A conversation on balancing two demanding jobs; we chat to four working mothers who share their experiences, how they managed to make it work and what studios can do to help.


With:

Elaine Kieran, RND Lead, DNEG

Judy Barr, Senior Compositor, DNEG

Chryssa Sanders, Lead Project Manager, DNEG

Nene Parsotam, Co-founder & ECD, VINE CREATIVE / We Are Stripes

Are you a parent, teacher or carer of a keen animator and want to find out more about how they can channel their love for animation into an exciting career in the visual effects (VFX), animation and games industries? Then listen to this podcast and then come along to the event at Escape Studios in central London this August (8th/9th/10th)... for free!

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/access-vfx-animation-summer-school-tickets-60202941619

In this episode, MPC NY VFX artists Ash Yee and Giulia Bartra chat to each other about their experiences of moving to New York and breaking into the industry.

Ash Yee is a CG Generalist with a Lighting specialty. She holds a BFA from the School of Visual Arts in Manhattan and graduated in 2015.

Giulia Bartra is a Visual Effects compositor specializing in beauty and photography who graduated from the Savannah College of Art and Design in 2016. Besides Visual Effects, she loves watercolors, making soap and pretending to be a chef.

Recorded live at the QVFX Launch event celebrating a new LGBTQI+ community hub, where both our industry staff and future talent can access information, events, mentorship and support.

This podcast is a recording of the panel discussion between Simon Devereux (ACCESS:VFX), Sarah de Schot (ILM), Denis Jose-Francois (Jellyfish Pictures), Kat Seale (StudioAKA), Sid Harrington-Odedra (The Mill) and Paulene Hamilton (Blue Zoo). Big thanks to our panelists, Framestore for hosting, Foundry for sponsoring the event, ILM for the bingo prizes (tickets to Disneyland!!) and our drag queen bingo host Lady Gala! A very happy Pride to all of our listeners! 🏳️‍🌈

In this episode we speak to Cat Gulácsy and Ryan Penny, co-chairs of the newly formed New York Chapter of ACCESS:VFX to discuss their motivations for getting involved, the recent launch event and their plans and ambitions for the coming year and beyond.

The VFX Festival EDU is an inspiring event for school and college students who would love to learn more about the world of VFX, Games and Animation during a series of talks and networking sessions. In this podcast, we speak to some of the industry experts at the event, including Eva Adams, Production Coordinator at Framestore, Paul Wilkes (Global Head of Talent Management at MPC), Tom Knight (Talent Manager at the Mill), Ian Fellows (2D Supervisor at Outpost)

and Ian Palmer (Director of Escape Studios).

The VFX Festival EDU is an inspiring event for school and college students who would love to learn more about the world of VFX, Games and Animation during a series of talks and networking sessions. In this podcast, we speak to some of the industry experts at the event, including Jance Rubinchik, Animation Supervisor at ILM, Saint John Walker from Norwich University of the Arts, and Kieran, a 3D Artist at The Mill.

WARNING: This podcast contains some highly potent nuggets of creative career advice!!

The fourth instalment in our series of talking to Runners, where we find out the real deal on what it's really like moving to a big city and getting an entry level job at a VFX studio. In this episode DNEG London's Harriet talks to 2D Runner Phil, and MPC New York's Runners Mackenzie & Anthony talk about their experiences.

ACCESS: VFX along with a group of like-minded folks from the VFX, animation and games community are thrilled to introduce ‘Q-VFX’, a new, inclusive LGBTQI+ community hub where both our staff and aspiring talent can access information, events, mentorship and support.

For more details visit http://www.accessvfx.org/qvfx

Find out why studios are embracing a new way of super-charging the U.K’s talent pipeline, and why your studio needs to get involved. We speak to NextGen Skills Academy, UK Screen Alliance and Framestore to get the facts without the fluff.

To find out more visit https://www.nextgenskillsacademy.com/