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S04E09: James Curtis — Accidental Biographer
James Curtis didn't set out to become a biographer but his
interest in film and his passion for research led him to the
job while still in university. What began with curiosity and a
bit of luck, eventually resulted in his first book, a
biography of director James Whale.
Though writing never came easily, James continued to pursue
his love for research and truthtelling while also developing a
career as an executive in the insurance and computer
industries. Over the course of 25 years, James’ passion for
biographies has yielded eight books and along the way, his
"side hustle" became his full-time job.
We recently
spoke with James about his passion for research, overcoming
subject block, and why biographies are important.
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Host: Marina Antunes
Opening & Closing Credits by: Michael Edlund
Produced & Edited by: Joshua Peterman
©2022 Spark CG Society · All Rights Reserved.
Thank you to our sponsors!
TERABYTE: Creative BC.
MEGABYTE: AMPD Technologies · Animal Logic · Capilano University · Netflix.
KILOBYTE: Atomic Cartoons · Bardel Entertainment · BRON Media Corp. · DNEG · Image Engine ·
Mainframe Studios · Sony Pictures Imageworks.
BYTE: AMD Canada · Animasia Animation · Centre for Digital Media · CMPA BC · DigiBC ·
Foundry · Ghost VFX · NGX Interactive · NOX VFX · Scanline VFX · The Little Dev Shop ·
Unreal Engine · Versatile Media · Wacom Store Canada.
PARTNERS: ACM SIGGRAPH.
ORGANIZERS: Spark CG Society · Vancouver ACM SIGGRAPH.
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By The Spark podcast is a production of the Spark Computer Graphics Society.James Curtis didn't set out to become a biographer but his
interest in film and his passion for research led him to the
job while still in university. What began with curiosity and a
bit of luck, eventually resulted in his first book, a
biography of director James Whale.
Though writing never came easily, James continued to pursue
his love for research and truthtelling while also developing a
career as an executive in the insurance and computer
industries. Over the course of 25 years, James’ passion for
biographies has yielded eight books and along the way, his
"side hustle" became his full-time job.
We recently
spoke with James about his passion for research, overcoming
subject block, and why biographies are important.
Episode Links
Host: Marina Antunes
Opening & Closing Credits by: Michael Edlund
Produced & Edited by: Joshua Peterman
©2022 Spark CG Society · All Rights Reserved.
Thank you to our sponsors!
TERABYTE: Creative BC.
MEGABYTE: AMPD Technologies · Animal Logic · Capilano University · Netflix.
KILOBYTE: Atomic Cartoons · Bardel Entertainment · BRON Media Corp. · DNEG · Image Engine ·
Mainframe Studios · Sony Pictures Imageworks.
BYTE: AMD Canada · Animasia Animation · Centre for Digital Media · CMPA BC · DigiBC ·
Foundry · Ghost VFX · NGX Interactive · NOX VFX · Scanline VFX · The Little Dev Shop ·
Unreal Engine · Versatile Media · Wacom Store Canada.
PARTNERS: ACM SIGGRAPH.
ORGANIZERS: Spark CG Society · Vancouver ACM SIGGRAPH.
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