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.
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.
Director Neill Blomkamp’s Oats Studios ushered in a revolutionary approach to effects and filmmaking. VFX Supervisor Chris Harvey reveals the lessons learned.
Jean-Michel Blottière has edited magazines, presented TV shows, and founded the wildly successful RealTime Conference. He tells Chris his fascinating story.
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.
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.”
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.
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.
NYU Professor of Finance David Yermack goes in-depth on demystifying NFTs to digital artists and explains how cryptocurrency is revolutionizing almost everything.
Technicolor Executive Producer Leighton Greer and Creative Director Paul Ghezzo tell old pal Chris about working on “Star Trek: Picard,” “Westworld” and “Bridgerton.”
Chaos has a new look and a new name—now meet the people behind it. Uniform’s Richard Pay and Chaos’ Melissa Knight talk about the year-long rebranding process.
Director and artist Ash Thorp talks about how his Hollywood career and personal projects have helped him mature—and how to balance creativity with sensitivity.
Christian Debney has built lightsabers, made music videos and created seamless VFX. As he takes to the director’s chair, he talks about his incredible career.
VFX legend Habib Zargarpour goes in-depth on “Blade Runner 2049’s” epic shots and his work on “Star Wars: Episode I,” “The Perfect Storm” and “The Jungle Book.”
Pipeline problem-solver Robert Durnin helped studios create VFX for “Tron: Legacy” and “Pan’s Labyrinth.” He tells Chris about his industry-hopping career path.
Kirsten Zirngibl has created concept art for League of Legends, Magic: The Gathering and Google. Now, she’s creating her own game world — and it’s incredible.
How do you turn a building into a ship? CG advertising specialists David Schaefer and Dmitriy Glazyrin talk about the tech behind their huge images and videos.
Working from Rome: VFX freelancer Alessandro Cangelosi tells Chris how he tackled shots on “Independence Day: Resurgence” and “2012,” and his new teaching role.
Babak Bina creates VFX for Hollywood movies, leads Gnomon Workshop classes — and he also directs short films. Find out more about this man of many talents.
Concept artist Dwayne Burgess talks about helping with set designs on “Fargo” and “American Ninja Warrior” — and how V-Ray for SketchUp has changed his workflow.
Mike Campau’s visuals seamlessly blend photography, retouching and CGI for hyperreal results. He tells Chris about his approaches to work and going freelance.
Chris celebrates episode 300 with Gary Yost, the father of 3D Studio and 3ds Max. Hear the stories behind Autodesk’s seminal software and Gary’s short films.
Shuzo Shiota’s Polygon Pictures has produced TV shows including “Star Wars” and “Transformers.” He explains how Japan’s art has found a big audience in the west.
