VFX Talks

Debra Coleman is a real titan in VFX. She has worked in the industry for over 25 years, going from runner to compositor to artist manager to global head of compositing at Dneg. She is now an accredited career coach working with VFX companies and professionals through her company Open Frame Coaching.

In this conversation we talk about career development and the challenges that can come with new roles and responsibilities, what kind of leader you want to be, how to manage your time, perfectionism and much more. Debra shares a lot of useful advice and relatable anecdotes that I think a lot of people can benefit from. I for sure had a blast talking to her!

To learn more about Debra Coleman and her coaching business, visit https://www.openframecoaching.co.uk

The Bond film we talk about in the end is no other than Goldeneye.

Music by Marcus Olsson of Kungen & Hertigen

Pietro Ponti is a VFX Supervisor at Industrial Light & Magic with credits on shows like Lovecraft Country, Star Wars, Jurassic World, Harry Potter and The Dark Knight.

This conversation is mainly about leadership but is packed with great insights and advice that everyone can benefit from. We talk about vulnerability, advice for new leads, his most important insights, asking if anyone needs help and much more.

I love how informative this turned out, and the fact that Pietro is so humble and talks about his own struggles and shortcomings makes it all very relatable.

Music by Marcus Olsson of Kungen & Hertigen

What is the difference between working in big and small VFX studios? Is bigger always better? Should you always strive for cooler projects? And how do you know what's right for you?

In this episode I share my experience from working in different studios and give some advice to help you figure out where you belong.

Music by Marcus Olsson of Kungen & Hertigen

Eduardo Parra is a compositing supervisor at Ingenuity Studios in Vancouver. He has worked on films and TV series like The meg, Away, Fantastic Beasts and where to find them, The man in the high castle, Vikings and True Blood.

In this conversation we talk about the role of a supervisor, leadership, communication and much more. 

Music by Marcus Olsson of Kungen & Hertigen

In this episode I share my ideas on how you as a leader can deal with bad behavior or poor performance and how to tackle the difficult conversations that can come with that.

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Josh Parks is senior compositor who has worked on shows like Shang-Chi, Ready Player One and Transformers. He is also a compositing teacher and coach at compositingpro.com. He has been working in the industry since 2011, done writing for 3D World magazine and taught at a bunch of different VFX schools.

In this conversation we talk about how to learn compositing the right way, finding mentors, asking the right questions, the optimal career path, work-life-balance and a lot more.

Find out more about Josh Parks at compositingpro.com.

Mentions:
The Rookies
Digital Tutors (now part of Pluralsight)
Josh's tutorial "Grading a monster into a plate" at The Foundry

Music by Marcus Olsson of Kungen & Hertigen

An introduction to the show, what you can expect from the coming episodes as well as what motivated me to start it in the first place.

Music by Marcus Olsson of Kungen & Hertigen