21 Artist 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 ⁠⁠📧 Newsletter⁠⁠ ⁠⁠🐦 X⁠⁠ ⁠⁠www.21ArtistShow.com

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 ⁠📧 Newsletter⁠ ⁠🐦 X⁠ ⁠www.21ArtistShow.com

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 📧 Newsletter 🐦 X www.21ArtistShow.com

My guest today is Ben McEwan who is the Head of Compositing at Image Engine. Together we talk about the skills needed to make it in Visual Effects and as a compositor, teaching philosophies and if you learn by idols or actions. Enjoy the show! ▶️ YouTube ⁠📧 Newsletter⁠ ⁠🐦 X⁠ ⁠www.21ArtistShow.com www.benmcewan.com

My guest today is Thomas Hertzler who was the CEO of Blue Byte. We talk about the history of Blue Byte, Die Siedler and the acquisition by Activision. Enjoy the show! ▶️ YouTube ⁠⁠📧 Newsletter⁠⁠ ⁠⁠🐦 X⁠⁠ ⁠⁠www.21ArtistShow.com⁠

My guest today Philipp Wolf who is a producer and cooperate strategist at DNEG. He talks about his unique role as a futurist, the future of filmmaking with Virtual Productions and about burnout. Enjoy the show! ▶️ YouTube 📧 Newsletter⁠⁠ ⁠⁠🐦 X⁠⁠ ⁠⁠www.21ArtistShow.com⁠

My guest today is Paul Kanyuk a Lead Technical Director at Pixar Animation Studio. Paul worked at Pixar for the last 18 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. Together we talk about working from home, how to manage a work-life-balance and how machine learning can be integrated into our work. Enjoy the show! ▶️ YouTube ⁠📧 Newsletter⁠⁠ ⁠⁠🐦 X⁠⁠ ⁠⁠www.21ArtistShow.com⁠

My guest today for the season finally the ever present Hugo Guerra who is a Director, Supervisor, Teacher and Compositor in Visual Effects and Video Game cinematics. Together we talk about creating an independent career in visual effects, the value of online courses and how YouTube creates a distorted image of the work behind the scenes. Enjoy the show! ▶️ YouTube⁠ ⁠⁠📧 Newsletter⁠⁠ ⁠⁠🐦 X⁠⁠ ⁠⁠www.21ArtistShow.com⁠

My guest today is the impactful Florian Gellinger who is the Owner and VFX Producer of RISE. RISE created the visual effects for some of the biggest movies and series in recent history: Avengers, Matrix 4, The Kings Man, Stranger Things, Loki and many more. Together we talk about founding and owning a successful Visual Effects company, brand identity and why RISE uses memes and puns for their marketing campaign. Enjoy the show! ⁠▶️ YouTube⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠📧 Newsletter⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠🐦 X⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠www.21ArtistShow.com⁠⁠

My guest today is Christopher Hiess who is a supervisor, lead and engineer working for Double Negative and the Foundry. Chris was my lighting supervisor on the Heinzels animation feature film and I could experience his team management style in person. Together we talk about building a successful and healthy team in a stressful film production, handling team dynamics and how to give feedback and do reviews without negative emotions. Enjoy the show! ⁠▶️ YouTube⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠📧 Newsletter⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠🐦 X⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠www.21ArtistShow.com⁠⁠

My guest today is the amazing Jimmy Ockey, who is currently the Recruiting Department Supervisor at Animal Logic. For over 6 years he supported his team there, recruited and trained future talent. Together we talk about the recruitment experience, interviews, what makes a good candidate and how we can cross the bridge from an application to getting hired for the job. Enjoy the show! ⁠▶️ YouTube⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠📧 Newsletter⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠🐦 X⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠www.21ArtistShow.com⁠⁠

My guest today is Victor Perez, a director, visual effects supervisor and compositor working at Double Negative, Cinesite, Union VFX and many more on films like Harry Potter, The Dark Knight Rises and Pirates of the Caribbean. Together we talk about the challenges of working abroad, language barriers and how to become a successful visual effects artist against all odds. Enjoy the show! ⁠▶️ YouTube⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠📧 Newsletter⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠🐦 X⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠www.21ArtistShow.com⁠⁠

My guest today is Carl Rosendahl, former President of PDI (Pacific Data Images) a company focused 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 films 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. Together we talk about the founding days of PDI, the importance of a strong core team, how to negotiate contracts and PDI/DreamWorks final days in 2015. Enjoy the show! ⁠▶️ YouTube⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠📧 Newsletter⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠🐦 X⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠www.21ArtistShow.com⁠⁠

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. ⁠▶️ YouTube⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠📧 Newsletter⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠🐦 X⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠www.21ArtistShow.com⁠⁠

My guest today is Carl Schroeter who is a senior compositor at DNEG and worked previously 5 years for Industrial Light & Magic on Star Wars 8, 9, Solo: A Star Wars Story and The Mandalorian. Together we talk about his dream of working on Star Wars and how he achieve that, his time at Industrial Light & Magic and what it means to be a professional compositor in Visual Effects. Enjoy the show! ⁠▶️ YouTube⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠📧 Newsletter⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠🐦 X⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠www.21ArtistShow.com⁠⁠

My guest today is Allan McKay, he is a Visual Effects Supervisor, Director, Producer and Content Creator. Before that he worked as an FX TD at Blur, Industrial Light & Magic, Pixomondo and many more on Transformers, Game of Thrones, God of War and Half Life 1 (yes you heard me right) ... basically everything under the sun for the last 25 years. Together we talk about how he got started in the Visual Effects and Games industry when he was 13 years old, the importance of being fearless, setting up goals, handling chaos and constantly evolving in the industry. Enjoy the show! ⁠▶️ YouTube⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠📧 Newsletter⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠🐦 X⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠www.21ArtistShow.com⁠⁠

My guest today is Andrew Schlussel who is currently the Director of Global Talent Development at Framestore and an online class Instructor at the Academy of Art University. Before that he was an Instructor at Pixar Animation Studios, Global Head of Training and Development at MPC and Education Manager at Dreamworks Animation just to name a few. Together we talk about how he is moving the world of education in Visual Effects and the important of education being part of the company culture. Enjoy the show! Enjoy the show! ⁠▶️ YouTube⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠📧 Newsletter⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠🐦 X⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠www.21ArtistShow.com⁠⁠

My guest today is Gael Kerchenbaum, he is currently the Creature Specialist at Facebook AI. Before that he worked as a Creature Supervisor at DNEG, creature artist at Axis Animation and many more while teaching sculpting and anatomy at CGMA and all around the globe. Together we talk about being a Freelance Creature Artist, the importance of anatomy, fundamentals and teaching and how he ended up working for Facebook AI as a creature sculptor. Enjoy the show! ⁠▶️ YouTube⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠📧 Newsletter⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠🐦 X⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠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! ⁠▶️ YouTube⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠📧 Newsletter⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠🐦 X⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠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! ⁠▶️ YouTube⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠📧 Newsletter⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠🐦 X⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠www.21ArtistShow.com⁠⁠