zoo Reuben Milne, Motivational Speaker & Owner of Spark Creativity

We discuss ways we've been coping with working from home Tom Box (Blue Zoo) Grace Hebditch (Blue Zoo) Jenny Burbage (Milk) Rory Jones (Milk VFX) Andy Brassington (Escape) Sara Ricci (Framestore) Pete Rogers (Bait) Jeszen Stokes (DNEG) Chloe Campbell (Foundry) Paul Wilkes (The Mill & MPC) Sarah Tanner (Jellyfish) Welcome to another special ‘celebrity squares' episode of the ACCESS:VFX podcast! Episode 33! The fifth part of our new STAY AT HOME series continuing to address our ‘new normal' …and the second part of STAYING WELL WHILE STAYING IN where we check in with our guests two weeks after the first instalment where we discussed resilience, mental health and we Firstly George from Sanctus sends his apologies and is unable to re-join us on this second-parter. With this in mind – as there are no mental health experts on this episode – we thought we would focus on the three-weeks-in stage of shared mutual lockdown, concentrating on - what we've learnt - tips - advice - Resilience and wellness

Regular podcast subscribers will know that we discussed the subject of parenting and caring responsibilities in last year's VFX Mums and Dads episodes. Now the combo of parenting and homeschooling is more prevalent now more than ever – all whilst continuing to deliver of projects, jobs and shows. So this episode entitled ‘The ACCESS:VFX Guide to Caring in Lockdown' we hope will offer some support to those of you out there performing this balancing act! Hosted by: Simon Devereux, Founder of ACCESS:VFX Guests: Ste Greaves – Editorial Assistant at Union Tom Box – Co-Founder, Blue Zoo Jenny Burbage – PR & Comms at Milk Emma Kolasinska – Senior Producer at Moonraker Leo Barreto – Senior Engineer at MPC Paulene Hamilton – Head of People at Blue Zoo Martin Mayer – Head of Creative Services, at Foundry Elaine Kieran – Lad Software Developer, DNEG

Now that we've all been working at home for a while now, we discuss ways we've coped with some of the issues we are all facing on a daily basis. We chat with individuals and studios to hear how both employers and artists are dealing with "the new normal". By working together and sharing ideas between ourselves we hope to help others. You can find the resources page Sanctus put together here: https://sanctus.io/coronavirus/ Hosted by: Simon Devereux, Founder of ACCESS:VFX/ Head of L&D @ The Mill Guests: George Bettany, Sanctus Tom Box,Blue Zoo Animation Jenny Burbage, Milk VFX Emma Kolasinska, Moonraker Andy Brassington, Escape Studios Sara Ricci, Framestore Pete Rogers, Bait Jeszen Stokes, DNEG Chloe Campbell, Foundry Grace Hebditch, Blue Zoo Animation Paul Wilkes, The Mill & MPC Sarah Tanner, Jellyfish Pictures

Stuck at home? There's no better time to think about signing up as an e-mentor and support someone who wants to get into our creative industry. In this episode, we find out what it's like, how it works and how you can get involved. ACCESS:VFX Mentoring is kindly sponsored by Foundry and uses Prospela.com. Hosted by: Simon Devereux, Founder of ACCESS:VFX/ Head of L&D @ The Mill Guests: Emma Kolasinska – Senior Producer, Moonraker Daniel Mark Miller – Compositor, One of Us Lisa-Mae Evans – Look Dev Artist, Blue Zoo Animation Arielle Martin – Creative Specialist, Foundry Dexter Boyce – Co-Founder, Prospela.com Sidd Shetty – Animator, Carse & Waterman Bianca Iancu – Freelance Animator

We discuss how you can best prepare yourself for job hunting when you can't get to a VFX/animation festival to speak to the studios in person. You can watch us chat on YouTube: bit.ly/33tnRyr Hosted by: Simon Devereux, Founder of ACCESS:VFX/ Head of L&D @ The Mill Guests: Henry Bull, Framestore Katie Gascoyne, Blue Zoo Animation Leanne Loughran, Outpost VFX Mark Flanagan, Epic Games Paul Wilkes, MPC Advertising Phil Attfield, NextGen Skills Academy Tom Box, Blue Zoo Animation

A very special International Women's Day episode of the ACCESS:VFX podcast! Guest host Nene Parsotam (Co-Founder of We Are Stripes & A:VFX Board Member) joins Simon Devereux (The Mill's Head of Learning & Development, and Founder & Director of ACCESS:VFX) to lead a lively discussion on gender equality and representation in the creative sector with a handpicked panel of industry thought leaders: Roshni Goyate, Co-Founder of The Other Box Samantha Renke, Actor, Presenter, Activist Jane Evans, Founder of The Uninvisibility Project Stephanie Matthews, Partnerships Director of Creative Equals

In light of the recent Film and TV Charity Mental Health survey we were shocked to find out nearly 9 in 10 people working in our industry have experienced a mental health problem. In this podcast, a few Q-VFX board members discuss our upcoming Mental Health Support event, The Q-VFX Picture, which will take place Jellyfish Pictures in Brixton. Sign up for your free ticket and find out more on Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-q-vfx-picture-queer-mental-health-support-tickets-95214744865 Featuring: Kat Seale, Character Animator, DNEG Bobby Georgiev, Lighting Artist, DNEG Izzy Genova, Compositing Supervisor, Jellyfish Hosted by Simon Devereux, Founder of ACCESS:VFX @ The Mill Recorded & Edited by Grace Hebditch