RTVFX Podcast

This episode features an interview with Yoeri Luos Vleer.  He is a freelance VFX artist with a rich background in Unreal Engine.  Luos shares his journey through its up's and down's including community building, technical advice, and monetizing your effects.

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Matt Schwartz is a VFX Artist at Riot Games working on their card game Legends of Runeterra.  He has also worked for Ubisoft on titles like Far Cry and Watch Dogs.

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/matt-schwartz-18960714/
Twitter - https://twitter.com/notmattschwartz
ArtStation - https://www.artstation.com/mattschwartz
Legends of Runeterra - https://playruneterra.com/en-us/

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My first tutorial - https://youtu.be/qJ1ezxau5EU

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This episode features an interview with Bill Kladis. He shares his experience with becoming a VFX artist, teaching others, running his own VFX business, and some of the life lessons we all need when adapting to circumstances through our years.

RTVFX Contact - https://realtimevfx.com/u/imbuefx/summary
YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/user/imbuefx
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/wkladis/

Simon's Effect - https://www.artstation.com/artwork/BmN5G6?commentId=3328597
ImbueFX Thread - https://realtimevfx.com/t/random-things-imbuefx/11609

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This episode is an interview with Alex Redfish, Senior VFX Artist at Riot Games.  He is a legendary VFX artist in the 2D Effects arena with famous works on games like Diablo 4 and Battle Chasers.  Alex shares his knowledge on what it means to be a VFX artist in today's world.

Alex Redfish
ArtStation - https://www.artstation.com/alexredfish
Vimeo - https://vimeo.com/user12223385
YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKdO5ViTgEsEJwN__7ezAeg
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/alex-redfish-6354aa80/
Deviant Art - https://www.deviantart.com/alexredfish
Twitter - https://twitter.com/alex_redfish?lang=en


Resources:
Project L - https://youtu.be/WRf9tnWk2sg?t=197
Arc System Works Games - https://arcsystemworks.com/games/
Adam Duff LUCIDPIXUL - https://www.youtube.com/user/AdamationStation/featured
Joe Madureira - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Madureira
Texture Packer - https://www.codeandweb.com/texturepacker
Procreate for iPad - https://procreate.art/ipad
Klaus - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=taE3PwurhYM

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This episode is an interview with Anthony Davis, Technical Artist at EA and VFX Artist at Defy Studios.  Anthony shares some of his professional experience and life hacks to become a great artist.

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anthonydavisvfx/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/reddericktv
Defy Studios: http://thedefystudio.com/
Defy Studios Esports Bar: https://www.defyesportsbar.com/

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This episode explores advice on what artists can do during crisis to live healthy and productive lives.  It speaks in 3 areas:
- General Advice for Job Loss & Dealing with Recessions
- Specific Advice to Continue RTVFX During Isolation and Quarantine
- Support Advice for Studios and Freelancers

If you need financial assistance:
IRS Employee Retention Credit - https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/irs-employee-retention-credit-available-for-many-businesses-financially-impacted-by-covid-19

Self Employed Unemployment Information - https://www.nerdwallet.com/blog/finance/money/coronavirus-spending-bill-expands-unemployment-what-you-need-to-know/

Find Your State To Apply For Unemployment- https://www.careeronestop.org/LocalHelp/UnemploymentBenefits/unemployment-benefits.aspx

Additional Info on Creative Support - https://thecreativeindependent.com/guides/how-to-recession-proof-your-creative-practice/

Economy Injury Disaster Loan Program - https://covid19relief.sba.gov/#/

CARES Act - https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr748/BILLS-116hr748enr.pdf

Paycheck Protection Program - https://www.sba.gov/funding-programs/loans/coronavirus-relief-options/paycheck-protection-program-ppp

Tody's episode is an interview with Niels Dewitte, a VFX artist that is currently working at Agni-Flare with past credits working at nDreams and on the video game Phantom Covert Ops.  Niels talks about his move from Europe to Japan and how different that transition has been.  He also shares his experience as the moderator for the RTVFX forums.

Niels name on RTVFX: Wyvery
Website: http://nielsdewitte.be/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Niels_Dewitte
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nielsdewitte/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdMyPWd6AjFh8L69W4LSbjw
His Games: https://www.ndreams.com/titles/phantom/

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Today’s interview is with Nick Seavert.  He is the founder of JangaFX, a studio behind some of the VFX industries latest tech with products like VectorRayGen and EmberGen, a real-time fluid simulation program. Nick has been hard at work investing education and tools to make real-time artists more efficient in their roles. 

JANGA FX - https://jangafx.com/
YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtRjzr2QlxJcoQQ2c74dJpw
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicholasseavert/
Twitter - https://twitter.com/JangaFX

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Today's episode is an interview Thomas Harle, a freelance VFX artist in England.  Thomas shares his experience working as a freelancing , being an educator and tutoring other students, and his YouTube tutorial series for technical advice in Unreal Engine’s material editor.

Tom's Artstation - https://www.artstation.com/thomasharle

Tom's YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzyMNIlh7lBQnIagTrEh1ZA

Tom's Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-harle-32a5b32a/?originalSubdomain=uk

RTVFX Forum - https://realtimevfx.com/

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Learn about what makes a real-time visual effect in today's modern context, how it differs from other forms of effects, and some beginning steps for first time artists.

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