Today, our guest is Adam Hlavac, a Digital Creator, and Producer based in Los Angeles, CA. His earliest influences came from films like Star Wars, which inspired him to become a visual effects artist. This led to him working on over two dozen blockbuster titles such as The Avengers, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Mad Max: Fury Road, X-Men: Days of Future Past, and Transformers: Dark of the Moon. In 2021, he amassed millions of views on YouTube with content dedicated to discussing various film genres, partnering with brands like Walt Disney Studios, DC Entertainment, Lucasfilm, Warner Bros. Pictures, Marvel Studios, and Universal Pictures. Today, he talks about how he got into VFX and how it is changing the movie industry. He will also talk about the future of the superhero genre and how it is becoming the staple of today’s cinemas.

Why VFX Artists are often overlooked [12:39]

If you’re a traditional visual effects artist, you’re either helping design a shot, doing the previous on that shot, rigging, lighting, texture mapping, or the actual modeling. The thing about 3D and VFX is that unless you sit there and you explain the intricacies of every single shot, no one’s going to know that you worked on it.

VFX Artists should get more recognition [15:58]

Visual effects are getting more of the spotlight. It’s getting a lot more recognition. A visual effect people don’t notice is a visual effect that slips under the radar. But the people who took part in the design and the effort to get the praise. There is so much work in the background that people don’t even know. Many people took the time and energy to create masterpieces, and they deserve the praises.

How Adam got into the VFX industry [17:15]

VFX is Adam’s fascination, and it started with Star Wars. He wanted to learn how to make a ship fly in space and do other things that were deemed not yet possible. He would binge-watch documentaries and behind-the-scenes and featurette on Star Wars. He also pointed out that Steven Spielberg, Robert Rodriguez, and Jurassic Park were his influences. He would just find any material about visual effects and just experiment with his ideas.

Starting a Youtube Channel [29:24]

Adam started a Youtube Channel because he was obsessed with watching content on movie talk shows. He started watching horror, action, superhero, and classic movies. So with a couple of his friends, they came up with the idea of creating a Youtube Channel that focused on DC, Marvel, and Star Wars. They made reviews, comments, and trailer reactions on their channel.

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Are Leaks and Spoilers Intentional? [51:47]

Adam thinks that people are just looking for clout. Some studios feed this information to people who like to tweet about it. And then people get excited, and it makes them feel good because they think that they are feeding people this information, and it gives them a high.

Learn more about Adam Hlavac:

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3881804/

https://www.adamhlavac.com/

Follow him on:

https://www.instagram.com/adamhlavac/?hl=en

https://www.linkedin.com/in/adamhlavac

https://www.facebook.com/adamhlavac

https://twitter.com/adamhlavac?lang=en

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