Coders build the foundation of any modern VFX or CG animation studio, but it’s still a very male-dominated role. So to celebrate #NationalCodingWeek, we spoke to female coders at DNEG, The Mill, Blue Zoo Animation & Outpost VFX to discover what they do, why it’s still not a gender-balanced role and how we can go about fixing that.

With:

Lucy Wilkes, R&D Lead - Creature Fur, DNEG

Lizzie Shiers, ATD - VFX, DNEG,

Ana-Maria Savastre, Junior Rigger, Blue Zoo Animation

Phuong (‘Caro’) Nguyen, 3D Artist, The Mill

Julia Lou, Software Developer, DNEG
Molly Pinkerton-Jarvis, Technical Resource Lead, Outpost VFX

Hosted by Simon Devereux, Founder of ACCESS:VFX @ The Mill

Recorded & edited by Tom Box, Non-Exec Director of ACCESS:VFX