The Logik Podcast

Max studied composition and jazz piano at the Eastman School of Music, where he spent countless hours in the library studying scores and learning from educators who deeply influenced his creative work. After studying composition and jazz piano, Max went on to work in film scoring, music preparation, and orchestration on projects connected to composers such as John Williams, Danny Elfman, Alan Silvestri, Ludwig Göransson, and Jeff Beal. In this episode, Max and I also discuss how we collaborated to create the original intro music for this podcast. Together, we explored different ideas, exchanged feedback, and shaped a piece that captured the identity and energy of this podcast—showing how music and visual effects share the same goal of creating emotion and telling a story. Max also shares stories from his time at JoAnn Kane Music Service, preparing piano arrangements for The Mandalorian, and orchestrating the Netflix film They Cloned Tyrone. We also talk about perfectionism, procrastination, deadlines, creative community, and the importance of creating your own opportunities. We also discuss the importance of being a good peer, building a creative community, and helping others succeed. Max also shares one of the most important lessons he has learned throughout his career: when opportunities are not handed to you, sometimes you have to create them yourself. https://maxberlinmusic.com/

Amanda Elliott continues our artist profile series with an interview with Daniel Reitzenstein. Part 2 of 2. Daniel's journey through the film industry has been shaped by curiosity, resilience, and a willingness to keep evolving. From starting out as a freelance assistant video editor to becoming an animatics editor on Project Hail Mary, he has learned that building a creative career is rarely a straightforward path. In this podcast Daniel opens up about seeing himself as a “Swiss Army Knife,” working through imposter syndrome, taking chances, and why creatives shouldn't take client notes personally. He reflects on the importance of empathy, staying open when a project changes direction, and creating enough emotional distance to avoid tying your self-worth to a specific outcome. At the heart of it all, his belief is that filmmaking is a team sport—one built on trust, collaboration, and keeping the meaningful professional connections with people you meet along the way. IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1429363/?ref_=nmmi_ov_bk Linkedin: linkedin.com/in/-dreitz

Amanda Elliott continues our artist profile series with an interview with Daniel Reitzenstein. Part 1 of 2. Daniel's journey through the film industry has been shaped by curiosity, resilience, and a willingness to keep evolving. From starting out as a freelance assistant video editor to becoming an animatics editor on Project Hail Mary, he has learned that building a creative career is rarely a straightforward path. In this podcast Daniel opens up about seeing himself as a “Swiss Army Knife,” working through imposter syndrome, taking chances, and why creatives shouldn't take client notes personally. He reflects on the importance of empathy, staying open when a project changes direction, and creating enough emotional distance to avoid tying your self-worth to a specific outcome. At the heart of it all, his belief is that filmmaking is a team sport—one built on trust, collaboration, and keeping the meaningful professional connections with people you meet along the way. IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1429363/?ref_=nmmi_ov_bk Linkedin: linkedin.com/in/-dreitz

Amanda Elliott continues our artist profile series with an interview with Henry Smalstig. Henry is a storyteller at heart, whose career has taken him through the worlds of animation, editorial, and motion design. After earning his degree in Computer Animation from Columbia College Chicago, Henry joined Sarofsky, where he calls himself an Assistant Editor and Finishing Assistant. At Sarofsky, he's helped create everything from high-end commercial campaigns to visually driven projects that blend design, animation, and filmmaking, …. all while still using Smoke Hot keys. We dive into how to make the best use of your creative time, why you can't take criticism personally in this business, and also the importance of leaving your ego at the door if you want to keep growing. He also shares why mastering the basic fundamentals in a software first matters more…. than relying on AI tools way too early in your career. Whether you're looking for advice on breaking into the industry or simply want to hear the story of how someone is building a successful career, this episode is filled with practical insights, real-world experience, and hard-earned lessons you don't want to miss. Happy listening and Happy Pride!

Amanda Elliott continues our artist profile series with an interview with Olivier Beaulieu. Olivier, a VFX Supervisor at Hybride, whose journey from intern to a 23-year veteran at Hybride has helped shape some of the most iconic Star Wars projects. We explore the value of generosity and understanding in the VFX workspace, showing yourself patience, and why embracing mistakes and imperfection can make you a stronger artist and collaborator. Olivier also discusses the true mark of great visual effects—the moments so effortless and believable that they disappear into the story, revealing the artistry behind making complex VFX integrate flawlessly with live action. It's a testament to the artists who showcase the invisible craft that brings , a world like Star Wars to life. And, for this special Canada Day release, we wrap things up with a few fun Canadian questions and plenty of laughs along the way.

Glenn Teel continues our artist profile series with an interview with Sam Edwards. Part 2 of 2. Known for his fxphd Flame tutorials and candid discussions about his career journey, he transitioned from being a business owner to working at some of the world's leading visual effects studios, including Digital Domain and ILM. With experience spanning feature films, episodic television, and commercial projects, his career reflects a diverse and accomplished path through the visual effects industry.

Glenn Teel continues our artist profile series with an interview with Sam Edwards. Part 1 of 2. Known for his fxphd Flame tutorials and candid discussions about his career journey, he transitioned from being a business owner to working at some of the world's leading visual effects studios, including Digital Domain and ILM. With experience spanning feature films, episodic television, and commercial projects, his career reflects a diverse and accomplished path through the visual effects industry.

Amanda Elliott continues our artist profile series with an interview with Bryan Bayley and Jan Klier. In this episode, we talk about how AI is being used as their professional tool in their creative process — where it helps, where it falls short, and the frustrations that come with it. We also get into the bigger questions around the ethics and responsibility of using these tools such as Claude and Comfy UI.

Amanda Elliott continues our artist profile series with an interview with Gedaly Guberek. Part 2 of 2. Gedaly is an actor and director creating adventure and action comedy films. His recent swashbuckling adventure, "The Flower of Battle," won awards at several film festivals including "Best Short." Recently he had the chance to study action filmmaking with the one and only Jackie Chan Stunt Team in Beijing. He's also worked as an editor, colorist, and VFX artist for commercials and feature films. He's also passionate about educating filmmakers as the founder & lead educator of DVResolve.com, and a teacher for Blackmagic Design & AFI Conservatory. His production company, Razee, is focused on creating original independent films. He's currently writing/directing an upcoming Fantasy-Adventure series, “Shadow of the Mages”. https://shadowofthemages.tv https://gedalyguberek.com IG: gedalyguberek

Amanda Elliott continues our artist profile series with an interview with Gedaly Guberek. Gedaly is an actor and director creating adventure and action comedy films. His recent swashbuckling adventure, "The Flower of Battle," won awards at several film festivals including "Best Short." Recently he had the chance to study action filmmaking with the one and only Jackie Chan Stunt Team in Beijing. He's also worked as an editor, colorist, and VFX artist for commercials and feature films. He's also passionate about educating filmmakers as the founder & lead educator of DVResolve.com, and a teacher for Blackmagic Design & AFI Conservatory. His production company, Razee, is focused on creating original independent films. He's currently writing/directing an upcoming Fantasy-Adventure series, “Shadow of the Mages”. https://shadowofthemages.tv https://gedalyguberek.com IG: gedalyguberek ————— Logik Academy Pro https://logikacademypro.com/

Glenn Teel continues our artist profile series with an interview with VFX Supervisor Margolit Steiner.

Amanda Elliott continues our artist profile series with an interview with Finn Jäger, Eric Mason, and Richard Betts. What started off as a question posted on the Logik Forum asking about “Color before VFX? or VFX before Color?”, turned into an amazing podcast with these 3 incredible artists. Join us for Part 3 of 3 in this Color podcast series. Logik Post: https://forum.logik.tv/t/color-before-vfx-or-vfx-before-color/10520/61

Amanda Elliott continues our artist profile series with an interview with Finn Jäger, Eric Mason, and Richard Betts. What started off as a question posted on the Logik Forum asking about “Color before VFX? or VFX before Color?”, turned into an amazing podcast with these 3 incredible artists. Join us for Part 2 of 3 in this Color podcast series. Logik Post: https://forum.logik.tv/t/color-before-vfx-or-vfx-before-color/10520/61

Amanda Elliott continues our artist profile series with an interview with Finn Jager, Eric Mason and Richard Betts. What started off as a question posted on the Logik Forum asking about Color before VFX or VFX before Color, turned into an amazing podcast with these 3 incredible artists. Join us for Part 1 of 3 in this Color podcast series. Logik Post: https://forum.logik.tv/t/color-before-vfx-or-vfx-before-color/10520/61

Amanda Elliott & Glenn Teel continue our artist profile series with an interview with Screenwriters Life Coach, Brooks Elms. Brooks had written and directed 50 short films before he even started at NYU film school and wrote, directed & produced two indie features after he graduated. He's been signed by UTA, and taught 5+ years at UCLA Extension here in Los Angeles. As a life coach for creatives, Brooks works closely with his clients to help them dig deep to discover their creative spark while getting clarity on their life purpose. He helps guide writers into their deepest life lessons to develop their most original and innovative screenplays yet. https://www.brookselmscoaching.com

Amanda Elliott continues our series with a recap of NAB 2024.

Amanda Elliott continues our artist profile series with an interview with Editor Bob Mori.

Glenn Teel continues our artist profile series with an interview with Flame Artist Alper Oktay.

Amanda Elliott continues our artist profile series with an interview with Flame Artist Mark Popham.

Glenn Teel continues our artist profile series with an interview with Flame Artist/Director Jon Hollis.

Glenn Teel continues our artist profile series with an interview with Creative Director/VFX Supervisor Duncan Malcolm.

Bidding with Christopher Decker, Andy Milkis, and host Glenn Teel.

VFX Supervision with John Ashby, Inti Martinez, Randy McEntee and host Glenn Teel.

Amanda Elliott continues our artist profile series with an interview with Junior Flame Artist Emilien Fouly.

Glenn Teel continues our artist profile series with an interview with Flame Artist Sinan Vural.

Glenn Teel continues our artist profile series with an interview with Flame Artist Steve Sweik

Amanda Elliott continues our artist profile series with an interview with Junior Flame Artist Remy Lexington.

Glenn Teel continues our artist profile series with an interview with Flame Artist John Agapitos.—————Logik Academy Propro.logik.tv

Amanda Elliott continues our artist profile series with an interview with Junior Flame Artist Aadel Matoorianpour.

Glenn Teel interviews Producer Ashley Samour.

Amanda Elliott continues our artist profile series with an interview with Flame Assist Alex Wysota.

Amanda Elliott continues our artist profile series with an interview with Junior Flame Artist Krystle Monique Alomar

Glenn Teel continues our artist profile series with an interview with Colorist Silver DeStouet.

Glenn Teel continues our artist profile series with an interview with Flame Artist Mark L'Heureux.

Amanda Elliot continues our artist profile series with an interview Junior Flame Artist Noah Poole.

Glenn Teel continues our Artist Profile series with an interview with Flame Artist Dan Bowhers

Glenn Teel continues our Artist Profile series with an interview with Flame Artist Inti Martinez.

An interview with Logik.tv co-founder and Flame Artist, Andy Milkis.

The is the audio from Amanda Elliott's spectacular event called "Women in Flame". Amanda will be hosting a panel of women from across the Flame community to talk about their careers, their journeys and the challenges that women face in our ever changing industry. Amanda's guests were Colleen Brattesani, Pierina Bustamante, MB Emigh, Graziella Gandolfi, Ariana Kolitsopoulos, Sarah Marikar, Miriam Oladejo, Kenzi Parker, Margolit Steiner, Molly Tomecek and Renee Tymn.

A conversation with Dallas-based Flame Artist Bryan Bayley.

Check out my phenomenal chat with Cristobal Valenzuela, CEO and Co-Founder of RunwayML. We talked about his journey, the history of the company and the future of machine learning and visual effects.

My interview with Flame Artist and Renderdome Champion Andy Dill

Joanne made an appearance during the Podcast interview with her husband, Tim Farrell, and we thought it would be great to interview her next. Joanne talked about her two passions: Flame and Art.

An interview with legendary New York Flame Artist Tim Farrell on his career, philosophy towards the job and his outlook for the future.

An interview with Flame Artist and designer Brooks Tomlinson.

An interview with Flame Artist Jeff Kyle. We discuss his background, Logik, making tutorials and advice for younger Flame Artists.

It's been a huge week for Logik! We froze the Facebook group so we could focus our energy on growing the Logik.tv Forum and website and we launched Logik Hiveminds. Randy McEntee, Renee Tymn and MB Emigh joined me to discuss all of these exciting new developments!

Flame artist, VFX Supervisor and small business owner based in Montreal. We talked about what it means to work from home, what it means to work for yourself and how the industry is evolving.

My guest is 2021 Flame Award Winner Renee Tymn. We talk about her career, her philosophy on work and life and the secret to her success.