Legends Of VFX

This episode we had the pleasure of having an open conversation with Emmy Award Winning VFX Supervisor Leslie Chung and the folks at Garius Media about the complex and often times overwhelming topic of diversity. 

Where are we now as an industry and what steps can we take to get where we want to be. 

On this episode of Legends of VFX we have Vico Sharabani is the Founder and Executive Creative Director of multi-award-winning creative studio The-Artery.

We talk about building a creative company, NFTs, and The Future of our Digital Landscape. Vico is one of the most notable Flame artists in the world, and winner of the first ever Autodesk Flame-Award recognizing his vast contributions to the visual effects industry over the past 25 years.

Vico’s portfolio includes a wide range of commercials for fortune 500 companies such as Mercedes-Benz, Nike, and AT&T, music-videos for Beyoncé, Coldplay, Niki Minaj, Kanye West, Bob Dylan and work on dozens of films such as Wes Anderson's The Grand Budapest Hotel, Marriage Story, The Farewell, and Ocean’s 8 to name a few.

We hope you enjoy this incredible episode!

On this episode of Legends of VFX we have Chris Klein an Executive Producer at TBWA\Chiat\Day New York. Hailing from Rockville New York Chris has worked on projects with clients such as Jose Cuervo, Fage, Nissan, and Puma.

Chris is one of my favorite clients that I've worked with and our hope for this episode is for listeners to get an inside scoop on what it takes to make or break a great client relationship.

We hope you enjoy this intimate, revealing, and often times hilarious finish to this two part episode.

David Gidali is an LA-based feature-film director and visual effects supervisor that I had the pleasure of talking to this year. 

In this episode we discussed my origins as a Flame artist, and how that experience prepared me for my role as a Visual Effects Supervisor. What is important to him in his relationship with clients.

We also spoke about working on socially charged narrative projects, and the diversification of stories in popular culture.

New Year New Podcast!

Check out this new episode of CG Garage. I had a blast chatting with Chris about VFX, Flame and the differences between commercial, episodic, and feature VFX Supervision.

On this episode of Legends of VFX we have Chris Klein an Executive Producer at TBWA\Chiat\Day New York. Hailing from Rockville New York Chris has worked on projects with clients such as Jose Cuervo, Fage, Nissan, and Puma. 

Chris is one of my favorite clients that I've worked with and our hope for this episode is for listeners to get an inside scoop on what it takes to make or break a great client relationship. 

We hope you enjoy this intimate, revealing, and often times hilarious episode.

My guest today is Andy Milkis host of the fantastic Logik podcast.

Andy has been working in Visual Effects for nearly two decades. Based in NYC, He's worked at shops big & small, and in both broadcast and commercial post. For the past 2 decades, He's held the position of Director of Visual Effects at LVLY (formerly Spontaneous), one of New York's leading visual effects, design and animation shops. He's traveled the world as a visual effects supervisor and have earned a reputation as someone who understands his client's needs and knows how to get the job done. He co-founded the NY Flame User Group and is very active in the VFX community both online and in real, actual life.

Welcome to part 2 of our 2 part series with Julian Marshall. In this episode we talk about responsibilities of artists as creators, diversity in filmmaking and Julians greatest lessons from filmmaking. 

Julian Marshall is an award winning director hailing from Washington DC. His work stems from an affinity for art/design, athletics, emerging technology, and political activism. Julian has has directed high profile films for a wide variety of clients including Google, Under Armour, Amazon, Red Bull, BMW, and Verizon His most recent film We Are George Floyd has been viewed over 350k and has been shared across the nation.

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Welcome to part 1 of our 2 part series with Julian Marshall. In this episode we talk about getting started in directing, working with Shepard Fairey and the We Are George Floyd Film.   

Julian Marshall is an award winning director hailing from Washington DC. His work stems from an affinity for art/design, athletics, emerging technology, and political activism. Julian has has directed high profile films for a wide variety of clients including Google, Under Armour, Amazon, Red Bull, BMW, and Verizon His most recent film We Are George Floyd has been viewed over 350k and has been shared across the nation.

Please help us fund future episodes one coffee at a time - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/legendsofvfx

Welcome to part 3 of our 3 part series with Sekani Solomon. In this episode we talk about diversity in the VFX industry and knowing your value as an artist. We end this episode with words from one of Dr. Kings final interviews before his assassination. 

Sekani Solomon is an award winning Senior C4D Generalist and Designer. Hailing from the twin island republic of Trinidad and Tobago Sekani has worked on notable projects and films such as WGN's Manhattan, Godless, Vinyl, and Marvels Black Panther. Sekani has also directed two short films with over 2.5 million Views online.

Please help us fund future episodes one coffee at a  time - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/legendsofvfx

Welcome to part 2 of our 3 part series with Sekani Solomon. In this episode we talk about Working In-house at a tech company versus a VFX studio, Black Panther, and artist visas.

Sekani Solomon is an award winning Senior C4D Generalist and Designer. Hailing from the twin island republic of Trinidad and Tobago Sekani has worked on notable projects and films such as WGN's Manhattan, Godless, Vinyl, and Marvels Black Panther. Sekani has also directed two short films with over 2.5 million Views online.

Please help us fund future episodes one coffee at a  time - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/legendsofvfx

Welcome to part 1 of our 3 part series with Sekani Solomon. In this episode we talk about coming to America and breaking into the VFX industry.

Sekani Solomon is an award winning Senior C4D Generalist and Designer. Hailing from the twin island republic of Trinidad and Tobago Sekani has worked on notable projects and films such as WGN's Manhattan, Godless, Vinyl, and Marvels Black Panther. Sekani has also directed two short films with over 2.5 million Views online.

Please help us fund future episodes one coffee at a  time - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/legendsofvfx