Meet Jack Evans, the lighting luminary behind “TRON: Legacy,” “X-Men: Days of Future Past,” “Fast & Furious 8,” “Solo: A Star Wars Story,” and “The Mandalorian.”
David Siegel & David Wolgemuth — Exceptional Minds
Exceptional Minds’ neurodiverse students have worked on “Black Widow” and “Loki.” CEO David Siegel & Supervisor David Wolgemuth talk about this amazing academy.
AJ Jefferies — CG Illustrator/Animator, MDI Digital/MoonJam
Illustrator and animator AJ Jefferies has honed his talent to create eye-catching, mind-boggling characters. Discover the tools he uses in his creative process.
Edward Dawson-Taylor and Jacqueline Cooper — Becoming a CG Pro
Discover how Edd and Jackie’s comprehensive online course, Becoming a CG Pro, is introducing filmmakers and VFX artists to the world of virtual production.
Ruairidh MacNeill — 3D Modeler, Moving Picture Company
What’s the future for VFX modelers? “Thor: Ragnarok” and “Alita: Battle Angel” modeler Ruairidh MacNeill tells Chris how procedural workflows are taking over.
How can CG help us understand the past? Archaeologist Bernard Frischer explains how computing power helped his company, Flyover Zone, rebuild the ancient world.
Elizabeth Montes — Head of Production, The Third Floor
From “Real Steel” to “Loki” and “The Mandalorian”—The Third Floor’s Liz Montes discusses her career in film and TV, and reveals how gaming is taking over VFX.
Director Neill Blomkamp’s Oats Studios ushered in a revolutionary approach to effects and filmmaking. VFX Supervisor Chris Harvey reveals the lessons learned.
Andy Boyd’s career has taken him from South Africa to LA via London. He tells Chris about setting up a VFX studio and offers tips for getting ahead in the industry.
Sophia “PHIA” Bollinger — The Virtual Reality Show
The Virtual Reality Show host Sophia Bollinger adopts her “PHIA” avatar to discuss new tech, the power of virtual worlds, and how she became a VR superstar.
Jean-Michel Blottière has edited magazines, presented TV shows, and founded the wildly successful RealTime Conference. He tells Chris his fascinating story.
Carlos Fueyo — Creative Director/Owner, Playard Studios
“Priest,” “Super 8,” and “Avengers: Age of Ultron” VFX artist and supervisor Carlos Fueyo discusses how real-time is revolutionizing the filmmaking process.
Ross Denner — Head of 3D / Creative Director / VFX Supervisor, Artjail
Artjail’s Head of VFX, Ross Denner, has worked on amazing CG projects around the world. He explains why Houdini is fast becoming small studios’ weapon of choice.
Next-generation technology: Solomon Rogers, CEO of VR specialist REWIND, talks about creating entirely new forms of immersive entertainment for digital natives.
What does it take to become a director? Patrick Osborne, the man behind Disney’s Oscar-winning animated short “Feast,” talks about his adventures in Hollywood.
A matter of life and death: How Ryan Laney’s VFX techniques disguised identities but preserved emotions for the award-winning documentary “Welcome to Chechnya.”
Dmitry Vinnik tells Chris about the tech behind his incredible VFX work on “Battlestar Galactica,” “Tron: Legacy,” “Final Destination 5,” and “Game of Thrones.”
“Star Wars” and “Avatar” concept artist David Levy tells Chris how NFTs are shaking up the digital art marketplace, empowering artists—and changing the world.
CG content marketplace Turbosquid is undergoing some exciting changes. Join Beau Perschall and Dade Orgeron to find out what’s new—and what’s needed from you.
Samuel Arsenault-Brassard & Alex Coulombe — NFTs and architecture
VR, architecture and NFTs meet in Samuel Arsenault-Brassard and Alex Coulombe’s work. They join Chris to discuss the good, bad and ugly of cryptocurrency.
Blur Creative Director Franck Balson and CG Supervisor Gabe Askew talk cel-shading for Love, Death & Robots’ “Suits” and the trailer for Riot Games’ “Valorant.”
David Yermack — Professor and Chair of Finance at New York University - Leonard N. Stern School of Business
NYU Professor of Finance David Yermack goes in-depth on demystifying NFTs to digital artists and explains how cryptocurrency is revolutionizing almost everything.